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Juanita Welch-Accardo
Terminal curiosity, been up many a creek without a paddle, love learning and forgetting languages, and fantasise about being a writer [a persistent aspiration]. US and UK citizen. Physio' & CELTA.
Location California, Bournemouth UK and Cambodia
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Terminal curiosity about the world.
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Spero d'incontrare di nuovo tutti ..forse, un altro corso per il livello A1-2?
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Come ho detto, mi appartamento è minuscolo, cento metri quadrati. C'è un letto, un divano, una sedia e un tavolino per il mio computer. No ho una TV o un giardino. C'è un parcheggio, ma non possiedo una macchina, solo una bella bicicletta (MTB)! Dopo molti anni in Los Angeles con tante cose, sono felice, qui in Inghilterra.
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Ho adorato studiare questo corso. Grazie a tutti.
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Ero sposato con un Americano-Siciliano. Lei non può parlare la sua lingua. Quando abbiamo visitato sua famiglia in Italia, ero la traduttore, non una buona!
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Dobbiamo studiare bene, se voliamo parlare Italiano.
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Allora, dobbiamo ascoltare (e vedere) il prossimo video...
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Vorrei parlare Italiano come un native, ma non è possibile. Penso che sono troppo vecchio ..
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Mi piace andare a ballare ..salsa! Dopo il ballo, vado spesso al bar con il mio amico, Pinocchio.
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Mi appartamento è minuscolo, cento metri quadrati. Lo mi piace molto perché posso lo pulito facilmente ..non c'è problema.
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Mi piace il cibo senza carne. Non mangio molto, non posso sentire l'odio o sapore del cibo, ma bevo bene il vino bianco! Quando visito Italia, piacciono tutti i tipi di gelato. Anche mio figlio ..che ha un papa Americano-Siciliano, piace il cibo Italiano. Io non so cucinare, non mi piace, e mio marito è un buon cuoco, ma ora sono divorziato ..e molto più...
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Nella mia città (Bournemouth, UK), c'è un po' freddo, e piove molto oggi. Domani sarà nuvoloso (per le provisioni del tempo).
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Tutti i giorni mi alzo quando voglio ..sono in pensione! Mai facchio colazione, non ho fame al mattino. Bevo solo un caffé. Alcune mattine facchio volontariato a un Café, e dopo, Io prendo un giro in bicicletta. Nel pomeriggio gioco al computer, o studio Italiano. La sera facchio la cena, suono il pianoforte, o guardo un po' di Netflix. Vado a letto presto.
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Mio figlio ha i capelli neri, quasi ricchi e lunghi. Lui è alto, un metro e 82 cm. Anche, ha gli occhi bruni e grandi. Penso che sia molto bello (ho solo un figlio, nessuna figlia).
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È l'una (di?) mattina, qui in Bournemouth, UK
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Sono divortziato e vivo solo in Inghilterra doppo trentacinque anni in Los Angeles. Ho sessantatre anni, e mio figlio, chi viva in negli Estati Unite (LA), ha trent'anni. Ho lavorato come fisioterapista in USA, ma ora sono in pensione. Il lavoro di mio figlio, lui è imagini generate al computer (CGI) per una compagnia Canadese (videogiochi). Lui è sposato...
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Juanita Welch-Accardo replied to Thảo Lý
Ciao Thao. Ho visitato Vietnam molti anni fa. Mi è piaciuto molto.
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Ciao tutti, mi chiamo Juanita. Sono Inglese, ma ho abitato (negli) Estati Uniti per trent'anni. Ero un (fisiotherapista), ma ora sono (in pensione). * bracketed words searched on google translate.
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The information in this video, if implemented before 2010, would have made the efforts in Haiti more effective ..according to my experiences there. It's reassuring to hear these points being made, even if those hungry for power and recognition are reluctant to 'let go'. And so, for me, the 'letting go' applies not only to the tendency to overpower the...
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I had a similar experience, after being interviewed on camera ...ugh!
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Appropriate use of funds and supplies.
Not using a position of power to coerce others to do your bidding.
Not using your position to contract personal services/goods.
Living in a modest style, in keeping with the situation.
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A very important factor in data gathering is that it is carried out by independent groups, impartial to the outcome. A well-known organisation operating in Cambodia (and many other countries) would massage the data to show efficacy of money spent on a particular project, to persuade donors to continue giving. One was to justify money spent to build roads in...
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As part of a healthcare team that annually provided free screening, basic medical intervention, vision and dental care in Cambodia, I would wonder how this was of real benefit. From 2006 to the point of my last mission in 2016, Cambodians in the cities had access to poor care ..if they could pay for it, and would come home with packets of pills often quite...
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I think that an international system of training would help, so that the RR teams from various countries arriving at the scene can coordinate better, find out what stage the earlier teams are at, and slide in effectively.
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How topical, what with the current COVID pandemic, the inadequate preparation for such an event, the denial/delayed responses from various governments around the world...
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To mention a few: poor sleep quality in tents, with aftershocks in the night. lack of any privacy in the crowded tent camps of the volunteers. Lack of privacy with patients in their tent settings. Intolerable heat without respite. Inadequate food/water for the responders despite bring own nutrition bars, water filter/UV purification systems etc. Lengthy...
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Juanita Welch-Accardo replied to Brian Reed
I would like it if reports on the failures were made a priority rather than an eventual afterthought. There is so much to learn from a mistake rather than a cover-up.
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From Haiti, I learned that the better dollar/benefit ratio was found in the smaller independent NGOs I met out there, who had funded their own trip and used donated funds only on the Haitian peoples. It was quite disheartening seeing a few 'professional-responders' entertaining themselves on someone else's dollar.
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Not exactly a TED talk regarding a humanitarian crisis, but a hilarious talk by Ernesto Sirolli explaining the need to learn the values of the community you're trying to help!
'Want To Help Someone? Then Shut Up And Listen!'
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Your experiences help greatly in my understanding of this topic.
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I don't yet know enough about the history of humanitarian crisis intervention. I like to think that the Christian* 'Good Samaritan' ideal would persist, and that all sides involved in the disputes would respect the lives of the neutral volunteer. How naive, in a world where conflict take lives indiscriminately.
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The taboo of being seen working with other agencies is what I witnessed in Haiti, and didn't understand this at all. I just think how efficient we might be if we all coordinated our efforts ..but donors can be a finicky and particular breed, much depending on their motivation it seems?
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A point well made.
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Which opens up the can of worms regarding who should jump to the front of the line for care. How to prioritise provision of care in such dire circumstance..an ethical conundrum (after the initial triage process, that is).
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The elderly and pre-disabled population needs were not in the headlines of the small organisation I went to Haiti with either. This is opening my eyes rather late.
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I was interested to see you include Haiti, as I was there to provide rehabilitation services to the many Haitians with amputated limbs. It was an experience that put me off volunteering in future disasters due to the ego of 'career' responders, and the infighting between the big organisations eager to get their name in the news ..and, I assume, to...
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I would wonder if the healthcare providers would be in diminishing supply in the face of a communicable disease outbreak. This would have a major effect on healthcare delivery ability.
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The NHS (National Health Service) of England is grossly underfunded and having difficulty already with proving appropriate care in certain areas, for certain disease classes. Unless citizens are prepared to pay even higher taxes to fund what I see as a human right to healthcare, this will always be the case. Should a humanitarian crisis occur here, the...
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We are so interconnected, that the policies of one country can directly and indirectly affect the rest of the world. In a utopian world, resources would be conserved, then shared out on the basis of need, working towards a more uniform standard of living. The human being is not that advanced, and so humanitarian crises are the inevitable result ..a melange...
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Just reading the contributions here is staggering, and somewhat depressing. It all seems rather hopeless in a world of power-hungry leaders, and the more primitive elements of human nature that lurk beneath an often smoothed over surface.
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..and there's the good ol' President of the USA playing the same game..
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Although it has been 10 years since the Haiti 7.0 earthquake, I would suggest that the crisis had natural and long-standing man-made elements to it. The lack of infrastructure building codes led to shoddy constructions that turned to rubble, increasing the number of injured citizens. Buildings erected by foreign organisations were less damaged, and many were...
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Juanita Welch-Accardo replied to 蓉蓉 刘
I believe it may be better to state our own opinions based on personal experience, than to share what friends of friends think.
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..and, by the way, what an amazing name you have been blessed with. It sounds well rooted in pre-European colonisation times..?
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@CuauhtémocGonzálezChípuli The pleasure was mine. We meet such interesting people by taking these courses. I wish you well in life.
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@DonovanKelorii was rather intrigued by the 'untie' bit. Rotator cuffs often seem to give out in the active. I tore mine during my Rescue Diving Training a few years ago (I use the 'cut-yourself-out dive gear..and didn't want to have to cut and pay the replacement cost. Wrong choice, again!). I wish everything interesting for you in the future Mr DK., and...
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IS THERE A LIST EXPLAINING ALL THE ACRONYMS OF THE INVOLVED ORGANISATIONS or must we google each one?
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What an amazing group of people on this course. I would have to spend hours just 'liking' every ones introductions!
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Hello, I'm a citizen of England and also, more recently, of the US. I'm resident in the UK. I want to learn more about this, and related topics, because I was quite shocked at the disorganisation during my first humanitarian crisis trip to Haiti in 2010. I've since been an annual volunteer healthcare worker in Cambodia, and want to improve my...
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The trip is in the planning..insofar as I ever actually PLAN anything...
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@HeikeD I'm a few courses on from this Chinese culture one..and have limited recall. I just scoured the internet using a variety of buzz words to get a diverse overview from different sources. Sorry I can't be of more help!
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My review has been submitted on Class Central. Thank you! I would repost it here except I can't find it on that site...
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My work as a physiotherapist, as an ESL teacher, and as a healthcare education volunteer in Asia have required fairly ordinary interview processes. There was one SKYPE interview scheduled for an English teaching job, but I decided on an alternative placement instead. The older I became, the more light-hearted my interview experiences. I prefer to work on a...
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OK, so, for her birthday, I gave a co-worker a bag of dog food for her dead dog, then dived into Christchurch Harbour to retrieve my wind-kidnapped business meeting notes (fun, but the wrong choice), but I won the go-carting social, and told the truth about spilling my coffee. I don't know if Deloitte would employ me at this rate, but although they seem nice...
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Sorry, but the cup of coffee would come first ..probably something stronger if ever I found myself working in an office environment!
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The giving of inservices to hospital department co-workers has been helpful in preparation for presentations to be given in an more alien environment (anyone attending a further education course has to present to the department to share the knowledge).
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As already posted..It's really difficult not to be distracted by trying to figure out the group dynamics, and self monitor one's own performance. I always feel very self-conscious about being too forward, or too submissive, not inclusive enough ..yada yada.
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It's really difficult not to be distracted by trying to figure out the group dynamics, and self monitor one's own performance. I always feel very self-conscious about being too forward, too submissive, not inclusive enough ..yada yada.
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i would still want to avoid this, but definitely better than no-visual phone. Excellent advice for those of us not familiar with video calling do/don'ts.
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Wonderful advice. I hope not to have to endure this though. I don't even like to chat to friends on the phone. It might be easier in a SKYPE type format, where I have a visual connection with the interviewer...
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I've often just made a friendly comment about something interesting I learned about the interviewer/organisation. I tend to resort to humour in interviews, and if it's not appreciated, I wouldn't want the job there anyway!
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It's really useful as feedback to video this role play session.
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The ONLY time in my life that I was asked such a question (an interview for physiotherapy programme in California), I was surprised at the curve ball.
"You're driving on the freeway, and you see a confused dog ambling along in the slow lane. What do you do?"
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These are really helpful examples of answers broken down into the STAR stages.
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Learning to think about expressing answers in this way does need practice. This offers great examples of how to link skills used in even seemingly unrelated experiences to the skills required by the company.
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The STAR technique is a great frame to use.
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An excellent video! Very detailed and useful. Time to practice....
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Much will depend on the type of job. Video game artist/producer/programmer would not be impressed if someone turned up in a suit!
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Have you worked for a volunteer organisation before?
What experience do you have working with young people?
What does the term 'Team Work' mean to you?
How would you describe your personality?
How do feel about talking in front of groups of people?
What experience do you have working with IT? Accounting?
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My work life is full of gaps, created by prolonged annual volunteer stints in countries such as Haiti, Cambodia, Vietnam. Some jaunts were just for pleasure and a break from the mundane working world. These were also described under the continuing education/volunteer umbrella as they all resulted in a great deal of personal growth applicable to most fields...
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Very comprehensive advice, that can be tailored to suit an individuals particular circumstances.
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The Peace Corp
An idea born after WWII, implemented under JFK, becoming an autonomous organisation under President Carter. It recruits US citizens who have a college degree in preferred areas of needed expertise, and requires a commitment period of two years of service. Basic items are provided for life in the chosen area, so that personal items need only... -
And you're a budding writer ..and a cat lover ..and have interest in language ..and an introvert! The latter I didn't realise I was until recent times. As a physiotherapist, an ESL teacher and a lifelong backpacker, I've gained great skill in socialising when I have to. Sometimes with joy, other times by faking it. Always exhausting. Spending time on my...
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@StephenDedman I'm a little surprised that Australia seems to adopt more of the ways of Trumpland. Perhaps I shouldn't be, following a long trip around the eastern half of your continent (my grandmother was from Baralaba, Queensland outback), I loved Australia for being a half-way-home. Not as stuffy as the UK, not as crass as the USA..
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@DonovanKelorii it's so affirming to meet such rare, like-minded souls. It's been a pleasure!
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@DonovanKelorii I have a Canadian world-traveller-by -bicycle friend I met in Asia. He returned eventually to Montreal, and shares a teeny apt with someone advertising for a room-mate. Trying to find stable work is soul-destroying ..and I think he's planning another long distance cycle tour instead of just tying to survive there.. We're both in our 5th/6th...
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@DonovanKelorii Japan is on the list..now that I can afford to travel to places that would have otherwise drained my resources too fast in the early days. Rural Japan, and the islands ...searching for glimpses of the scenes seen in ancient paintings, that looked slightly sinister to me as a child.
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@StephenDedman I travelled around China in the early '80s for a few months, and had to learn to scrum for a place on the trains. It was a literal fight to get on.. even before the train had come to a full stop. What the people trying to get off must have felt as they were crushed in the rush! I was young and strong in those days, but still stood back,...
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@RevathiGoutham Fortunately, I've only ever taught one summer session where all the students were complete beginners in English, all from Saudi, all under 10! Writing was not a goal at that stage, just lots of games trying to recognise the letters, sound them out and speak basic words. A lot of run up to the board team games!
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@MartineBrefortMontagne She was my mentor in life, absorbed both Eastern and Western philosophies that spoke to her, and had lived through WWII having lost her husband after three years of marriage, raised two daughters alone, and all with humour. A gem of a person.
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@HollyW You're very welcome. If ever you have questions, he's very friendly and approachable ..but dyslexic as all hell, so his spelling and syntax is creative ..to say the least!
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@RevathiGoutham Thanks Ravathi. Having lived in Muslim countries, The school, and I am well aware of prayer times and Friday mosque.
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@HollyW Holly, here's a link to my son's website. his email is under the CONTACTS section. I can't answer this. https://bobinc6.wixsite.com/digital-media-1?fbclid=IwAR07MlrgWM9RxipcBT-j6SuTjQu0VUkJo1r9-3YqkmSyRFX_WMpwQqaAaAs
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@AliceA I don't believe you can have travelled much ..you learn to assess quickly and trust more easily.. often out of necessity. Our respective views tell much about our tolerance for risk, and during more than 40 years of back packing alone through more than 70 countries, I've learned that to take risks opens the doors for wonderful experiences that would...
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This has been fascinating to hear from a UK company. I would say that it sounds a little different to the large studios in LA, where I hear about situations being more impersonal. Feedback from some students, who graduated from the same college as my son, have been doing the same repetitive piece work for a long time, putting up with garbled communication...
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Juanita Welch-Accardo replied to Tommy Williams
I wish I had that realisation when I was a young interviewee. Later in life, with experience under the belt, the power distribution becomes more even.
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Again, not gaming industry related, but I've taken jobs where the atmosphere sucks, and dreaded going to work just because the co-workers had no rapport amongst each other. It's not worth the stress, and will affect communication, and efficacy. Money and/or prestige is not worth degradation of the human spirit.
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Absolutely. Some can be quite arrogant organisations.
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My son shared with me that some recruiters have made contact without really understanding what he does as an artist, or what the companies they're recruiting for are really looking for. He's had a few time-wasting interviews from such organisations (this is in Los Angeles, so smaller companies may not use recruiting firms. There seems to be a fair amount of...
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"Enthusiastic and engaging" Absolutely gold.
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Trying to be concise, yet eloquent, is not easy. When nerves kick in, it's worse still. From years of experience, being true to yourself works best, and having a genuine interest in people helps. The Interviewer is a person too, and often times dislikes the process. Seeing the person as an interesting fellow gamer can help the conversation flow. If they...
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Oh, the invention of the internet! Where were you when I was growing up??
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As posted on the previous 'page', I was more successful as I aged and branched out (gaining life experience, character development and confidence through world travel, volunteering in developing countries etc). Cultivating a rich life that expands far beyond just dedication to the desired career goes a long way. To become more interesting, engaged in life,...
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Although never employed in this industry, I began my work life in the 1970s, when psychologists and various solemn looking faces were around the table. Daunting. I moved to the USA where the process was more relaxed, but still detested these face-to-face meetings. It was only when I didn't try so hard, and put less importance in the interview process that...
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Me too ..the 61 yr old mother of a lifelong gamer!!
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The amount of research that some performed was impressive, and the emphasis on passion struck home.
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I have had to create many CVs during my working life, and always found it difficult to be concise, yet eloquent and interesting. Having guidelines like these are very helpful, coming from within the gaming industry itself. In the days before internet, researching CV layouts and content was next to impossible ..unless buying an already out of date book, or...
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All of us who took on this course must be on the right track. We have an interest in improving our intercultural communication. It has been the comments section that was of the greatest interest to me, and if a larger section of the population were motivated to learn about peoples of the world ..it could only be of help.
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Yes, the theoretical labelling was not important to me, and the quiz made much use of memorising these.
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I'm not big on theoretical research if I can just immerse myself in the most unfamiliar of cultures possible. I'm experiential, observant, intuitive and avidly soak up new input. I have the well-being of mankind (and all planet life) as a priority, and have always been happier working as a volunteer for those in real need, than to hold full-time, very well...
