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Oxford Said: Describe your current role?? 29 Sep 2020, 00:23
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Hi, while filling the employment section for Oxford Said, I am required to describe my current role.

The problem,
- I have been just 1 month into my current role, which is being part of a core member of a startup.
- The previous role was 3+ years long and that is where the crux of my work experience lies

Any suggestions?

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Hi, while filling the employment section for Oxford Said, I am required to describe my current role.

The problem,
- I have been just 1 month into my current role, which is being part of a core member of a startup.
- The previous role was 3+ years long and that is where the crux of my work experience lies

Any suggestions?
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Isn't there a place where you can describe your past experience?
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Isn't there a place where you can describe your past experience?
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All the roles have objective selections, Only the 'current' role needs to be described (5000 characters limit)

I guess the previous roles would have to be detailed in the CV?
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Hi, while filling the employment section for Oxford Said, I am required to describe my current role.

The problem,
- I have been just 1 month into my current role, which is being part of a core member of a startup.
- The previous role was 3+ years long and that is where the crux of my work experience lies

Any suggestions?
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Is there an optional essay? If so, you can use that describe your previous role maybe?
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Definitely talk about your previous role instead. That's what the admissions team want to hear about. There is little point wasting application space discussing a role you have only been in for a few weeks.
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Hi, while filling the employment section for Oxford Said, I am required to describe my current role.

The problem,
- I have been just 1 month into my current role, which is being part of a core member of a startup.
- The previous role was 3+ years long and that is where the crux of my work experience lies

Any suggestions?
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I was in a similar position. I quickly described my current role in 2-3 sentences and dedicated the rest of the space for my former role. I think that’s the best approach.

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I was in a similar position. I quickly described my current role in 2-3 sentences and dedicated the rest of the space for my former role. I think that’s the best approach.

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Ok, I see and that makes sense. Did you get in touch with the admissions committee (or vice versa) about this? Because my former role ended in July (Laid off) and if I literally go by 'current' doesn't seem too current anymore.
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I was in a similar position. I quickly described my current role in 2-3 sentences and dedicated the rest of the space for my former role. I think that’s the best approach.

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Ok, I see and that makes sense. Did you get in touch with the admissions committee (or vice versa) about this? Because my former role ended in July (Laid off) and if I literally go by 'current' doesn't seem too current anymore.
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I had completed my application in Round 1 and got the interview call. So I assume they were okay with the approach I followed for this section.
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I have two jobs currently, should I talk about both?
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