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Benbutters
Joined: 10 Mar 2011
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 Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:15 am Post subject: Being asked to write an essay during application period |
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| Is this something that happens often? Its completly ridiculous. I keep being asked for a 500 word essay on specific subjects. |
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WadRUG'naDoo
Joined: 15 Jun 2010
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Here's an essay:
Dear Hiring Manager,
You probably won't understand a word of this, but I'll write it anyway. I have a heartbeat and speak English.
Nuff said,
Native English Speaker |
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highstreet
Joined: 13 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:47 am Post subject: |
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I had to write one. The owner was American, he just did it as a test to see that I'm not a complete moron.
I don't see a problem with it, most of us aren't English majors, yet we're paid to teach it. Seems like a reasonable enough request. |
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Murakano
Joined: 10 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Being asked to write an essay during application period |
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| Benbutters wrote: |
| Is this something that happens often? Its completly ridiculous. I keep being asked for a 500 word essay on specific subjects. |
Must be CDI? |
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ChrisLamp
Joined: 27 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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a friend of mine once told me that these papers are what the school bases it's pay scale on, so you might as well try, it could affect your whole year. also, since you have a BA you should be fairly adept at pulling a 500 word A paper out of your ass.
hey OP were you were the guy in class who groaned every time the professor assigned homework, did a shitty job, then complained that the prof was a jerk for giving you a D? |
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sallymonster
Joined: 06 Feb 2010
Location: Seattle area
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Being asked to write an essay during application period |
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| Murakano wrote: |
| Benbutters wrote: |
| Is this something that happens often? Its completly ridiculous. I keep being asked for a 500 word essay on specific subjects. |
Must be CDI? |
Or Avalon. |
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fake_blood
Joined: 02 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Why is it ridiculous?
You are being hired for a position to teach English, isn't it logical to test you on your aptitude in that subject? |
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thegadfly
Joined: 01 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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OMFG! A 500 word essay! That is SOOO unfair!
I think when I sneeze real hard, I shoot a 500 word essay out my bum -- but hey, better out than in, right? |
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reft4268
Joined: 07 Mar 2011
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| Takes like ten minutes. |
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antgonz
Joined: 30 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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| highstreet wrote: |
I had to write one. The owner was American, he just did it as a test to see that I'm not a complete moron.
I don't see a problem with it, most of us aren't English majors, yet we're paid to teach it. Seems like a reasonable enough request. |
you're a corporate shill |
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carleverson
Joined: 04 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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| They don't even read them. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Just do what your Korean students do, cut and paste an essay from the internet. |
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