{"id":82687,"date":"2020-10-06T09:30:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T06:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work-has-made-it-obsolete\/"},"modified":"2020-10-06T09:30:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T06:30:12","slug":"you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work-has-made-it-obsolete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work-has-made-it-obsolete\/","title":{"rendered":"#You need to stop hiring &#8216;cultural fits&#8217; \u2014 remote work has made it obsolete"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e9f5b15b2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e9f5b15b2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work-has-made-it-obsolete\/#1_Monolithic_company_culture_is_less_important_during_WFH\" >1. Monolithic company culture is less important during WFH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work-has-made-it-obsolete\/#2_Diversity_of_thought_reflects_success\" >2. Diversity of thought reflects success<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work-has-made-it-obsolete\/#3_Skills-based_hiring_is_on_the_rise\" >3. Skills-based hiring is on the rise<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work-has-made-it-obsolete\/#Through_the_looking_glass\" >Through the looking glass<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#You need to stop hiring &#8216;cultural fits&#8217; \u2014 remote work has made it obsolete<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/10\/stop-gq-796x417.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                                <span>Two of the most famous characters from Lewis Carol\u2019s <\/span><i><span>Through the Looking Glass<\/span><\/i><span> are the twins, Tweedledum and Tweedledee. When Alice encounters them, they ridiculously mirror each other\u2019s actions and words. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Each brother frequently says \u201ccontrariwise\u201d as if he\u2019s about to disagree with his counterpart, only to inadvertently say the same thing. Unfortunately, far too many companies end up with teams that look and act in much the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Every organization would say they want to hire according to merit. The problem is that many people unconsciously evaluate merit in a self-validating way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The most successful candidate will often mirror the traits and experiences of the hiring manager. This is what Kellogg School of Management professor Lauren Rivera calls \u201c<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/article\/hirable_like_me\/\"><span>Looking Glass Merit<\/span><\/a><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>[Read:\u00a0Are EVs too expensive? Here are 5 common myths, debunked]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>When companies hire for \u2018cultural fit,\u2019 and a vast majority do according to <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/article\/cultural-fit-discrimination\"><span>Rivera\u2019s latest research<\/span><\/a><span>, they\u2019re doing the same thing on an organizational level. This doesn\u2019t mean companies should abandon hiring people that embody a set of core values or soft skills. However, in 2020, we shouldn\u2019t be hiring people who look and act identically. Here\u2019s why:<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Monolithic_company_culture_is_less_important_during_WFH\"><\/span><b>1. Monolithic company culture is less important during WFH<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>As many organizations gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>le with staying remote at least through Q3 2021, the future of building company culture is in flux. <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90535998\/how-to-preserve-your-work-culture-beyond-free-snacks-and-unlimited-vacation\"><span>This Fast Company article argues<\/span><\/a><span> that work culture is now driven at an individual level rather than from the top-down. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The new reality for organizations is that remote work culture, like everything online, is moving towards personalization and specialization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>ly speaking, this means that online communities trend towards fragmentation and align around increasingly specific interests. Think of the hyper-specialized communities on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> such as this <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/birdswitharms\/\"><span>subreddit where people only post pictures of birds with photoshopped human arms<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the context of remote work, this means that community building will naturally align around smaller, less generalized interests. As Britany Stewart, COO of BURST Oral Care explained in a webinar with Volition Capital, Slack channels work best if they are focused on highly specific themes. BURST has a channel dedicated to parents working from home that has fostered a small, but highly engaged subcommunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As organizations think about hiring for cultural fit in this context, employees no longer need to fit into a monolithic organizational culture. In fact, their diversity rather than their similarities could actually make the organization more culturally dynamic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Diversity_of_thought_reflects_success\"><\/span><b>2. Diversity of thought reflects success<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>A full range of diversity and inclusion (D&amp;I) initiatives should be at the heart of any hiring strategy. <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2019\/11\/27\/cultural-hiring-cognitive-diversity-of-thought\/#:~:text=CareersHuman%20Intelligence-,Employers%20Have%20a%20New%20Idea%20for%20Inclusive,Hiring%20for%20Diversity%20of%20Thought&amp;text=After%20all%2C%20hiring%20for%20D%26I,different%20approaches%20to%20solving%20problems.\"><span>Cisco Systems has adopted what they call a \u2018full spectrum\u2019 diversity approach<\/span><\/a><span>, where, in addition to racial, ethnic, and gender diversity, they also target diversity of thought and background.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/deloitte-review\/issue-22\/diversity-and-inclusion-at-work-eight-powerful-truths.html?zd_source=hrt&amp;zd_campaign=5328&amp;zd_term=chiradeepbasumallick\"><span>Deloitte explains<\/span><\/a><span> that \u201ca complex problem typically requires input from six different mental frameworks,\u201d and no one is good at all six. Teams full of different cognitive styles and personalities will not only view problems from every angle, they\u2019ll also solve them faster <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/03\/teams-solve-problems-faster-when-theyre-more-cognitively-diverse?zd_source=hrt&amp;zd_campaign=5328&amp;zd_term=chiradeepbasumallick\"><span>according to research in HBR<\/span><\/a><span>. If you have a team of only analytical thinkers, a creative thinker might be the best possible addition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sometimes this can cause conflict, but unlike Tweedledum and Tweedledee who could never actually come to blows, you want to build an environment where reasonable conflict is used to pressure test ideas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The goal shouldn\u2019t be to hire someone who will get along with your team; the goal should be to hire someone who will push your team to look at more problems in more ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Skills-based_hiring_is_on_the_rise\"><\/span><b>3. Skills-based hiring is on the rise<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>If you want a more equitable and productive hiring process, you need to focus on skills \u2014 especially in tech roles. This is something that\u2019s even starting to happen at the highest level of government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A recent <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/executive-order-modernizing-reforming-assessment-hiring-federal-job-candidates\/\"><span>executive order<\/span><\/a><span> from the White House resoundingly endorsed skill-based hiring. It reduced minimum education requirements for federal jobs, stating: \u201cdegree-based hiring is especially likely to exclude qualified candidates for jobs related to emerging technologies and those with weak connections between educational attainment and the skills or competencies required to perform them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Malcolm Gladwell\u2019s book, <\/span><i><span>David and Goliath,<\/span><\/i><span> calls overestimating the value of an Ivy League degree \u201cElite Institutional Cognitive Disorder\u201d (EICD), and Gladwell blames this disorder on many poor hiring decisions. He instead advocates for hiring on the basis of skill, arguing that performance relative to one\u2019s peers is the best predictor of success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Grades are one method, but, increasingly, there are all sorts of online assessments that can evaluate the most relevant skills for any given position. In fact, our recent <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackerearth.com\/recruit\/developer-survey\/\"><span>Developer Survey found that 70% of student developers<\/span><\/a><span> make use of online competitive coding platforms to upskill themselves for the job market.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Through_the_looking_glass\"><\/span><b>Through the looking glass<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>Regardless of your company culture before COVID-19, that culture is probably very different today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This doesn\u2019t mean that organizations shouldn\u2019t continue promoting community-building activities and certain values that are unique to them. It does mean that the value of finding a Tweedledum or Tweedledee employee who simply fits in has never been less important. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Instead of trying to find someone who reflects everything you like about yourself or your company, step back through the looking glass and find someone who pushes your company culture to be different and better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\">\n                                    Published October 6, 2020 \u2014 06:30 UTC\n                                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script data-src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=378011798897423&amp;version=v2.6\" id=\"socialSrcFacebook\" type=\"text\/template\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/growth-quarters\/2020\/10\/06\/you-need-to-stop-hiring-cultural-fits-remote-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#You need to stop hiring &#8216;cultural fits&#8217; \u2014 remote work has made it obsolete&#8221; Two of the most famous characters from Lewis Carol\u2019s Through the Looking Glass are the twins, Tweedledum and Tweedledee. 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