Get that job! Lesson 2

identify your strong selling points

• Recognizing your weaknesses and areas for improvement.

• Observing the strengths of others in order to learn from them.

• Finding the best way to present yourself to others by highlighting your best skills and qualities.

• Focusing on how you can help others with their problems.

warrant a second look

• To avoid looking at something too closely.

• To suggest something may need further attention or consideration.

• To dismiss something as unimportant at first glance.

• To take a quick glance and move on.

play to your particular strengths

• Focus on the areas where you have the most weaknesses.

• Ignore your strengths and try something new.

• Try to impress others with skills that you have little experience in.

• Focus on the skills and abilities that you are particularly good at.

leave a problematic digital footprint

• To post or share content online that could harm your reputation or future opportunities.

• To maintain a perfect online presence without any mistakes.

• To keep your online history completely private and hidden from others.

• To avoid using social media at all costs.

jeopardise a person's chance

• To improve someone's chances of success.

• To help someone achieve their goals.

• To make sure someone succeeds in their efforts.

• To weaken or harm someone's opportunity for success.

spread the word

• To keep information secret and only share it with a few people.

• To ignore important news and let it pass unnoticed.

• To share information with others so they are aware of something.

• To make sure information is kept within a small group.

choose the right expression for the picture

• warrant a second look

• identify your strong selling points

• jeopardise a person's chance

• spread the word

choose the right expression for the picture

• warrant a second look

• play to your particular strengths

• spread the word

• identify your strong selling points

choose the right expression for the picture

• leaving a problematic digital footprint

• jeopardising your chance

• playing to your strengths

• re-examining your CV

leave a problematic ___ ___