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expects from its employees. This mission statement was plainly
written on their Web site.

It is our goal to foster an environment of creativity and coopera-
tion, where each employee can participate in the company mis-
sion: to create, and continue to improve upon, a product that
serves the community and the world as a leader in the pursuit
of knowledge and information.

Remember our list of personal traits in Chapter 2? This compa-
ny is telling you right here in its mission statement what it is look-
ing for.
Having read and absorbed the mission statement, you might
want to emphasize the following qualities (and others you have
that seem to match their values) if you were seeking employment
there:

• Creative
• Self-motivated
• Innovative
• Team oriented
• Experienced in handling interpersonal communication
• Inventive
• Experienced in problem solving

Company Culture

By company culture we mean the norms of behavior (formal, infor-
mal, competitive, cooperative) that are or are not expected or
offered in the everyday work environment. Company culture
may refer to many things such as the following:

• Manner of dress (formal business attire versus
casual dress)
• Means of communication (e-mail, phone, or just drop-
ping by someone’s office)
• Treatment of superiors, subordinates, and peers
• Use of first names or last names

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