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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andy Nguyen" data-source="post: 95183" data-attributes="member: 1">[FLOAT="left"][ATTACH=full]4220[/ATTACH][/FLOAT]Questions about job-hunting, your career path, workplace issues, interview and review preparation, salary and benefits negotiation? Ask Ellen Reeves, one of the contributors to <a href="http://quantnet.com/guide">QuantNet 2012-2013 International Guide to Programs in Financial Engineering</a>.Career and workplace advisor <a href="http://www.workman.com/speakers/ellen_gordon_reeves/">Ellen Gordon Reeves</a> is the author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Can-Wear-Nose-Ring-Interview/dp/0761141456/">Can I Wear My Nose Ring to the Interview? A Crash Course in Finding, Landing, and Keeping Your First Real Job</a>, featured in media including CNN, CBS, EXTRA, Fox, ABC, @katiecouric, NPR. She consults to programs including the financial engineering/risk management programs at Baruch College and The University of Washington, preparing students for the job market.Reeves is the creator of Extreme Professional Makeover: Boot Camp for Job-Hunters, and Do-It-Yourself Professional Development (DIYPD): Making Your Workplace Work For You.The following is one sample tip from a comprehensive career advice guide Ellen wrote for the upcoming QuantNet 2012-2013 International Guide to Financial Engineering Programs (release September 2012)[panel]I am a non-native English speaker and worried about interviews, particularly phone interviews—or conversely, I am a native English speaker but can’t understand the accent of my interviewer. Any tips?[/panel]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don’t Pretend You Understand If You Don’t Everyone has an accent. It’s important never to pretend you understand what someone is saying when you don’t.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Be Direct with the Interviewer At the beginning of the interview, say, “As you can probably tell from my accent, I’m not a native English speaker, and I can function perfectly well in English, but I hope you won’t mind if I ask you to speak slowly or to repeat things.” This is especially important for phone and video or Skype interviews.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Improving Your Accent: Listen to NPR If you are interested in working on your language skills and accent—and this goes for native speakers, too-—listen to National Public Radio (NPR) hosts (not the guests!), most of whom speak clear and standard English.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tackle One Language Issue at a Time Don’t try to tackle everything at once; choose one issue to work on, for example the “th” sound in “the.” Practice saying words with “th.” Exaggerate the sound by 1) Making sure your tongue licks the bottom of your top teeth, 2) Placing your forefinger in front of your mouth, and 3) Making sure your tongue touches your finger as you make the “th” sound.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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