The act of welcoming a new member to a group is a ritualistic event that has been practiced by humans for centuries. Well, why not? This ritual is actually great for setting the tone of what has to come, and it helps in establishing trust, camaraderie, and familiarity that are utterly vital for maximizing any …
Business English
Receiving an invitation to an interview is the very first thing that makes us jump for joy when we are in search of greener pastures in the occupational world. Well, why not? Getting invited to an interview makes us feel that the tedious job application processes we had to endure for days, or even weeks, …
Are you in a situation where you want to delay accepting or rejecting a job offer after all the tedious recruitment-related processes you had to endure? For a lot of people, it is a lot tougher to talk someone out in spoken conversations than in written ones. But, is it really that much of an …
Like greased lightning, activities in the labor market have illuminated through the skies and kept job seekers’ competition soaring like an eagle. With this in mind, it is apparent that seasoned applicants quintessentially overshadow newcomers because they are “savvier” in dealing with recruitment-related processes. One of these hiring procedures is responding to a job offer, …
Are you interested in the job but you need more time to consider the job offer? Then you must be a valuable candidate for the position, aren’t you? Since there certainly are some predictable reasons behind your hesitation, there are also effective and tactful ways you can use to deal with this situation. If you …
In our modern world of instant communication, it can be easy to miss important details amidst the constant flurry of emails we all send and receive. We all have experience with the worry that we have missed some particularly crucial message. For this reason, it is always comforting to receive confirmation that someone has understood …
Are you having a hard time making a good impression in your upcoming interview at a prospective school or company? Or, you’ve already come across the expression “I am looking forward to the interview,” but you don’t want to use it because it kind of sounds formulaic and worn-out? Worry no more because we’ve got …
You don’t have to be a linguist nor a grammar teacher to become linguistically adept and flexible. All you need to do is to regularly feed your brain with a myriad of information that contains a whole heap of practical expressions that can be used in various contexts. But, of course, you can’t just stop …
Emailing is now such an integral part of most people’s everyday work lives that anyone who does not know what the most appropriate way to express something in an email is may feel uncomfortable asking for clarification or advice. It almost feels like there is a set of unwritten rules about what should be said …