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Interview Patty

How to Attract the Best Employees to Your Business

What type of company culture and environment is most desirable for job seekers?


Recent research by iCIMS polled more than 400 job seekers to find out what they look for when seeking a job. Here’s some of what they discovered about how to attract the best employees to your small business. The study defined four main types of corporate culture: clan, adhocracy, hierarchy and market:

  • Almost 50 percent of job seekers prefer a clan culture, which is defined as a collaborative and team-oriented environment with a leader who is a facilitator, mentor and team builder, and which values communication, commitment and human development.
  • About 21 percent prefer a market culture, which is oriented to competition, has a leader who is a competitive, hard-driving producer, and which values profitability, market share and achieving goals.
  • Nineteen percent prefer an adhocracy, which is oriented toward creativity, with a leader who is an innovator, entrepreneur and visionary; and which values innovation, transformation and agility.
  • Finally, 11 percent prefer a hierarchy, which is oriented toward control; has a leader who is a coordinator, monitor and organizer; and which values efficiency, timeliness and consistency.

Got a Clan Culture?
Congratulations! Since this appeals to the greatest number of job candidates, be sure to emphasize the nurturing, collaborative aspects of your culture in every stage of your hiring process, from creating want ads to interviewing and onboarding new employees.
Don’t Have a Clan Culture?
Don’t panic. There are people who like other types of cultures, too. Case in point: thousands of people want to work for adhocracies like Google and Apple. Whatever type of company culture you have, the key is to be honest about it.
What Types of Managers Do Job Candidates Prefer?
Managers are a key factor in creating corporate culture:

  • Over 40 percent of those surveyed say they want to be managed by someone who is more like a coach or a mentor.
  • About 30 percent prefer managers who are hands-on.
  • About 12 percent prefer a democratic manager.
  • While “flat” organizations without middle managers are widely touted as trendy, fewer than 10 percent of job seekers prefer not to have a manager.

Read the full article at: http://smallbiztrends.com/2014/07/how-to-attract-the-best-employeess.html

Patty Block, President and Founder of The Block Group, established her company to advocate for women-owned businesses, helping them position their companies for strategic growth. Charting the course for impactful, sustainable, profitable businesses, the beacon is control: of your strategic direction, your money, your time, your staffing, and your ability to bring in business. The Block Group brings together the people, resources and ideas that build results.

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