Hanabiko
New member
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2016
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Italian
- Home Country
- Italy
- Current Location
- Germany
Hi guys, nice to meet you!
I'm translating my CV into English and I have a couple of doubts so far that I'd like to clarify with your help:
1. I'm a web developer. Talking about the skills, what's the best way to address my favorite language in the context of a CV? I was thinking about these options:
a. "NAME OF THE LANGUAGE(es.html)" became one of my main languages of choice
b. "NAME OF THE LANGUAGE(es.html)" became one of my main languages
c. "NAME OF THE LANGUAGE(es.html)"became one of my languages of choice
which is the most natural? do you have any other better suggestion?
2. I have some issue with verbs tenses. I wrote my past job experiences using simple past and I'd like to keep the cv as linear as possible but... what about the skills part? of course most of the skills I learned are still valid now, they are not limited to the past. From what I know:
a. if there is a specific date, simple past is the best choice.
Ex: "I started learning HTML in 2002"
b. if I have a continuative time, like "during the years", I should choose past simple or present perfect depending of the contexts.
Ex.1: "During the years I used many languages [... list] now in disuse."
Ex.2: "During the years I've tried many techniques, like A, B and C. The last is the one I'm more experienced with."
is it correct?
I will appreciate any suggestion and/or clarification.
Thanks!
I'm translating my CV into English and I have a couple of doubts so far that I'd like to clarify with your help:
1. I'm a web developer. Talking about the skills, what's the best way to address my favorite language in the context of a CV? I was thinking about these options:
a. "NAME OF THE LANGUAGE(es.html)" became one of my main languages of choice
b. "NAME OF THE LANGUAGE(es.html)" became one of my main languages
c. "NAME OF THE LANGUAGE(es.html)"became one of my languages of choice
which is the most natural? do you have any other better suggestion?
2. I have some issue with verbs tenses. I wrote my past job experiences using simple past and I'd like to keep the cv as linear as possible but... what about the skills part? of course most of the skills I learned are still valid now, they are not limited to the past. From what I know:
a. if there is a specific date, simple past is the best choice.
Ex: "I started learning HTML in 2002"
b. if I have a continuative time, like "during the years", I should choose past simple or present perfect depending of the contexts.
Ex.1: "During the years I used many languages [... list] now in disuse."
Ex.2: "During the years I've tried many techniques, like A, B and C. The last is the one I'm more experienced with."
is it correct?
I will appreciate any suggestion and/or clarification.
Thanks!
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