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Could you have done better in your last job?
Show that you perform your job diligently.
Your colleagues and boss appreciated your work. Show you were promoted, awarded for the good work done.
Show that now you have got more experience and skills. You will be able to do the same work efficiently.
Show that during the intervening period you have acquired new skills , learnt a new method or a course and have become better.
Do's
• Show the good performance achieved as well as any awards
• With gain of experience, online courses you improve upon your performance every time
• Show that you become a better version of yourself everyday
Don'ts
• No that was the best, nothing more can be done
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