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Employment Section of UCAS Form...

Why do UCAS ask for this on the form?

Do unis or ucas contact your employer for a reference? or what?

Basically, I've recently quit my job on slightly bad terms.. which is fine, but I'm wondering if that means i shouldnt put it on the form?

Reply 1

Juno

They won't ask for a reference. It's mainly for mature students who will have been working, so that unis can see what they've done after leaving school. But it also might help your application a bit if a uni can see you've juggled a part time job as well as school.

Reply 2

recneps

Also, if your paid work is something relevant to your course (e.g. for a pharmacy degree working in a pharmacy is good) it will strengthen your statement.

Reply 3

kellywood_5

I doubt they'll ask for a reference. Unless your job was relevant to your course, they don't really matter much for those applying straight from school, but they do show things like time management skills which will look good and which you could talk about in your personal statement.