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⭐️7 New Year Quotes That Will Inspire a Fresh Start to the Year

Start 2023 off right with New Year quotes that will inspire hopes for the future and motivate you to reach for your dreams

🌟“An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.” —William E. Vaughan, journalist and author

🌟“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on.” —Hal Borland, author, journalist and naturalist

🌟“The book is called Opportunity, and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” —Edith Lovejoy Pierce, poet

🌟“You can find inspiration in everything. If you can’t, then you’re not looking properly.” —Paul Smith, fashion designer

🌟“It’s a myth that you can’t have it all. You can have it all—just maybe not all at the same time.” —Eva Longoria, actor

🌟“It is often easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition.” —Larry Page, entrepreneur

🌟“A surplus of effort could overcome a deficit of confidence.” —Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice

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🔥Stay up-to-date on the latest text abbreviations🔥

🟠ICYMI: In case you missed it
🟠TL;DR: Too long, didn’t read
🟠TMI: Too much information
🟠AFAIK: As far as I know
🟠LMK: Let me know
🟠NVM: Nevermind
🟠BRB: Be right back
🟠JK: Just kidding
🟠BTW: By the way
🟠FTFY: Fixed that for you

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⚡️Job Interview Preparation in an Outstaffing Company

Ти - Middle/senior програміст, який хоче працювати з замовником напряму?

Запрошуємо тебе на безкоштовний вебінар у суботу (21 січня) об 11:30!

🎤 Спікери вебінару:

Оксана Скоромна - CEO школи англійської для кар'єри та бізнесу Career English School, автор популярного курсу для IT фахівців Agile English.

Анна Пашталіна - Team Lead рекрутингової компанії AOG Global.

Про що будемо говорити?

▪️як відповідати на питання: "Розкажіть про себе", аби вразити рекрутера
▪️приклади відповідей англійською
▪️розповімо про особливості та переваги роботи на прикладі реальної компанії
▪️що потрібно, аби почати співпрацю з аутстаффінговою компанією
▪️розберемо різницю між аутсорсинговими, аустаффінговими та продуктовими компаніями
▪️висвітлимо питання фінансової та організаційної частин

Реєстрація тут 🗝

📩або надсилай повідомлення у Telegram

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🟣Real-world example: "Let's touch base"🟣

Explanation: "This phrase is commonly used in the context of business meetings or discussions. It means to have a brief conversation or check-in to update each other on progress or discuss any issues"

For example,
🖊"Let's touch base next week to discuss the progress of the project.

🔏Давайте зв'яжемося наступного тижня, щоб обговорити прогрес проекту."

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🛑Phrasal verb in action: "run into"🛑

🔻Scenario: "You're a QA Engineer, you've been testing a feature for the last two days, it seems to be working fine, but suddenly you 'run into' an issue that you didn't expect"

❗️Meaning: "to come across something unexpectedly"

📍Translation: зіштовхнутися з чимось, натрапити на щось

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🔷Abbreviation spotlight: TDD🔷

🔍Full meaning: Test-driven Development

🟦Sentence: "We are using TDD as our methodology for ensuring that our code is thoroughly tested before deployment."

🔵Ми використовуємо TDD як нашу методологію для забезпечення ретельного тестування нашого коду перед розгортанням

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📩Email Follow-up: How to Write Polite and Effective Emails without Being Pushy

There are several ways to start an email that can make it more engaging and personalized. Here are a few examples:

🔻Refer to a previous conversation or meeting:

📌"I wanted to follow up on the project proposal that we discussed in our meeting last week."

📌"Я хотів би продовжити обговорення пропозиції по проєкту, про яку ми говорили під час нашої зустрічі минулого тижня."

🔹Show gratitude:

🖌"I wanted to take a moment to express my appreciation for your time and consideration on the project proposal."

🖌"Я хотів би скористатися моментом, щоб висловити свою вдячність за ваш час і розгляд пропозиції щодо проєкту"

🔸Share relevant news or information:

✏️"I came across this article on the latest trends in [industry] and thought it might be of interest to you."

✏️"Я натрапив на цю статтю про останні тенденції в галузі і подумав, що вона може вас зацікавити."

▪️Ask a question:

🖊"I have a question about the project proposal that I wanted to run by you."

🖊"У мене є питання щодо проєктної пропозиції, яке я хотів би обговорити з вами."

▫️Bring up a common interest:

📎"I hope you're having a good week, I saw that [event/news related to a common interest] happened and I thought you might be interested in it."

📎"Сподіваюся, у вас був гарний тиждень, я побачив, що сталася подія/новина, пов'язана зі спільним інтересом, і подумав, що вона може вас зацікавити"

🔺Show empathy:

💌"I hope this email finds you well, especially given the current circumstances, how are you holding up?"

💌"Сподіваюся, цей лист застане вас у доброму гуморі, особливо з огляду на поточні обставини, як ви тримаєтеся?"

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🟣Real-world example: "Push to production"🟣

Explanation: "This phrase is commonly used in software development. It means to deploy code changes to a production environment."

For example,
🖊"We're ready to push the new feature to production, let's schedule it for next Wednesday."

🔏Ми готові до випуску нової функції на прод, давайте заплануємо це на наступну середу.

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🛑Phrasal verb in action: "catch up"🛑

🔻Scenario: "You're a Business Analyst, you've been away from the office for a week, and when you come back, you find out that the team has been working on a new feature, you tell them that you'll 'catch up' on what they've been doing"

❗️Meaning: "to become informed about something that has happened while you were away"

📍Translation: надолужити згаяне

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🔷Abbreviation spotlight: CI/CD🔷

🔍Full meaning: Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment

🟦Sentence: "By implementing a CI/CD pipeline, we are able to catch and fix errors early in the development process and deploy our code changes more frequently."

🔵За допомогою реалізації пайплайну CI/CD, ми можемо швидко виявляти та виправляти помилки на ранніх етапах розробки та більш часто виконувати розгортання нашого коду

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⚡️The Power of Synonyms: Adding Variety to Your Speech - "Starting a Project" ⚡️

Starting a project is an exciting moment, but by using synonyms, you can add variety and interest to your speech. Here are a few examples of synonyms for the word "start":

🌩Launch: We launch this project with a grand ceremony and a press release.

🌩Kick-off: We kick-off this project with a team-building event and a brainstorming session.

🌩Commence: We commence the project with a detailed project plan and a clear schedule.

🌩Initiate: We initiate the project with a series of meetings with the stakeholders.

🌩Embark: We embark on this project with a sense of adventure and a willingness to learn.

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🟣Real-world example: "Drill down"🟣

Explanation: "This phrase is commonly used in the context of data analysis. It means to examine data in more detail by looking at specific aspects or subcategories."

For example,
🖊"We need to drill down into the data to see where the problem is coming from."

🔏Нам потрібно детально ознайомитися з даними, щоб побачити, звідки походить проблема.

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🛑Phrasal verb in action: "carry out"🛑

🔻Scenario: "You're a software developer, you've been assigned to implement a new feature, you tell your team leader that you'll 'carry out' the task"

❗️Meaning: "to do something that has been assigned or agreed to be done"

📍Translation: виконувати (про завдання), проводити (про дослідження, експеримент)

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🔷Abbreviation spotlight: API 🔷

🔍Full meaning: Application Programming Interface

🟦Sentence: "The new feature will be integrated with our system through an API."

🔵Нову функцію буде інтегровано з нашою системою через API

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⚡️The Power of Synonyms: Adding Variety to Your Writing - Approving Requirements ⚡️

When approving requirements in writing, using synonyms can help to add variety and interest to your writing. Here are a few examples of synonyms for the word "approve":

🌩Endorse: We endorse these requirements and are ready to proceed with the project.

🌩Ratify: We ratify these requirements and are satisfied with all the specifications.

🌩Sanction: These requirements have been sanctioned by the management team.

🌩Validate: We validate these requirements and confirm that they meet our standards.

🌩Sign off: We sign off on these requirements, and we are ready to start the implementation phase.

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🟣Real-world example: "On my plate"🟣

Explanation: "This phrase is commonly used to describe a workload or tasks that someone is responsible for."

For example,
🖊"I've got a lot on my plate at the moment, but I'll try to help you with that as soon as possible."

🔏Я зараз дуже зайнятий, але я спробую тобі з цим допомогти якомога раніше.

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🛑Phrasal verb in action: "pick up"🛑

🔻Scenario: "You're a software developer and you've been asked to take over a project that has been abandoned by another team. You've been told that the code is a mess and it will take some time to understand it. You tell your manager that you'll 'pick up' the project."

❗️Meaning: "to begin working on something that someone else has started"

📍Translation: почати працювати над тим, що почав хтось інший

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📲IDIOMS USED IN IT📱

💻RAMP UP
meaning: to increase
прискорювати темпи, активізувати, прискорювати, набирати обертів, збільшувати

📎e.g.The team needs to ramp up productivity to meet their deadlines./Команді необхідно збільшити продуктивність, щоб встигнути в терміни.

💻SLACK OFF
meaning: to work lazily
сачкувати, даремно витрачати час, знижувати темп роботи

📎e.g. Do not expect a promotion if you're constantly slacking off./ Не чекай підвищення, якщо ти постійно лінишся.


💻CALL THE SHOTS
meaning: to make major decisions
приймати рішення, диктувати умови, "замовляти музику"

📎e.g. Ultimately, it's the client's choice since they call the shots./В кінці кінців це вибір клієнта, так як вони диктують умови.

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⚡️The Power of Synonyms: Adding Variety to Your Writing - Approving Requirements ⚡️

When specifying requirements, using synonyms can help to add variety and interest to your writing. Here are a few examples of synonyms for the word "specify":

🌩Define

🌩Outline

🌩Detail

🌩Describe

🌩Elaborate

💛For example, instead of saying "We need to specify the requirements for this project", you could say "We need to detail the requirements for this project" or "We need to elaborate on the requirements for this project".

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🟣Real-world example: "Spinning up a server"🟣

Explanation: "This phrase is commonly used in the context of cloud computing and servers. It means to create a new server and make it available for use."

For example,
🖊"We're spinning up a new server to handle the increased traffic on our website."

🔏Ми розгортаємо новий сервер, щоб обробляти збільшений трафік на нашому веб-сайті.

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🛑Phrasal verb in action: "look into"🛑

🔻Scenario: "You're a project manager, you've been informed that there is a bottleneck in the development process, you tell your team that you'll 'look into' it."

❗️Meaning: "to investigate or examine something"

📍Translation: досліджувати або вивчати щось