Positive character trait
Giving
Generous and willing to share with others.
3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Offers time, help or money readily when someone needs it.
- Shares what they have without keeping count.
- Gives emotional support as well as practical help.
Fits when a person readily gives help, time, or support to others
Not when the giving leaves the person exhausted or is used by others who never give back
How to say it
Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.
There is no resume line for this one: it describes how someone is with people, not a work result. A reference or a personal statement carries it better.
Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is a giving colleague: they [trained new staff, covered shifts or mentored juniors] in their own time and never kept score.
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Report card comment [Name] is a giving member of the class who shares materials and helps others without being asked.
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In a story, shown not told Every winter he knitted the same scarf in different colors, and every winter he gave them all away before December.
Her giving nature meant she was the first to offer a spare room after the flood.
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