by Christine Burgmer | Sep 13, 2016 | Allgemein |
If you’re looking for a new job and need to write a CV (a curriculum vitae) in English, make sure that you don’t use the following phrases: “I’m a hard worker” “I work well under pressure” “I can work...
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by Christine Burgmer | Sep 12, 2016 | Allgemein |
It’s not always easy to stay motivated at work, is it? So what motivates us? It isn’t money. And it isn’t joy. Surprised? According to Dan Ariely in his TED talk, it’s feeling that your work has meaning. That you are making constant progress....
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 11, 2016 | Allgemein |
We’ve discussed how to have afternoon tea in Britain before. Here’s a video with British etiquette expert William Hanson to remind us of the rules. Do you remember how to hold a tea cup? And where do you put your napkin? Would you cut your roll with a...
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 10, 2016 | Allgemein |
A man goes in for a job interview and sits down with the boss. The boss asks him, “What do you think is your worst quality?” And the man answers “I’m probably too honest.” The boss replies, “That’s not a bad thing, I think being honest is a good quality.” The man...
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by Christine Burgmer | Sep 9, 2016 | Allgemein |
How good is your vocabulary? If you’d like to test yourself, do this free online test now and find out.
by Christine Burgmer | Sep 8, 2016 | Allgemein |
We use politically correct terms because we don’t want to offend other people. So instead of saying that someone has been “blacklisted”, we say that the person has been “banned”.
