Being able to speak a second or third language is undoubtedly one of the most useful and multi-industry skills to possess as a job-seeker. Any company would value someone who can speak to clients or potential business partners from another country, so it is important to make this a highlight on a resume. Can you …
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The term “inquiry” refers to the act of seeking information from any possible source. These days, inquiries are often done online or via calls. The way we choose the tonality of our messages is also dependent on the overall context entailed by the inquiry. Most of the time, though, we have to use a polite …
If you’re filling out a job application and you’ve been asked for “course of study,” what does it mean? You might assume it means what you studied in college, but you may not be sure, and what if you didn’t attend or finish college. This can seem like a confusing question, but your potential employer …
There you are, filling out a job application when you run across a whole section you don’t understand. Filling out job applications is a high-stress activity on its own, and this can increase that stress. If you’ve just been asked for information for an MVR, you may wonder what it means and what the scope …
Having a rough start writing your e-mail? How about ending it? Welcome! You must have found our site because you’re seeking ideas on how to express professionalism in ending your e-mail messages. Writing an e-mail could be an arduous task if and when you do not deliberately consider the overall context of the correspondence. Well, …
No one really enjoys filling out job applications. It’s a task that can be both tedious and stressful because you are asked for a lot of specific information and it can be easy to make small errors that could jeopardize your chances of getting called for an interview. It doesn’t help that job applications often …
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 …
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 …
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. …