Positive character trait
Diligent
Careful and persistent in one's work or duties.
4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Checks their work carefully before handing it on.
- Keeps notes, records and follow-ups up to date without being chased.
- Works through a long or detailed task steadily, without cutting corners.
Fits when work is done carefully and completely, including the dull parts
Not when the effort is careful but aimed at the wrong task or ignores the point of the work
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Resume line Audited [number] [records, invoices or reports] each [month], catching [number or value] of errors before [submission or payment].
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is diligent: their [records or reports] were the most careful on the team, and when [an audit or handover] came, nothing was missing.
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Report card comment [Name] is a diligent student who checks their work and completes every assignment carefully.
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In a story, shown not told The numbers matched on the third pass. She checked them a fourth time anyway, then signed.
The diligent clerk checked every invoice against its delivery note.
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