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Hi @Jessica Booker and anyone who can help!
I had a quick query regarding one of the questions in my application. The question reads:
“Please detail all your positions of responsibility, including title, date, and a brief description. Please separate each position with a bullet point - 500 words.”
For some reason, I find myself repeating a lot of my work experience.
I’m currently holding a society position and also held one last year, which I plan to mention. However, since the word count is quite high, I wanted to ask if volunteering, such as pro bono work, could come under "positions of responsibility." Additionally, I’m a campus ambassador for a law firm, but I feel that role leans more towards work experience rather than a position of responsibility, especially since it’s a paid role. I’m a bit confused because I typically categorise pro bono work and my campus ambassador experience as work experience. Do you have any tips on what else could be included under positions of responsibility without repeating my work experience?
Another issue I had was with the formatting of the bullet points. I wanted to clarify whether I’m supposed to write the description and my responsibilities in bullet points (similar to a CV), or if they expect each experience to be listed as a bullet point with the description written in prose.
I’d really appreciate some insight on this.
Hiya @suhana (and @mulan0
I'd be curious to know what @Jessica Booker would say, as well as @Andrei Radu and @Amma Usman, but I think you're completely within reason to worry about sounding repetitive. That said, I think any society positions, pro bono experiences, could be mentioned here. I also suspect the campus ambassador role could be mentioned in the work experience, particularly since I know that some campus ambassadors receive remuneration for that role.
I wouldn't worry too much about meeting the word count, since this strikes me as a catch all question for any other non-work related experiences. However, in terms of formatting, I'd recommend listing the position and dates followed by a concise prose description. For example:
- Campus Ambassador, X Law Firm, September 2023 – Present
Represented the firm at university events, managed communication between the firm and students, and coordinated promotional activities.
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