When joining the military is a thought in your mind, talking to a military recruiter should be the first order of business. Many people are intimidated about taking this first step and you should not feel this way. I once recruited for the United States Marine Corps, so I can speak from my experience. Read more on Things You Need to Know About Joining the Military…
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The workplace is is just as diverse as the Internet, when online one can visit site located in different countries and experience a different culture without leaving their present location. Often times I encounter a small business owner who launched a website with the idea of selling to an online consumer base; not realizing their business is actual global and accessibly to anybody, anywhere.
When a company decides to do business locally they are careful to produce advertisements that are in good taste and generally excepted by all. For instance, parents may find it offensive and in poor taste if a clothing company makes revealing clothing for little girls or a toy company making realistic toy guns for little boys. When a staffing company takes on a new contract worker, they often send out key chains, coffee mugs or other trinkets as a way to welcome or show company pride or generate referrals.
There are many things to consider when your company hands out promotional materials, designed to generate referrals. Advertising should be in good taste ,considering the many ethnicities that may view your ad and possibly find it offensive. What about the cow, the fish and the pig? I’m getting to that. Back in 1984, Pepsi was asked to remove an ad that was found offensive in India. The ad depicting a child was seen as violating child labor laws in India. It looks like the advertising firm who came up with the ad, didn’t do their research.
A friend on mine was recently hired by a staffing company and the company sent him some promotional materials or trinkets. Foamy little figurines in then form of a cow, a pig and a fish. He thought about sharing one of the figurines with another co worker…who was from India and a practicing Hindu. The possibility of an insult and being offensive to someone was immanent. You see, the cow is something sacred in India and many other animals are seen as divinities and also as incarnations or aspects of Vishnu or Siva.
So, as diverse as workplaces are, the pool of job applicants is just as diverse and companies need to do their research and consider the whom they are reaching out to.
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The workplace is often described by many as stressful, busy, productive and possibly a distraction for some. Without effective communication, much is misunderstood and managers will often find themselves making poor decisions because something was not communicated. Businesses exist for one main purpose and that’s to generate a profit. Why then would any business risk their existence and their reputation because of the inability to effectively communicate. Read more on Barriers to Effective Communication in the Workplace…
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