Positive personality trait

Eager

adj. Enthusiastic and ready to begin or learn.

3 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu

What it looks like

  • Is first to volunteer for a new task.
  • Asks to learn more and arrives early to start.
  • Shows obvious interest in what comes next.

Fits when someone is keen to start, learn, or help

Not when eagerness would read as impatience or as wanting to please too much

How to say it

Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.

There is no resume line for this one: eager on paper reads as a beginner's word. Describe what you learned quickly instead, with a result.

Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.

  • Reference or recommendation
    [Name] is eager to learn: in their first [weeks or months], they asked to shadow [roles or tasks] and were [doing them alone or trained] by [time].
  • Report card comment
    [Name] is an eager learner who puts their hand up first and asks good questions.
  • In a story, shown not told
    The class trip left at eight. He was at the gate at seven-fifteen, with his packed lunch and a list of questions for the museum.
Example

The eager first-year arrived early to set up the chairs.

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