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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;
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