job question

[Guest swimmer]

Hey in the Employment section, it asks you to describe the number of years you worked....but what if it was a summer job i.e. you worked there for 4 months.....do you still put it down???

 

what do you put it as? 1/3 of a year or 4 months?

 

4 months sounds better though but is it necessary??

 

thanks

[Guest Tanya24]

That's what I did with my summer jobs. If I did it for one summer, I entered "1 year" and then specified "summer" in the summer/academic year box. I think that's appropriate. If there's any quetion about it, they can just look at the duration ie. June 2002 - Aug 2002 and the question will be answered. That's just my 2 cents.

[Guest stressed]

Hi,

 

Is it necessary to indicate the amount of time spent at a job since it's already showing up in the 'duration' box? I'd rather not have to go back and add stuff (I haven't submitted yet....too chicken!) but if I need to change something, I should probably do it soon!

 

Thanks

[Guest Tanya24]

Hey stressed,

Make sure you fill in all the boxes for each entry. Under Ottawa's employement section, there is a box for "hours". They need this to judge the "scope" of your involvement with the activity. Even though the OMSAS auto sketch already contains the duration of the activity, U of O wants information above and beyond this. Hope this helps. Good luck!

[Guest Lola Lee Lolo]

ok, i have a bit of a silly question regarding stating the amount of hours per activity per period of time.

many of the activities which i am involved in are variable in their time distribution--i guess it is simpler to explain with an example. for instance, i have a severly handicapped sibling to whom much of my free time goes. I listed the time involved as 'variable', but had a second thought and i added a minimum # of hours spent. unfortunately this is not the only activity where i was involved in an 'as needed' basis, but i cannot honestly pinpoint a number of hours. do you think i will run into problems?

 

regarding the # of years involved--i didnt state it anywhere, as i thought that information could be garnered from the omsas sketch in the 'from yyyy/mm to yyyy/mm' section. am i wrong to assume this?

 

oh man, last minute paranoia kills me every time....

any thoughts would be welcome here.

[Guest UOMeds06]

Lola,

Don't stress too much of the exact amount of hours spent. If you want, leave it at "variable" and clarify if it comes up at the interview. If you'd rather, put > X hours a week or 5 < X < 20 or anything like that.