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Writing Speaking - Appearing For a Dream Job Interview - Things That You Must Not Talk About

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There was a time, way back in the murky past, when understanding English Grammar was considered to be one of the fundamentals taught at schools in the English speaking world. For some reason, this has changed over the past few decades and a more holistic approach to literacy instruction has been advocated. However, even highly intelligent students now seem to struggle when it comes to the conventions of writing in English. Clearly, there are some things that just don’t automatically happen via exposure to language and texts. There are still some basic elements of language learning, including those pesky Grammar rules, which must be actively taught.

In fact, it is somewhat misleading to refer to English Grammar rules as ‘rules’. They are not rules in the same way that we have rules of cricket, for instance. If we wanted to know about the rules of cricket, we would simply consult the official Cricket Rule Book. However, we cannot do something similar if we want to know about English Grammar rules. There is no official English Grammar Guide that contains all the laws of the language. These rules are not so much ‘rules’ as they are ‘conventions’, agreed upon quite informally over time by the majority of those who use the language.

One such error, or blooper, appeared in a bulletin one Sunday and, to find out if anyone had noticed it, I asked a couple of people the following week if they had discovered my error. None did. In fact, one person I questioned read and reread the article and just could not see anything wrong. After telling her what line it was in, she still did not spot it, however, she thought it was quite funny when I pointed it out to her. Being an article about gathering food for the Full Shelf Food Pantry, she just could not see it until I pointed out that the “r” in Pantry was missing, making the word article about The Full Shelf Food Panty. Fortunately, not too many spotted that one, which I found out by asking quite a number of people about it. Also, fortunate for me, is the fact that I think most people just skim over articles in a bulletin and they have a mental note about what is being related to them in print so they miss seeing errors. On the other hand, there are always those who spot most anything and just love to tell others about them. In that case, it is best to just laugh with them about what appeared in print.

• Never discuss your personal life during a job interview. You should not be talking about your friends/family, their circumstances etc during the course of the interview. In case you’re asked about your parents, you must respond, but in a more generic and composed manner. You can answer personal questions only if they are asked by the interviewers on their own. At no point should you volunteer to provide personal information on your own.

• In case you were sacked from your previous place of work, you will have to walk a very tight rope while answering questions about the issue of termination. Don’t try to hide the facts and act with courage. Many job seekers end up committing a blunder by laying all the blame on the previous employer rather than exhibiting a professional conduct and accepting their own wrongs as well. Instead of indulging in blame game, you should just explain things from your perspective, without pointing fingers at anyone.

Consider the case when the communication is not made verbally, but in writing. Writing is a far more formal medium. The expectation that goes along with this is that English Grammar rules will be followed more closely in writing than in speaking. There is no doubt that if my written statement, ‘I seen the man what robbed the place!’ was distributed to a jury, then my credibility would be somewhat reduced.

The way language is used does matter. English Grammar rules may not be rules per se, but we are still bound by them. The effective communication of our intended meaning and the perception of our message by those that receive it depend upon communicators ‘playing’ by the rules. There are times that our communications need to appear professional and credible. This is why understanding English Grammar should be reinstated as a fundamental focus of our study of language at school

Resource Author Francisco R. Higueras
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