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PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:15 pm 
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damn! i got turned down for another job today. i felt i had this sure but apparently, my translation skills are not good enough for these guys, although all my english teachers had told me that i have a very good knowledge of the language.

they made me a test, it was really easy, too easy to be true, and i think i had very few mistakes [about 2 or 3 if much], so i don't know how they say i didn't reach the B+

i'm mad, sad and disappointed.

i feel i'm a complete fail

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:26 pm 
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Do you get much chance to use conversational English?

There's always going to be differences in the way a language is used in conversation than it's 'proper' form...

this quote for example:
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i feel i'm a complete fail


The correct word to use would be "failure".

And there's no reason to feel like a failure unless you either don't try at all or give up completely. Try again later and it may go better?

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
PostPosted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:35 pm 
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yeah, i know i have some trouble with conversational, but still, it wasn't even part of the test.

i just feel terrible because i've been looking for a job for nearly two years and i get turned down from all of them...i still dunno why, it's not i don't have a degree [i'm a journalist] or that i show up all messy and late to the interviews. *sigh*

if i'm employed now it's because my uncle is friend of the boss here, so he asked him for a little favor for me, if not i'd still be desperately looking for a job, or making my way through the desert and into the US, illegally, of course.

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
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vatna wrote:
yeah, i know i have some trouble with conversational, but still, it wasn't even part of the test.

i just feel terrible because i've been looking for a job for nearly two years and i get turned down from all of them...i still dunno why, it's not i don't have a degree [i'm a journalist] or that i show up all messy and late to the interviews. *sigh*

if i'm employed now it's because my uncle is friend of the boss here, so he asked him for a little favor for me, if not i'd still be desperately looking for a job, or making my way through the desert and into the US, illegally, of course.



you should try reading a lot of books in English to work on improving your language skills. I found that over the years my vocabulary has grown considerably due to reading so much.
And getting a good job isn't easy anywhere from what I can tell- maybe ask about why you're not given a job position you interview for- sometimes that can give you some insight about what a person is looking for when they want to hire someone new.

best of luck to you.

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
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thanks!

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
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huh...reading this made me realize what i must sound like when i speak spanish...
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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
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vatna wrote:
yeah, i know i have some trouble with conversational, but still, it wasn't even part of the test.

i just feel terrible because i've been looking for a job for nearly two years and i get turned down from all of them...i still dunno why, it's not i don't have a degree [i'm a journalist] or that i show up all messy and late to the interviews. *sigh*

if i'm employed now it's because my uncle is friend of the boss here, so he asked him for a little favor for me, if not i'd still be desperately looking for a job, or making my way through the desert and into the US, illegally, of course.


"networking" is perhaps one of the worst things that humanity has invented

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
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glorified_version wrote:
vatna wrote:
yeah, i know i have some trouble with conversational, but still, it wasn't even part of the test.

i just feel terrible because i've been looking for a job for nearly two years and i get turned down from all of them...i still dunno why, it's not i don't have a degree [i'm a journalist] or that i show up all messy and late to the interviews. *sigh*

if i'm employed now it's because my uncle is friend of the boss here, so he asked him for a little favor for me, if not i'd still be desperately looking for a job, or making my way through the desert and into the US, illegally, of course.


"networking" is perhaps one of the worst things that humanity has invented


Why? Because your network sucks?

Personally, I think networking is great. It saved me quite a bit of trouble, that's for sure...

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
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$úñ_DëV|L wrote:
Why? Because your network sucks?


And do I really care what you think sucks? :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: unemployable
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glorified_version wrote:
$úñ_DëV|L wrote:
Why? Because your network sucks?


And do I really care what you think sucks? :lol:


Obviously since you keep responding...

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