The Recruiter and the Indian Information Technologist

In a globalised environment, it is useful to know §how Indian Information Technologists are judged by §recruiters for short-term contracts in Australia. §A knowledge of English and information technology is §generally considered sufficient. However, this §research shows it is also necessary to be familiar §with the dominant norms of workplace culture. This §book explores the multidimensional nature §of cultural fit , a term used by recruiters §in the industry to mean Does this person fit into §the workplace? . Directness, turntaking, small talk §and humour and body language all have an impact on §the recruiter, the gatekeeper. With a better §knowledge of workplace communication norms, skilled §migrants can make more informed choices about how to §position themselves in the market. The research is §in a relatively new area encompassing a critical §linguistic application to workplace interaction in §an intercultural context. This book should be §especially useful for practitioners in the field of §linguistics, teachers of skilled migrants and Indian §Information Technologists looking for work overseas.