Positive character trait
Hard-working
Putting steady and serious effort into a task.
4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu
What it looks like
- Puts in steady effort day after day, not only before a deadline.
- Does the dull parts of a job as carefully as the interesting ones.
- Stays with a task until it is done properly.
Fits when someone puts steady effort and care into work over a long period
Not when long hours are the only evidence, with nothing to show what the effort achieved
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 Took on [extra shifts or a second role] during [busy period or staff shortage], keeping [output or service level] at [number] for [period].
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Reference or recommendation [Name] is hardworking: during [our busiest season or a difficult project], they [covered extra work or stayed with the problem] and never let the quality drop.
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Report card comment [Name] is hardworking and puts real effort into every task, including the ones they find difficult.
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In a story, shown not told The last bus had gone by the time he finished stacking the chairs. He walked home, and was back at seven to open up.
The hardworking student rewrote the lab report twice before handing it in.
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