I’ll ask the questions here!

How do you know you’re moving up in the ranks at work?

When they tell you that you get to be on the vibe check culture fit interview for a potential new hire 💅

Are you saying I have a vibe?!…And being trusted to assess the vibe of someone else?!

A true honor

But tell me why I was kinda nervous being on that side of the interview process

I’d log on to these calls like… why am I sweating when I already work here?

Still, I had to approach it with the mindset I approach everything with: it’s probably going to be way easier and more fun than I think.

My thoughts on the whole “culture fit” thing👇

“Vibes” makes the idea of culture fit sound lighthearted, but tbh it feels serious when you realize you’re helping decide this.

For this interview, I was thinking that culture fit meant a combo of these things:

• Would they approach their day to day in a way that aligns with our norms?

• Could I see them jumping head first into the team / the job?

• Did they seem like someone who gets it?

• Are they down to collab? and lowkey be in the trenches sometimes?

• Did I get an inkling of who their work bestie would be?

• (Most importantly) Did they laugh at my jokes?

If this is wrong…sorry HR!!

I think “culture fit” is so interesting because it really shapes what a team feels like day to day. It’s how people communicate, collaborate, and bring energy into the work.

But being on the other side made me realize how subjective that can be — what feels like a “fit” to one person might just mean “feels familiar,” and that’s such a wild kind of power to hold…

It’s crazy to meet multiple people who all could be the one person you end up working with for who knows how long.

Actually crazy fun fact for marketing people:

Did you know Soap Operas were named that because so many of the commercials between the shows were sponsored by soap companies?

The shows were popular with women / housewives, and because they were obviously making the grocery store decisions for every household, companies like Procter & Gamble were like “my entire target market is right here.” 🧼

On today’s episode of how to talk to the kids:

sigma: the best, independent, successful

“Sigma” is fully a word popularized by Gen Alpha (I’m getting old).

I have never heard this used by anyone in my age group, but my friend who is now a 5th grade teacher told me her students call her “Miss Sigma” because she is obviously THE BEST.

So maybe if you have any 5th graders in your life…pull this one out.

“She’s such a sigma…always killing it at work.”