The following Blog is taken from my newest book, "You're Hired. Super charge your email skills in 60 minutes! (and land that job...)" You can find more information on it from the links below.
The Job Application Process with Foreign Companies,
Languages and Cultures
“No two languages
are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality.”
—Edward Sapir
I have iterated
in my books something we have all directly experienced: the importance of
recognizing the subtleties of communicating by email. When you communicate with
someone from a different culture, region, country, or other demographic, effective
communications become even more challenging.
More than ever, the world’s workforce is globalizing. It is commonplace for
hiring processes to be located between or even among continents. Netiquette becomes
even more critical in situations such as these. To address the differences in Netiquette
for each major country is beyond the scope of this book, but here are some key principles
and actions that need to be part of your Netiquette practices:
1.
Never make assumptions. (I know I keep saying this,
but it’s true and very important.)
2.
Email should be simple in every aspect.
3.
Take appropriate time to learn about key issues in
a company’s culture, especially if the company is overseas or conducts a large part
of its business internationally.
4.
Pay particular attention to salutations and closings.
5.
Note time differences and plan to send emails
accordingly.
6.
Avoid translation programs, but recognize that your
recipient may be using one.
7.
Be careful with numeric time formats and telephone
numbers.
8.
Avoid any jokes, colloquialisms, or acronyms.
9.
Ask if you are being clear and fully understood.
10.
Avoid any political discussions, even seemingly harmless
ones.
11.
Keep in mind the unreliability of email transmission—ask
for verification of receipt.
12.
Be careful of using potential spam words.
13.
Again, always be aware of your tone.
14.
Focus on staying consistent in your content,
tone, and format.
15.
Do not try to impress your reader with
exaggeration.
16.
Avoid native words or phrases such as comrade, buenas tardes, cheers, and so
on, unless you are positive you are doing so correctly.
Remember, a compliment in one language may be an insult in another.
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For a great satire on email, visi the following:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTgYHHKs0Zwscoop_post=bcaa0440-2548-11e5-c1bd-90b11c3d2b20&__scoop_topic=2455618
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In addition to this blog, Netiquette IQ
has a website with great
assets which are being added to on a regular basis. I have authored the
premiere book on Netiquette, “Netiquette IQ - A Comprehensive Guide to
Improve,
Enhance and Add Power to Your Email". My new book, “You’re Hired! Super
Charge
Your Email Skills in 60 Minutes. . . And Get That Job!” has just been
published and will be followed by a trilogy of books on Netiquette for
young people. You can view my
profile, reviews of the book and content excerpts at:www.amazon.com/author/paulbabicki
In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts and I have been contributing to the blogs Everything Email and emailmonday . My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and PSG of Mercer County, NJ.
I am the president of Tabula Rosa Systems,
a “best of breed” reseller of products for communications, email,
network management software, security products and professional
services. Also, I am the president of Netiquette IQ. We are currently developing an email IQ rating system, Netiquette IQ, which promotes the fundamentals outlined in my book.
Over the past twenty-five years, I have enjoyed a dynamic and successful career and have attained an extensive background in IT and electronic communications by selling and marketing within the information technology marketplace.Anyone who would like to review the book and have it posted on my blog or website, please contact me paul@netiquetteiq.com.
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