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Clashes in Corporate Culture

By: Zack Steel, Employment Consultant

What is culture, and why does it matter in the workplace? Culture is the collection, and immersion in customs, and traditions of a group of people that originate from a certain geographical location. These behavioral traits, and participation in customs, affect a person's involvement with other people, who
are outside of this cultural group. When two cultures meet, there is a clash and a struggle. How can one overcome this predicament, and how can it be resolved, before the challenge is presented.

Canadian corporate culture is the system of professional communication in companies throughout Canada. It does not permit the discussion of race, color, creed and / or culture in the hiring process, promotion or dismissal. As part of the day to day business process, workers are not permitted to talk about concerns related to culture. Understanding Canadian corporate culture requires knowing one’s own way from an entry-level position. For example, from the mail room to a management role, one will learn specific internal processes from the bottom upwards. This knowledge will likely not be immediately known to a newcomer, who regardless of their level of experience, and education from
abroad; will not know in a hands-on capacity, what makes a company function properly.

Highly-educated professional applicants from outside of Canada will not have experience working in an entry-level job. Therefore, they will also not truly know the corporate culture in their country. A specialized expertise on how to actually perform all jobs, below ones position on the corporate ladder, is what qualifies one to be a capable manager or director.

Being able to deal with issues in business processes, and with employee concerns in all areas, is truly the way, to be culturally diverse, in corporate culture. The next time you are asked if you know about a company's corporate culture, be sure to find out if the company is multinational or local, as well
as its size and type. Multinational companies will have consistent procedures, and a universal standard for corporate culture; while local or country specific businesses will have local norms. To be well-versed in foreign corporate culture, first be culturally educated about your own country and its
cultures.

Cultural clashes at work can be easily avoided and resolved, by using various principles of dispute resolution. When issues arise, immediate efforts should be made to initiate dialogue between the parties, directed at having each one inform the other about their unique culture, and how it effects their work environment. Perhaps, a Cultural or Diversity Consultant should be on staff to provide seminars, to send informative e-mails, and to post useful signs. Promotional campaigns should provide education about corporate cultures generally and the corporate culture that is intended within the company.


Gateway to Finance for New Canadian Professionals 

By: Zack Steel, Employment Consultant

How does an international banking professional begin their career here in Canada? To land on the right foot, a financial professional, from a foreign marketing background, must start out in a non-traditional role. Embarking on a job, at a financial services company, such as Clarica, could be the correct
move for a new Canadian to make; especially if they have aspirations to work for a bank, or related employer in the future.

While this type of job might only pay commission and / or a small base salary, or offer a draw against future earnings; there are benefits for pursuing this path. Firstly, this type of work will allow one to get their feet wet in the financial services industry, and to become familiar with local, and national laws and regulatory practices, for the financial sector in Canada. Secondly, one will become familiar with industry specific terminology, and work practices. Thirdly, one will make contacts in the banking sector, which could result in a job offer at a future time.

To reach the upper echelon of the financial ladder, sometimes one must begin humbly, and start a few notches lower on the totem pole, than one might desire. Thereafter, one can aim high. Based on their acquired reputation in the financial services industry, one will eventually reach great heights.

Our role in the employment services industry is to survey the marketplace. Our goal is to find out what are the best starting points for New Canadians to expediently set newcomers on the right path. We do this by directing them to community-based groups, which are usually financed by the government; or in
some cases by philanthropists, who want these supports to be in place to benefit the community.

Having worked diligently to amass their fortunes, these captains of industry want to help newcomers, and those who have recently entered the job-market, to easily advance in their market-sector. Obstacles that newcomers and native-born workers will face are similar. These challenges can include: language (industry specific terminology), culture (corporate culture) and social norms.

To be successful in the financial services industry, you will need to understand the structure the financial world. Without the right tools, which are to be gained through the accumulation of knowledge and diligent work efforts, you will not have the remuneration you had planned.

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