Job seeker gets rejected 3 times for being a 'bad culture fit': 'If this is your 3rd time hearing this, it's probably you.'

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  • Young handsome businessman in light modern office having a job interview with directors

    Young man interviews for a position at a company where he isn't a culture-fit, whatever that means!

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  • Hiring a "culture fit" is just a socially acceptable way to hire people you'd hang out with - and it's hurting diversity

    I've been told I wasn't a "culture fit" three times. No feedback, no specifics. Just a vague phrase that can mean anything and is almost impossible to challenge.

  • At what point does "culture fit" become "I want someone who looks and sounds like me"?

  • trademarktower Some people are just bad working with others. They can be bu ying, ride, or antisocial. That can be ok in some jobs where you are siloed and mostly an individual contributor but doesn't work well at all on a team. If your team required constant collaboration and communication skills, would you hire a proficient but antisocial introverted misanthrope that gives you the stink eye if you ask how they are doing or if they had a nice weekend? Some people are like this and in a collabor

  • OperationClear588 If this has happened to you three times now, I'd probably say it's more of a you problem? How are your interviews? Are you aggressive? Arrogant? Timid? Don't know how to talk professionally?

  • A bald man in a suit and tie sitting at a table and contemplating

    An arrogant businessman questions why he wasn't hired, even though he's better than everyone else who applied.

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  • Bighead_Golf When we don't hire someone for "Culture Fit" what we mean is they're a PITA, and not worth the hassle.

  • wesblog Culture fit is often used because it is a vague reason and limits legal risk. If they said, "He's too old," or "She has kids so her schedule won't be flexible," or "He sued his last company for discrimination," that could open the company up to a hiring lawsuit.

  • UrLocalTroll People spend more time with co- workers than family. Ensuring your co-workers are pleasant to be around is perfectly legitimate.

  • A group of coworkers talking during a coffee break

    Coworkers stand around and have water cooler conversations, which would be much more difficult if they hated each other.

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  • Synesneezeya When I worked at Google we had a mandatory training that was actually really good on "culture add." The idea was that we should be hiring people who enhanced the culture, not just those who fit the existing culture. It included training on implicit bias. This is what I think all businesses should be striving for over culture fit.

  • Gonebabythoughts That's not really it. We use this when someone is either too aggressive / arrogant or gives de d fish in the interview.

  • IJustWorkHere000c Culture fit has nothing to do with diversity. My workplace is extremely diverse and we all get along great. If this is your 3rd time. hearing this, it's probably you.

  • Nightstick11 Nobody wants to work with someone who's a pain in the a

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