Culture Fit
Also called Culture Add
How well a candidate's values and working style match the company's. Increasingly reframed as culture add, valuing what a person brings that is missing, to avoid hiring only people who are alike.
Why it matters
Culture shapes how a team works and whether people thrive, so hiring for it matters, but culture fit misapplied becomes an excuse for sameness. Screening for shared values while welcoming diverse backgrounds is the healthier bar.
For example
A team hiring for culture add, not just fit, brings on someone from a different background who strengthens what the team lacks, rather than just cloning it.
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