Highly relate to this feeling, Jade. I've always been terrible in interviews because of this, and honestly never realized why, but your explanation helps me understand why and that I'm not alone. Thanks for sharing about this and would be great to chat about it more soon when we meet up in Gdansk!
I'm really glad the explanation helps, and I hope more companies make themselves aware of different learning styles because they are missing out on great candidates if they don't adapt their interview styles. I'm really looking forward to meeting you in May :)
This was a nice read. I, too, have struggled with quickly retaining information over the years. However, through sheer determination and perhaps a bit of a stubborn ego that says, 'No, I won't stop until I understand this,' I usually manage to overcome this difficulty
Your ability to be open about your experience is admirable and inspiring. Because you started talking about these things I sought help I desperately needed. Because you shared, you are open the door for inclusivity and change.
Thank you for speaking up for yourself and for the countless others who relate and are inspired by your experience! 🙏 ✨️ 💖
Great post. As a self-proclaimed fast-learner I once struggled to empathize with a slow-learner at my first job. I even wrote an email to the interview panel. I was told to be patient. In a few months, I was proved wrong. That guy went on to shine as a devops engineer and over the years grown into a formidable engineer.
There are many reasons why people may be slow at the beginning. For him it was moving from student-life in a small village to a big company in a metro.
I absolutely have slower processing speed as well and I resonated with a lot of the way you describe what you have been through. Like you, I was usually pretty good at subjects like math where I can study at home and learn it well. But I never did well in classes that required finishing things in a tight timeframe like food making or art classes and in everyone of those the teacher had to help me catch up. The quick recall over thought being valued is crazy!
This is a great post, and I can really relate to you, Jade. Might be also good video material actually!
I had different kinds of issues, but in the end, the outcome was the same - I had to find my own patch through the mess tbh.
Oh yes! I might make a video on the topic too :) Thanks for the suggestion!
Highly relate to this feeling, Jade. I've always been terrible in interviews because of this, and honestly never realized why, but your explanation helps me understand why and that I'm not alone. Thanks for sharing about this and would be great to chat about it more soon when we meet up in Gdansk!
I'm really glad the explanation helps, and I hope more companies make themselves aware of different learning styles because they are missing out on great candidates if they don't adapt their interview styles. I'm really looking forward to meeting you in May :)
This was a nice read. I, too, have struggled with quickly retaining information over the years. However, through sheer determination and perhaps a bit of a stubborn ego that says, 'No, I won't stop until I understand this,' I usually manage to overcome this difficulty
Your ability to be open about your experience is admirable and inspiring. Because you started talking about these things I sought help I desperately needed. Because you shared, you are open the door for inclusivity and change.
Thank you for speaking up for yourself and for the countless others who relate and are inspired by your experience! 🙏 ✨️ 💖
Great post. As a self-proclaimed fast-learner I once struggled to empathize with a slow-learner at my first job. I even wrote an email to the interview panel. I was told to be patient. In a few months, I was proved wrong. That guy went on to shine as a devops engineer and over the years grown into a formidable engineer.
There are many reasons why people may be slow at the beginning. For him it was moving from student-life in a small village to a big company in a metro.
- "they assume I don’t understand at all… Or worse, that I’m not paying attention".
- "When I’m asked a complex question, I need a moment to think and process".
- "No matter how well I understood the content, I often ran out of time before I could finish"
That's me as well. Thank you for sharing this brilliant post, Jade. Many of us need it.
I absolutely have slower processing speed as well and I resonated with a lot of the way you describe what you have been through. Like you, I was usually pretty good at subjects like math where I can study at home and learn it well. But I never did well in classes that required finishing things in a tight timeframe like food making or art classes and in everyone of those the teacher had to help me catch up. The quick recall over thought being valued is crazy!