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The Personal Statement VII

Cangoru — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:44:58 +0000

7. Total grammatical and spelling accuracy is absolutely essential: no spelling or grammatical errors please. Don’t use awkwardly constructed sentences, run-on sentences or wrong verb tenses; misplace modifiers; or make a single error in punctuation. Have three or four people read your statement and critique it. Proofread your personal statement from beginning to end. Proof-read it many-many times. Make a chart that counts the number of times you’ve proof-read this mission statement.

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The Personal Statement VI

Cangoru — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:44:27 +0000

6. Avoid gimmicks: do not make your statement into a poem. Standard prose is the only effective style of application. Write something better than just another personal statement. You will be competing against thousands of applicants. Seize the opportunity to distinguish yourself. Don’t write sentences that introduce themselves “the point is that…” pr “what I would like to discuss is…” it is not necessary to pad. Sincerity is the key.

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The Personal Statement V

Cangoru — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:43:45 +0000

5. Devise a well-conceived narrative: well-crafted outline that really pays to sketch out the general themes of your personal statement first & then look at filling-in. Logical order to your personal statement is important. Don’t bury your ideas in words. Your prose should be clear and direct. Only say things that are important and justifiable based on style objectives. Show that you have impressive writing skills. Read John Kenneth Galbraith: he’s a genius.

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The Personal Statement IV

Cangoru — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:39:29 +0000

4. Tell the truth: your writing must be candid. Come from a unique angle, tell an anecdote and make it enjoyable to write as well as read. Give people some insight into your character. If you choose to talk about your background in the context of how it has shaped your life, that’s a different story. If you go this route, however, remember to be highly specific; you do not want to be thought of as an applicant who was trying to fit into a preconceived notion of identity.

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The Personal Statement III

Cangoru — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:38:54 +0000

3. Write clearly and succinctly: unambiguous and concise, cut out excessive verbiage. Re-read, re-write for clarity’s sake. Don’t be longwinded and boring. Just be concise.

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The Personal Statement II

Cangoru — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:30:17 +0000

2. Demonstrate motive: why do you want to commit 3 years of your life to law school? It is not the central focus but it should be answered. Explain how your education, personal and professional experiences and the world around you have influenced you and your decision to attend law school. Given the admissions officers a frame of reference. Make this personal statement extremely personal. You’ll need to know who you really are and what made you the person you are today. You should understand your own weaknesses and limitations. Learn from major mistakes and from your past.

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The Personal Statement

Cangoru — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:37:49 +0000

1. Be Professional: Intelligent, professional, mature and persuasive. It’s a real person who will read the personal statement. Keep this person interested. Make them curious. Make them smile. Engage them intellectually.

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The CV is Boring, Explain the CAR Method

Cangoru — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 07:35:06 +0000

The CAR Method tells a story about you in the most effective, and goal oriented way. CAR stands for Challenge, Action, and Result. The Challenge: is what you faced, or were tasked with doing during your employment. The Action: is what you did to overcome this challenge, actions that worked to make you successful. The Result: is what happened in terms of raw numbers or general achievement in the face of a given task. HR people are not the most imaginative people in the world, so they need to be engaged with a story.

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Cangoru — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:44:42 +0000

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This CV is Skills-Based or Chronologically-based

Cangoru — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:30:21 +0000

In most cases you’ll use a chronological CV, which has standard sections such as education and work experience. Your achievements in each section will be ordered in reverse chronology (ie most recent first). However, there may be occasions where you casino online start off with a section on the skills you have gained, with examples of where you gained them; this is a ‘skills based’ CV. It’s most commonly used when you have an existing career and are looking to change direction and need to emphasis skills that are transferable.

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