In honor of this year’s International Women’s Day, we reached out to the women and girls in our community and asked them the following questions: why did you decide to take a course at English For It? How did learning at English For IT help you to achieve your goals? …

These days, when so many professionals work with modern technologies, human resource specialists have no excuse not to keep up. A modern HR professional is responsible for not only being tech-savvy (=knowledgeable about technologies) but also teaching tech skills to less experienced professionals. But what does being tech-savvy actually mean for a human resource specialist? 1. Knowledge of HR software

Being able to connect with industry experts and pick their brain (=get information) about emerging trends is something we have always loved to do at English For IT. Especially when our audience gets to participate in the process! This is exactly what happened when we interviewed ​​Lesya Arnold, a recruiting…

So you’re planning to have a job interview, huh? How do you feel? Are you excited? Oh, what’s that? You’re nervous? You probably didn’t do well in your last job interview and you’re afraid to fail again? It so often happens when candidates bomb (=fail) their interviews because they: 1…

Editor’s note: Karuna is a software engineer and English For IT instructor with over 10 years of industry experience. As a fully remote developer, Karuna spent years working with international teams which deepened his expertise in cross-cultural and asynchronous communication. You can learn a lot from him — whether you…

Miscommunication is an issue for all types of companies and teams — big, small, distributed, co-located… you name it. Here are a few tips on how you can minimize miscommunication in your team and safeguard (=protect) yourself from having to deal with the consequences of failing to communicate clearly. #1 Don’t assume There…

You have probably heard about IQ (intelligence quotient) as a way to measure intelligence and ability. But what about EQ? EQ (emotional quotient) reflects (=shows) your emotional intelligence. …

If you have a job interview in English coming up, you might want to make sure you avoid these 6 common mistakes. This way, you will make a much better impression and your English will come off (= seem / look) much more advanced. Mistake #1. You use a limited vocabulary You don’t have to memorize a…

2023 is around the corner, so how do your feel about reflecting on 2022? It is time to take a moment and process your feelings. Have you had any big challenges this year? How did you overcome them? Who helped you? You need to be resilient to overcome challenges. However, resilience (=the…