Cultural fit is best understood when you consider it within the context of your organization’s culture and how your organization’s culture was formed. A potential employee may express and exhibit the characteristics, language, and values that exist within the current organizational culture – or not.

You want to hire only candidates whose belief and behavior systems appear congruent with your organizational culture.

Few Questions you can ask to assess a candidate on Cultural Fit.

• Why do you want to work here?
• What’s your ideal work environment?
• Tell me about a time you made a mistake. How did you address it and what did you learn?
• What inspires you?
• What are your hobbies?
• What type of culture do you thrive in?
• Describe yourself in three words.
• What values are you drawn to and what’s your ideal workplace?
• What’s your favourite aspect of your current position?
• How would you describe our culture based on what you’ve seen?
• Talk about a time you worked as part of a team.
• What do you like best about our company?
• How do you define success?
• What best practices would you bring with you from another organization?
• Tell me something about you that isn’t on your CV

Inputs from Undercover recruiter.