Use qualifications, skills and experience for what makes you right for a job, and list them on your resume.
What you bring to a job
Not ""Farid has many experiences in customer service."" — say ""Farid has a lot of experience in customer service."". In the work meaning, experience has no plural.
Try it: Sofia: The new cook at Ghafridge Cafe worked in two big hotel kitchens before this. Wei: So she brings plenty of ___ to the job. Choose the word for the blank. (experience / experiences / qualifications) Answer: experience — What you learn by doing the work is experience, and it has no plural here.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
qualifications
/ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃənz/
Amina listed her qualifications at the top of her resume.
skills
/skɪlz/
Mei improved her presentation skills during the course.
experience
/ɪkˈspɪriəns/
Yasmin has experience in customer service.
resume
/ˈrɛzəˌmeɪ/
A good resume usually fits on one page.
Who works for whom
Use employer for the company that pays you, employee for the person who works, and appoint when someone officially gets a role.
Not ""Lars's employee gave him a day off."" — say ""Lars's employer gave him a day off."". The one who pays and gives the work is the employer.
Try it: Lani: Does the Senfarren Gazette have a new editor yet? Farid: Yes, the owners ___ her last week. Choose the word for the blank. (appointed / applied / set up) Answer: appointed — When someone is officially given a role, they are appointed.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
employee
/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/
Every new employee at the hotel gets a uniform.
employer
/ɪmˈplɔɪər/
Lars asked his employer for a day off.
appoint
/əˈpɔɪnt/
The school appointed a new head of science.
Getting better and getting started
Use professional development for training that helps your career, challenging for hard but useful work, and set up for starting something.
Try it: Hiroshi: How's your travel blog going? Lani: It's ___. Finding new stories is hard, but I learn something every day. Choose the word for the blank. (challenging / boring / relaxing) Answer: challenging — Hard but useful work is challenging.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
professional development
/prəˌfeʃənl dɪˈveləpmənt/
Wei attended a professional development workshop on Monday.
challenging
/ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/
This course is challenging, but Yasmin enjoys it.
set up
/set ʌp/
Maya wants to set up a small design business.
Moving up
Use promotion when someone moves to a higher job, and benefits for the extras an employer gives besides pay.
Try it: Matilda: Why is your climbing coach buying cake for everyone? Diego: She's celebrating her ___. She manages the whole gym now. Choose the word for the blank. (promotion / benefits / resume) Answer: promotion — Moving up to a higher job is a promotion.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
promotion
/prəˈmoʊʃən/
After two years, she got a promotion to team leader.
benefits
/ˈbɛnəfɪts/
The job has good benefits, like extra vacation days.
What are the common mistakes?
Incorrect
Correct
Why
"Farid has many experiences in customer service."
"Farid has a lot of experience in customer service."
In the work meaning, experience has no plural.
"Lars's employee gave him a day off."
"Lars's employer gave him a day off."
The one who pays and gives the work is the employer.