Planning Institute: Better Luck

Nava Dept: The study, produced by the Progress Career Planning Institute, surveyed 168 successful professionals working in 20 Toronto workplaces. The responses, its authors said, showed an overwhelmingly that understanding Canadian office culture was a key to gaining and maintaining employment, according to CBC. "When you live within that culture it is highly appreciated when you speak what's on your mind, when you say it like it is," Israel said and a study released Friday says foreign trained professionals may have better luck in the GTA job market if they act in a more "Canadian way." Dr. Nava Israel, a Canadian whose background is Russian-Israeli, said being more Canadian may mean changing the way you communicate in the office. Her background, she said, led her to be overly direct when she first came to Canada. As reported in the news.
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