by marie | Sep 6, 2018 | Intercultural Communication, Reaching Your Career Goals, Build your career
Featuring : The Filter Shop and CCI-LEX Let’s say you have a job that needs to be filled… The job is easy to learn and do well but difficult to hire for. People don’t stay or have the necessary work ethic and orientation to be good team members. How do you find...
by marie | Nov 20, 2017 | Blog, Hot Off The Press, Intercultural Communication
I’m what they call a 3rd culture kid. I belong to the 17.7% of Canadians who had one or two parents born outside of Canada and grew up learning to bridge different cultures, languages, and worldviews. Let me share with you a few stats about immigrants in Canada and a...
by marie | Aug 21, 2017 | Intercultural Communication, Reaching Your Career Goals, Blog
Accent. Everyone pretends it doesn’t matter. But after interviewing both employers and internationally trained professionals, it was the one topic that was consistent on both sides of the equation. Immigrants say accent stops them from getting hired. Employers say...
by marie | Jul 26, 2017 | Blog, Intercultural Communication, Build your career
Ever wondered who comes to Canada, how they are classified, and how many people are actually accepted? If not, maybe this will persuade you to get curious about immigration categories: by 2030 immigration is projected to account for all – not just some, but ALL...
by marie | Jul 15, 2017 | Blog, Hot Off The Press, Leadership and Management, Supervisory Smarts, Intercultural Communication, Employer Best Practices
Workplace communication is a two-way street. It involves people listening to each other and responding, where ideas are shared and then collaboratively built out over time. So, when workplace interactions evolve from poor communication, it is no surprise that a...
by marie | Jun 5, 2017 | Canadian Workplace Culture, Intercultural Communication, Most Popular Posts, Blog, Hot Off The Press
Increasingly organizations are looking to hire for “fit.” They’ve become more conscious of the culture that they are trying to create within their company and look for people who have the “right” attitudes, energy, and predilections to...