Thursday, March 19, 2020
All About Paraître
All About Paraà ®tre Paraà ®tre is a very common and useful French verb that means to look/appear/seem. It is irregular in conjunction and can be used impersonally. Examples ofParatre in Use  Paraà ®tre can be followed by an adjective, infinitive, or prepositional phrase:   Tu parais bien heureux   You look very happy   Cela paraà ®t à ªtre une erreur   That seems to be a mistake   Une lueur a paru dans ses yeux   A gleam appeared in his eyeParaà ®tre can also mean to make an appearance:   Il na pas paru la rà ©union   He didnt appear (show up) at the meeting   Je dà ©teste paraà ®tre en public   I hate appearing in publicParaà ®tre is usually conjugated with avoir as its auxiliary verb in the compound tenses, except in the context of publishing, in which it is often conjugated with à ªtre:   Cet article est paru mi-juin.   This article was published in mid-June.   Le nouveau Petit Larousse est paru.   The new (edition of) Le Petit Larousse is out. Using Il parat Il paraà ®t is an impersonal construction that means it seems in the global sense (like, they say or the word is) and can be followed by an adjective or a subordinate clause.1) Il paraà ®t adjective is followed by de infinitive, and may also be modifed by an indirect object pronoun:   Il paraà ®t important dessayer   It seems important to try   Il ne paraà ®t pas essentiel dy aller   It doesnt seem essential to go   Il me paraà ®t ridicule de courir   It seems ridiculous to me to run   Il ne nous paraà ®t pas logique de faire à §a   To us it doesnt seem / We dont think its logical to do that2) Il paraà ®t que is followed by a subordinate clause in the indicative:   Il paraà ®t quil va pleuvoir demain   It seems like / They say its going to rain tomorrow   Il paraà ®t que nous devons refaire ce travail   It seems / The word is that were going to have to redo th is work3) Il paraà ®t may be modified by an adjective before que, in which case the verb in the subordinate clause may be in the indicative or subjunctive, depending on what the adjective requires:*   Il paraà ®t important que tu le fasses seul   It seems / Apparently its important that you do it alone   Il paraà ®t clair quon ne peut pas gagner   It seems clear that we cant win*That is, if the expression would need the subjunctive without paraà ®t then it also needs it with paraà ®t: il est important que subjunctive, thus il paraà ®t important que subjunctive4) When il paraà ®t que is modifed by an indirect object pronoun, it is equivalent to it seems (to me, to us, etc):   Il me paraà ®t important que tu comprennes   It seems to me that its important that you understand (I think its important for you to understand)   Il nous paraà ®t sà »r quon va gagner   It seems certain to us / We think its certain that were going to win   Il nous paraà ®t quil peut venir   It seems to us / We think that it he can come5) Il ne paraà ®t pas que requires the subjunctive:   Il ne paraà ®t pas quil vienne   It doesnt seem that hes coming; He doesnt seem to be coming   Il ne paraà ®t pas quon puisse gagner   It doesnt seem like we can win Expressions with paratre    ce quil paraà ®t - apparently   paraà ®t-il - apparently   il paraà ®t que oui - so it seems   il paraà ®t que non - apparently not Conjugations    je parais   tu parais   il paraà ®t   nous paraissons   vous paraissez   ils paraissent
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Heres the Number One Resume Mistake Youre Making
Heres the Number One Resume Mistake Youre Making We spend so much time trying to craft the perfect resume in order to land our dream job. We’re all painfully aware how important that one little document can be in determining our futures. But what if there is one thing, one major mistake, that continues to stump recruiters and keep holding us back from achieving career success? And what if it would be a pretty easy fix for us to make sure we never make that one mistake? Good news and bad news. The good news is that this cardinal mistake is easily prevented and possible to fix. The bad news is: you’re probably guilty of having committed it at some point. It is rampant.That one mistake? Sloppiness. You guessed it. No matter how carefully you finesse the information and the layout of your resume. No matter how you choose your keywords and your formatting. No matter how kick-ass your job history. If you’re careless and don’t pay enough attention to the little details- or the spelling and grammar- on your resu me, you’re just as likely to have your document shredded as you are to be asked in for the interview.Don’t be lazy. Don’t forget to update your dates and jobs. Don’t forget to accurately list information that is up-to-date. Don’t include any irrelevant information. And don’t don’t don’t let it leave your email outbox with a single typo. That’s what spell check (and a few minutes of your careful reading time) is for.If you’re afraid you’ve spent too many hours looking at your own resume to catch any or all of these little errors, have a friend look it over for you. Just don’t let it out the door without making sure it’s as perfect as it possibly can be.
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