English Interview Practice for Non-Native Speakers
Interviewing in your second language feels like being tested on two things at once. Prepare the right way and you're mostly being tested on one.
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What interviewers actually judge (it isn't your accent)
Ask hiring managers what sank a candidate and you'll hear the same things: couldn't give a direct answer, rambled, couldn't explain their own work simply. You will almost never hear 'their accent was too strong'. Interviewers forgive accents within minutes; they don't forgive not being able to follow you.
This should redirect your preparation. Every hour spent worrying about pronunciation is an hour not spent on the thing being graded: whether your answers have a point, a shape, and an end.
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