![]() ![]() Which is what I was focused on given my role. This organization stated they have a "focus on their customers", yet the people I interviewed with had not taken the time to talk with, much less develop, a plan on how to approach their customers about the problem they were having. But that just made me wonder shouldn’t they be on the same page as a team and have a clear plan for hiring? You could say they delivered on their “not afraid of experimentation or failure” value as they changed their mind three times over the course of the interview process on the role description and what their needs were in hiring. That didn’t seem to align with their motto of “great teams making individuals better”. Some of these values and culture attributes included: “Innovation”, “Not afraid of experimentation or failure”, “Challenging the status quo”, “Taking risks”, “Finding meaning and personal fulfillment”, “Great teams make individuals better”, “Taking care of ourselves and others”, “Changing the world”.ĭo these sound familiar to you? They should as they are the same descriptors countless other organizations use for their own company culture and values.īut what does your company culture and values really mean on a day to day basis? Can your recruiters and employees make the connection between your stated company culture and values and what they are asking candidates during the interview process?įor example, during my interview process, everyone I spoke with asked different questions and I got four separate responses to my question on what the skill set and expectations were for the role they were hiring. There’s even a whole page dedicated to it on their website. On the surface, the organization does have a self-described company culture and values. It's time we realize that an open floor plan (and games, food and beverage, happy hour etc.) is not a substitute for company culture. Sadly this is not the first time I've heard this when I've asked what company culture means to organizations. This was stressed repeatedly during a conversation with the manager in charge. The only time anyone used the words “company culture” they followed it with “we have a very modern, open office floorplan”.
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