Life Prep, not TOEIC Prep
An interesting read around the role of the TOEIC in today’s marketplace. Via:
The Korea Times : Recruiters Discount TOEIC Scores
Employers seem to be placing higher value on how well you interview vs. how high your TOEIC score is.
"In many companies, TOEIC scores are merely used as a cut-off threshold, rather than a critical evaluation standard of one’s capabilities."
Then there’s a really interesting bit about hacking the test:
“TOEIC has been around for such a long time people have started to get a `feel’ for the tests, which could result in higher scores than their actual English ability,'’ said Lee Hak-sung, an employee at Doosan Infracore, a machinery unit under the Doosan Group.
“You get a better idea [of English skills] from asking job applicants to speak English in their interviews and hear them respond to different questions, rather than relying just on TOEIC scores,'’ he said.
Note to English teachers: Prep for life, not soley for the test.
