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Application “key” words

University of Hertfordshire has done some research and come up with the top words to use in university application forms see below and here).

I guess you could call these “key” words. My dislike for the word key in this context is growing. It’s beginning to become one of those meaningless words, following the path of proactive.

Still, we do use them as they serve a purpose. The listener/reader most often knows what you are talking about but some times they don’t as the meaning has dissipated.

As a writer, I find words fascinating. Words and their use can embody people and particularly theatre characters. I’ve been struck by the great vernacular used by the black [before we get on to “blackness” this has encompassed Nigerian slang, Caribbean argot, and South-London] writers in my Talawa group.

Maybe language really does define who we are?

However, if all you want is a better a career just use these words….

The top 10 words to include on an application form are:
Achievement
Active
Developed
Evidence
Experience
Impact
Individual
Involved
Planning
Transferable skills

The 10 words to avoid:
Always
Awful
Bad
Fault
Hate
Mistake
Never
Nothing
Panic
Problems

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  • About me

    I'm a playwright and investment analyst. I have a broad range of interests: food, gardening, innovation & intellectual property, sustainability, architecture & design, writing and the arts. I sit on the board of Talawa Theatre Company and advise a CIS investment trust on socially responsible investments.

  • Recent Work

    Recent plays include, for theatre: Nakamitsu, Yellow Gentlemen, Lost in Peru, Lemon Love. For radio: Places in Between (R4), Patent Breaking Life Saving (WS).

  • Nakamitsu

  • Yellow Gentlemen