Good question! My gut reaction is they probably mean things about you like your hobbies or what you enjoy doing but I think it would be fine to detail anything professional not inherent to the other areas of the form perhaps. I would maybe clarify with the recruitment team just to be absolutely sure given it will be circulated, but my initial thought would be it would be things about you personally as an individual.
I think a bit of both is fine here. I'd probably do something like :Hi, I'm X. I'm currently completing Y degree from Z university. I've previously worked at ABC and in my spare time I enjoy DEF"
Hi, they took ages to get back to me after their first email saying they were still reviewing my application. I know that they had started rejecting people but I didn't hear from them until they sent me my rejection 2 days ago.Hi sorry for the late reply, but yes I have an AC coming up with them next week for the DXB Internship. I got an email from them last week informing me of the same. Hope this helps!
Thank you! Sorry to hear about the rejection, I hope your other applications go well!
As a Chelsea fan, I’m getting far too used to Arsenal being quiet all season only to show up and play well against usHaha as an Arsenal fan I doubt watching your team causes as much annoyance as watching Arsenal does for me, especially this season 😂😭
For me, my outlet has always been sport, with field hockey in particular being my biggest focus away from applications. Training with senior internationals twice a week and playing matches at a weekend definitely gets your mind away from applications as instead, you're just focussing on trying to keep up with those guys haha. I suppose the post-training/post-match beers are always a welcome distraction too
Hey all!
One thing I really don't miss about the application cycle is how emotionally and psychologically draining it can be, and the negative impact it can take on applicants' mental health. I'm almost even more conscious of that now, I think largely due to being a part of the forum and seeing that impact objectively across so many people.
It's also got me thinking, though, about the importance of having hobbies or pastimes as an outlet away from things like the application cycle, and I'd be really interested to hear about your outside interests and how you use them for headspace and to get away from some of the stressors of applications!
My "main" hobby for the last six months or so has been getting into coffee - I bought a decent espresso machine at the end of last year and, as I started to read more about coffee more generally, it's really piqued my interest and it's fair to say I've gone down the rabbit hole! I've also got more into different styles of coffee, so making pour-overs etc as well as espresso and espresso-based drinks like lattes and flat whites. I love it because, no matter how much I improve, there's always more to learn and improve on - I think it feeds into my enjoyment of having something there that, although fundamentally a hobby, is also really mentally stimulating and I never feel like I'm wasting time because I'm learning and developing a skillset.
I've been focussing most recently on my latte art! Still a lot of improving to do but I'm finally starting to make some progress with it. This was one of my morning flat whites from a few days ago
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Haha I can imagine - last night was a pleasant surprise (quality of football aside though which terrible)!
May I ask the 6th of which month?
This month! so like just over a week ago - not sure why they've got back to me so quick tbh but not going to complain - they've given me a while to do the WG test too (until the 30th)
This especially happens with open days. I've found that attending an open day almost always means my VS/TC app will be rejected, whereas I always manage to get to AC with firms I've never spoken to in my life
It gives a great lecture on mental health and really shows that we really do not know that we all struggle!
