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On my first job interview in English Recently I had a job interview for 25 minutes with skype. In the first 10 minutes, I presented on my previous work. I felt the reactions of referees were not bad since they listened to my presentation nodding. After that, we proceeded a question time but I felt difficulty because I often could not understand their questions. I could understand them only after asking again. One reason is that I could not hear unclear voice in my present skill of hearing. The referees were in a meeting room, and their camera and microphone seemed to be attached near a ceiling of the room. Their voice was sometimes a little bit unclear with echo and the speed of speaking was fast for me. Unfortunately, I did not get the job. The considerable reasons for the failure may be not only the hearing problem but also some, such as matching between my skill and them, presence of stronger competitors. However, at least, I did not practice to listen to unclear voice. Although until the interview I had repeatedly practiced English conversation in skype English lessons, the language teachers always used a head set with a microphone and spoke slowly, therefore I could hear them very clearly. The interview is a good experience for me and is my first step. Listening in different environments from different persons is my next task.

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On my first job interview in English

Recently I had a job interview for 25 minutes by Skype. In the first 10 minutes, I presented on my previous work. I felt the reactions of the interviewers were not bad since they nodded as they listened to my presentation. After that, we proceeded to question time but I had difficulty with that part because I often could not understand their questions. I could understand them only after asking again. One reason is that I can not understand unclear voices at my present English level. The interviewers were in a meeting room, and their camera and microphone seemed to be attached near the ceiling of the room. Their voices were sometimes a little bit unclear with echos and the speed of speaking was fast for me. Unfortunately, I did not get the job.

The considerable reasons I did not get the job may include not only the language problem but also my skills compared to what they were looking for and the presence of stronger competitors.
I had never practiced listening to unclear voices that were distorted or had noise in the background. Although Until the interview I had repeatedly practiced English conversation in Skype English lessons. The language teachers always used a head set with a microphone and spoke slowly, therefore I could hear them very clearly. The interview was a good experience for me and is my first step. Listening in different environments to different people is my next task.

**Good luck in your job hunt!

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Thank you, Luan! I'm fine now. Good luck to all of us. We are good learners of English.
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Great text! I believe you and certanly you'll get a job soon... I have no doubts that you are study hard and probably you have learned a lot in this experience.
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Thank you for your comments. I will do my best next time. I believe I have a chance.
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I have ever gotten like this. But, I was more lucky than you, I passed. Hope you getting the best next time.

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