...As a tenth grade English teacher at Port St. Lucie High School, I had the opportunity to sit and interview a student, “John,” on his experiences with learning English as a second language, and how he perceives himself – and believes others perceive him – in an English-speaking environment. This interview took place after school on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. John and I began our conversation with acquiring background information. John and his family (father, mother, and two older sisters) moved to Tampa, Florida in 2009 from El Salvador. John was nine years old when the family immigrated. They lived for four months with John’s grandmother, who had travelled earlier to secure residence for the family. John’s father had secured an excellent new job opportunity in information technology that could not be rejected. The family knew basic English, according to John, but spoke and wrote solely in Spanish. When they moved to Florida, John’s...
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...A: Mr. Doherty, you are putting your dream into practice, aren’t you? B: Yes. There are two things I have always wanted to do---write and live on a farm. Today I’m doing both. I am not in E.B. White’s class as a writer or in my neighbors’ league as a farmer, but I’m getting by. A: Compared with the life in the city, how do you like the life here in the countryside？ B: I can say my wife and I have finally found contentment here in the country after years of frustration with the city and suburban living. A: Could you talk about your life here? B: Well, it is a self-reliant sort of life, and a satisfying life too. We grow nearly all of our fruits and vegetables. Our hens keep us in eggs. In the summer we canoe on the river, go picnicking in the woods and take long bicycle rides, and we ski and skate in the winter. We get excited about sunsets. A: How nice it is! It’s really a desirable life. Then have you encountered any /some difficulty? B: Yes. The good life can get pretty tough (15). In the first winter, we were buried under five feet of snow from December through March. One storm after another blasted huge drifts up against the house and barn (33). When spring came, it brought a flood. The river overflowed, covering much of our land for weeks (37). A: You are so busy, then do you have time for writing? B: I manage to spend 50 to 60 hours a week at the typewriter or doing reporting for the freelance articles I sell to magazines and newspapers (24). Thanks...
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...外企面试最常用的八大英文问题及高分回答 来源：过来人求职网 发布日期：2012-06-29 点击：1264次 [收藏] 外企面试最常用的八大英文问题及高分回答 每年的12月到次年2月都是职场人士跳槽的“多发期”，而大多数白领的新的工作意向是薪水高、福利好的外资企业。很多人从接到面试通知的电话起，心里就开始紧张，不用说想到要用英语面试、老外老板亲切却又让人紧张微笑、看似简单而又机关重重的问题……其实，只要提前准备一下，就可以避免因胡言乱语而失去你梦想工作的可能。 1. Tell me about yourself. 这是一个面试问题中的经典头道开胃菜。铁芸说这个问题主要考察求职者的个性是否符合公司的企业文化，所以回答的时候要尽量贴近这个公司的情况来推销自己的特点。比如这个公司是属于汽车行业，那么你就该回答: “Driving is my hobby. I really love the feeling of running on the road and I take cars as my best friends.” 总之是要找到自己跟这个公司的一个切合点，让面试官了解你充分适合这个环境。 自己优缺点： 2. What are your three greatest strengths? 铁芸说回答这个问题的时候不可以含混不清，不可以只是简单回答 “I’m really organized, punctual and get along well with others.” 简洁、精炼，找到这个公司所看重的特长，是回答这个问题的关键。比如要应聘金融行业，可是说 “I think my three strongest strengths are details-oriental, patient and cautious.” 但是如果应聘者是一个销售精英，可以说:“I think my strongest strengths are aggressive, hard working and communicative.”总之，需要考虑到应聘公司及职务的需要来选择表现自己的优势 3. What are your three greatest weaknesses? 铁芸强调，能够为公司增值永远是老板的最爱，老板都愿意找到一个了解、热爱工作，并能够为公司创造价值的员工。所以不要很诚实的把自己的毛病暴露出来，而是要策略的选择一些能够为自己加分的缺点。比如:“I am a perfectionist and I pay very much attention to details. Sometimes I am quite captious.” 4. Why are you interested in working for our company? 这个问题主要考察应聘者是否对这个工作进行了了解，或者是否真正有兴趣，所以需要围绕整个公司的具体情况，让面试官知道你很清楚这个公司的运营模式，以及对这项工作非常积极。因此不要以“It seemed like a good career move, ”或是 "I haven't been able to find anything else interesting.”为开始。如果能有一些实际问题回答的话，就会更大的加分，铁芸建议应聘者可以这样: “I read an article in the...
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...The Professional Review Interview The interview will be conducted in English. Your application documents will have been reviewed by the Interview Panel in advance of the interview date and will be referenced throughout the interview. The Professional Review Interviewers will assess your performance at the interview in relation to how: 1. Your academic qualifications, knowledge and theoretical understanding have been applied to your work 2. Your vocational experience has reached an appropriate level overall for you to demonstrate Mandatory Competences 3. Your responsibility has progressed towards Professional status Interview Structure The interview will consist of general and technical parts and last between 40 and 60 minutes in total. Although there is no set order for this, the following is a general guide for the format the interview may take: Introduction and Career Review: Greeting, introduction, aims and structure of the interview Personal history relating to career progression – based on the Career Overview Report The Technical Part: 10 minute presentation You make a short 10 minute introductory presentation which can be paper based but predominately verbal (no electronic medium) to introduce a project/s or piece/s of work referenced in your Mandatory Competence Attainment Report General discussion, questioning and conclusions: You will be expected to answer questions from the Interview Panel to ensure you have achieved all of the Mandatory Competences (IEng) Current...
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...Cody Westwood 6/17/2015 Amanda Miller English 101 A Lot of Chili and an Interview. Throughout life one will most definitely find themselves nervously googling how to prepare for a job interview. Or find themselves as the host of a super bowl party with no idea what food to make to or how to make it for a large party of people. That is why the authors of “How to Interview” and “…Chili for Fifty” wrote their essays, to help others. At a first glance someone wouldn’t think that the essays have anything in common. Once one takes a deeper look into them it can be found that both essays can be useful to a young adult audience and offer helpful steps to completing separate tasks in everyday life. This is all done by using different writing techniques. Although both have a similar purpose the way each task is explained is different. For example, in”…Chili for Fifty” Eric Michalski says “… you could boil a cow’s head in. (Don’t ask how I know.)”(Michalski 359), “I hate Jalapenos” (Michalski 361), and “If you plan on moving the chili pot, which you shouldn’t, potholders are useful.” (Michalski 359). These examples show that Michalski uses a more informal tone, almost as if the reader is having a conversation with the author about how to make the chili. This makes the essay more enjoyable to read with his personal touch. In the article from Monster.com on interviewing the text is laid out in a more formal manner. The author uses bolded headings such as “Be Prepared to talk about...
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...important data from organization. 4. In case of personal or sensitive questions, researcher should give time to respondents to think about it, and refuse to participate in study. Researcher or trained staff of appropriate sex can be used to reduce embarrassment cause. For example, suppose questions are related to female product, then it will be better to select female staff to do the research. 5. Proper, Unbiased and accurate information collection Marketing researcher should collect accurate information and report to the research organization & client without any bias. The American Marketing association has established code of ethics i.e. principles of ethical practices of marketing research. We are explaining these points in simple English. These guidelines are for Research users, interviewers and research practitioners. (Please note: The original language & statements of Marketing research code of ethics given by American Marketing association may differ from this content). 1. The researcher should collect information for specific...
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...Professionalism can be describe as; “The strict adherence to courtesy, honesty and responsibility when dealing with individuals or other companies in the business environment. This trait often includes a high level of excellence going above and beyond basic requirements.” However, work ethic is usually concerned with the personal values demonstrated by business owners or entrepreneurs and instilled in the company’s employees. The good work ethic may include completing tasks in a timely manner with the highest quality possible and taking pride in completed tasks. Considering the paragraph I just mentioned and taking the Business Professionalism class here at Kirkwood. The class itself has put these two factors, along with other important subjects, first impressions, cultural awareness, dining etiquette, professional organizations (D.E.C.A), clear communication, professional communication and add networking to complete the overall class curriculum. Learning about these subjects has been enlightening and a good refresher course for preparing for life in business after school. What I will do now is elaborate on what specific professional skills and knowledge from these topics I learned. My thoughts on first impressions in a business, is as taught in the class. You must be dressed to impress, but not only look the part. You must show that you are a polished individual in the art of professionalism because it only takes three to five seconds to make a first impression. Speaking clearly...
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...the last two places. The hiring process for new associates used to begin in the fall. The process after that can be broken up into three stages. Each of these stages helped the company make a decision about the candidate and is a key decision point for the firm. The working process is mainly divided in three stages: The purpose of the first one is to see if the candidate has real interest on the company by conducting informal interviews with students in the office in advance of official first- round interviews. These interviews were not part of formal process,that process was to know how serious and enthusiastic the candidates were and a chance to learn more about the firm. In this round interviewers are also instructed to test for culture fit. In the second one the candidates have an interview with an associate who will decide if they have the profile to be promoted into the final round. In this last filter 30 candidates are invited to the Giants Stadium where senior employees interview them five half-hour sessions with short breaks. When the interviews are done, the seniors hold a meeting where they decide which candidates must hire. Candidates invited to Super Saturday will be given the case study to...
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...Memo To: Assistant From: Ben Lubbock Date: 24/04/14 Re: P4 Plans for the interview Barista interviews Interview times and candidate selection We are going to go ahead with a one on one interview with our candidates at different times on the 30th of April. All the candidates selected have to have met our selection criteria. We have chosen a one on one interview so that we can get to know the candidate better than we would in a group interview. Interview tasks We will ask the candidates to serve a coffee to the interviewer because as a job which involves serving coffee it is important that we know they serving capabilities. The interviewer will take the role of a rude impatient customer in this task to see how the candidate can cope with his. Customer service in the interview The customer service department will be used in the interview to give a short presentation on our expectations on customer service. We will then question the candidate about customer service. Barista selection Once all the interviews are complete we will make our decision after reviewing the interviews and then tell the candidate in the next two days if they have got the job. Interview questions * How has your day been today? * Did you get here ok today? * What is your favourite type of coffee? * What has made you apply for the job? * What is your job history like? * Have you had any experience in a similar role? * How did you find your experience? ...
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...questions they wanted to investigate were: 1. “Given the language requirements of horizontal communication in MNC’s, what kind of problem do staff experience?” 2. “Given modern language and communication training methodology, how could in-company language training be harnessed to improve international horizontal communication in an MNC? * * They analyzed a Finland based MNC (Kone Elevators?) where the corporates official language is English. * * The Reasons were they wanted to gain in-depth understanding of different ways communication goes between subsidiary staff (lower staff) in different countries. * * * Interviews: * * The interviews were with Kone staff, and there was an analysis of the company’s language and communication training program. * * The interviews were made with levels 1. Top management 2. Middle management 3. Operating management * * The Interviewees were from different countries (Europe, Mexico, and the far east.) and the interviews were spoken in different languages depending on the nationality who they were asking questions to. * * The Kone key informants (person who gives information to others) where interviewed on the telephone and email: 1. The specific role that language is perceived to play in horizontal communication. 2. Language training in Kole * * Those informants intervewees represented: 1. Human resources 2. Language training...
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...SG Cowen: a Case Study Group One Patrick De Nava Sean Fagan Chelsea Green Leonard Keefer Rose Martinez sg SG Cowen: a Case Study Group One Patrick De Nava Sean Fagan Chelsea Green Leonard Keefer Rose Martinez sg “We’re looking for a few good men.” The Marines have been using this slogan for well over two hundred years, and while the message is the same, the recruiting methods have changed dramatically. We’re going to look at how one company, S.G. Cowen, goes about the business of filling its employee roster. Recruiting Process SG Cowen is an investment bank that was formed by the acquisition of Cowen and Company, a small but well respected investment bank known for quality research and equity sales, by Societe Generale, an international bank based in France. The new firm is comprised of about 1,500 professionals who specialize in health care and technology. The firm looks to hire about 30 associates each year, with about many of them coming from third year analysts being promoted. Some of the new recruits are business school students who start as interns after their sophomore year in school and are hired after completing two years of summer internship. Other associates are recruited from top business schools. SG Cowen’s process for recruiting new employees is both strategic and well developed. SG Cowen begins the recruiting process each fall by holding informational presentations at its core business schools, such as NYU, Cornell, USC, and Notre Dame. ...
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...In the ‘Blue Peter’ interview with JK Rowling, author of the 'Harry Potter' books, the questions that were asked were planned, open and friendly. They seemed planned because when the kids were asking the questions, one of them seemed like they were trying to remember her question word for word. The questions were pretty open because JK Rowling had the freedom to answer the questions with any answer rather than a simple yes or no. Since it was young children, mainly girls, who were asking the questions and because the kids were fans of her books, the questions were friendly. The structure of the interview was so that the kids or interviewers were sitting around the interviewee, JK Rowling. She was sat on a throne-like chair in the middle of the room with all the interviewers around her. There were also a few adults in the room with the kids to help with them. The reason children were used to interview JK Rowling was because they were all fans of the series and were different ages, although they were mainly girls, there were one or two boys there and this was creating a variety of questions within the room. During the interview, when she was asked a question, she gave a mix of long and short answers and she kept eye contact with the child who asked the question. She also made faces when explaining something and used formal Standard English but it a slightly simpler way so the kids can understand. JK Rowling also used a range of short answers and long answers just like the...
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...your customer, their existing system, and what they are looking to accomplish. In the first portion of this assignment, we’ll make some decisions as to how to approach a client, picking an interview structure, and selecting questions for an interview. The second portion of this assignment will cover explaining to a customer why the information gathering technique known as Prototyping is a viable option, and how it can actually aid in users understanding and expressing their own needs. Part 1 – Interviewing the Chief Accountant The first step to approaching an interview is undoubtedly preparation. I would read as much information about the background of the company as I could from any number of sources. Some good suggestions on where I can find some of this information are places such as an annual report, a corporate newsletter, press releases, or even the internet (Kendall and Kendall, 2012). The better prepared I am, the more at ease I will be during the interview. I’m a firm believer that the more intelligently you can speak to someone about their products or company, the more at ease they become with you. For my interview approach, I have decided to use the funnel structure, beginning with some general, open ended questions, and then getting more detailed as the interview progresses. My reasoning behind this; top executives in a company, in my opinion, are very adamant about who’s in charge. They did not get to where they are by letting people step all over...
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...Job interview. Introduction. 1-Introduce yourself/ tell me about yourself. -when introducing urself in a job interview, notice that you're talking to your employer, so your language must be formal and polite, you're not talking to your friend. -Avoid personal information unless it's relevant to the job. Other than that he doesn't care to know how many friends you have or what food do u like. However sometimes personal details is important if it affects certain jobs such as if you're married or single. - What the interviewer needs to know is what requirements u have which makes u good for the job. - How to start? Introducing urself in a job interview is different from introducing in normal situation, here u just start by telling the interviewer your name, age and education. For example, my name is Hend. .... -next move on to the more important details that the interviewer needs to know about u: why are you interested in this position? What makes you qualified for the job?... here u need to highlight your qualifications and personal skills that are relevant to the job. -For instance if you're applying to work as English language teacher, he doesn't need to know about your atheistic skills and how good u play football, u would want to let him know why are u suitable for this particular job.. so u can say that you're good with students, you've studied alot of teaching methods and that you can work under pressure. So be relevant. -prove that you are the...
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...friend (who acted as a doctor) for an hour and the doctor came in with his earphone. When the doctor examined my mouth, he showed the awful expression, this showed that he did not respect his patient at all. In this scene, I personally feel that as a doctor, we have to be punctual and patients are our priority. In the second scene, there was an interview which was held outdoor. A lady fainted( who was actually an interviewer), when the 1st interviewee passed by, she did not care her at all as she took the interview as her priority. However, when the second interviewer passed by, he threw away his documents and asked someone to call ambulance. This showed that he was caring and of course he was accepted by the medical school. I am very happy to become part of my group although we did not get into the final. I have learnt how to cooperate with others and we have to come out with the idea in a short period. Besides that, I learnt that as a doctor, we have to know how to socialise with people. We do have to help people without boundaries such as race, sex and religion. Furthermore, I do agree with the facilitator that IMU is an English speaking campus, so we shall not use other languages during any performance or presentation. This is one of the ways to show that we respect other...
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