Recruiting, Retaining and Promoting Culturally Different Employees

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Helping International New HiresAdapt to the Organization

You have made the big decision and hired someone or many people who are culturally different. Now what? Kick back and watch them produce? Perhaps.

The new employee wants to make a positive early impression and perform meaningful work. The organization wants to help the new employee to feel welcome but also wants to get the person productive as quickly as possible. However, recent immigrants and existing employees will not always see eye to eye, due to the cultural differences discussed throughout this book. That being the case, who should adapt or change their ways—the new hires or the current people in the organization? We believe that the newcomer should be responsible ...