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Job search tips for entry-level roles

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Job search tips for entry-level roles

Last week, we outlined the steps you can expect to move through during your job search. Now, we’re going to focus our attention on applying for entry-level jobs. Typically, exploring entry-level roles can make sense if you are looking for your first job, are early in your career, or you’re considering a career change.

The primary defining characteristic of an entry-level role is that people in them have minimal prior experience working in that capacity. That definition is quite vague because different fields may qualify ‘entry level’ differently. Let’s break it down:

  • Minimal prior experience is usually less than two years of experience.
  • Prior experience can include education, internships, or even other entry-level positions.
  • Working in that capacity can mean in that role, field, or at that career level.

For example, entry-level marketing jobs typically only require a marketing education or skill-set, while entry-level finance jobs may require professional certifications. Cloud computing jobs, on the other hand, are generally mid-career or advanced positions, so entry-level cloud computing jobs typically require past work experience in IT or a related field. (At the end of this issue, we’ll offer more resources for finding entry-level roles in specific industries.)

Tips for finding an entry-level job

Keep your larger goals in mind. Be strategic about the types of entry-level jobs you look for by applying for positions that align with your long-term professional goals. If your priority is to work in a specific industry, search for industry-aligned roles; if your priority is to earn a high salary, search for high-paying roles across various industries. Being clear about where you want to end up in the long term can help you organize your must-haves, nice-to-haves, and don’t-needs in the short term.

To explore what a successful career might look like for you, check out the University of Pennsylvania’s Achieving Personal and Professional Success Specialization.

Seek career guidance. Having career guidance can make many aspects of your job search easier, from filling out applications to deciding on the best career path for you. What kind of guidance do you need? Here are some options:

Highlight your transferable skills. Transferable skills, like critical thinking and teamwork, can be valuable in the workplace, so including them on your resume can help you stand out from other applicants. Think about the skills you’ve demonstrated through past projects, volunteer work, internships, and even hobbies. For more tips, read our guide for writing a resume with no experience.

To explore a range of in-demand transferable skills, try the University of California, Irvine’s Career Success Specialization.

Keep learning. Earning a credential in your desired field can help communicate your knowledge, skills, and capabilities to potential employers. You can pursue several types of learning opportunities, like individual courses, bootcamps, or apprenticeships.

When seeking entry-level roles, we often recommend earning a Professional Certificate. These programs are designed by industry leaders like Google, Microsoft, and IBM, and cover skills and tools required for entry-level roles. Visit Career Academy to explore options in business, marketing, software engineering, IT, and data analytics.

Industry-specific entry-level resources

As promised, here are guides detailing entry-level roles in various industries and job types, each with tips for securing a starter role:

Let us know in the comments if there are any other industries you’d like to explore. Otherwise, we’ll be back next week with tips for changing careers. Talk to you then!

Weekly Student News Quiz: Super Tuesday, Oscars, SAT

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Weekly Student News Quiz: Super Tuesday, Oscars, SAT

Have you been paying attention to the current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right.

How to Develop an Inclusive and Productive Corporate Training Strategy for an Intergenerational Workforce

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How to Develop an Inclusive and Productive Corporate Training Strategy for an Intergenerational Workforce

Given that there are as many as five generations to be found in the contemporary workforce, you must factor in not only individual learning and communication styles, perspectives, and work habits but also those that are broadly characteristic of each generation.

Participating in a survey of 5,598 employers in 36 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries, 83% of global executives agreed on the contribution of a multigenerational workforce to business growth and success. 73% also responded that given adequate tools and support, they would ensure that such a diverse workforce received training and lifelong learning opportunities. However, Harvard Business Review (HBR) reports that fewer than 3 out of 10 employers tailor their training programmes based on age-related criteria. 

Consider the tips below to create and implement a training strategy that is inclusive and effective for today’s workforce’s diverse generations.

How to Develop an Inclusive and Productive Learning and Development Strategy

Acknowledge the Diversity

To begin with, recognise, understand, and appreciate the advantages of multigenerational diversity and help your workforce do so, too. In fact, you can turn it into a competitive advantage. Motivate your staff to sign up for DEI (diversity, equality, and inclusion ) courses that focus on how varying skills, backgrounds, and personality traits across age groups can strengthen teamwork, productivity, and creativity, but avoid stereotypes. Within the broader company strategy, allow employees to decide how they wish to learn based on their current skills and experiences.

Use a Learning Management System (LMS)

Use a well-designed and easy-to-use LMS to support the planning and delivery of your training strategy. Alison’s Free LMS allows your employees to upskill themselves using personalised and self-paced learning paths that help enhance their productivity and decision-making and help the organisation fulfil its objectives. The Free LMS is easy and quick to set up, available for unlimited users and allows you to track employee learning progress through daily, weekly, and monthly reports providing real-time data and analytics. 

Leveraging LMS capabilities, such as augmented reality, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence (AI), can also make training programme content immersive and innovative for all participants, regardless of age.

Use Technology, Particularly Video

The right technology and tools can help your organisation deliver flexible and scalable training programmes in a way that a single topic or message can be tailored to diverse audiences. In particular, the use of video-based training in place of formal classrooms has the potential to overcome generational and individual differences in learning styles and can facilitate self-directed learning. Video learning tools are useful to share on-demand knowledge informally. They are also cost-effective, have a global outreach, and allow learner interaction through embedded quizzes and the opportunity to leave comments or questions.

Make Programmes Collaborative

Whether an organisation specialises in technology, healthcare, finance, education, or another field or is non-profit, it can benefit from intergenerational collaboration in its staff upskilling or reskilling strategies. Training programmes, seminars, and workshops that require teamwork and communication encourage the exchange of multi-faceted knowledge, experience, and skills across age groups. They can also help resolve conflict, promote resilience and mutual respect, drive innovation, and fulfil business and employee goals. For instance, in Google’s g2g programme (“Googlers-to-Googlers”), employees volunteer to teach their peers, thereby boosting innovation and the growth of collective skills.

Provide Technology Training

Encouraging digital proficiency across workforces can help organisations adapt to rapidly advancing technology while boosting revenue growth by up to 25%. Varying digital skills can create intergenerational gaps. Providing employees with user-friendly digital tools and training them in their usage can help close these gaps and boost productivity. Your workforce, regardless of age, can choose from an extensive range of 

Encourage Reverse Mentoring

Encouraging younger employees in your organisation to mentor older employees through “reverse mentoring” is useful to facilitate the transfer of certain skills, such as technology and social media, and can encourage employee retention, culture change, and diversity. Pairing employees from different generations can also facilitate mutual learning.

Craft Engaging Microlearning Experiences

Microlearning initiatives must clearly communicate SMART ((Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely) learning goals and objectives and emphasise the WIIFM (What’s in it for me) factor to learners. Creating anticipation through surprise and delight tactics keeps learners invested, while inspirational storytelling and relatable content enhance focus and retention. By presenting unconventional ideas and stimulating tasks, microlearning can challenge participants and foster a sense of accomplishment. Generation-appropriate language, multimedia effects, and visually appealing design elements further enhance engagement and retention. 

Integrate Training into Daily Tasks

If possible, it helps to integrate training into daily work when addressing an intergenerational workforce. Using such a methodology allows employees to access their learning material in their workflow rather than needing to log into a separate system and find the material.                                                                                          

Provide Training During Breaks at Work

When possible, consider setting up training sessions, including mentoring, during lunch breaks or even on weekends to optimise productivity while ensuring that employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.                                                                                                                                                                                

Emphasise and Reward Continuous Education

Employers can advocate lifelong learning and boost employee satisfaction by organising workshops and webinars and encouraging employees of all ages to pursue online courses and other forms of self-development.

What Are Some Free Online Courses at Alison Suited to Training Multiple Generations at Work?

At Alison, we provide a wide range of free online courses to empower workforces across various age groups and help you integrate your training strategy for individual and organisational growth. Encourage your employees to create their free accounts to pursue one or more relevant courses, ranging from those that develop technical or IT skills to those that foster interpersonal and leadership skills. 

Some of Alison’s courses suitable to train an intergenerational workforce include:

Understanding and Addressing the Three Motivation Issues in ADHD Children

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Understanding and Addressing the Three Motivation Issues in ADHD Children

Written by Liau Alex

Understanding and dealing with the difficulties of raising a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) means grasping the specific motivation challenges they go through. Having trouble focusing, experiencing changes in their mood, and organising tasks may prove difficult for children with ADHD.

This blog post delves into the motivation issues in children with ADHD, exploring the underlying factors that contribute to these challenges. ADHD affects more than just the ability to focus; it also influences how children perceive rewards, setbacks, and their own abilities to succeed. By shedding light on these intricacies, I aim to offer insights and practical strategies to help children with ADHD find motivation and achieve their full potential.

Three Motivation Issues Present in Children with ADHD

  1. Trouble Focusing

If your child has ADHD, staying focused on important things can be tricky for them. It shows up in school and everyday tasks. In class, they might not finish assignments or have trouble following directions. At home, even easy chores can feel like a big deal.

To help with this, try breaking tasks into smaller parts. Use pictures or set up a special place to work. Talking with teachers about personalized strategies for the classroom can really make a difference in improving focus and finishing tasks.

  1. Mood Swings

If your child has ADHD, handling emotions can be a bit tricky. They might have unexpected mood swings and strong reactions. Figuring out what sets off these emotional changes is really important. It could be changes in routine, things they see or hear, or feeling frustrated when focusing for a long time.

As a parent, you’re a big help in guiding your child through these emotions. Having a regular schedule, providing lots of emotional support, and teaching calming tricks such as deep breathing or mindfulness exercises can make a big difference in helping them handle their feelings better.

  1. Sorting Out Tasks

If your child has ADHD, deciding what to do first can be challenging for them. It’s not just in school; things like getting dressed or organizing stuff can feel overwhelming.

But as a parent, you can help! Try using pictures to show what comes first, using colors to make things clear, and reminding them about the order of tasks. Celebrating even small victories helps them feel good about getting things done.

Helping your child with ADHD stay motivated needs a complete plan. Team up with teachers to use special classroom strategies for a supportive environment. Getting advice from healthcare pros and therapists can give you more tips and resources.

At home, it’s important to create a supportive atmosphere. Talk openly, set goals that make sense, and cheer for small wins. Keep in mind: every kid’s journey is different, so being patient, understanding, and giving constant support is the key to their success. If you want to better understand your child’s ADHD motivation, you can learn more from my various courses available for free on Alison, which will empower you to do as such!

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Is It Becoming More Acceptable for Men and Boys to Cry?

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Is It Becoming More Acceptable for Men and Boys to Cry?

When was the last time you shed tears in public? Afterward, how did you feel? Were you embarrassed by your display of emotion, or relieved? Did you feel judged?

Do you think boys and men face more judgment for crying than girls and women do? Or is it becoming more acceptable for everyone, including boys and men, to show their feelings?

As Jason Kelce strode to a dais on Monday to announce his retirement from the N.F.L. after 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, he appeared to be playing the role of traditional masculinity to perfection.

His face framed by his familiar Bunyan-esque beard, Mr. Kelce wore a cutoff T-shirt, sandals and a gold Rolex. Taking a seat behind a microphone, he thanked everyone for coming. And then he began to cry.

“Oh, man,” he said through tears. “This is going to be long.”

Sure enough, over the next 40 minutes, Mr. Kelce labored with his emotions as he choked out lines from his speech.

Mr. Kelce cried when he talked about his teammates. He cried when he thanked the Eagles’ owner. He cried when he reflected on the smell of “freshly mowed grass.” He even cried when he recalled instances of other people crying — namely, his father, who, according to Mr. Kelce, had “tears streaming down his face” when Mr. Kelce was drafted in 2011.

But it was only when Mr. Kelce spoke about his relationship with his younger brother, Travis, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, that Jason seemed in danger of having a total meltdown. Travis, of course, was sobbing behind sunglasses in the front row. Someone tossed a towel to Jason so he could mop his face.

“This is where it’s going to go off the rails,” he said.

If not exactly taboo, crying in men’s sports was once considered a sign of weakness. Think Jimmy Dugan, the irascible manager from the film “A League of Their Own,” chastising a woman playing for him by bellowing, “There’s no crying in baseball!” Men like Dugan, both real and fictional, were always free to express anger, because anger was masculine. But tears? Those had no place on a ball field.

While in many ways the Kelces could not be bigger jocks — Travis dates Taylor Swift, Jason chugs beer, and they both became famous playing a violent game — they do not hide their feelings. Professional athletes have cried before, of course. But the Kelces seem to cry more voluminously and with greater frequency than their predecessors.

Now that their platform extends to the Swift cosmos, the brothers’ public shows of emotion are notable. With their brand of vulnerability front and center, the message is clear: It is normal and healthy for men to cry.

  • What is your reaction to Jason and Travis Kelce’s public displays of emotion on and off the field? Do you think the tears of male athletes are becoming more accepted — even celebrated?

  • Are the Kelce brothers helping to normalize crying for all of us? Is there “a growing acceptance that our human emotions are natural, rather than something that we need to dam up or that we need to push down,” as Dr. Fredric Rabinowitz, a professor of psychology at the University of Redlands, said? Or is there, especially for men and boys, still a stigma against showing certain emotions?

  • What are your thoughts on crying in public? How often do you shed tears in front of other people? Do you ever feel shame about it? Or are you comfortable expressing this type of emotion publicly?

  • What, if anything, have you been taught or encouraged to do — or not do — when it comes to crying? Were you ever told that “boys don’t cry,” “crying is for babies” or anything like that? Or were you shown that crying is a normal and healthy way to express your feelings? How have these messages affected you?

  • Dr. Rabinowitz also pointed out that “Athletes get a pass because they have the masculinity chops. But for the average guy, there is still, I think, this sense of shame around crying.” Do you think that’s true? Why or why not?

  • Should we all be more comfortable with crying in front of others? If so, what do you think could help people feel less shame about expressing their emotions publicly?

    • Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.

    ‘Floor Person’

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    ‘Floor Person’

    Are you a “floor person”? Do you enjoy sitting or lying on the ground, even when there’s a comfortable couch, chair or bed nearby?

    If so, what does this practice do for you? If you’re not someone who takes to the floor, are you interested in giving it a try? Why or why not?

    Tell us in the comments, then read the related article about why the floor can feel so good.

    Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.

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    Word of the Day: proviso

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    Word of the Day: proviso

    The word proviso has appeared in 15 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 1 in “The Mother Who Gave Springsteen His Rock ’n’ Roll Spirit” by Jon Pareles:

    “Through my mother’s spirit, love and affection, she imparted to me an enthusiasm for life’s complexities, an insistence on joy and good times, and the perseverance to see the hard times through,” the musician wrote in his memoir. That’s the measured, grown-up Springsteen, striking his balance. But a key moment in “Springsteen on Broadway” was “The Wish,” a song to his mother that glows with pure fondness.

    … In it, he looks back to getting a guitar as a Christmas present, and he reminisces about “me in my Beatle boots, you in pink curlers and matador pants/Pullin’ me up on the couch to do the Twist for my uncles and aunts.” He also considers “all the things that guitar brought us” and offers to play his mother a request, but with one proviso: “If you’re looking for a sad song, well I ain’t gonna play it.”

    Can you correctly use the word proviso in a sentence?

    Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article. It is most important that your sentence makes sense and demonstrates that you understand the word’s definition, but we also encourage you to be creative and have fun.

    If you want a better idea of how proviso can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com. You can also visit this guide to learn how to use IPA symbols to show how different words are pronounced.

    If you enjoy this daily challenge, try our vocabulary quizzes.

    Students ages 13 and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, and 16 and older elsewhere, can comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.

    The Word of the Day is provided by Vocabulary.com. Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary. See every Word of the Day in this column.

    What’s the Best — and Worst — Part of Being a Sports Fan?

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    What’s the Best — and Worst — Part of Being a Sports Fan?

    Are you a sports fan? Do you live and die with the fortunes of your favorite players or teams?

    Would it be as fun if your beloved team never lost? Or is heartbreak an essential part of being a fan?

    In “Baseball Is Designed to Break Your Heart,” Chris Vognar writes about the ups, and mostly downs, of being a sports fan:

    The familiar emptiness hit me in the pit of my stomach. For the second time in five years my beloved 49ers had blown a 10-point lead to the Kansas City Chiefs and lost the Super Bowl. As soon as the game was over I turned away from the screen, quietly thanked my party hosts, went home to feed my cat and grew determined to not read about or watch sports for a long while. I may have muttered the phrase “I hate sports” several times over the next few days.

    Yet not two weeks later, with spring training games now underway, and every baseball team, including my beloved San Francisco Giants, offering its followers a glimmer of optimism for the coming season, I’m drawn back in again to sports fandom. A question plagues my mind, and not for the first time: Why?

    As a sentient being who happens to be a passionate sports fan, I have had ample opportunity to grapple with this question. Why do we bother? We will most likely never meet the athletes we root for. We will never make as much money as they do. Nothing they do affects our physical health, our families or our livelihoods. Yet our emotional well-being rises and falls with their success on the field, on the court and on the baseball diamond.

    I believe it’s because, in a world in which tribalism is pulling us apart, the completely imaginary tribalism of the sports fan is a necessary balm. Not because it allows you to celebrate — though you do occasionally get to do that — but because you get to lose. A lot. Nothing brings us together like communal suffering. And this simulated losing helps prepare us for the worst that life can dish out.

    I do remember one sentence I uttered as I stumbled out of that Super Bowl party: “Well, somebody had to lose.” (It’s an inverse of what I often say when two teams I hate square off: “It’s a pity somebody has to win.”) Whether we realize it or not, every fan of a team that loses is constantly in the process of honing a valuable life skill. To live is to lose — a loved one, a marriage, a job, a sense of identity — and sports are trivial compared with any of that. But sports provide perspective: You think this is bad? C’mon. This is just a game. It gives us a kind of laboratory of loss, a relatively safe arena in which to practice for the losses that really matter.

    Students, read the entire article and then tell us:

    • What is the best and worst part of being a sports fan? How does being a fan enrich your life?

    • A. Bartlett Giamatti, a former commissioner of baseball, once said of the game: “It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.” Does that sentiment resonate with you? Has sports ever broken your heart? Do you think it would be as fun if your favorite team never lost? Or is heartbreak an essential part of being a fan?

    • After watching his beloved 49ers suffer another devastating loss in the Super Bowl, a despondent Mr. Vognar questioned his love for the game: “Why do we bother? We will most likely never meet the athletes we root for. We will never make as much money as they do. Nothing they do affects our physical health, our families or our livelihoods. Yet our emotional well-being rises and falls with their success on the field, on the court and on the baseball diamond.” How would you respond to his question? What keeps you coming back to the sports fandom despite the constant pain and loss?

    • “To live is to lose — a loved one, a marriage, a job, a sense of identity,” writes Mr. Vognar. And sports, he argues, “gives us a kind of laboratory of loss, a relatively safe arena in which to practice for the losses that really matter.” Do you agree? Do you think sports provides us with the skills and perspective to deal with heartbreak and loss in real life? What other life lessons has sports provided you?

    • Would you recommend being a sports fan to others? Why or why not?

    Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public and may appear in print.

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    Understanding Tabes Dorsalis: An Overview

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    Understanding Tabes Dorsalis: An Overview

    Written by Dr. Saqib Mansoor

    Tabes Dorsalis is a medical condition that may not be widely known but has significant implications for those it affects. This article aims to unpack its complexities, shedding light on its causes, symptoms, and clinical implications, making it easier for our readers to grasp this condition’s essence.

    What is Tabes Dorsalis?

    Tabes Dorsalis is a neurological disorder stemming from the progressive degeneration of the spinal cord’s dorsal roots and dorsal columns. This condition is intricately linked with neurosyphilis, a manifestation of late-stage syphilis infection, showcasing how infections can have far-reaching impacts on the nervous system.

    Symptoms and Clinical Presentation

    Individuals with Tabes Dorsalis may experience a range of symptoms that affect their quality of life. These include:

    • Paresthesias: A sensation of pins and needles, often described as a tingling or numb feeling.
    • Pain: Chronic, sometimes intense pain that can affect various parts of the body.
    • Polyuria: An increased need to urinate, which can disrupt daily life.
    • Sensory Ataxia: Difficulty with walking or picking up objects, primarily due to impaired coordination.
    • Positive Romberg Sign: A loss of balance when the eyes are closed, indicating issues with proprioception.
    • Suppressed Reflexes: Diminished responses to stimuli, such as the knee-jerk reaction.
    • Argyll Robertson Pupils: A specific eye condition where pupils constrict when focusing on near objects but do not react to bright light.

    These symptoms are indicative of the broader impacts of Tabes Dorsalis on the body, especially concerning the nervous system’s function.

    Clinical Correlates and Diagnosis

    The diagnosis of Tabes Dorsalis involves recognising the constellation of symptoms and their association with neurosyphilis. Key clinical features include:

    • Impaired Vibration and Position Sense: Difficulty in sensing vibrations and positional changes.
    • Paroxysmal Pains and Ataxia: Sudden, sharp pains and unsteady movement.
    • Astereognosis: Inability to recognise objects by touch.
    • Characteristic Gait: A “high-step stride” caused by uncertainty of foot placement.
    • Charcot’s Joints: Joint damage due to repeated injuries in areas that have lost sensation.
    • Tabetic Crises: Episodes of severe cramping pains in various organs, including the larynx and stomach.

    The Rarity of Tabes Dorsalis Today

    With the advent of antibiotics, Tabes Dorsalis has become a rarity, a stark contrast to its prevalence in the pre-antibiotic era. This change underscores the importance of early detection and treatment of syphilis to prevent its progression to neurosyphilis and, subsequently, Tabes Dorsalis.

    Tabes Dorsalis presents a fascinating but cautionary tale about the interplay between infectious diseases and neurological disorders. While now rare, its existence reminds us of the critical need for early intervention and the complexities of diagnosing and treating neurological conditions. Understanding Tabes Dorsalis enriches our knowledge of medical history and highlights advancements in treating and preventing such conditions in modern medicine.

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    Word of the Day: colossal

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    Word of the Day: colossal

    The word colossal has appeared in 217 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Feb. 7 in “Rome’s Ancient Grandeur Towers Anew With a Copy of a Colossus” by Elisabetta Povoledo:

    Towering over visitors, the 43-foot seated statue was painstakingly reconstructed by a Madrid-based digital art group, Factum Foundation, from the 10 known fragments of the original sculpture. The reconstructed statue was installed in a garden in Rome’s Capitoline Museums this week, close to where the Temple of Jupiter, the most important temple of ancient Rome, once stood.

    … The head and most of the other fragments of the colossal statue were discovered in 1486, in the ruins of a building not far from the Colosseum. They were transferred to what eventually became the Capitoline collection, and nine of those ancient fragments — including a monumental head, feet and hand — are permanently on show at the museums.

    Can you correctly use the word colossal in a sentence?

    Based on the definition and example provided, write a sentence using today’s Word of the Day and share it as a comment on this article. It is most important that your sentence makes sense and demonstrates that you understand the word’s definition, but we also encourage you to be creative and have fun.

    If you want a better idea of how colossal can be used in a sentence, read these usage examples on Vocabulary.com. You can also visit this guide to learn how to use IPA symbols to show how different words are pronounced.

    If you enjoy this daily challenge, try our vocabulary quizzes.

    Students ages 13 and older in the United States and the United Kingdom, and 16 and older elsewhere, can comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff.

    The Word of the Day is provided by Vocabulary.com. Learn more and see usage examples across a range of subjects in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary. See every Word of the Day in this column.

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