Making your failures sound great
It’s never a good idea to talk about your bad points, unless they can be used to show something good.
“I was Club events manager for a football team last year, but I ultimately resigned because of the workload,” would be better as “My time as an events manager for the club taught me the importance of time-management and how to prioritise my interests alongside my studies”.
“I failed my first set of A Levels and I am currently retaking them” could easily become “I have refocused my energy into my studies after realising exactly how important academic success is to me and that getting a degree is another step towards fulfilling my dream to be an IT specialist and help build computer systems that make people’s live better”.
Last updated on: 21 November 2008