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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ram Sabaratnam" data-source="post: 186038" data-attributes="member: 36738">Hi [USER=31753]@deeja[/USER]It’s great to be factual in the work experience sections, but I’d always encourage you to balance this with some degree of reflection. Rather than just listing what you did, try to highlight the specific skills you used while carrying out particular tasks. I also found it helpful to quantify any achievements (e.g. quantifying how many clients or customers I typically interacted with, or the number of presentations I gave in a role, or submissions I made in a legal work experience, etc). When doing so, I'd also actively discuss what I did during the course of my employment/volunteering to meet those targets, numbers, or achievements. Here's an example of mine that was once edited by the fab [USER=2672]@Jessica Booker[/USER]:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Between October 2021 - June 2022, I assisted a student with complex health care needs who was studying at [XXX]. I attended their weekly lectures and tutorials, where I took detailed notes on their behalf. In situations where they had difficulty expressing their thoughts, I communicated their ideas and often asked any questions they may have had about the course material. I also maintained communication between the student and their module convenors. When they were unable to attend lectures or tutorials due to medical appointments, I informed their lecturers and tutors of their absence. I also sent all my notes to their module convenors. Finally, as the student had a backlog of notes from previous online lectures, I was given access to recordings of those lectures to draft additional notes for them. I also worked as a temporary note-taker for two other students registered with Randstad when their usual note-takers were unable to attend sessions on their behalf. Overall, this role has required me to be both approachable and a flexible communicator, as I frequently liaise between students and their module convenors. When drafting informative and well-written notes, I also draw on my writing and comprehension skills to ensure that complex ideas are conveyed clearly</li> </ul>That being said, I also know some people who keep work experience descriptions fairly brief. Overall, though, I've generally found it helpful to include more detailed descriptions in my applications, so that I could give graduate recruiters a sense that I'm a well-rounded candidate — someone who’s done more than just academics. I think the work experience section is a really excellent place to do this. Overall, don’t stress too much about the format. I would just focus on showing what you’ve learned/done, breaking this down more concretely, and briefly discussing how those experiences have made you a strong candidate.</blockquote>

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