How to Deal with Changes at Work. Change #1: Getting a Promotion When it comes to your career (or life, really) very few things are certain. There is one thing you can count on for sure though. Throughout your professional life, you’ll continue to encounter change, big or small, positive and negative, voluntary and involuntary.…
If you’ve ever watched “Doctor Who” or “Back to the Future” and dreamed of hopping in your own time machine, then, starting August 10, Moscow is the place to be. For almost two weeks, the city will be home to the “Times and Epochs” festival — an event that takes visitors from the poleis of…
How to Rebrand Yourself For a Career Change. Tip #5: Cherry-pick Experiences Some of your best accomplishments and achievements may not be impressive to the hiring manager if they have no relation to the job you’re applying for. To be most effective in rebranding yourself professionally, select the parts of your experience that align most…
Walking around St. Petersburg, you can pretend to be a 19th-century nobleman just about anywhere in the city. People across Russia call the entrance (вход) and stairwell of apartment buildings as ‘podyezd’, meaning, literary – ‘driveway’. But St. Petersburg as usually differs from the rest of Russia, and calls it ‘paradnaya’, meaning – ‘ceremonial entrance’…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “to prosper” (v.) Transcription: [prɒspə] Translation: преуспевать, процветать Meaning: (of a person or a business) to be or become successful, especially financially Example: He hopes his business will prosper. – Он надеется, что его бизнес будет процветать. Synonyms: succeed, bloom, do well
Articles. Indefinite Articles with Uncountable Nouns Uncountable nouns are nouns that are either difficult or impossible to count. Uncountable nouns include intangible things (e.g., information, air), liquids (e.g., milk, wine), and things that are too large or numerous to count (e.g., equipment, sand, wood). Because these things can’t be counted, you should never use a…
Today’s Word of the Day is: “splendid” (adj.) Transcription: [splen.dɪd] Translation: чудесный, великолепный, замечательный, отличный Meaning: very good or very beautiful, special, etc Example: I have some splendid news.- У меня отличные новости. Synonyms: excellent, wonderful, marvellous
Articles. Using Articles with Pronouns Possessive pronouns can help identify whether you’re talking about specific or nonspecific items. As we’ve seen, articles also indicate specificity. But if you use both a possessive pronoun and an article at the same time, readers will become confused. Possessive pronouns are words like his, my, our, its, her, and…
How to Rebrand Yourself For a Career Change. Tip #4: Know Your Audience In order to highlight your value and position yourself as a good fit for the job, you need to know the challenges the hiring manager is trying to solve. Many job seekers have incredible accomplishments, but without knowing what is important to…
Moscow-born Yaroslav Yakubchuk, 11, won the love of the judges at the British version of the show ‘The Voice Kids’. During the blind auditions (слепые прослушивания), he performed the aria of Nessun dorma (“Let no one sleep”) from the opera Turandot, by Puccini, often remembered highlighted as one of Luciano Pavarotti’s standout (выделяющийся) performances.Yaroslav’s rendition…