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Keep an open mind
While volunteer and work experiences will help get students and job applicants further
along during the application process, employers and admissions staff often expect those
who have taken a gap year to demonstrate superior self-awareness and adaptability when
they sit down for an interview.
“The number one skill is allowing yourself to be articulate about what you seek out of your
university experience in terms of what you actually want to get out of it, what kind of
person you want to become,” says Nicholson. “If you can do that, that separates you from
99 per cent of the people applying to university.”
“Each individual activity one undertakes during a gap year ultimately helps build this
intangible quality,” adds Marinucci. “These are all characteristics that display a ‘well
roundedness’ that we hope to see in students entering post secondary education, our
companies as our newest employees and our communities as future leaders,” she said.