More surveys are coming out showing that despite high unemployment, employers are having a hard time filling critical positions.

It makes sense: It's an employer's market and hiring the wrong person is very expensive, costing up to three times a bad hire's annual salary, according to some surveys.

And employees are finding that while they may be a great candidate, there is one other test to pass: the "culture fit" test. Even as a candidate may appear as the ideal employee on paper, proving that you align well with the company's culture is becoming more and more important.

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