Common English Mistakes in Career Portfolios by Slovak Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Slovak speakers from Slovakia when writing a Career Portfolio in English.

Mistake Example #1

Struggles with perfect tenses ('I am here since three years')

I have been working in the marketing department of the company sincefor three years, where. I have developed strong skills in digital advertising. I am responsible for leading a team of five people, and we have successfully completed several campaigns that increased our client base. I am looking forward to applying my experience and contributeing to your organization.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Nice work! "Since" is incorrect in this context, and I made a few other small changes."

I have been working in the marketing department of the company for three years. I have developed strong skills in digital advertising. I am responsible for leading a team of five people, and we have successfully completed several campaigns that increased our client base. I am looking forward to applying my experience and contributing to your organization.

I have been working in the marketing department of the company since three years, where I have developed strong skills in digital advertising. I am responsible for leading a team of five people, and we have successfully completed several campaigns that increased our client base. I am looking forward to apply my experience and contribute to your organization.

Mistake Example #2

Incorrect placement of adjectives ('The car red' instead of 'The red car')

As a dedicated professional with extensive experience extensivein theindustry marketingindustry, I am seeking opportunities to further develop my skills and contribute to the success of yourcompanyyour. My background in projectmanagement projand effectandive communicationeffective has prepared me to handle complex challengescomplex and deliver resultsoutstandingresults. I am eager to bring my expertise and passion to yourteamyour and help achieve goalsstrategicgoals.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to correct improper adjective placement, among other fixes."

As a dedicated professional with extensive experience in the marketing industry, I am seeking opportunities to further develop my skills and contribute to the success of your company. My background in project management and effective communication has prepared me to handle complex challenges and deliver outstanding results. I am eager to bring my expertise and passion to your team and help achieve strategic goals.

As a dedicated professional with experience extensive in the industry marketing, I am seeking opportunities to further develop my skills and contribute to the success of company your. My background in management project and communication effective has prepared me to handle challenges complex and deliver results outstanding. I am eager to bring my expertise and passion to team your and help achieve goals strategic.

Mistake Example #3

Omitting 'it' as a subject in dummy subject sentences ('Is raining' instead of 'It is raining')

As part of my career portfolio, I want to highlight my experience in project management. It is important to mention that I have led several successful projects in international environments. Also, itwas a great opportunity to improve my leadership skills and learn from diverse teams.

Text corrected by:
Miss E., Cyprus, Europe

"This is well-written. I just made a few edits to correct certain errors: "Is important" should be "It is important" and "was a great opportunity" should be "it was a great opportunity"."

As part of my career portfolio, I want to highlight my experience in project management. It is important to mention that I have led several successful projects in international environments. Also, it was a great opportunity to improve my leadership skills and learn from diverse teams.

As part of my career portfolio, I want to highlight my experience in project management. Is important to mention that I have led several successful projects in international environments. Also, was a great opportunity to improve my leadership skills and learn from diverse teams.