agewisdom Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:40 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:40 PM 3 minutes ago, mungouk said: I wonder how much impact the HSKK has anyway, in terms of obtaining jobs. Probably not a lot. I mean, any interviewer worth his salt would be able to know how good your spoken Mandarin is during the course of the interview. Personally for me, it's just something concrete so that I can direct my studies in a more concerted manner rather than ambling along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:43 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:43 PM Sure. HSK is same for me, although I have slightly more faith in that than in HSKK. What are you aiming to do with your Mandarin skills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agewisdom Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:46 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:46 PM Read books and comics. LOL. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:47 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:47 PM haha! Good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungouk Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:50 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 at 03:50 PM 7 minutes ago, agewisdom said: any interviewer worth his salt would be able to know how good your spoken Mandarin is Probably worth considering though that having a qualification at a certain level listed on your CV/resume can make the difference between being short-listed for interview and not being short-listed. Hence why we chase after qualifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agewisdom Posted December 6, 2018 at 04:00 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 at 04:00 PM 5 minutes ago, mungouk said: Probably worth considering though that having a qualification at a certain level listed on your CV/resume can make the difference between being short-listed for interview and not being short-listed. You're right. The qualification only serves as a prerequisite to filter out the candidates. Every little bit helps, I guess. It really depends on what institutions or company you're interviewing with. In most commercial companies, it's the experience that counts more than paper qualifications. It's the reverse in the academia, so I understand your point of view. In fact, in the academia, they go as far as scrutinizing the transcripts and grade for each year and also for middle school qualifications etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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