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TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26
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<blockquote data-quote="vera.mekhonoshina" data-source="post: 216306" data-attributes="member: 30780"><p>Hey there, [USER=29878]@ashwright[/USER]! </p><p></p><p></p><p>I love your positive mindset and fighting spirit - keep it up!</p><p></p><p></p><p>When it comes to writing great work experience entries, I would recommend focusing on <strong>describing the specific things that you did in each of your roles</strong> - this is the one part of the application where you <strong>don’t need to link your actions to the firm!</strong> I would actually advise against it, as it would take away the valuable space that you can use to describe each of your experiences in more depth. </p><p></p><p></p><p>You also don’t really need to use STAR unless you choose to highlight a specific situation that happened to you within a particular work experience. In that case, you would use STAR to structure a sentence where you would be highlighting the skills that you gained from a specific event or situation. </p><p></p><p>Here are some of my other top tips for writing a good work experience section:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use metrics to showcase your achievements. For example, if you had a hospitality position, how many customers did you serve per day? You want to make sure that you include metrics in each of your work experience entries.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Details and specificity will make your application stand out. For example, if you worked as a research assistant, you would want to specify what specific research you completed - I’m talking actual names of regulations/ procedures/statutes! </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Use simple and precise language and pay attention to the length of your sentences. You want to make it easy for the recruiter who will be reading your entries to understand exactly what you did in every single role. A good test is to have someone who is not familiar with your professional experiences to read through your work experience entries and explain back to you how they understood each of your roles! </li> </ul><p>I hope this helps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vera.mekhonoshina, post: 216306, member: 30780"] Hey there, [USER=29878]@ashwright[/USER]! I love your positive mindset and fighting spirit - keep it up! When it comes to writing great work experience entries, I would recommend focusing on [B]describing the specific things that you did in each of your roles[/B] - this is the one part of the application where you [B]don’t need to link your actions to the firm![/B] I would actually advise against it, as it would take away the valuable space that you can use to describe each of your experiences in more depth. You also don’t really need to use STAR unless you choose to highlight a specific situation that happened to you within a particular work experience. In that case, you would use STAR to structure a sentence where you would be highlighting the skills that you gained from a specific event or situation. Here are some of my other top tips for writing a good work experience section: [LIST] [*]Use metrics to showcase your achievements. For example, if you had a hospitality position, how many customers did you serve per day? You want to make sure that you include metrics in each of your work experience entries. [*]Details and specificity will make your application stand out. For example, if you worked as a research assistant, you would want to specify what specific research you completed - I’m talking actual names of regulations/ procedures/statutes! [*]Use simple and precise language and pay attention to the length of your sentences. You want to make it easy for the recruiter who will be reading your entries to understand exactly what you did in every single role. A good test is to have someone who is not familiar with your professional experiences to read through your work experience entries and explain back to you how they understood each of your roles! [/LIST] I hope this helps :) [/QUOTE]
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