wamba
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I wanted to open a new thread for all those applicants who do not have english as their mother tongue, live in countries where english is not the first language and therefore, are worried about their language skills during interviews as they dont speak it on a daily basis. I'm one of them.
Let's help each other with precious advices.
1. travel to US should be scheduled some days before interview, 7 to 14 days better, in order to get used to the local accent. I know this would be impossible for most applicants as time and money are important issues. But if you have family or friends in the states try to "exploit" their hospitality.
2. The days before interview try to practise english with as many locals as you can
3. prepare the answers of the most common questions, like "tell me about yourself"
During the interview
4. speak slowly and clearly
5. use simple english
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| vsp99
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Hi Wamba,
this is a great idea.
And what about to make some "study group" where applicants (if interested in) could discuss interview qs in similar way like we had been prep for 2CS exam?
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| wamba
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Good idea vsp99. I'm in.
I think the difference BTW interviews and CS stands in the fact that in CS, we are the active part of the game. We ask questions, we wait for obvious answers, we ask Qs, we wait for answers, etc... A pretty simple game. During interviews, we are passive. They ask us Qs and we have to be ready for the best answers. Compared to CS, it is an ungrateful duty.
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| vsp99
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I see the similarity between chalenging qs from SPs and qs from PDs.
I was prep for every possible chalenging qs from SPs.
I want to be prep for interview qs in the same way.
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| lakshya
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I would also advice to keep watching CNN or some English movies( without reading subtitles) to better understand the local dialect. And never try speaking the wrong local dialect. People in US speak " I aint know nothing", but speak the correct grammatical english, " I dont know anything."
And according to one of my friends who appeared for interviews last year, and has been working in the hospital after getting matched has to say this, " Americans respect all accents of English. So dont try mimicking your tone and voice in order to try speaking the American accent. Stick to your way of speaking English. Nobody cares how you speak, its what you speak that matters."
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| skdoc
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I agree with lakshya. Never try to mimick other accents. It will sound false. We can speak in our own accent . Only thing to keep in mind is to be loud and clear and speak slowly.
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| elisha
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spot on lakshya...
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