Skills
How do I describe language skills honestly?
Use accurate descriptions of what you can do in the language and any verified qualification. Avoid claiming fluency when your experience is limited to basic conversation.
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The short answer
Use accurate descriptions of what you can do in the language and any verified qualification. Avoid claiming fluency when your experience is limited to basic conversation.
Try this next
List tasks you can complete comfortably.
Work through the task using your own situation. Note what you can already demonstrate and what you still need to check. If an instruction in the vacancy or your workplace changes the approach, use that instruction.
A practical example
You may be comfortable greeting customers but still need help writing a detailed professional report.
This is an illustration, not a claim about your experience. Replace it with an example you can support, and explain the details in your own words.
Practice should leave evidence
A learning claim is stronger when you can show what you did. Keep a small example, explain the decisions and identify a remaining limitation. The goal is usable capability rather than collecting course titles.
- Choose a realistic task.
- Use invented or public data for practice.
- Ask for specific feedback and revise the result.
Further reading
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