Torre uses answers provided by friends/colleagues to identify the traits where a person’s self-perception differs from other’s perceptions.
Torre highlights these traits as the person may want to be influenced by them.
How is the cultural fit score calculated
Cultural fit score
The cultural fit score predicts how likely one person and another person or team will get along in a professional environment. It analyses 30+ behavioral traits.
Use the cultural fit score to:
- Pre-filter job openings based on cultural fit with the hiring team
- Pre-filter candidates based on cultural fit with your team
- Significantly reduce subjectiveness and discrimination
- Skip interviews altogether
Torre’s behavioral traits are analyzed using a derivative of the Organizational Culture Profile instrument (OCP) developed by Charles A. O'Reilly III, Ph.D. And the HEXACO model authored by Kibeom Lee, Ph.D., & Michael C. Ashton, Ph.D. As well as Torre’s own research on relevant traits. OCP and HEXACO are some of the most scientifically and academically accepted instruments out there.
How is the cultural fit score calculated when comparing two people?
When comparing two people, the cultural fit score is calculated by determining both how likely person A is to enjoy the behavioral traits of person B, and the opposite (how likely is person B to enjoy the behavioral traits of person A). This is done by identifying the most important traits for each individual, either because each trait is constantly present or because it is not. Each trait is then compared against the same trait in the other person and weighted:
- A trait scores and weights high if it is either highly dominant or seldom present for persons A and B.
- A trait scores low and weights high if it is highly dominant for person A and seldom present in person B, or seldom present in person A and highly dominant in person B.
- A trait weights low from the perspective of person A if it is sometimes present in person A, regardless of person B.
- A trait weights low from the perspective of person B if it is sometimes present in person B, regardless of person A.
Then, all the weighted scores are added to find the total cultural fit score.
How is the cultural fit score calculated when comparing a person and a team1?
When comparing a person and a team, the cultural fit score is calculated by determining both how likely the person is to enjoy the typical behavioral traits of the team, and how likely is the team to enjoy the behavioral traits of the person. This is done by identifying the most important traits for the person and the team, either because each trait is constantly present or because it is not. Each trait is then compared from both the perspective of the team and the person and weighted2.
- A trait scores high and weights high if it is highly dominant for both the person and the team, or seldom present in both the person and the team.
- A trait scores low and weights high if it is highly dominant for the person and seldom present in the team, or seldom present in the person and highly dominant in the team.
- A trait weights low for the person if it is sometimes present in the person, regardless of the team.
- A trait weights low for the team if it is sometimes present in the team, regardless of the person.
Then, all the weighted scores are added to find the total cultural fit score.
1 Teams can either be members of an organization or a job opening.
2 Team leaders have more weight than other team members.
The math
C is the cultural fit score between two people or a person and a team.
Sta is the score for each trait from the perspective of person A. It is a range from 0 to 1. 0 if the two people are on opposite sides of the spectrum for this trait. If they are the same, it is a 1.
Stb is the score for each trait from the perspective of person B or the perspective of the team. For teams, a trait's dominance is determined by averaging the values of the members of the team. Some team members, such as leaders or senior members, can weight more than others.
Wta is the weight for each trait from the perspective of person A. It is a range from 0 to 1. 0 if the trait is sometimes present in person A. 1 if it is always present or never present in person A.
Wtb is the weight for each trait from the perspective of person B or the team. For teams, the weights are higher when the deviation of the value of the given trait among the members of the team is lower and vice versa. Some team members, such as leaders or senior members, can weigh more than others.