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Esha25
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 Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: Interviews |
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| Is it Normal to get a phone Interview and told you are def getting the job and then no call back? |
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trapezius
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, very normal for Saudi.
Also somewhat 'normal' albeit rarer, is that you are told one the phone that you are getting the job and then getting another call/email some days/weeks later and being told that you are not getting the job.
This is Saudi... where everything is illegal, and anything is possible  |
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Grendal
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| Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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| trapezius wrote: |
Yes, very normal for Saudi.
This is Saudi... where everything is illegal, and anything is possible |
Nothing is impossible and it is illegal to say evrything is legal.
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Cleopatra
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Is it Normal to get a phone Interview and told you are def getting the job and then no call back? |
Yes.
It's also normal for English teachers to know the basic rules regarding the correct use of capital letters. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Her Nilotic Majesty is as usual quite correct. |
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure, but perhaps normal should have a capital letter in Saudi... or perhaps put in quotes?
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Esha25
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| Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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Actually I am not the English teacher my husband is I was just doing some research for him Thank you Very much.  |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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For reals, I believe that Cleo was correct in her assumption as there are myriad "English" teachers who come on these boards that display a rather loose understanding of the rules of English language. But even a native speaker of English should have a basic command of the capitalization rules.
I'm not standing up for Cleo as she will hoist me on my own petard at will, but I believe that her assumption was correct...
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 5:25 am Post subject: |
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| NCTBA. Only the literate know about Capitalisation Rules. Many native speakers are not literate. What percentage of English speakers can read and write ? How many can use the apostrophe correctly ? |
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Never Ceased To Be Amazed
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Ya gotta point there, ol' fella...
NCTBA (My assumption is that if one can use a computer...one can read... Being a "native speaker" has got nothing ta do widdit...) |
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scot47
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| When I was a youth it was widely assumed that literacy was universal in Britain. In the 1970's there was a sudden realisation that large numbers had gone through the school system without acquiring basic literacy. I am sure the figures of illiterates in the British population are much higher now. |
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Linguist
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| When I was a youth it was widely assumed that literacy was universal in Britain. In the 1970's there was a sudden realisation that large numbers had gone through the school system without acquiring basic literacy. I am sure the figures of illiterates in the British population are much higher now. |
...When I was a youth I widely assumed that all native English teachers were literate. After a while, I suddenly realised that large numbers of this specimen had gone through a school system without acquiring full and proper literacy. These half-illiterates then travel the world to teach others how to read and write in English... |
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007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:40 am Post subject: |
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| In the 1970's there was a sudden realisation that large numbers had gone through the school system without acquiring basic literacy. I am sure the figures of illiterates in the British population are much higher now. |
C'mon Uncle Scott, we are in 2010 not 1970!! 
The literacy rate in Britain is 99%.
In the 70s, around 6% of the population were illiterate.
If you do not believe me, ask the speaker of the House of Commons. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:53 am Post subject: |
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| Depends how you define literacy. By any definition it is certainly NOT 99% |
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WhatTimeFinish?
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