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You're Hired ... Now What?:
A Immigrant's Guide to Success in the Canadian Workplace |
You're Hired...Now What? is for any immigrant
who wants to succeed in a professional Canadian environment. The topics are
relevant to anyone who is new to the Canadian workplace, with a special focus
on the issues that can arise from cultural differences.
This book gives
readers from different countries and backgrounds an understanding of Canadian
workplace culture and norms. The material is presented as a general guide to
adapting to a professional environment and explains common best-practice
procedures at work. Examples are given to help explain and illustrate the
positive results of working within these general guidelines. |
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Table of Contents:
- Getting Started
- How to work well in Canada
- Understanding your workplace culture
- Setting the stage for success
- Projecting a professional image
- Communicating on the Job
- Actions speak louder than words
- Business talk on the job
- Telephone tips
- Business writing that gets results
- Working relationships
- Getting along with co-workers
- Good boss, bad boss
- Client relations and business etiquette
- Office politics, gossip, and romance
- Avoiding and solving problems
- Networking, small talk and building
relationships
- Achieving success
- Managing your time and being productive
- Business outside the office
- Meetings and presentations
- Words of Wisdom to Achieve Success
- Glossary
- Appendix
- Index
"This book is a great resource for new and
prospective immigrants. It will help newcomers understand the values, norms,
and behaviours expected in Canadian workplaces so their enormous promise will
blossom into success!" – Jan Sheppard Kutcher, Metropolitan Immigrant
Settlement Association Also from the Canadian Newcomer
Series:
Arrival Survival Canada: A
Handbook for New Immigrants
How to
Find a Job in Canada: Common Problems and Effective Solutions |
About the author:
Lynda
Goldman is an accomplished author, ESL instructor, and corporate trainer.
She is an authority on topics such as communication and cross-cultural
diversity, and her expertise shines through in this comprehensive introduction
to the Canadian workplace. |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Author |
Lynda Goldman |
| Publisher |
Oxford University Press |
| Year of release |
2009 |
| Format |
Softcover |
| Pages |
404 pages |
| ISBN or Catalogue No. |
978-0-19-543218-3 |
| Price |
32.95$ |
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| Available in French |
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