B: Mr Black, nice to meet you.A: Nice to meet you, too.B: Welcome to our company.I’m …, sales representative from our institute.It’s a great honor to introduce our institute to you.I wish your visit will be fruitful and happy and lead to further cooperation between us.A: I hope too.I know very few about your company in Tanzania, would you mind give me a detailed introduction about your company? B: Yes.Our company, Harbour and Channel Survey &Design Institute, HCI in short, is one of sub-companies of CRCC.Listed in Hongkong and Shanghai, CRCC is one of the world’s most powerful and largest integrated construction group, is the largest engineering contractor in China, also China’s largest overseas engineering contractor.So you can be fully aured to do busine with us as we have strong financial support from mother group and reliable credibility.A: Wonderful.Your company sounds good in the construction industry, What’s your busine scope? B: HCI can independently provides service of the planning, consultation, design, project contracting, survey and research of harbour, channel, ship repair and building yard, navigable structure etc.which got good appraise from the clients.A: How about your quality management? I think it is important to the project.A good project management can bring good benefits, at the same time, the quality of engineering is good too, but on the contrary, poor management will lead to poor project.B: Absolutely.HCI always pays high attention to quality control, regarding quality as the lifeline of the company.HCI paed the certification of Quality Management System Iso 9001.HCI poees Cla A qualifications for waterway transportation and engineering survey and Cla-A qualification for consultancy of harbour, river and sea engineering.Since its founding in 1984, HCI has undertaken more than 400 projects and has won over 40 national and provicial level awards for the works performed.A: what’s your human resource strength? For a company, human resource is more important than equipment.Most of project requires a lot of profeional and technical personnel.B: I totally agree with you.HCI has a full range of disciplines and a powerful technical strength.Of all 120 staff members, over 80% are technical people, 35% senior engineers , 38% engineers.17% aociate engineers.A: Ok, you know the competition in construction industry is fierce at present, your company must have some sustainable development measures.Can you tell me your prospect? B: With the economic globalization, we start to conduct technical exchanges and cooperation with compnies from quite a number countries and regions, including Tanzania, Papa New Genea, Indonesia, Tailand, Hongkong and Macau.We are confident in the future overseas engineering market and welcome the foreigner partners like you to conduct cooperation with us.A: I’m interested in your overseas project.How do you do it when have overseas project? B: Well, we have three main production departments: harbour, channel and survey and a planning and operating department which is responsible for market development, customer service and coordination pf customers and production department and so on.Briefly, once we get an oversea project, we’ll promtly select expeienced technical staff from these 4 departments to form a temporary division to carry out the work.We mainly conduct the preliminary work for a project such as on-site survey and preparing preliminary report for empoyer’s reference and technical consultancy during the engineering construction.A: I see.So, what’s your job? The better understanding of each other will contribute to our cooperation.B: Well, I work mainly as interpreter in oversea busine division of planning and oparation department.My main task is to translate all kinds of documents such as letters, emails, reports,etc.and interaction with customers by email, phonecalls meeting and visit.and other officework aigned by my head of department on a daily basis.A: That sounds good.It is a very important position, we will have more contact if you have any project in our country B: Mr.Black, for our further succful and pleasant cooperation, proper busine courtesy is important.Could you give me some suggestion to the special busine etiquette I should pay attention to if I go to work in your country?
A:Yes, well, local beliefs remain prevalent in custom and culture while Most Tanzanians believe in Islam or Christianity.So do not use left hand when eating, or touching another person.No “13” means to bring bad luck and pork is a taboo is some areas. It’s rude to let the bottom of one’s foot point at someone.B: what’s about your meeting etiquette? A:For the busine meeting manner, I suggest:
1、best to show up on time for a meeting even though you may end up waiting.
2、Higher ups are usually greeted first, then other men and lastly women.
3、Small talk and greetings are an important aspect of Tanzanian society and you should start every meeting by greeting.proper topic include family, children, home, work, etc.B: Thank you Mr.Black, your suggestion is very useful for us.Next I will show you the offices arounds and then we will have a welcome banquet for you. A: Thank you for your kindne.
