​Hiring the perfect person for your company is not an easy task. If you want to attract the best talent in a competitive market, it is important to focus on what makes your business stand out. One aspect that can set your business apart is hiring for personality. While experience and skillset are no doubt important, hiring candidates with the right personality traits can lead your business to a more productive and positive workplace culture. Let’s explore why personality should be one of your key considerations when making hiring decisions and how it can impact your business in a positive way.

Hiring for personality can bring diversity to your team

Diversity should be at the forefront of action for all businesses and the hiring process is a great way to introduce diversity in your workplace. By considering an individual's background and experiences, you can create a more diverse workplace with people of different ages, genders, cultures, and backgrounds. Also, by considering how an individual may interact within the team and the work environment, businesses can ensure that they are selecting a variety of personalities who will contribute unique skillsets and perspectives to their workplace.

Hiring for personality can boost employee engagement

Hiring for personality can help to ensure that the right people are in the right roles and that each individual member of the team has a strong understanding of how they can contribute to the business. This helps create an environment where everyone understands and is working towards company goals and objectives, which in turn leads to higher levels of job satisfaction, increased productivity, and ultimately higher levels of employee engagement. Also, by taking into account individual personalities during the recruitment process, it helps ensure that all team members work together harmoniously and efficiently towards common goals. Ultimately this creates a positive atmosphere which results in higher levels of morale and motivation within the workplace.

Hiring for personality can strengthen the workplace culture

Hiring for personality can be a powerful tool to strengthen the culture of your business and the hiring process is the perfect time to consider the importance of building and maintaining a strong workplace culture. People who share similar values, beliefs, and attitudes are more likely to work together effectively and create a healthy team dynamic. When businesses take the time to consider a candidate’s personality traits such as their willingness to collaborate and ability to think critically, they can be sure that they have found someone that will fit into their company culture perfectly.

Hiring for personality can improve team cohesion and collaboration

If you are looking at building a successful team, it is important to consider both hard skills and personality. Taking the time during the hiring process to assess how potential new team members will fit into the corporate culture of a business can be beneficial in creating a climate of positive interaction and morale amongst employees. Hiring for personality can help create an environment of collaboration and camaraderie that encourages productivity. Employees who share similar values, attitudes, beliefs, and experiences are more likely to work together harmoniously as well as feel supported by their peers when facing challenges and seeking assistance.

Hiring for personality can reduce turnover rates

Personality traits like ambition, enthusiasm, resilience, and passion are valuable indicators of an individual’s long-term engagement with and commitment to a job. When businesses hire people with the right personality traits, they not only complement their workplace culture and values, but it also increases the likelihood of employees staying with the business for longer periods of time. Research has shown that hiring candidates based on personality is associated with higher job satisfaction and lower attrition rates than when hiring an employee on the basis of skill set alone.

Hiring for personality can encourage innovation

By looking beyond qualifications and technical skills, businesses can identify candidates who have the traits and characteristics needed to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions to problems. These types of employees are often more likely to embrace change and take risks, which is essential in a rapidly evolving business environment. Employees with unique perspectives also bring valuable insight into how a company can better serve its customers or differentiate itself from competitors. Ultimately, these characteristics lead to increased profitability, productivity, creativity, and morale across the business.

 Hiring for personality can be instrumental in the success and growth of your business. When your business prioritises personality traits such as positive attitudes, eagerness to learn, compatibility, and strong work ethics, you’re setting the business up for long-term success. As we have highlights, personality fit can contribute to the growth and success of your business in a number of ways. Regardless of whether you are recruiting entry-level staff or upper-level management, consider focusing on personality traits.

Chandler Macleod’s BestFit methodology underpins our candidate recruitment, selection, and development process. Every recruitment consultant at Chandler Macleod is BestFit Accredited, which helps them predict and understand candidate behaviors through BestFit Assessments such as Helix. By understanding your needs and the requirements of the role, our consultants use our BestFit Assessment tools to provide you with confidence in your hiring by delving deeper beyond resume and reference checks.

If you’re interested in discussing how Chandler Macleod can help you achieve more from your recruitment and onboarding processes, contact our team to discuss your business needs.