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Cultural fit

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, cultural fit means: Compatibility between a candidate's working approach and an organization's working culture.

In Turkish: kurum kültürüne uyum

How it is used

Discuss working practices and values, not similarity in personal background.

Example sentences

  1. I asked about decision-making to assess cultural fit before accepting the offer.

    Compatibility can be explored through concrete working habits.

  2. The panel discussed cultural fit in terms of openness to constructive disagreement.

    The discussion ties fit to behavior rather than personal resemblance.

Common collocations

  • assess cultural fit
  • cultural fit with the team
  • job interviewA formal meeting in which an employer asks a candidate questions to decide whether they are right for a job.
  • team playerA person who works well with others, shares information and puts the success of the group before their own.

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