Other skills & competences
In some companies or positions, the most varied skills can be appreciated, like cooking, sports, origami making, dancing, as these also evidence your uniqueness and your interest, taste and way of thinking / behaving. Many jobs offer a broad variety of opportunities to show one’s creativity.
Planning and organising, showing initiative and Working in a team
- Membership of clubs and societies
- Chair, secretary or treasurer of clubs, house or sports captain at school, youth leader etc.
- Creative activities: orchestras, drama groups, school and college magazines and how you contributed
- Practical, artistic, musical or sporting abilities and awards
- Charitable work, helping children, the elderly or disabled, fund-raising for Rag etc.
- Driving Licence
- Prizes or scholarships
- First aid
- Music grades
- Campsite representative for Eurocamp
- Fantasy share portfolio
- Students' union activities
- Organising concerts for the elderly
- Planning a trip around Europe with friends
- Captaining a sports team
- Being a play scheme helper
- Young Enterprise
- Music band: playing concerts regularly
- Competitive sport
- Amateur drama
- Playing in an orchestra or band
- Preparing Student Election Statistics
- Chess, computing, role playing
- Student radio presenter