Jixe Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 How is employment experience used? Do they contribute to the 5 categories that determine the composite NAQ score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenir001 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Another thread with zero replies...so sad I'm starting to get emotional...sniff, sniff Hey Jixe I think employment experience definitely do contribute to some of the 5 categories...but I think if you have enough other experiences in the 5 categories and little employment experience, you won't lose any points...whereas if for example you have no community service experiences, you'll definitely lose points there...in other words I *think* having good employment experiences will help but if you already have like 20 activities under each of the 5 categories, you're probably fine regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixe Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I actually have a huge Employment list, so I'm hoping for it count! Thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuantum Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 My employment list is pretty weak, but I've been told it shouldn't be that big a deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareerChanger Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 What are the 5 categories they use, if you don't mind my asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saberial Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 The five NAQ qualities are: Leadership Service Ethics Working with others High Performance Diversity Each is marked out of 5, giving you a total score out of 25. I've always wondered what they meant by 'High Performance'? Anyone care to share their thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayehs Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 hmm do you know what kind of employment they are looking for? I thought I had a pretty good work experiences working at 5 large high-tech companies including RIM and ATI, but it didn't seem to have any effect on the NAQ scores i got last year. In fact, I actually think i would've got exact same mark if I left the employment section blank. Are they just looking for health care type work experiences? For high performance category, they are looking for "High level of Performance in an Area of Human Endeavour".. says my NAQ score sheet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfieldangel Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 You can get points for high performance from playing on a varsity athletic team (I got 3/5). Also, things like the Olympics. Not sure what else. When I went to my advising session this year, the advisor told me that they might be changing the way they mark things this year, as the specific category of "High Performance" was seen as very difficult to do well on and slightly unfair. She said they might put more emphasis on Service Ethic and Leadership. However, please realise that this is second hand, and the advisor wasn't too clear or firm on this info to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jixe Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Wouldn't merit-based scholarships net high-performance points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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