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University of Waterloo – PD 1 p. 1 ASSIGNMENT 2: VALUES & COVER LETTERS Student Name: Gaurang Jindal Part B: Assess Company/Organization Culture Compatibility 1. Re-list your deal breaker values from Part A and choose one additional deal-breaker value. Identify whether or not you think the companies from the job postings you selected in Assignment 1 will satisfy each value. Quote and/or explain the specific evidence you found in your web search that supports your conclusion, and be sure to include why this evidence supports your conclusion. Make sure you cite this evidence properly wherever you use it, to acknowledge where you got the information from. If you really can’t say a clear yes or no, you can say maybe, but you will need to provide more evidence to explain why it might be a yes and why it might be a no. EXAMPLE Deal breaker values Satisfied? Yes or no Evidence (why do you think so)? Expertise/Mastery Yes The company’s career section of their website has a whole page dedicated to Development and Possibilities. They specifically state: “We believe in everyone’s ability to develop. Because as you grow, our company grows too” (Company, 2021). This makes me believe that my desire to learn and grow will be valued. Job Posting 1: Math - BMO Deal breaker value Satisfied? Yes or no Evidence (why do you think so?) Don’t forget to cite! 1. Respect yes I visited their site https://capitalmarkets.bmo.com/en/ and in the culture tab , it showed their values and events and it was clear that the company has dignity for all its employees and organise events regularly to show them gratitude. 2. Creativity yes Company has a wide range in different

University of Waterloo – PD 1 p. 2 industries and is also active in their R&D as per their website cited above. This shows that they have a room for creativity and innovations which makes the job more exciting. 3. Challenging Maybe Since BMO is in highly competitive market, it is evident that there must be some exciting challenges and difficult tasks as well which would be great for personal development. Job Posting 2: Math - Kofax Deal breaker value Satisfied? Yes or no Evidence (why do you think so?) Don’t forget to cite! 1. Creativity yes As per the job summary , job requires the individuals to work on their self projects and in teams. They also conduct research that involves critical thinking and innovation. 2. Respect yes Since it is a customer oriented company, it works towards in consumer satisfaction and treats their employees as a family which makes it evident that their employees would get respect. 3. Challenging yes The company's aim is to provide the best of all as cited on their website. This results in a special kind of challenges and innovations that the employees as expected to face. Also in their summary, there are many evidences that the job would be exciting and challenging at the same time. 2. Based on the results of the above charts, decide which company/organization (aka job posting) is a better fit with your deal-breaker values. Perhaps one of them satisfies more of your intrinsic values and the other more of your extrinsic values – does this factor into your decision? Perhaps one MIGHT satisfy a LOT of your values while another has clear evidence that it WILL satisfy a FEW of your values – is concrete online evidence important to you? Please provide reasons for your assessment of fit. Chosen Company/Job Posting: Math - BMO Explanation: As per thr company's job culture and reputation, I think that this would be able to better fit with my deal breaker values. This company provides more accurate information about their work culture which results in a confidence that I would have a satisfaction working with them.

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