DOs :
Introduce yourself by your full name and title. Informality is not respected.
Welcome any invitation to engage in social interaction outside of work.
Learn to pronounce names correctly – even if it means a lot of practice.
DONTs:
Do not complain about or put down your organization or your home country.
If you are not proud of them, why should they be doing business with you?
Do not try to be humble by omitting earned degrees or titles. They are highly respected and carry a great deal of weight.
About Subbu Iyer
Subbu Iyer is an experienced professional in the outsourcing sphere with 20 plus years of experience. His knowledge and exposure to India pure play firms and trends in outsourcing is a force to reckon with. He advises senior leaders on outsourcing and talks regularly at seminars and forums in Asiapac, Europe and North America.
His breadth of US experience ranges from working with Silicon Valley start ups to, helping two of Big-3 firms to leverage offshore resources and playing a major role with building outsourcing relationships with top India pure play firms.
He lives in sunny FL with his wife and two wonderful kids.
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