have a face to face interview next monday

[John Woo]

I received an e-mail today. I got a chance to have a face to face interview. Since I failed in last telephone interview(from another company), I am a little nervous now. I will do my best to prepare for it. I have to talk with at least 4 persons during the interview according to the following. Could anyone give me some advice?

Hi Mr. Woo,

Thanks for your interest in Bleum. We invite you to attend the face to face interview at
Time: 9:00 AM , Dec 8, Mon
Address: ******
Transportation: ******
Below presents our briefly interview process:
Logical Written Test (In Chinese)
English Talk (Interviewer: HR, In English)
Technical interview (Interviewer: Hiring Team, In Chinese)
PM Talk (Hiring Manager, In Chinese)
Behavior Interview (BI interview Group, In Chinese)

[takinyede]

I received an e-mail today. I got a chance to have a face to face interview. Since I failed in last telephone interview(from another company), I am a little nervous now. I will do my best to prepare for it. I have to talk with at least 4 persons during the interview according to the following. Could anyone give me some advice?

Hi Mr. Woo,

Thanks for your interest in Bleum. We invite you to attend the face to face interview at
Time: 9:00 AM , Dec 8, Mon
Address: ******
Transportation: ******
Below presents our briefly interview process:
Logical Written Test (In Chinese)
English Talk (Interviewer: HR, In English)
Technical interview (Interviewer: Hiring Team, In Chinese)
PM Talk (Hiring Manager, In Chinese)
Behavior Interview (BI interview Group, In Chinese)
The most important thing in interviews is to be prepared otherwise no technique in the world will keep you from getting nervous and therby stuttering. Be prepared and always take 2 seconds before replying to any question. Goodluck!

[inter82]

Hi John,
I realize that by the time I post this reply you'll be finished with your interview already, however I just thought that it may help you in your future interviews. I was also from China and compared to English, Chinese is much more difficult for me to speak without stuttering.
The most important thing to do before an interview is to be prepared. Thoroughly research the company and prepare the answer to some questions you'll likely be asked during the interview. Also prepare some questions you'll want to ask them.
In regard to the stuttering part, I have found that many anti-depressant or sleeping drugs dramatically help me to reduce my stutter. They are not OTC but I know they are very easy to obtain in China without a precription. I know it is not a cure and will only help you temporarily during the interview, but at least it'll give you a chance to show them what you know without being prejudiced against.
I wish you all the best in your future interviews.

[takinyede]

Hi John,
I realize that by the time I post this reply you'll be finished with your interview already, however I just thought that it may help you in your future interviews. I was also from China and compared to English, Chinese is much more difficult for me to speak without stuttering.
The most important thing to do before an interview is to be prepared. Thoroughly research the company and prepare the answer to some questions you'll likely be asked during the interview. Also prepare some questions you'll want to ask them.
In regard to the stuttering part, I have found that many anti-depressant or sleeping drugs dramatically help me to reduce my stutter. They are not OTC but I know they are very easy to obtain in China without a precription. I know it is not a cure and will only help you temporarily during the interview, but at least it'll give you a chance to show them what you know without being prejudiced against.
I wish you all the best in your future interviews.
Hi Inter82,
I live in the Toronto area and I have being on a few interviews lately myself as I am trying to change jobs to move closer to downtown. I find that people are less tolerant at interviews than I had hoped for and even when I broadcast that I am a stutterer, they seem indifferent like "what", do you expect an easier time? I worked in the US for a few years and i changed jobs twice while there and i found Americans to be more compassionate to the issue of stuttering. Maybe its their fear of lawsuit but whenever I say I was a stutterer, they immediately become nicer and more accomodating. My strike rate is the same in both I find Torontonians largely uneducated or un-interested about the issue. What is your interview experience as a stutterer?

[inter82]

Hi Takinyede,
My interviews in the past had generally went smoothly. I guess I am not a severe stutter and it only gets worse when I am nervous. Usually before I go to an interview, I rehe and try to memorize what I want to say beforehand. For example, I have memorized a 5 min answer to the question "tell me a bit about youself" for every single interview. I found that when I speak from memorization, I feel more confident and thus less likely to stutter. However, I do stutter from time to time during the interview, and the interviewer usually do not express any kind of distain that I'm aware of. Maybe I was lucky. Right now I work in this company as an Accountant and everyone knows that I stutter. However most people treat me with respect and I feel very good working here. I guess the best I advice I can offer you is just believe in yourself. The less you think about it the less likely you are going to stutter. I wish you good luck in your job search!

[takinyede]

Hi Takinyede,
My interviews in the past had generally went smoothly. I guess I am not a severe stutter and it only gets worse when I am nervous. Usually before I go to an interview, I rehe and try to memorize what I want to say beforehand. For example, I have memorized a 5 min answer to the question "tell me a bit about youself" for every single interview. I found that when I speak from memorization, I feel more confident and thus less likely to stutter. However, I do stutter from time to time during the interview, and the interviewer usually do not express any kind of distain that I'm aware of. Maybe I was lucky. Right now I work in this company as an Accountant and everyone knows that I stutter. However most people treat me with respect and I feel very good working here. I guess the best I advice I can offer you is just believe in yourself. The less you think about it the less likely you are going to stutter. I wish you good luck in your job search!

Thanks. Good to know. My frustration has being that I relaxed too much and let bad speech habits creep into my speech again. I spent practically my whole weekend practicing techniques that work and those that don't and I have narrowed it down to two that is most important to my stuttering type. I had a fantastic presentation this past Monday and most people could not believe it was the same me that could not string a sentence together just a month ago. So far so good I guess but I have to watch out for slipping back into old habits.

Technique 1: Speak slowly but never be conscious speaking (otherwise I lose focus of the topic)
Technique 2: Use prolongation during blocks and say the word deliberately. (Since my stuttering is mostly blocks and prolongation is the only effective technique I know to help blocks.)

[Asif]

YooHoo Woo!
Advice is a dangerous thing to ask for, but here is mine...
1: Decide you don't need to succeed.
2: Begin with a smile.
3: End with a smile.
4: Fill out the rest with smiles.
5: Thank the interviewers for considering you.
6: Don't even think about trying to get it right.
7: Just get it right.

Ok? Go get it :)

[Violet]

YooHoo Woo!
Advice is a dangerous thing to ask for, but here is mine...
1: Decide you don't need to succeed.
2: Begin with a smile.
3: End with a smile.
4: Fill out the rest with smiles.
5: Thank the interviewers for considering you.
6: Don't even think about trying to get it right.
7: Just get it right.

Ok? Go get it :)

hahaa when i smile even if i stutter people dont notice the stutter as much i find cause i don't appear to be quiet and shy and scared.. more friendly, but slightly skittish and then i always end up giggling which cover the stutters :p although i suppose thats not the best thing to do in an inteview cause they would think i was high hahaha

[takinyede]

hahaa when i smile even if i stutter people dont notice the stutter as much i find cause i don't appear to be quiet and shy and scared.. more friendly, but slightly skittish and then i always end up giggling which cover the stutters :p although i suppose thats not the best thing to do in an inteview cause they would think i was high hahaha
Just tell them before hand that you stutter. It helps you relax, they expect the worse so you can go wrong regardless. Trying to hide stuttering in any scenerio is always the wrong move. My buddy (also a stuterer) met his wife at a volleyball game and at about that time his therapist told him to just go into the world and "blanket" it with stutter to disensitize him. The pretty girl at the far end of the court could't help but laughing the whole time. They have being married for two years now. The truth is that some people you can't impress even if you didn't stutter and others you can wow even if you stuttered but the catch is that you have to be honest and upfront about it.

[John Woo]

Thank you for your advices. And as Inter82 says, they may help me in my future interviews.

My face to face interview was not too bad. After I finished it , I felt sweat streaming down my head. Haha, a little nervous... You know my interviews asked me many question. It last roughly 2 hours. They said they would call me later, but until now I haven't receive their reply.