a lot of/many experiences

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carrotcake

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Hello Everyone,

I am updating my CV(resume). Last time a friend of mine,who is native English speaker, helped me out to correct my Enlish on my CV.

I just noticed that, on the part I explain about job history, I feel something is wrong.

"I gained a lot of management experiences."

I believe "a lot of" is not formal, and if I change to "many" it still doesn't sounds good. I changed to "great", I am not sure if this sounds natural for CV(Resume).

I appreciate anyone who tells me his/her impression for this usage.

Thank you:)
 
    • Hi Carrotcake,

    I agree that "a lot of" is informal, generally. One more formal phrase that can be used instead of "a lot of" is "a great deal of."

    "I gained a great deal of management experiences."

    P. S. Are you sure you want to use the plural "experiences"? In this case, the singular would be more natural.
     
    carrotcake said:
    Hello Everyone,

    I am updating my CV(resume). Last time a friend of mine,who is native English speaker, helped me out to correct my Enlish on my CV.

    I just noticed that, on the part I explain about job history, I feel something is wrong.

    "I gained a lot of management experiences." Sounds good to me.

    I believe "a lot of" is not formal, and if I change to "many" it still doesn't sounds good. I changed to "great", I am not sure if this sounds natural for CV(Resume). A lot of = many or much

    I appreciate anyone who tells me his/her impression for this usage.

    Thank you:)
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    Jack: I loved working for McDonald's. I learned so many valuable things.
    John: Yeah, I know, I worked there, too. Lots of experience flipping burgers, and many lessons learned in how to get along with customers.
    Jack: Yes, there were experiences galore!
    John: Yes, a lot of people think that fast-food is just a dead-end job, but I shall share my myriad experiences with my kids some day.
     
    Hi Joelline, .,, , cuchuflete, padredeocho,

    Thank you so much for your posts.

    I changed "a lot of" to "a great deal of" and "considerable".
    I also changed experience as singlar as Joelline pointed out. I did not specify each experience, so I should use singlar.

    padredeocho,
    Yes, I could use "a lot of" in conversation, but in this case, I need to use it in my resume, so I prefer using other terms.
    What about in job interviews? Can we use "a lot of" in job interviews?
     
    Certainly.

    Interviewer: What do you offer this company?
    Interviewee: Well, I have lots of experience.

    FINE
     
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