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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 14188" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>If the skill is pretty obvious, then don’t explain it. For instance, it’s really annoying when people talk about being a Team Leader developing their leadership or team working skills <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>Remember the person reading your application has some intelligence so will be able to read into the skills you have developed.</p><p></p><p>However sometimes there are situations you need to explain as maybe the skill set isn’t obvious. The example I always use was I was a driver for my university RAG which doesn’t suggest a lot of skills on the face of it. But that developed my communication and resilience skills more than anything else I had done. However, I’d make sure that I was clear by saying what responsibilities I had to developed those skills rather than just claiming I had them.</p><p></p><p>eg: Responsibility for looking after up to fourteen 8-12 year olds, often dealing with disruptive and abusive behaviour</p><p></p><p>Reads a lot better than</p><p></p><p>Developed resilience and communication skills by having the responsibility of looking after fourteen 8-12 year olds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 14188, member: 2672"] If the skill is pretty obvious, then don’t explain it. For instance, it’s really annoying when people talk about being a Team Leader developing their leadership or team working skills :rolleyes: Remember the person reading your application has some intelligence so will be able to read into the skills you have developed. However sometimes there are situations you need to explain as maybe the skill set isn’t obvious. The example I always use was I was a driver for my university RAG which doesn’t suggest a lot of skills on the face of it. But that developed my communication and resilience skills more than anything else I had done. However, I’d make sure that I was clear by saying what responsibilities I had to developed those skills rather than just claiming I had them. eg: Responsibility for looking after up to fourteen 8-12 year olds, often dealing with disruptive and abusive behaviour Reads a lot better than Developed resilience and communication skills by having the responsibility of looking after fourteen 8-12 year olds. [/QUOTE]
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