Different cultures don't see the world in the same way. What an American thinks is perfect manners may look imperfect to a business colleague from another culture. Even the appropriate amount of personal space between two strangers varies around the world. Mastering different cultural etiquette and protocol helps you make a good first impression. Different Cultures, Different Manners American businesspeople have an understanding of proper business etiquette: Dress professionally, show up on time, have a firm but not crushing handshake, show respect for your superiors without groveling and so on. Look around the world, though, and you find different cultural etiquette and protocol in operation. Punctuality. In German eyes, time is money. Wasting time by showing up late is disrespectful. In Brazil, meetings often run late, and leaving early is bad manners. In Italy and France, meeting start times are guidelines, not commitments. Business wear. In many American businesses, you can get by with business casual.
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Regardless of whether a cover letter is required or optional, you should always submit one. Repeat after me: I will always submit a cover letter! When applying through a web portal, if the site provides a space to write the cover letter in plain text, copy and paste your cover letter and include hyperlinks in parentheses. Also, always also upload a hyperlinked PDF version of your cover letter. Some web portals will prompt you to upload a cover letter and provide a separate prompt/box to upload your resume. In that case, prepare two PDF files (a one-page cover letter and a one-page resume) and submit both separately within the same application. If the web portal doesn't have a separate upload box for your cover letter, merge the two PDF files (Learn how to combine PDF files by reading this article), your cover letter and your resume, to create a two-page PDF document. Then upload that document to the resume field. If you are applying for a job by email, the same rule applies: always submit a cover letter with your resume.