In my opinion, English is essential as it is a universal language
used in today’s world. Being a student not only allows me to practice written
and verbal communication skills, it can also build up my proficiency in English
which will in turn, be beneficial for future job interviews and future
workplace.
Based on my past experience as an interviewee for an event
coordinator job position, I did not do well for the interview as I had
difficulty expressing myself considering my poor English foundation. This
reflects a poor self-image. On top of that, my interviewer was a Caucasian who
used some profound words, which left me speechless at times as I could not
understand him. This had led me to disappointment and regret for not building
strong English foundation. As a result, I was not offered the job. However, one
valuable takeaway was that I realized English plays a key role in our everyday
lives. For instance, if I had a strong base in English, there will be a higher
chance of acing the interview.
As a college student now, I am happy to be able to attend a module
called Effective Communication which covers presentation skills, writing of
formal letters and technical report writing. This will be useful for my other
school assignments and projects as well. A consistent practice in English
skills will provide me a good head start towards my future career, be it job
interviews, presentations or writing reports. Besides what is taught in school,
I can nurture the habit of doing more self-reading on various articles such as
newspapers or books, which will improve my English written and communication
skills. There goes a saying; “There is never an end to learning.” Nothing is
impossible as long as we put our heart into it.
Hello Max,
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed an inspiring post, emphasizing the never-ending learning journey of our English knowledge and its importance. I am sorry to hear about the job you did not manage to secure! However, I am sure that after the Effective Communication module, all of us will be able to learn more with regards to English and its many applications, which we will deem extremely useful once we get into the working society. From your post, I can sense that you are very keen and eager to better yourself in the English language. Without a doubt, I'm sure you will be able to do so with such passion. :)
Besides that, after reading your post, I felt that it is of utmost relevance to the topic given regarding the importance of the English language to you. You managed to review your past experiences and analyze what you could improve on when another such situation arises in the future, which in this case was improving your English foundation to perform well in future interviews. The post also ended off with such an inspiring quote, such that I feel motivated to improve myself in this language as well. Good job!
Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteGreat that your post have closely followed the Gibbs' model expressing your feeling so. Interesting and detailed experience you have provided. I agree with what you said about there is never an end to learning .
However, i believe that you could respond better as the post did not really mention about the importance of English to you, apart from the takeaway you learnt from the experience you mentioned above.
Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your feedback, I will follow the Gibb’s model closely for my reflective writing in the future!
You have a great and inspirational blog post.
I certainly agree with you that building your proficiency in English will be a plus point for your future job opportunities. After all, attending an interview creates the first impression with your interviewer.
Despite not being selected for the position, I am sure that this experience had motivated you to improve your communication skills. I am confident you will be able to ace your interview in the future. All the best! :)
Hi max,
ReplyDeleteIt was a motivational write up about how you are willing to give your best to better yourself in language usage. It can made me ponder if my command of english is good enough in this time and age. I agree with your point about there is never an end to learning and I am sure each and every one of us are learning about something new in our daily lives daily.
I feel that having a good command of english language should not be a flaw about yourself. Perhaps you could yourself more confidence in your language usage. We are only human to not understand or know everything. I definitely do not know many english words but I must sound confident about my own language.
I feel that in this modern society, employers are actually looking for someone who is not only willing to learn but also be confident about his own abilities. Nonetheless, I feel that this was a job well done and I would like to post you these two questions. How are you going to be more confident in your own language use and what are your action plans following this disappointment?