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Invisible barriers : job interviews, culture, and the immigrant experience /

Sheng, an immigrant from China, struggles with the job interview process in Canada despite being well qualified for solar engineering jobs. Cultural value differences may be impacting his interview expectations, resulting in misunderstandings, impaired communication, and under-performance. He consid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Breward, Katherine (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2021.
Series:SAGE Business Cases.
Subjects:
Employment interviewing > Case studies.
Entretiens d'embauche > Études de cas.
Employment interviewing.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Sheng, an immigrant from China, struggles with the job interview process in Canada despite being well qualified for solar engineering jobs. Cultural value differences may be impacting his interview expectations, resulting in misunderstandings, impaired communication, and under-performance. He considers how to use this insight to improve his own interview experiences in the short term, and the experiences of other immigrants in the long term.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781529743500
1529743508