1. Employer & Recruiter Tip HOW TO INTERVIEW CULTURALLYDIVERSE CANADIANS Mark Swartz, Career Coach

2. . 1 CULTURALLY DIVERSE CANADIANS MAY INTERVIEW DIFFERENTLY

4. Lack of direct eye contact

5. Reluctance to shake hands

6. Shyness in bragging about themselves, that may be misinterpreted as lack of confidence or having nothing good to say about themselves

7. Wearing of clothing that is unusual (but traditional to their customs)

8. Heavy accent that may not be easy to understand at first

12. This can happen when you’ve conducted an initial phone screening. If the interviewee sounded local, and their name didn’t give them away, you might inadvertently marvel that they’re Asian or a person of colour

14. Try not to jump all over the candidate if they mispronounce some words or use the wrong expression here and there. There are English idioms and la joile (slang) in French that can take years to learn

17. Talk about any multi-cultural events you hold or take part in. Describe how you respect holidays of all ethnicities and religions. And if you donate to related causes, bring this up in conversation