I would say one skill that was that I’ve learned and wasn’t taught in my school or university is financial management. That is definitely something that isn’t typically taught or reviewed in formal education. So handling your personal finances, that’s definitely something that you learn on your own. And the way that I’ve learned it is through my own observations about my own expenses, creating all of these spreadsheets just for my finances and really learning about myself and the way I spend and what I spend on and just observing my own expenditures has helped me understand what I prioritize. So it’s given me a lot of opportunity to be self aware and self reflect. And this is very important because it’s one of those life skills that are essential as you grow older when you’re on your own, when you’re independent. It’s an important life skill. And it affects all other parts of your life. And that could be related to how you spend your salary or how you divide your money into different aspects of your life, whether that’s for your interests or for essentials. So yes, this is something that I’ve learned for myself over the years.
Band 7+: Describe a skill you learned that was not taught in school but has been very useful. You should say: - What the skill is - How you learned it - Why you decided to learn it And explain in what situations you use this skill.
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I would say one skill that I've learned and wasn't taught in my school or university is financial management. That is definitely something that isn't typically taught or reviewed in formal education. So handling your personal finances, that's definitely something that you learn on your own. And the way that I've learned it is through my own observations about my own expenses, creating all of these spreadsheets just for my finances and really learning about myself and the way I spend and what I spend on and just observing my own expenditures has helped me understand what I prioritize. So it's given me a lot of opportunity to be self aware and self reflect. And this is very important because it's one of those life skills that are essential as you grow older when you're on your own, when you're independent. It's an important life skill. And it affects all other parts of your life. And that could be related to how you spend your salary or how you divide your money into different aspects of your life, whether that's for your interests or for essentials. So yes, this is something that I've learned for myself over the years.
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