Improving your English to get that job

EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING TERM

Employers are realistic. They are not going to expect a non-Native speaker to have perfect English. But they do expect you to have used your time at University, living in the UK, to develop them.  This is key to your chances of getting a good graduate job in the UK. If an employer thinks you haven’t made any effort to improve your English, you won’t be selected.

This session will cover some basics that will be useful in your job applications.  It will include grammar and some suggestions as to how to improve your skills here at the college. We cannot cover everything in this session but hopefully it will give you some ideas for the future.

You might also be interested in these one-to-one consultations.

One-to-one writing consultations

From November 10th Royal Holloway International will be offering a limited number of 30 minute one-to-one writing consultations with an English Language Tutor. Please note these are not proof-reading sessions, but an opportunity to get some advice about how to improve your academic writing in terms of structure and style, as well as grammar. Come to RHI’s Reception, (room IN008, International Building) for more information.  To book or for more information email here.

On Thursday 13 November there is a session “Improve your English to get that job” in HLT2. Click here to book your place.

Nowadays there is little excuse for international students graduating in the UK with poor English – the college is here to help, make sure you use whatever resources you can!

Not confident with your language skills?

Language can be a great barrier. It can make you feel much less confident, make employers think you incapable of doing the job and can make socialising awkward. Your time at Royal Holloway should allow you to improve your language skills. There are easy things you can do to help yourself so that when you graduate you have the confidence that, even though English isn’t your first language, you can communicate effectively.

Royal Holloway International run in-sessional courses for students with concerns about their language skills. These can help with academic work but also college life and career opportunities. For details of the courses click here.

The careers service is also running a short session on November 13 “Improving your English to get that job” which will cover some basic language skills to CV writing and application forms. You must book your attendence in advance by emailing here.

If you want further help with conversational language skills, why not post an advert on the college intranet looking for a native English speaking buddy? You can teach them the basics of your language for the benefit of their conversational English!