Interviews

Interviewing is an art. Trying to figure out what a person is like and whether she will fit the requirements is a game. A game that can only get better with practice. Today, I met and talk to 4 girls. They are an interesting mix. Their command of English range from atrocious to passable. What intrigue me is we have two students who speak better English than the interviewees. Why? In Malaysia, the education system is single language. The school are either Chinese or English. Malay is a compulsory language. So everyone speaks Malay well (at least by my standard). The Chinese educated have trouble with English and vice versa. The two with unacceptable English were striked off immediately. One with ok English and can handle Chinese well demanded high salary and is slick. The final interviewee has good attitude and team spirit. Her pay expectation is also reasonable. What is more important - she has a caring nature. She got my vote!