Driving Innovation: Culture Add vs. Culture Fit; How to Create a Perfect Executive CV
In this week's Hanover Talent Insights:
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Driving innovation: Culture add vs. culture fit
A lot of the job descriptions I see are great - they contain everything candidates should know and are full of information and detail. But almost 99% of them state that the company is looking for a candidate who’s a good “culture fit”.
It’s understandable - there’s been a lot of talk and a lot of press over the last few years about the importance of company culture, how to strengthen and improve it and what a positive culture means in terms of recruitment and retention of high-performing talent.
And yes, a?positive culture?is clearly very important, and it helps you to drive your diversity, equity and inclusion agenda forward. But does that mean you should only hire people who fit that mould?
Hiring for culture add rather than culture fit
On paper, hiring for culture fit seems logical, but recruiting candidates who will slip straight into your company without leaving a cultural ripple isn’t going to drive innovation or growth.?
In fact, there’s implicit bias in recruiting candidates based on culture fit.
Keep reading this article by Marcello Mosca on the Hanover website: CLICK HERE.
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Is your?#Executive?#CV?perfect? Are you ready for action? Every year the job market ramps up following the summer lull as recruiters get back to work and hirers aim to fill roles before the end of the year (and the inevitable end-of-year slump). Prepare yourself for the job market right now!
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Join?Victoria McLean?on September 6th at 1pm for a free City CV masterclass and ensure you are ready for action with the perfect?#ExecutiveCV?to showcase your expertise and value.?
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We want to give a big welcome to Hanover’s newest additions,?Sonia Gomez, who joined as a Business Manager in our Los Angeles office and Dominika Moltrup who's our newest Associate in London.
Sonia Gomez brings a vast portfolio of experience including social media marketing, business operations, and office administration.?Her background and wide range of skills will contribute greatly to the success of the Hanover team.
Dominika is an experienced Executive Search Consultant, who's lived in seven countries and speaks six languages. She will predominantly be covering Technology, Asset & Wealth Management, Fintech, and Health & Wellbeing markets in the UK and across Europe.
We're so happy you're both here!
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Advice for Candidates When Working with an Executive Search Firm
If you've missed it last week, make sure to read our recent blog from Danielle Evans that's proving to be very popular!
Have you been approached by an executive search firm for a new leadership position and want to better understand how the search process works and what to be aware of?
Hanover Senior Associate,?Danielle Evans, explains:?READ IT HERE