Chalkboard Magazine Volume 4 | Page 8

! The learning curve “New goals” It’s a new year but does that mean that it is a fresh start? Another year and your reassessing  your worth, the good news is that it's quite normal to readdress the balance between personal and work goals and objectives. Monetary gain is statistically the prime motivator however there is a percentage of candidates who are driven by an opportunity to move for exposure and new experiences that are not necessarily driven by monetary gain. ! Students who are studying English as a second language need to develop strong listening skills and offset these with the ability to converse. Grammatically correct sentences are important but it's also important to compliment them with good voice tones that display personality traits. ! ! Target tones ! There are some interesting facts about how we can relate stress points in a mother tongue to those used in English. Emotional value simply means that an audience can relate to the way that you feel. How does this relate to the subject of job interviews? The answer lies with the HR functions priority on team dynamic which Is directly related to personality traits and how they effect productivity and output. Buzz words like dedicated, focused, committed etc are great to use but only in moderation. I liken this to cooking ingredients, too much of anything can change the outcome. Trying to over impress or look like your trying too hard can often hamper or jeopardise your outcome. Learning where and how to apply them is key. ! ! Target tones that reflect how you feel can often show the HR function that you are keen, enthusiastic, highly motivated and can complement an existing team. These can often set you aside from the competition and give you a fair advantage in an interview scenario. ! As an academy we run a specialised department that's function is to assist with the interview preparation process. 8