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# *New Research Report* From “Vibes” To Value: What 100 HR Leaders Revealed About Culture Fit

Most organizations believe in culture fit. Very few have actually operationalized it. See what the data reveals and how to close the gap.

[Access the results](https://go.sparkhire.com/hiring-for-culture-fit-survey-results#results)

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## *Our Findings:*The Culture Fit Gap Is Wider Than You Think

We surveyed 100 HR professionals in partnership with [Hacking HR](https://hackinghrlab.io/), spanning healthcare, technology, and professional services, on how their teams define, assess, and act on culture fit throughout the hiring process. Here's what we found:

### 61%

### Say their culture is clearly defined, but only 28% consistently use standardized tools to assess it during screening.

### 52%

### Rely on unstructured interviews to evaluate cultural alignment. No framework, no behavioral scoring, just gut instinct.

### 85%

### Of hiring managers receive no training on how to interpret behavioral assessment results.

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## Automated Reference Checks

Candidates input their references and our reference check software automates the outreach and feedback collection process.

- Stop chasing down references to find a time to connect
- Get informative and direct insights from a candidate’s references
- Collect and review references in one place instead of searching your email

## Applicant Tracking System

### Your Hiring Process, Unified in One Place

**Stop losing candidates in disconnected tools.** Spark Hire’s ATS centralizes all candidate data, interview feedback, and hiring decisions so nothing slips through the cracks. With Spark Hire, teams make faster, better decisions with less admin work.

- Centralize candidates and communication
- Collaborate easily with hiring managers
- Move candidates faster from apply to hire

See the ATS in action during your demo and get $100.

[Book a demo](https://go.sparkhire.com/hiring-for-culture-fit-survey-results#book-demo)

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## Get Access to the Survey Results

Download the full report and learn what it takes to turn culture fit from a feeling into a repeatable hiring system.

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