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Company Hires for Culture First, Skills Second
In the wake of watching the Simon Sinek TED talk in class, here is an interesting (and somewhat obvious) way that companies can focus on the “why” instead of the “what.” They can hire people that share the same values and that will fit in with the company culture. It makes sense, but how many job listings to you see that look at the culture? Mostly they list educational requirements and skills, don’t they?
By focusing on hiring people that value the same thing that the company (and its culture) have as priorities, they can be more successful. Another company that I’ve written about before that does this is Zappos. In fact, the Zappos slogan is “powered by service” and that service starts with the employees.
