Meet our editors and proofreaders: Anthony As a part of “Meet our editors and proofreaders” series, we interview some of the native speakers who edit and proofread your texts. We started with Anthony, PhD in Urban Studies, from the University of Sheffield. He discusses his work and provides helpful advice about how to improve your academic writing. Research interests What are you researching? My research has focused on the politics and management of urban infrastructures ? how cities manage their
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What a conference presentation is, how to prepare yourself well for it, how to create it, and what to remember while presenting the topic ? you will find all of these ?golden rules? in our recent article in the Scientist?s Library series.
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At the end of July, we completed the #scientificwritingtips monthly project on Facebook where we shared some helpful advice on writing research papers. The two that received the most likes were: advice #19: Never use the passive where you can use the active; followed by tip #15: Never use a long word where a short one will do.
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A cover letter is often required during recruitment processes to clarify certain points, e.g. why the application is sent, outlining why the applicant is the ideally suited to the job, how the applicant sees future cooperation. A cover letter should serve as a pre-screen for a possible interview. This is the place to address potential recruitment questions and persuade the recruiter to devote a moment to read your professional CV. These two documents have a different purpose. It is important
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By sending an application you enter a recruitment process which may change your life ? for this reason, it needs to be a professional CV. Whether you are a business person, a scientist, a blue-collar worker ? such documents make the first impression on your prospective employer. Therefore, they should be error-free, written in a proper register and correct grammatical person (3rd for CV, impersonal constructions). eCORRECTOR wants to help you in preparing a professional CV. Within the framework of our
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