By ugh - 21/01/2014 18:55 - Japan - Tokyo

Today, I went to an important job interview. I was really anxious but tried to soldier on anyway. When I was called in, my nerves got so bad that I reverted to speaking my second language. Not first, second. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting the job. FML
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Same thing different taste

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Being trilingual, this happens to me quite often. Mainly speaking French in English class. Speaking my third language in my second language class? Logic. :)

thatonegirlnic 10

Pretty sure being bilingual is a positive thing in most job interviews.

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that happens sorry OP.. some times languages mix up when u r nervous.. I speak 4 languages ..imagine what I get out of my tongue when I am nervous...

You nailed it! Its a good attribute to have, being bilingual and all.

If the interviewer speaks the language you used, you may get a sympathy vote. Good luck.

i really hope you can speak a language thats harder than italian OP or else this would make me very pissed off..

Epikouros 31

Italian would be a hard language for OP if she's Japanese. P.S. Do you know what 'kut' means in Dutch?

If it's any consolation OP, most people in North America these days can't speak their only language -English- even when they're calm. :p

I speak 4 languages I get all mixed up too. You're cool OP I think they'll like you. I wish I spoke other languages while nervous but no, I get gas. :( lol

Did you not correct yourself? Being bilingual can be difficult at times but you can switch

we have a saying in America, "if you can't impress them with your brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.

I speak 5 languages, so I can totally relate to that. This usually makes oral exams at school a lot harder, because I start mixing languages and end up not talking at all!