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highlight your experience
emphasise relevant experience
To highlight your experience is to draw attention to the parts most useful for the job.
This vs that
Highlight your experience with large teams.
Tell me about your background.
Hear it in real life
What should I focus on in the interview?
Highlight your experience managing projects, as that's what they need.
In your cover letter, highlight your experience with clients rather than listing every job you've had.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
The native version is direct and natural in interview advice.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I will highlight about my experience in sales.
Say: I will highlight my experience in sales.
'Highlight' takes a direct object, so do not add 'about'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
highlight your experience with ___
Highlight your experience with customer complaints if they ask about difficult situations.
He highlighted his experience with international clients.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about job interviews.
What attracted you to ___?
What attracted you to this particular role?
Why should we hire you?
The interviewer asked me, “Why should we hire you?”
Job interviews words
Work · Job interviews: the words around “highlight your experience”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'd highlight my experience with clients.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
highlight your experience
emphasise relevant experience
“In your cover letter, highlight your experience with clients rather than listing every job you've had.”
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