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Being a foreigner looking for a job in a Taiwanese company can be a challenging experience. While it’s true that speaking Chinese can help ease the process, it’s not always enough to overcome cultural and communication barriers.

We previously discussed how to prepare when you are a candidate for a job interview in English. But what can you do as an employer? You need to reflect on your company culture and make the necessary changes both at the top and ground level on how your organization, small company, or firm deals with…

In 2021, there were a record number of people leaving their employers in what has been labeled “The Great Resignation.” Due to the fatigue of the pandemic and WFH, many people were re-thinking their priorities, looking for better work-life balance and opting out of their jobs.

The Chinese Zodiac is actually quite complicated. Most people know as a 12 year cycle of animals based on the the Lunar Calendar. That’s the simplified way of looking at it.

Improving your English is not just a good idea, it is now a must. We must improve our Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Listening. For example: I walked into an office in Taiwan a couple of years ago. As usual, I slip by the security desk with a simple “我上課” (Wǒ shàngkè Translation: I have an

While many companies around the world have been struggling and face an uncertain future, operations in Taiwan are running, more or less, as usual. However, that doesn’t mean the challenges of working in a COVID-19 world has gone away. In fact, this virus still poses many difficult problems that nee…

I have been a bad teacher. I have been lying to you and so has every teacher you have ever met. There is a big problem being a coach – trainer – teacher – or whatever you want to call my job. The lie is that teachers want to help you be the best you can be; that they

Fine, thank you and you? 你相信嗎？我學了20年英文了！哇！是個不容小覷的數字，想必英文很好吧？！沒想到我學這麼久，竟然不會說英文，現在更多更早開始學習英文的人，是否銘心自問？是否也出現很多疑問跟問號？對啊！為什麼我學這麼久學這麼多，還是英文很爛？開不了口、不敢說英文、說不出完整句子。 從小英語教育都是填鴨式教學，死命的背英文，為了學校考試還是考試。覺得學英文好難、好煩啊！到底為什麼要有英文存在？（死命吶喊）當然有人英文學習的很好，但我就是一直困在討厭英文，英文好煩，永遠考試考不好的漩渦之中。一直把英文列為我人生中最討厭的語言。 直到我出社會，從沒想過要使用英文。我的…

紐西蘭打工度假 打工度假，顧名思義就是在一段長途旅行或度假中，可以同時合法工作得到收入，只要年齡介於18~35歲之間，符合各個國家簽證申請標準，加上一顆勇於冒險跳脫舒適圈的心，打工度假將會在你人生寫下截然不同的精采故事！而我，在2016~2017間，選擇了紐西蘭為我人生第一個打工度假！我將把我的經驗簡單地分成三部分，從先前準備，到使用英語上的困境，最後我想分享打工度假帶給我什麼。 在正式出發打工度假前，我大概準備一年多。在財力部分，我努力工作，確保自己夠負擔紐西蘭來回機票、簽證費用、打工度假生活必需品以及足夠的錢支持我到找到第一份工作。在簽證申請部分，我光顧好幾次紐西蘭移民局網頁，確保我符合…

學會如何在各種會議場合打造專業的人際網絡 專業會議是一個非常好的場合去打造自己的社交圈，並為自身所屬的產業領域建立有用的人脈。 我注意到我老闆每次參加會議展覽時，他總是能找到『對的人』並自然開啟對話。然而~不是每個人都能自然地跟他人互動建立關係，如果你常糾結不知如何和他人開啟一段對話或是讓對方印象深刻，我分享一些訣竅幫助你提高社交技巧與自信心： 1. 知己知彼百戰百勝 事先調查與會者有誰並列出你想接觸的人，閱讀他們的自傳和社群媒體等，來了解他們的工作內容或興趣；掌握目標對象清楚的輪廓，將讓你能更有自信以及專注於如何開始雙方對話。 2. 開啟對話 為了順利讓雙方互動，請試著用開放式問句，透露出…

Online communication has become an essential part of our work lives. Whether it’s a job interview, team meeting, or client call, we often need to communicate effectively online. During the pandemic, our experiences with new online communication tools often ran into issues such as technical difficul…

Name: Pia LinOccupation: Founder – The World in Your Classroom – TaiwanUniversity: Taiwan Normal UniversityMajor: English In Vine Education’s Career Profile, we ask business leaders all about success— from the best advice they have received to what skills attribute to their success or continued sea…