person–person fit is conceptualized as the fit between an individual's culture preferences and those preferences of others. it corresponds to the similarity-attraction hypothesis which states people are drawn to similar others based on their values, attitudes, and opinions (van vianen, 2000). the most studied types are mentors and protégés, supervisors and subordinates, or even applicants and recruiters. research has shown that person–supervisor fit is most strongly related to supervisor-oriented outcomes like supervisor satisfaction (boone & hartog, 2011).