Improve Your Connectivity Career success Technical strengths Soft skills Hardwork 12th Communicative English Book.indb Page Improve Your Connectivity c. Notice that those who have English skills have an edge over others, when they attend an interview. a. Read the following passage carefully.
Frankness Matters . Whether in an exam, interview, or life itself, we may not always have answers to all questions. Right from when we begin school, through college, and even into the working world, we are coached Reading to face questions with answers, to exhibit what we know, to fill the space between lines with words. When we encounter a question that we do not have an answer to, panic sets in.
We feel inadequate , or are prompted to immediately search for the answer - this latter response is mostly a good thing. But sometimes, we refuse to recognize or admit that we don’t know, and proceed to apply the most familiar of exam techniques- we fudge . Fudging can be a high art, and when done skilfully, can do a good job of persuading all but the most discerning examiner that you do know something. .
Don’t get me wrong here. I am certainly not advocating fudging, although it is something most of us have been guilty of doing, when we encounter the unexpected question or one that we just haven’t fully prepared for. In a written exam, it is possible to fudge and get away with, to some degree, but in a face-to-face situation, or in an interview, I wouldn’t recommend it. In fact, it is good to get comfortable with the idea that we may not always have answers to all questions in an examination, interview, and life.
There are also contexts where it is not expected that you have a ready answer for every question, where a bit of uncertainty is not just acceptable, but even welcome. Honesty matters . Take the typical interview. You may have questions that test your subject knowledge, assess your attitude, and get a sense of your skills.
In terms of subject knowledge, there are some