u/Lilithdum

Hi everyone

I wanted to share my situation and see if anyone can relate or has advice.

I don’t speak English very well, but I can understand it pretty well. Speaking is the hardest part for me. Because of that I’m planning to look for a tutor to help me improve my speaking skills and become more fluent and confident.

Right now, I’m unemployed and trying to figure out my next steps. I would really like to know what types of jobs you would recommend for someone with limited English speaking skills but good understanding. Ideally, I would like something online, but I’ve noticed it can be very difficult to find real opportunities now and also there are a lot of scams out there. If anyone here has experience finding remote work, I would really appreciate any advice on how to start or where to look safely.

I also have a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, which honestly I still can’t believe I managed to finish haha. In the future, once I improve my English a bit more, I would like to start using my degree and hopefully work in that field.

When I was in University I didn’t really improve my speaking skills much because most of the work was written assignments, and since it was during COVID, I was able to complete most presentations by recording them, so I didn’t really practice speaking in real time. I’ve always been pretty shy, and I feel like that also held me back a lot. Honestly, I feel like I might not have finished if it had been different.

If anyone has been through something similar I would really like to hear your experience. Even if you’re not in the same situation now, I would appreciate any advice what helped you improve or what would you recommend for someone in my situation?

At the end of the day, I just want to improve in every way I can and find a job because I really need to start working. Any guidance or personal experience would mean a lot.

Hi everyone, I’m applying for a retail positions right now at Target and I have a question about my resume. I have a bachelor’s degree but I’m considering not including it on my application because it doesn’t really relate to the retail position and I don’t want to appear overqualified. However I noticed in the terms and conditions that providing incomplete or inaccurate information may affect hiring or employment. Would omitting my degree be considered a problem or not? Can they fire me for omitting this information? And if they do would I be able to get unemployment benefits?

I would really appreciate any advice or experience from people who have gone through this.