Train-the-Coach Teaching Skilled Immigrants Job Search Strategies Learn More

Recruiting and Developing Culturally Diverse Employees
This workshop is for managers, small business owners, HR professionals and senior staff who have responsibilities hiring, training, and managing employees. Participants will learn to separate cultural behaviours from performance and personality issues, adapt hiring practices to screen-in new Canadians, and integrate employees from diverse cultures into the workforce. Topics include:

Understanding the challenges and obstacles facing new Canadians in their job search and in the workplace

• Understanding the challenges and obstacles facing new Canadians in their job search and in the workplace

• Developing cross-cultural communication skills and perceptivity:

• Verbal and non-verbal communication style differences

• Providing effective feedback across cultures

• How cultural factors impact workplace behaviours in the following areas:

• Hierarchy and its impact on manager-employee relationship

• Sense of individualism and its impact on teamwork

• Risk tolerance and problem solving and decision making

This learning opportunity offers tools and processes to build and maintain an open and understanding workforce that communicates well and creates win-win interactions between new and established staff.

Upcoming sessions:
Jan 11, 2012 | Certified Management Accountants of Ontario Learn More

Jan 30, 2012 | Public Sector Human Resources Conference Learn More

Feb 7, 2012 | Grand Valley Chapter, Human Resources Professional Association Learn More

Mar 22, 2012 | Peel Chapter, Human Resources Professional Association Learn More

Mar 23, 2013 | Durham Region Social Services
Contact Caroline Yang at caroline@mcbsol.com for more information.