Job seekers say adapting their personality to fit workplace culture is important, but more than half call the expectation unfair. Despite perceptions about younger workers, Gen Z and millennials report adapting the most, according to a recent Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey. For many, adapting is already part of the job. Two-thirds of job seekers (67%) have changed aspects of their personality to fit workplace culture, while 63% say their personality at work is very different from who
Personality may be the new hiring advantage, with 91% of U.S. hiring managers saying it matters as much as skills, and 86% saying it can outweigh a candidate’s skills gap, according to a recent Express Employment Professionals-Harris Poll survey. Its influence extends beyond the hiring decision, with 78% of hiring managers and 72% of job seekers saying personality is at least very important to thriving at a company. That includes 29% of hiring managers and 20% of job seekers who consider it absolutely
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