The Art of Hiring New Employees

I recently read a great article that explained the importance of hiring an employee with the right cultural fit for your organization. It stated that there may be numerous individuals who have all the right qualifications, but if they don’t have the right personality to fit into your corporate culture, it will not be a success and can, in fact, be a huge detriment to your organization.

The most successful companies have a strong team mentality. They step in and assist each other without being asked. They pull together as they are all aware that if one fails, they all fail. Conversely, if one succeeds, they all succeed. To bring in a new employee who wants to ‘be the star’ or wants to work autonomously would cause resentment and ultimately weaken the team. They would not be the right fit for this particular corporate culture. However, if your organization requires minimal or no interaction among employees and thrives on individual over-achievers, then you want to hire the ‘lone wolf’ personality.

Make sure you know what type of personality will best fit your organization when interviewing for open positions. You can train most people to do the tasks required for a job, but you cannot train someone to change their personality. For the new hire to be successful and accomplish the goals you need to reach, be certain they will fit in your culture.

The author, Marge Bonura, is the Director of Sales & Marketing for New England Machinery, Inc. (NEM). NEM is a leading packaging machinery manufacturer of bottle unscramblers, cappers, orienters, retorquers, lidders, pluggers, pump sorter/placers, scoop feeders, hopper elevators and much more. The company has been in business since 1974 selling to the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care, chemical, household products, automotive and other industries. For more information on NEM, visit their website at www.neminc.com.