Academia, which refers to the world of colleges and universities, has its own language. The different titles used by faculty are part of that language. To make things even more confusing, academic titles vary not just around the world but within institutions. However, you can make some broad assumptions about what titles mean, and we’ll …
Marcel Iseli
You’re filling out a job application, and you feel pretty good about how it’s going. You have the right qualifications for the job, and you’re pretty sure you’re going to get invited for an interview. Suddenly, you run across a phrase you’ve never heard before, and you don’t understand what it’s asking you. How can …
Having trouble with abbreviations on job ads, I mean advertisements? You must have wished at least once in your life that you don’t have to go through all the trouble searching for their meanings. This would have saved you the time and effort that you can allocate for other more crucial tasks, right? Worry no …
One reason commas can be confusing is because just when you think you’ve learned a rule you can apply consistently, you find out there are exceptions. This is the case with the phrase “no thanks.” Do you need a comma after the “no” or not? There are a few different ways to think about this, …
The Contact section of your resume is the very first thing a recruiter will see. It is right on top, so it is important to write this section flawlessly. A mistake here could mean you miss your chance of getting contacted regarding an interview. Therefore, below, we will discuss what to add as contact items …
If you have seen a job application asking for a plain text resume or are simply deciding on which style of resume to submit, you may be wondering what a plain text resume is. A plain text resume, also known as an American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) resume, is a resume with no …
Have you ever heard someone say “I’ve got some good news and some bad news for you?” This is sometimes the way that people try to soften the blow of delivering bad news. There are also some stock phrases that you often encounter when someone is trying to deliver news to you that isn’t great. …
Whether or not you are a native speaker of English, you might be confused when you see a word you are normally familiar with used in a context that doesn’t seem to make sense. This might be the case if you have ever seen the phrase “dislocated worker.” If you are familiar with the word …
If you want to test a notion or sketch a possible scenario for an audience, you can state that you are ‘speaking hypothetically’. The phrase is used as a safeguard should the idea prove to be untrue, dubious or nonsensical in the future. Words associated with speaking hypothetically, include speculation, conjecture and debatable. What …