Jessica Booker
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Hi Jessica,
Should I simply rewrite the STAR bullet points of work experiences responsibilities and roles in the CV I uploaded into STAR short sentences, of about 150 words, on the work experience section of online applications?
Previous threads have said I shouldn't copy bullet points from my CV into the work experience section of applications. I'm wondering how else should the description of responsibilities and roles I write for the work experience section differ from my CV work experience to make the recruiter's job easier?
Should I repeat the same CV work experience information but add more details in the description of roles and responsibilities?
I personally wouldn’t.
STAR is not the appropriate approach to take for a CV or describing work experience.
STAR only is suitable if you are being asked about a specific competency eg “tell me about a time you have developed your team working skills”.
Ir definitely isn’t appropriate to format it in a STAR process if you only have 150 words. You just need to focus on the responsibilities you had, what you achieved/gained.