CareerMysteries

There is nothing more discouraging in an interview when you have a fine looking person, dressed well with a great resume who opens their mouth and out comes an ugly stream of speech with words slurring together in an indistiguisable mound of bad grammar and profanity.  The interview goes downhill from there when I end it quickly and decisively.

Bad speech is never in fashion.  I will guarantee you, one will never hear our new commander-in-chief say, “Lemme axe you sompin,” yet many minority candidates will be seeminly oblivious to how damaging this lack of vocal exactness can be to one’s career.

I would not want this guy talking to one of my customer’s like that.  Some of these people are even college graduates who think it is okay to speak with this colloquial banter.  I am saddened by this person, who might have had real potential based on the other merits of their background and accomplishments.

So if you or someone you know is subject to diction issues, practice your way back to acceptable English as hard as it may be.  It will be worth the trip.

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