There are two ways in language of conveying what someone else has said: Direct / Quoted speech and Indirect / Reported speech. Direct / Quoted speech involves quoting the exact words uttered by the person, within quotation marks. For example she said, ‘I won’t be coming home tonight.’ is an example of direct speech. Indirect / Reported speech, on the other hand, does not have to be within quotes or word-for-word. In fact, unless one is relaying the exact words…
When it’s your first day at your first job, the best thing to do is avoid being nervous. A calm mind thinks better and faster, not to mention is much more witty and charming. But if you aren’t witty and charming by nature, don’t worry…some of the most likable people are liked simply because they’re good human beings. Here are a few tips that you can use at your first job: Don’t be judgmental Avoid being judgmental and over-thinking every little thing. Judging…
A paragraph is the smallest unit of prose composition. A paragraph may be defined as a group of sentences relating to a single topic. There are several different types of paragraphs. Descriptive Paragraph In a descriptive paragraph you describe a scene or a thing or a person. The aim is to give a vivid picture of the object. Only the significant details should be given in a descriptive paragraph. Narrative Paragraph In a narrative paragraph you narrate an incident. The…
While we have seen an increase in the use of Skype and other video based technology it would seem that the use of the Telephone Interview is back on the rise. It is an inexpensive method for judging cultural and or behavioural fit and is often the first stage in recruitment processes; Forming the backbone of a labour intensive campaign or quite simply an ‘informal chat’ for a senior executive. It is however, full of pitfalls for candidates. Here are…
Subjects, verbs and objects are the basic units of any sentence; to be able to identify them and use them correctly is the one of the first steps to writing and speaking good English. A sentence, of course, is the conventional unit of connected speech and writing: it is a grouping of words that together make sense as a statement, question, command or exclamation. Sentences Begin with a capitalized letter, Conclude with a full stop, a question…
Nervousness is one of the greatest side effects of over thinking, and this happens a lot before a job interview. Don’t think too much about something you don’t know much about or that is yet to occur. You will do nothing but build up the nervousness and panic unnecessarily when the situation occurs Here are a few job interview tips on how to handle nervousness: Tackle the nerves To get rid of your nervousness, just divert your mind. Shift your…
Introduction The subjunctive is a verb form in English that is relatively rare, but is structurally very simple. It is a special kind of present tense; for all verbs except the past tense of ‘be’ (‘were’), the subjunctive is the same as the infinitive without ‘to’. Therefore, the subjunctive is simply the basic verb form (for e.g., do, work, demand, hire), with the difference that no ‘s’ is added to the verb when it is used with the third person…
Are you looking to find a job? You know it is not easy! Be different. Stand out. Follow our guide and you will find work before you know it with these easy tips. If you are one of those currently hunting Job, you know the tail end of a recession is a challenging and often frustrating time to be looking for work. You may feel you have tried everything to turn your luck for the better without any success. There…
When the very first text message was sent in 1992, no one realized the influence it would have in the worlds of business, education, security, crime and our social lives. But within a decade of its inception, the world grasped hold of it and ran with it like an Olympian. Text messages were only intended to be 160 characters or less and are sometimes called SMS (or Short Message Service). When text messaging became popular, the vast majority of cell…
People who work for a short or long period of their career abroad may find that this professional – and personal — experience is particularly valuable to future employers – when and if they decide to return to their home countries. In many cases, an overseas experience sets a job applicant apart – positively or negatively because the person has likely gained exposure to different systems, structure and work procedures. With that in mind, people who have worked abroad and…