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Researching yourself

Transferable skills;
A self-assessment of your own strengths and weaknesses;
Mind map: achievements, experience, knowledge, languages, personal characteristics, skills;
Personal characteristics:
 good at coming up with imaginative solutions  Uncreative
 always do what you say you’ll do  Unreliable
 good at getting other people agree with you  Unpersuasive
 good at making your mind up quickly  Indecisive
 able to plan ahead successfully  Disorganized
 able to cope with last-minute changes  Inflexible
- award; complete; graduate; hold; obtain; read;
I graduated with a BA in Sociology from the University of California in Los Angeles in 2007.
I completed Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). I then held a
Master’s in Security Studies at the University of Birmingham, which included a semester at New York
University at the Centre of European Studies.
I graduated with a BA in Hotel and Catering Management from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I also
obtained an MBA in Marketing, which I completed last year.
After graduated from the School of Oriental Languages and Communications with BA (Hons) in Mandarin
Chinese and English in Maastricht (the Netherlands), I was awarded a scholarship to read International
Relations at the Collage of Europe, Warsaw.
Transferable skills:
 analytical skills
‣ identify a mistake
‣ analyse data
‣ conduct a survey
 creativity
‣ invent a machine
‣ suggest an alternative
‣ solve a problem
 interpersonal skills
‣ resolve a dispute
‣ listen to a point a view
‣ work with ‘difficult’ people
 leadership skills
‣ chair a meeting
‣ motivate a team
‣ delegate tasks
 team-working skills
‣ discuss an issue
‣ contribute to a meeting
‣ support a colleague
 organisational skills
‣ meet deadlines
‣ decide on priorities
‣ implement a plan
 negotiation skills
‣ change someone’s mind
‣ contribute with someone
‣ convince someone to do something.
Researching the market
- Job agencies/head-hunters; newspapers & magazines; networking; the Internet; cold calling/mailing;
- abbreviations
Writing an impressive CV
‣ achieve
‣ complete ‣ Educational
‣ coordinate ‣ Professional Experience
‣ develop ‣ Activities and Interests
‣ hold ‣ Languages
‣ organise ‣ Computer Skills
‣ persuade ‣ Driving
‣ represent ‣ References
‣ research
‣ work

- confidently and effectively; experience in; full-time professional; proven ability; well-organised;

achieved edited negotiated


anticipated established operated
approved evaluated organised
arranged examined persuaded
budgeted facilitated planned
calculated formulated recommended
chaired identified repaired
clarified implemented represented
collaborated improved researched
complied increased resolved
consulted interpreted supervised
coordinated investigated taught
created led trained
delegated listened translated
developed motivated wrote

Using appropriate language


Informal Formal
get  receive
extra  additional
want  would like
need  require
talk about  discuss
get in touch with  contact
about  concerning/regarding
make sure  ensure
give  provide somebody with
tell  inform
boss  employer
more  further/greater
looking  searching
ask for  request
work/job  employment
show  demonstrate
I am writing in response to our telephone conversation on 9th May regarding the secretarial vacancy.
I have recently graduated with a Master’s degree in computing and am currently searching for suitable
employment in the electronics field.
I would appreciate the opportunity to meet you, where I could demonstrate my skills, capabilities and
professional experience in further detail.
I would be happy to provide you with further references should you require them.
Should you receive any further information concerning my application, please do not hesitate to contact
me.

* administered; catalogued; advisable; occupation; occasions; deteriorated; unacceptable;


accelerated; negotiations;
Medical reports suggested that the trapped miners’ physical condition got worse (deteriorated) rapidly after
the first week.
The suspect refused to reveal his job (occupation) to the police.
The enquiry concluded that the drugs given (administered) to the patients by hospital staff were
inappropriate.
The construction company claimed it had informed employees that the wearing of goggles was a good idea
(advisable).
There were at least two times (occasions) when secret talks (negotiations) were held between the British
and Irish Governments.
The pace of change within the industry has speeded up (accelerated) over the past decade.
The inquiry panel listed (catalogued) the number of accidents that had occurred on that part of the
motorway.
The opposition argued that the government’s cuts to housing benefit were very bad (unacceptable).

Informal Formal
asking  calling on
 exceeded
damaged  incurred/suffered
refer to  make reference to
permit/allow  sanction
talk about  speak of
were covered/  addressed
dealt with
obtain  include, acquire/ procure
help  assist
carry out  conduct
show  demonstrate
get rid of  dispose of
necessitate/require  entail
take a look at  examine/study
look into  investigate
leave out  omit
present/discuss  treat
write about  write of

typical  characteristic
right  correct
wrong  incorrect
last  final
fair  justifiable
difficult  problematic
very powerful  overwhelming
large  substantial
although  albeit
over/above/more  in excess of
than
in short/ briefly  in sum
mainly  principally/ primarily/
predominantly
slightly  somewhat
almost  virtually

There is a distinct, albeit minor, trend for furniture retail outlets to offer customers free refreshments while
they browse.
ATMs generally do not permit withdrawals in excess of £500.
Retail turnover, in the period leading up to Christmas, has been somewhat lower than expected.

Informal  Formal
in good faith  bona fide
a warning  caveat
in reality, but not  de facto
officially
in its original  in situ
location
among other things  inter alia
per head/ for each  per capita
person
in proportion  pro rata
something in return  quid pro quo
for a service/ favour
an essential pre-  sine qua non
condition
things as they are  status quo
reversing the order  vice versa
of things just
mentioned

There aren’t any // There are no easy solutions available to the problem of drug abuse among teenagers.
Not many // Few doctors would argue with a system that could reduce the number of inappropriate patient
consultations.
Conclusion || the end of something such as a speech or piece of writing.
Variable || a situation, number, or quantity that can vary or be varied.
Negative || not showing any evidence of a particular substance or medical condition
Minimum || the smallest that is possible or allowed
Maximum || the most that is possible or allowed

set out were exposed to


namely two separate variables
optimum a strong correlation
to examine the same growth
growth rates no matter what
growing conditions in the range of
with regard to showed less influence on

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