2. Global mindset (Connect, Perform)
Read the scenario and then answer the questions that follow.
Carly is applying for a position at a multinational corporationthat will require her to work with people in other countries.Fortunately, she has experience doing this. To prepare for herinterview, she is reviewing instances when she demonstrated aglobal mindset during her previous job. She knows that she willshow the interviewer she has a global mindset by telling abouttimes she has appreciated and influenced individuals, groups,organizations, and systems with different social, cultural,political, institutional, intellectual, and psychologicalcharacteristics.
1--- Carly could best show the interviewer that she possessesthe psychological dimension of the global mindset bydiscussing:
a. How much she enjoyed improving her conversational German byliving with a host family for one semester in college
b. How she was able to build strong, mutually trustingrelationships with colleagues at manufacturing facilities in theRuhr in Germany
c. How fluent she is in German and how knowledgeable she isabout German literature, film, and music
2---Carly interviews for the job—and she gets it! Her new bosssays that what impressed him most was her global mindset, and hewants her to be a role model for other employees in the company.How can Carly best demonstrate how one acquires a global mindset?Check all that apply.
-Taking the position that the way most Americans do things isbest and people in other countries should adapt to it
-Opting for assignments that will not involve travel to othercountries
-Cultivating relationships with immediate coworkers from othercultures and people within and outside the organization in othercountries
-Expressing a consistent curiosity about world affairs and theinternational business environment