Job interview practicing

Hey, guys; how are you doing?
While looking for some jobs, I thought I´d better start preparing for interviews. As the "talk about you" topic is many times asked, I decided to write a response to that, just to have an idea of how I´d cope with that in English. So, here it goes.

I believe that most of our characteristics are consequences of influences we receive. Considering that, the first thought that comes to my mind when describind myself is the place where I live: Capão Redondo, a region of São Paulo well-known for its poorness. People who live there know that life is not easy and that one must fight tirelessly to reach his/her objectives. This characteristic explains why we are able to wake up at 5 am and arrive back home just at 22 pm. I shall also say that I live in São Paulo, a cosmopolitan town where I could find many opportunities and a comprehensive diversity of people. Finally, being Brazilian, I stand cheerful and optimistic regardless how hard life may be.

My parents reinforced all these characteristics throughout my life; they also kept our house filled with books, eletronics devices that were intended to be taken apart and other objects that influenced on my tendency to be curious and, therefore, eager to learn.  (I'm not sure if I fully understand what you meant by electronic devices turned apart - so perhaps I haven't captured your intent here)

As I do not have money to burn, many of my achievements came from scholarships I got in schools, summer programms and English courses, for instance. Finally, I may complete add that I am stubborn persistent and eager for the opportunity to put all the things that I have learned into practice. Since I was 8 years old, I have had the dream of making the world a better place. This is the start of the realization of that dream.

Hope you liked it, my friends! Feel free to also say things about the content itself. I will really appreciate if you tell me wether the text sounds like English, I mean, if it doesn´t have structures and else of another language (portuguese, that is).
Thank you very much, hope you have a good weekend!

(ps - This was fantastic. I think your structure was very native-like (actually even more well-written). Amazing! And beautiful sentiment.

Job interview practicing

Hey, guys; how are you doing?
While looking for some jobs, I thought I´d better start preparing for interviews. As the "talk about you" topic is many times asked, I decided to write a response to that, just to have an idea of how I´d cope with that in English. So, here it goes.

I believe that most of our characteristics are consequences of influences we receive. Considering that, the first thought that comes to my mind when describind myself is the place where I live: Capão Redondo, a region of São Paulo well-known for its poorness. People who live there know tbatthat life is not easy and that one must fight tirelessly to reach his/her objectives. This characteristic explains why we are able to wake up at 5 am and arrive back home just at 22 pm. I shall also say that I live in São Paulo, a cosmopolitan town where I could find many opportunities and a comprehensive diversity of people. Finally, being brazilian, I stand cheerful and optimistic regardless of how hard life is/may be.

My parents reinforced all these characteristics all my life long; they also kept our house filled with books, eletronic devices turned apart (torned apart? dismantled?) and other objects that influenced on my tendency to be curious and, therefore, I'm eager to learn.

As I do not have money to burn, many of my achievements came from scholarships I got in schools, summer programs and English courses, for instance. Finally, I may complete add that I am stubborn, excited/eager to put things into practice and the dream I have had a dream since I was 8 years-old and it is changing to change the world.

Or: I have dreamed of changing the world ever since I was 8.


Hope you liked it, my friends! Feel free to also say things about the content itself. I will really appreciate if you tell me wether the text sounds like English, I mean, if it doesn´t have structures and else of another language (portuguese, that is).
Thank you very much, hope you have a good weekend!

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Great text! Very nice view, idea. I'm sure you'll do great on your interview. :)