We’ve now surveyed almost 50 PreSales leaders on hiring, one preliminary result is that 89% of hiring managers rate cultural fit as 8/10 important or above when hiring, that's a high percentage! – It’s rated even more essential than soft skills and a lot more than hard skills where only 21% of managers give an 8/10 importance or above.
We’ve also noticed – anecdotally,  from the conversations we’ve had - that managers who talk a lot about cultural fit also seem to have enjoyed strong team retention over the recent years of peak ‘war for talent’. Cultural fit for these managers seems to mean commonality in core values (rather than personality type or background) and also combines with a conscious desire from the manager for harmony and good vibes on the team.
Max Borgmann has a high-performing SC team which has seen very little turnover in recent years, in our conversation he said 75% of what he looks for is cultural fit.