Jonathan Richards, CEO and founder of breatheHR, on whether your technology startup’s culture needs a sanity check.
It is clear culture is at the heart of many successful fast-growing companies. Being known as a business with a positive culture helps to retain and attract employees (and often clients in the service industry). A recent study by EDHEC Business School identified that 80% of young people research the company culture before considering a job and 78% believe that the company culture influences whether or not they apply.
Company culture is also used as a barometer for a number of high-profile ‘best places to work’ accolades. It’s therefore unsurprising that companies want to protect that culture during their hiring process – as fitting into a company’s culture is one now of the top considerations for employers when choosing a new hire....