The statistic displays the results of a survey of employers regarding the share of organizations which check that applicants suit their company culture in the Netherlands in 2017. The survey results show that as of 2018, the compatibility of applicants with the company culture was important to the majority of employers surveyed. Over 75 percent of respondents indicated that they checked applications to see if the applicant fit in with their company's culture, while just five percent of the respondents indicated that company culture was something they did not consider at all.
To what extent is the following statement applicable to your organization: "We check applications to see if the applicant fits in with our company culture"?*
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* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "In hoeverre zijn de volgende stellingen van toepassing op jouw organisatie: "We kijken bij sollicitaties of de sollicitant binnen onze bedrijfscultuur past"?" (English: "To what extent are the following statements applicable to your organization: "We check application to see if the applicant fits in with our company culture"?")
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A RIM-weighting was carried out for the branch characteristics and the number of employees.
The following branches were included in the survey: industry, trade, services, government, education (SBI-codes).
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Zilveren Kruis. (February 21, 2018). To what extent is the following statement applicable to your organization: "We check applications to see if the applicant fits in with our company culture"?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015121/importance-of-company-culture-in-the-recruitment-process-in-the-netherlands/
Zilveren Kruis. "To what extent is the following statement applicable to your organization: "We check applications to see if the applicant fits in with our company culture"?*." Chart. February 21, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015121/importance-of-company-culture-in-the-recruitment-process-in-the-netherlands/
Zilveren Kruis. (2018). To what extent is the following statement applicable to your organization: "We check applications to see if the applicant fits in with our company culture"?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015121/importance-of-company-culture-in-the-recruitment-process-in-the-netherlands/
Zilveren Kruis. "To What Extent Is The following Statement Applicable to Your Organization: "We Check Applications to See If The Applicant Fits in with Our Company Culture"?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015121/importance-of-company-culture-in-the-recruitment-process-in-the-netherlands/
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