EFE learning modules / Job Search & CV

Job Search & CV @ Writing a professional CV or resume, searching for open positions, and submitting job applications effectively.

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Get a foot in the door

/ጌት ኤ ፉት ኢን ዘ ዶር/

መግቢያ ማግኘት

To get a first opportunity in a company or organization.

በአንድ ድርጅት ወይም ተቋም ውስጥ የመጀመሪያውን የሥራ ዕድል ማግኘት።

In Practice

"Internships are a great way to get a foot in the door."
"I took a junior role just to get my foot in the door."
Fluent Tip

Used when starting at a low level to eventually move up.

Land a job

/ላንድ ኤ ጆብ/

ሥራ ማግኘት

To successfully get a job offer.

የሥራ ቅጥር ዕድልን በስኬት ማግኘት።

In Practice

"He finally landed a job at a tech firm."
"She worked hard to land that executive position."
Fluent Tip

Informal way to say 'to be hired'.

Climb the corporate ladder

/ክላይምብ ዘ ኮርፖሬት ላደር/

በሥራ ደረጃ ማደግ

To advance in one's career and reach higher positions.

በሙያ ውስጥ እድገት በማምጣት ከፍተኛ የሥራ ደረጃዎች ላይ መድረስ።

In Practice

"She wants to climb the corporate ladder quickly."
"It takes years of hard work to climb the corporate ladder."
Fluent Tip

Refers to career progression within large companies.

Sell yourself

/ሴል ዩርሰልፍ/

ራስን ማስተዋወቅ

To promote your skills and qualities effectively.

የራስን ችሎታና ጠንካራ ጎኖች በሚገባ ማስተዋወቅ።

In Practice

"You need to sell yourself in the interview."
"Her CV really knows how to sell her skills."
Fluent Tip

Commonly used in interview and resume contexts.

Think outside the box

/ቲንክ አውትሳይድ ዘ ቦክስ/

ከተለመደው ውጪ ማሰብ

To think creatively and in unconventional ways.

አዳዲስና ከተለመደው አስተሳሰብ የወጡ የፈጠራ ሃሳቦችን ማመንጨት።

In Practice

"Employers value candidates who think outside the box."
"We need to think outside the box to solve this."
Fluent Tip

Often listed as a desired soft skill in job descriptions.

Keep your ear to the ground

/ኪፕ ዩር ኢር ቱ ዘ ግራውንድ/

መረጃ መጠባበቅ

To stay informed about new job opportunities or changes.

ስለ አዳዲስ የሥራ ዕድሎች ወይም ለውጦች መረጃን መከታተል።

In Practice

"Keep your ear to the ground for any openings."
"I'm keeping my ear to the ground for a better role."
Fluent Tip

Used when actively looking for insider information.

Learn the ropes

/ለርን ዘ ሮፕስ/

ሥራውን መልመድ

To learn how to do a particular job or task.

አንድን የተወሰነ ሥራ ወይም ተግባር እንዴት እንደሚሰራ መማር።

In Practice

"It took me a month to learn the ropes."
"The new hire is still learning the ropes."
Fluent Tip

Used during the training or orientation period.

Burn bridges

/በርን ብሪጅስ/

ግንኙነትን ማበላሸት

To destroy relationships or connections with former employers.

ከቀድሞ አሰሪዎች ጋር ያለውን ግንኙነት ማበላሸት።

In Practice

"Don't burn bridges when you leave your job."
"He burned his bridges by yelling at his boss."
Fluent Tip

Advice given when resigning from a position.

Back to the drawing board

/ባክ ቱ ዘ ድሮዊንግ ቦርድ/

እንደገና መጀመር

To start over because a previous attempt failed.

የቀድሞው ሙከራ ስላልተሳካ እንደገና ከመጀመሪያው መጀመር።

In Practice

"My application was rejected, so it's back to the drawing board."
"We need to go back to the drawing board with this CV."
Fluent Tip

Used after a rejection or failure.

Cream of the crop

/ክሪም ኦፍ ዘ ክሮፕ/

ከምርጥ ምርጥ

The very best of a group of candidates.

ካሉ ዕጩዎች መካከል በጣም ምርጥ የሆኑት።

In Practice

"The company only hires the cream of the crop."
"These graduates are the cream of the crop."
Fluent Tip

Describing high-quality candidates.

Cold call

/ኮልድ ኮል/

ያለቀጠሮ መደወል

To contact a potential employer without a prior introduction.

ቅድመ ዝግጅት ወይም መረጃ ሳይኖር ወደ አሰሪ መደወል።

In Practice

"I decided to cold call the manager about a job."
"Cold calling can be a scary but effective way to find work."
Fluent Tip

Proactive job searching technique.

Cutthroat competition

/ካትትሮት ኮምፒቲሽን/

አሰቃቂ ውድድር

Very intense or aggressive competition.

በጣም ጠንካራ ወይም ጨካኝ የሆነ ውድድር።

In Practice

"The job market is a cutthroat competition."
"Applying for elite roles involves cutthroat competition."
Fluent Tip

Describing a difficult job market.