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Give an example of when you motivated others to achieve more than might have been the case without your contribution.
What's the underlined parts mean? Why is the wording so confusing?
In case you're wondering, thats the question from a job application form.
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What's the underlined parts mean? Why is the wording so confusing?
In case you're wondering, thats the question from a job application form.
Thanks
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The underlined portion means, "more than they would have achieved if you had not motivated them". In other words, imagine how much those people would have achieved without your motivation. Compare that to how much those people did achieve with your motivation.
- The underlined portion means, "more than they would have achieved if you had not motivated them".
- In other words, imagine how much those people would have achieved without your motivation.
- Compare that to how much those people did achieve with your motivation.
- In the application form, tell a story of a time when your presence as a motivating force made a real difference.
- That is, the people you motivated would not have accomplished as much without you.
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The underlined portion means, "more than they would have achieved if you had not motivated them".
In other words, imagine how much those people would have achieved without your motivation. Compare that to how much those people did achieve with your motivation. In the application form, tell a story of a time when your presence as a motivating force made a real difference.
In other words, imagine how much those people would have achieved without your motivation. Compare that to how much those people did achieve with your motivation. In the application form, tell a story of a time when your presence as a motivating force made a real difference.
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