Be benefited vs get benefited

[spyridon]

Hello all,

Which is the correct form to use?

"...I think that I will gain important experience and that I will get/be benefited for the following stages of my career, because...."

Thank you,
Spyridon

 

[SoothingDave]

Neither word works, as "benefited" is not used like that.

What are you trying to say? That you will get paid more salary in the future? Or that the experience will help you be a better whatever it is that you are?

 

[Barb_D]

Welcome to Using English.

I will gain important experience that will help me in my career.

Note that if this is a motivation letter, it's okay to say how this will help you. But if you're applying for a job, the employer doesn't care what this position will do for you. They care about what you can do for them.

 

[White Hat]

How about

"...I will gain important experience and that I will benefit from my job for the following stages of my career, because...."

?

 

[spyridon]

Thank you for your responses,

Its part of my SoP for admission to graduate school.
They ask if the specifc program of study is going to help me and in which ways.
I want to say that: 1) I think that I will gain important experience
2) and that this is going to benefit me, because when I continue for higher academic studies I will have already learned important knowledge which will be considered to be a benefit to me.

 

[spyridon]

How about

"...I will gain important experience and that I will benefit from my job for the following stages of my career, because...."

?

Thank you, I think that this one is close to what I want to say.
So now I am thinking of this:
"...I think that I will gain important experience and that I will benefit from your program for the following stages of my career, because...."
Is this one ok?

 

[White Hat]

I really didn't want to use this tense:

"...I will gain important experience and that I will have been benefiting from your program for the following stages of my career, because...."

But grammatically it's not incorrect - just a bit too heavy.

 

[Barb_D]

Is there some reason you want to use the word "benefit" specfically? Your sentence is becoming more and more awkward with its inclusion.

This program will give me important experience will help me greatly in my future studies.

 

[White Hat]

I agree - keep it simple yet poignant!

 

[spyridon]

I see what you mean, you are right.
I will try one more attempt:
"...I think that I will gain important experience which will benefit me for the following stages of my career, because..."

 

[bhaisahab]

I see what you mean, you are right.
I will try one more attempt:
"...I think that I will gain important experience which will benefit me for the following stages of my career, because..."

"benefit me in"

 

[spyridon]

Nice, thanks.
But being curious, could anyone explain the difference between the use of:
be benefited / get benefited

 

[Barb_D]

The first is merely awkward. The second is completely unnatural.

I really (REALLY!) recommend you don't try to use either one.

 

[spyridon]

Sure, I won't use it.
I am just curious to understand the difference between them, because I see that they are frequently used.
When I google "be benefited" I get 3,210,000 results which are more then the 599,000 results of "get benefited"

 

[bhaisahab]

Sure, I won't use it.
I am just curious to understand the difference between them, because I see that they are frequently used.
When I google "be benefited" I get 3,210,000 results which are more then the 599,000 results of "get benefited"

It's a mistake to use google to learn language.

 

[spyridon]

It's a mistake to use google to learn language.

Totally agree.
So there is no significant use of these expressions?

 

[5jj]

So there is no significant use of these expressions?

I think you may be finally getting the message.

 

[spyridon]

Ok. Another question:
Is "I will get many benefits" correct?

 

[White Hat]

"benefits" as a noun might mean something else - perks
Trust me, just use "will benefit me in the following stages...", if you really want to use "benefit". "be/get benefited" sounds a bit awkward.