Comments on: Plain language helps welcome and keep talented migrants https://writegroup.io/plain-language-helps-welcome-and-keep-talented-migrants/ Better business outcomes with clear, effective writing. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 01:07:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Teresa https://writegroup.io/plain-language-helps-welcome-and-keep-talented-migrants/#comment-390 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 22:48:04 +0000 http://writeclearlyblog.com/?p=4589#comment-390 This is tangential to the blog post, but despite being a native English speaker I ran into other cultural challenges. For example, the interview style in NZ tends to follow the behavioural style favoured in the UK. In the US, you are generally more asked open-ended questions such as, ‘What do you have to offer us?’ ‘Tell us about your research plan for the next 3-5 years.’

Luckily, an interview coach helped me master the STAR question response and to prep for common behavioural questions. I also found some interview guides online that are written in plain English. They were a big help, too!

]]> By: Corinna Lines https://writegroup.io/plain-language-helps-welcome-and-keep-talented-migrants/#comment-389 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 08:16:30 +0000 http://writeclearlyblog.com/?p=4589#comment-389 This is great, Karen — arriving from the UK in 1974, we knew no-one and got no help, but at least we spoke English!

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