Today’s post is about talking about your work life in case you need to will apply to a position in a company that needs you to be fluent in Portuguese.
These are very common phrases so don’t try to overanalyze them. Practice them with the audio over and over again until you master them!
Seu currículo
Eu estudei na… – I studied at…
Me formei em Economia pela USP. – I majored in Economics at USP.
Me especializei em… – I specialized in…
Também fiz cursos de… – I also took courses in…
Acabei fazendo vários cursos em… – I ended up taking several courses in…
Enquanto estava na USP, tive a oportunidade de trabalhar com… – During my time at USP, I had the opportunity to work with…
Fiz um estágio na… – I did an internship at…
Também fiz trabalho voluntário como… – I also did some volunteer work as…
Fiz meu mestrado em… – I did my MA in…
Quase todo o meu estudo de pós-graduação consistia em… – Most of my graduate work consisted of…
Defendi tese em… – I did a thesis on…
Minha tese consistia em… – My thesis work consisted of…
Já publiquei trabalhos em… – I’ve published material on…
Meu trabalho já foi publicado em… – My work has been published in…
Já morei fora por dois anos. – I lived abroad for two years.
Fui contratado para… – I was hired to…
Fui contratado como… – I was hired as the…
A descrição do meu trabalho incluía… – My job description included…
Era encarregado de… – I was in charge of…
Eu era responsável pelo desenvolvimento de… – I was responsible for the development of…
Colaborei com a implementação de um novo… – I helped implement a new…
Eu tinha que trabalhar com… – I had to work with…
Adquiri muita experiência com… – I gained a lot of experience with…
Fui logo promovido a… – I was quickly promoted to…
Eu saí de lá porque… – I left there because…
Se não fosse pela mudança, eu teria ficado. – If not for the move, I would’ve stayed.
Senti que tinha chegado num ponto onde… – I felt I had reached a point where…
Então fui trabalhar para… – Then I went on to work for…
Minha experiência mais recente tem sido… – My most recent experience has been…
Tenho vasta experiência em quase todas as áreas de… – I have extensive experience in nearly all areas of…
These are just some sample sentences to help you talk about your educational and work background. Try and practice them with your own information. Don’t worry about making mistakes, after all you’re already awesome for taking action and learning a foreign language!
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