Any help with my Interview self-introduction? I am now hesitating on changing a job. Right after I made up my decision to stay in the current one, I received an interview, from an International Law Firm. So, for the whole weekend, I should work on my Interview preparation. Introduction It is very nice to meet you, Mr. XX and Ms. XX. Let me introduce myself first. I'm Becca, I came from Mainland China, and have legal backgrounds in both Mainland China and Hong Kong. I passed the Judicial Exam of PRC three years ago, the same year when I came to Hong Kong to pursue my further education. I graduated from XXU in 2012 with a master degree in Law. Right after I graduated, I received an excellent offer from AA law firm in Shenzhen, which is one of the largest law firms in mainland China specializes in capital market business. I worked there for half an year. I had the chance to follow several IPO or M&A projects. My role was to conduct the due diligence work for the projects, conduct legal research and draft due diligence report. The reason why I came to Hong Kong is because Hong Kong is more international, and has more exposure to the global market. I just want to step out of the comfort zone to have a more challenging job. I am now working in the BB Company as an in-house legal officer. BB company has been listed in the CC Securities Exchange for 20 years. It is a holding company with 3 subsidiaries in mainland China, and is still trying to expand their business in mainland China. I report directly to the Chairman of the group. Because of the size of the company and that the chairman was a really experienced accountant in this area, I am the only one in the company deal with legal affairs. I have the chance to deal with all the legal works in the group, such as drafting contracts, follow up with litigation cases, conducting basic due diligence in the company's acquisition. My work also includes the corporate part, such as drafting minutes, announcements, preparing for share issue or share transfer documents, general meeting documents, reply the ASX inquiries, etc. The reason why I am considering to change a job is that the company is not going through some changes. Of course they expressed that they want me to stay. But I think if there is a better chances for me, I would like to go because I want to work in a bigger and more professional team. And working in a law firm is always my goal.

Translation practice 17/8/2015 Mr. Li Keqiang arrived at the temporary mourning hall in Tianjin Binghai New District, and showed respect and mourning over the Firefighters who sacrifice their lives in the 8.12 explosion. He said, both commissioned and non-commissioned firefighters who died in this accidents perform the same responsibilities, and shall be treated as the same so that they can receive the same level of honor and pension. Mr. Li Keqiang, the prime minister of the State Council, said that what is unpredictable is that the number of people who died in the accident and who remained missing is rising very fast, especially for firefighters. The situation is very complicated, several kinds of chemicals mixed together, he added. Mr. Li has visited the families of all died firefighters, not only commissioned firefighters, but also who worked as a fire protection employee of the company, who were referred to as non-commissioned firefighters. He mentioned that both commissioned and non-commissioned firefighters are heroes, and the heroes shall not be treated differently by whether they are commissioned or not. They arrived to the explosion site knowing there would be a danger, and still managed to rescue more than 40 people. He mentioned, according to the Fire Protection Law, they fulfilled their duty and died, so the same level of honor shall be granted to them and the same amount of pension shall be given to their family. As for the hazardous goods stored in the warehouse, he said that the government will by all means investigate on the reason of the explosion and will affix the responsibility of whoever be blamed for the accident.

16/8/2015 diary As a mainland Chinese who lives in Hong Kong, changing a job is always one of the most challenging things in life. Official languages used in Hong Kong are English and Cantonese, and unfortunately, both languages are not my first language. I wish I can find a job with mainland China background or facing mainland China market, but such opportunities are always limited. My work is actually legal related, I read and write legal documents in English everyday. The funny thing is that I think drafting legal documents in English is actually much easier than writing something about daily life. I guess the reason that there are different stereotypes of each kind of legal documents. But life is much more wonderful and is something you may never be able to predict. I am a little hungry now. I guess I should go out and grab some Chinese food. Chinese food is my favorite. If you are interested, maybe I can share some with you, of course only pictures. :-) After lunch, I guess my work for today is to prepare my interview in both English and Cantonese. I am so nervous.