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How Soft Skills & Cultural Conditioning Influence your Job Prospects

How Soft Skills & Cultural Conditioning Influence your Job Prospects

by Heather Chetwynd | Jul 19, 2021 | Business Communications

We learn our soft skills from the environments we grow up in and experience – family, culture, friends, school, etc.. Inappropriate or insufficient soft skills – ranging from not understanding culturally appropriate communication to not being able to express...
CLEAR SPEECH – Do you want a promotion?

CLEAR SPEECH – Do you want a promotion?

by Heather Chetwynd | Jul 19, 2021 | Language Training

Have you been working in a job for years with no significant promotion? What might be the reason? While discrimination is always a potential factor, have you considered your skill at communicating clearly and effectively? Expectations regarding appropriate...
Developing Cultural Awareness – Looking Another Culture in the Eye

Developing Cultural Awareness – Looking Another Culture in the Eye

by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Oct 16, 2015 | Culture and Values

Here’s a personal take on developing cultural awareness. Looking Another Culture in the Eye I was born and raised in Minnesota, but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa. I teach cross-cultural management at the international business school...
How Soft Skills & Cultural Conditioning Influence your Job Prospects

Soft Skills & Cultural Conditioning Play a Key Role in Getting Work or a Promotion

by Heather Chetwynd | Apr 14, 2015 | Business Communications

Mohammad was in the running for a promotion but never got it. Why? According to his manager, Mohammad was considered rude by several of his colleagues. There were complaints about him being overly critical, raising his voice regularly and often making jokes at...
Tips for a Successful Interview

Tips for a Successful Interview

by Recommendation of Heather Chetwynd | Feb 9, 2015 | Business Communications

The following article offers some tips for how to more successfully manage the interview process. While written for internationally educated professionals living in the United States, the advice still holds for Canadian interviewees. When moving into a new cultural...
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