The value of workplace culture
One of the first steps to take when applying for a position at a new company is to research the workplace culture. Workplace culture is important for companies to establish because it sets the values and expectations that the company has for itself as well as it’s employees. While applying for a new job, it is important that you align well with the workplace culture and values in order to have a positive and meaningful experience during your time with that company.
When employees align well with a company’s culture and values, it promotes a healthy work environment and increases employee engagement, which in turn boosts the productivity and success of the company.
Happiness
You will spend a lot of time at your job with your co-workers, which is why it is important to ensure that you align well with the company’s culture and values. When everyone shares the same values and dedicates themselves to the same mission, it creates a healthy work environment with happy employees. Being happy with your job and enjoying what you do is what is going to allow you and the company to become more successful. For example, a healthy work environment will allow for open communication between the employees and management. This creates a safe space for employees to express concerns and share opinions which can really contribute to the reputation and overall success of the company.
Employee Engagement
It is important for you to feel passionate about the work that you do to support the overall mission of the company you work for. It is one thing to go through the motions in order to get your work done and go home. When you align with the values of a company and you are passionate about what that company does, it makes the work that you’re doing a lot more meaningful. Being passionate about the work that you do will give you the extra push that you need to go above and beyond in your career. Not because you had to, but because you wanted to.
Productivity
When employees align with the company’s culture and values, it will promote a healthy environment and increase employee engagement; both of these factor into the success and productivity of the employees and the company. When you feel that you fit in well with your co-workers and you are passionate about the values and mission of the company you work for, teamwork is something that comes easy. Teamwork is important when it comes to productivity because it allows for the company and its employees to be successful. If you begin working for a company that you do not feel passionate about because you don’t align with the values and workplace culture, you may not be as productive or successful as you would working for a company that you do fit in with.
It is important that you align well with the culture and values of the company you work for because it increases happiness in the workplace as well as employee engagement, which improves productivity and teamwork. Applying for a position at a company that you don’t align with may be a waste of time in the end. You may not be as successful in the work that you do because you may lack passion and purpose in a workplace culture that you don’t fit in with. It is important to love what you do, but it is even more important to make sure that you love the company you are working for as well.
About Brooke:
Brooke Thompson is a Grand Valley State University alumni. She majored in advertising and public relations, with a minor in psychology. She was a member in GVSU PRSSA and an Account Executive for GrandPR, GVSU’s student-run PR firm. In her free time Brooke enjoys doing hot yoga, going to concerts, traveling and spending quality time with her friends & family.