September 2017 – February 2018 | Applications Advisor at Careers Service

Royal Holloway University of London, UK.

Responsibilities

Critically reviewed CVs, cover letters, & job applications in line with sector-wide best-practices.

As an Applications Advisor, I ran short one-on-one appointments with students to critically review their CVs, cover letters, application form submissions, and job applications. These reviews covered helping the students to acknowledge their skills and experience, reviewing spelling and grammar, critiquing layout and design, and ensuring applications meet the expected requirements of the sector to which the student was applying.

I also worked on the front desk of the Careers Service, managing inquiries, bookings, and appointments.

I’m Alex Clarke

I am a structural geologist working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Johannes Gutenberg–Universität Mainz and a hobbyist girl-with-camera.

My research focuses on the heterogeneities within large faults, shear zones, and subduction zone mélanges — how to map them, quantify them, and explain their origins. I am especially interested in 3D reconstructions of rocks and outcrops which allow detailed, realistic, and quantifiable models of natural phenomena. I also love to teach and I am interested in innovative and engaging methods of teaching earth sciences, both in the classroom and in the field.

In my free time, I enjoy photography and my images reflects my love of nature and the diverse forms nature can take.