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A strange job interview
Today I had a very important meeting, a job interview with a local company. This company needs laywers in order to encourage other Spanish companies to begin trading with foreign countries.
Before going to the company's headquarter I was pretty nervous, it was my first serious chance to find a good job. I worked as a farmer, a janitor, and as logistic officer but I've never worked as a laywer.
I didn't earn a bachelor's degree in law and I have a master's degree to store freight in a warehouse!
It's good to note that Spain is swarming with young people who have studied at a university and they can´t find a jobs in their field, only jobs that deal with their bachelor's degrees.
When I arrived at the company office at half past four in the afternoon, I rang the doorbell and nobody got back to me although the CEO told me to the office at that time. I had to wait about 30 minutes to see the CEO.
The wait time was longer than the interview. During the interview the CEO asked no more than twelve questions, he only checked by asking me if the information on my CV was true. When the CV was checked he told me that maybe he would call me to work for them.
What is the point in interviewing without asking questions about the applicant?0 votedMarch 7, 20140A Sad Day
Today ,when I'm at the laboratory,I touched my cup carelessly. The water spill on my laptop. Although I cuted the power fastly ,it didn't worked still.
Today while I was at the laboratory, I bumped my cup. The water spilled on my laptop. Although I cut the power quickley, it still didn't work.
0 votedMarch 7, 20140Career Expectations
For my major in Spanish, I decided to apply for volunteer work in Ecuador after college. That decision was a turning point in my life. I learned how to fit into the local society and I met many friends from all over the world. My volunteer work was teaching Chinese in Spanish. Because the teaching method was different from the prior Chinese teacher, I did not have an easy start. But I kept communicating with the children and added games to the class. We got along with each other, and the children liked my Chinese class. We still keep in touch. I learned the meaning of independence, backpacking, and team work at that time.
I am interested in doing volunteer work in language, performing arts, athletics, in children’s homes, etc. I like team work, learning new things and making new friends. For me, volunteer work is not only about helping people because it also makes me feel accomplished. It’s a spiritual satisfaction.
After my experience in Ecuador, I studied hotel management while attending [name of your university]. For social experience, I did housekeeping in Urban Hotel 33 on the weekends. After I graduate from the university, I would like to work in the front office. I like to communicate with people from different cultures and backgrounds. I understand this industry is challenging, but I would like to try my best to develop my career in this field.
For the global village[I'm not sure what you mean here], I would like to live in a foreigner country for 3-5 years. I really enjoy the multicultural world.Overall you did very well writing this passage. There were two things that I added brackets to that I couldn't quite understand so you may want to phrase them differently.
0 votedMarch 5, 20141- Dear Hiring Manager, I had an interview last month with Mr.Rodriguez and after a few days I was told that I was hired. But days later I was informed that the project was put on hold. According to the agency the employer hasn't mentioned if they still wanted to hire me or the other international students, or if the decision to hire us was cancelled. I am eager to know if I will be working in this company three months from now. Since I don't know whom to ask I wrote this e-mail and am hoping you can give me a response. Thank you for your time. I am looking forward to your reply. Sincerely, H0 votedMarch 5, 20140
An assignment from Coursera
One week ago, my aunt, her husband, my parents, and their friends gathered at my house for a reunion. I've always been scared to entertain in my home whenever they come over to relax. My aunt loves singing, she has an extraordinary voice and so does my dad. He often sings four hours a day to satisfy his hobby. It was very noisy and it nearly forced any introvert like me go insane.
I made a decision move to the balcony, which was a seperate area that somewhat more quiet. I wanted to be alone. While I was concentrating on practicing English pronunciation, the screen of the laptop went black suddenly, no warning status, no signals. I was initially worried, thinking that there was something wrong with the program. Fortunately I only had a wireless connection problem. Nonetheless, it was not a serious problem like I had thought it was. I managed to solve it easily and obtained some knowledge about the computer. How sensational that evening was!
Notes: I had forgotten to charge the computer after unplugging the cord.
Thanks for correcting my assignment!!!0 votedMarch 5, 20142Hello, my friends!
Hello, my friends! My name is Hossam and I'm from Egypt. Since I began learning English I have loved the language. I want to visit Europe, America and Britain in the future. I would love to have friends from all over the world. I would like one to help me improve my English, and I would like to teach him Arabic.
Thank you.0 votedMarch 4, 20140
