In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare gave us the famous line “What is in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” While he was stating, with a noble…
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Banking: Fierce Competition for Immigrant Clientele
Hiring multi-language speaking staff, creating real-time interpretation apps, even launching an ethnic bank to serve primarily immigrants, Canadian banking business operators are getting fiercely competitive to woo business from immigrants. Aiming to “become a preferred…
View More Banking: Fierce Competition for Immigrant Clientele“Diversity Without Inclusion Has No Meaning”
Employers and participants at the 2016 Diversity@Work Conference learned that creating diverse workplaces is about more than just hiring more newcomers. “Inclusion is a state of being valued, respected and supported. It’s about focusing on…
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How I’m Coming to Terms with Rejection
It’s been exactly a year since job hunting became my full-time job. “Send out 300 résumés, get 10 interviews and one job” read the golden rule of job hunting featured in the “101 – Intro…
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Old boundaries no longer hold in marketing
Royal Bank of Canada advertisements in the early 20th century told newcomers, “When you arrive in Canada … it will be in your best interests to visit the nearest branch of this Bank as early…
View More Old boundaries no longer hold in marketingDiversity amid Adversity
Tough times bring out the best in people – or the worst. The recent brouhaha over the hiring practices of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) should surely tell us that we are just as…
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