What is corporate culture? At its most basic, it’s described like __1__6 z: W& m! b8 M7 g1 D# W& ]' a
the personality of an organization, or simply as “how things are
1 r$ q1 \# B ]' V1 _" J7 c& X% { done around here.” It guides what employees think, act, and feel. __2__3 S" Q2 S4 y$ H2 `+ n' S1 |
Corporate culture is a wide term used to define the unique personality __3__5 Z6 @2 l4 f, I% Z( h( n0 a
or character of a particular company or organization, and include __4__
$ K& E3 W# D7 O- t+ W5 B+ f* Y# o such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics, and/ V3 {$ `2 A' ~" e: R# F! g/ |! h
rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company’s
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style or interior decoration, by what people wear to work, by3 j {1 @3 l( k1 E, P! m9 @: Q
how people address to each other, and in the titles given to various __5__; ]$ T M* o0 S: b8 J
employees. How do you uncover the corporate culture of a potential
3 u3 T% \) o' {! B employer? The truth is that you will never really know the corporate
0 P8 R2 t8 N2 |* X, b" _ culture after you have worked at the company for a number of months, __6__# Y% ~, Z( z* p6 H; p' A
but you can get close to it through research and observation. Under
3 S6 D0 R# W/ w3 B/ y( r -standing culture is a two-step process, starting with the research before __7__& @, O, X X( L( S& b
the interview and ending with observation at the interview. The bottom
" {: C V+ n, q" S line is that you are going to spend a lot of time on the work environment- __8__% L9 U) B& f0 y( ^! e
and to be happy, successful, and productive, you will want to be in
; `' [( i Z; ?( n; B* u& | a place where you fit for the culture, a place where you can have __9__
) m+ h! {3 s7 d s! `3 o ~) X& q: O voice, be respected, and have opportunities for growth. __10__ |