Being on “the other side” of the interview table, it was obvious after only 5 minutes if the person being interviewed would “fit in” to the organization or not. There were a few people who came in for an interview who were so far off from the general culture that, despite great qualifications, they were not selected to be on the executive team. Just the fact that they didn’t “fit in” to the culture stopped them from getting the position.
Anyways the point of this final blog of this school year (expect more next year!) is to show APPLIED knowledge and the power/significance of it. When going through my organizational behavior textbook last semester, “organizational culture” was merely a term that I had to memorize and regurgitate…but now, after applying it in these interviews, it has a whole new meaning–it was a key factor for hiring individuals since it represented executive team cohesiveness.
The thousands of terms and concepts we learn throughout our BComm here at Sauder only get their true value when applied (hence why I feel this 486G class is so important). Learning the material is only half of our BComm degree…using the material is part of the other half.
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