I think English is like a tool.
It helped me to open the world in front of me.
It gave me lots of chance to get in touch
with new things and meet new friends.
It's not just a language or something that you
can rely on to build your career.
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Yeah, I think it's more like a key to the world.
My name is Charissa.
I'm from Hangzhou.
I studied in Master of Social Science
(Translating and Interpreting) at RMIT, Melbourne.
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I work as Sales and Marketing Manager
for an Australian company called Servcorp in Shanghai.
Currently, I'm focusing on both online marketing
and offline marketing.
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When I was studying at RMIT,
I learned how to build up a workflow
and how to prioritize things and then be efficient.
Those are three important things I'm implementing
on my current job now.
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I think the best way to learn English
is that you live in an English-speaking country.
You get to use the language every day.
And it will push you to improve quickly.
Sometimes RMIT will throw a party
to get all of the alumnis get together.
You get to know people from different industries in China,
build up connections,
maybe you can even find job opportunities.
To me, I think life is about creating your own path
rather than following others' path.
After a year of study at RMIT,
I got professional interpreter certificate from NAATI.
And after my graduation, I got a job at
Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
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Many of my clients are from overseas background.
With this international exposure that I had
for the past four years, it's easy for me
to easy to connect with them,
communicate with them,
and build a relationship with them.
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In the future, I think all the countries will be
more connected.
There will be more openness, opportunities.
Living in Australia for three years,
I learned how to interact with people
from different cultures
and how to put forward my ideas.
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