Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Medium
Candidate
Relative Weights
B Canada
TS: 50%
Low
SS: 50%
Soft Skills
Low Medium High
Key Messages
Cultural Differences
Being on time
Men women relationships in the workplace
Importance of technical and soft skills
Communication verbal and non-verbal
Performance management, feedback
Hierarchy, manager-employee relationship
Problem solving & decision making
Teamwork and many more....
Generalizations Stereotypes
Based on observation Based on assumption
Provide general characteristics Present a fixed and inflexible
based on cultural and social factors image of a group
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Norway Canada USA France India Venezuela China Russia
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Starting salary
GDP / capita
of professionals
India
Canada
Immigrants tend to
describe their
experience and Canada is a country of
knowledge in broad specialists. Employers
terms. are looking for
specialized knowledge
and in-depth experience.
80% 20%
Newcomers Canadians
80% 20%
Newcomers Canadians
Newcomers need to
Canadians need
learn the unwritten
to explain these
rules of Canadian
rules and give
organizations and
feedback
follow them
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Cross-cultural Challenges
Waiting in line
What does being on time mean?
When do I shake hands with people?
How do I interact with someone I consider below me?
What does taking initiative mean in Canada?
How do I describe my experience?
Who pays for coffee?
How often do I go for lunch with my colleagues?
Who do I network with?
How do I network with these people?
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