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I am currently working at the organization in Geneva. My main responsibilities are undertaking research and providing advice for various international legal and administrative issues. I hold a master degree in law. I have been worked for several years in Japan and recently moved here in Geneva. I am looking for the class for preparing a job interview and for improving my communicating skill in English (and possibly French).
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Teacher Paul
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Feb 6, 2012
It was nice to meet you,Yusuke. Hope everything goes well for you. Study the interview questions and sample answers and you will be fine!Thank you, Paul.
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  • Answered
    With regard to the differences b/w 「思い」 and 「想い」. It might be difficult even for Japanese. Normally「思い」 and 「想い」, as is noun, can use interchangeably and there is no differences in its meaning. But there are some differences in its usage. According to its Chinese character, 「思い」 means “think with one's head” (it consists of Brain and Heart). So it is very neutral meanings. Therefore, newspaper or public literature mainly uses 「思い」 for expressing their thinking. On the other hand, 「想い」 means “think with one's heart” (it consists of Tree as subject and to see with Eye and think with Heart. And old meaning is "Hope".). So 「想い」 is often qualified by some feelings, such as 「熱い想い」 = passion for/aspiration,　「長年の想い」 = longstanding ambition etc. So it totally depend on user, if user want to emphasis on some feelings, it can be used 「想い」. However it is not always true, for example, “one-side love” can be used both words, 「片思い」「片想い」. Might be confused?
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    February 6, 2012
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    Sample Statement for Job Interview (Legal post at the NGO) The reason why I have a strong interest in the post of XXX is; this is a golden opportunity to demonstrate my research career and experiences as a practitioner in the field of law. First of all, I have a strong interest in the law, especially issues concerning environmental protection and natural resource management. These are a lot of emerging issues in the field of law, such as climate change, clean energy etc. Secondly, my working experiences in the national government, which was also legal related works, are challenging but rewarding very much, so I had strong desire to maintain involvement in this field. Fortunately, I was able to continue working in the field of at the current post, but still I have strong interest in the environmental issues (post duties). Thirdly, one of the reasons for applying this post is to know my evaluation from the outside. For these reasons, this Legal post is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet my interests and to demonstrate my academic career and work experiences. Then I believe that I can surely contribute the works of your Organization. Thank you,
    February 4, 2012
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    First notebook entry: Introducing myself I am currently working at the governmental organization in Geneva. I am semi-professional level in English and basic level in French. I have just started my work in this post from last July and this is my first long term works in overseas. The reason why I registered here is to brush up and improve my English communication skills, in particular, for job interviews.
    February 3, 2012
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