Application for Employment

Position applied for / General Administrator
Department / University Library

PART 1

PERSONAL DETAILS

Title / Mr
Given name(s) / Sebastian
Family name / Jones
Current address
Post code / 23 Wide Road
Histon
CB23 1RR
Primary telephone / 01223 787856
Secondary telephone / 07876 446 221
E-mail address /
Immigration status / Are you a settled worker (i.e. do you have the permanent right to work in the UK – for example as a British or EEA citizen)?
Yes
If no, do you already have temporary permission to work in the UK?
Yes
If yes, please specify your visa type and visa end date:
UK National Insurance number (where held) /
TY 33 444 21 R

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Education below degree level

We do not need full details of your GCSEs and A-Levels (or equivalent qualifications). Please give your total number of GCSEs and A-Levels (or equivalents) at grades A*-C.

Please use the Other details section of the table to give any other information which is relevant, for example, if you have a GCSE or A-Level in a subject that is relevant to this job, if you have AS-Levels or if you have overseas qualifications.

The total number of GCSEs (or equivalent) I have at Grade A* to C is / 7
The total number of A-Levels (or equivalent) I have at Grade A* to C is / 3
Other details of education below degree level
BTEC Accounting. Weston Super Mare College Pass

Education at or above Degree Level and Training

Starting with the most recent, please give details of your education at or above degree level and any training which is relevant to your application. We may ask you to produce qualification certificates if we ask you to come to an interview.

Subject / Qualification level (if applicable) / Grade (if applicable) / Place of learning / Start date / End
date

CAREER HISTORY

Starting with the present, please give details of your full career history. As well as employment, please include any periods of voluntary work, travel, career breaks and unemployment. If you have worked for the University before, we may ask the relevant department about your employment record.

Start date / End
date / Employer / Job title and key responsibilities / Reason for leaving or notice period (where applicable)
1971
1973
1989 / 1973
1987
present / Greys Wholesalers
Waters Ltd
Sparks Ltd / General Assistant
Supporting Finance and HR team
Administrator
Front of office duties
Creating and maintain spreadsheets
for invoicing, expenses and petty cash
Coordinate and perform daily cash collections, counts, reports and bank deposits
Office Administrator
Company promotional activities
Data Protection
Web-site updates
Staff training and development / Further career
Unreasonable
Manager
Company closing down

SUITABILITY FOR THE ROLE

Please review the requirements of the role and provide evidence of how you meet these, using specific examples. It is often helpful to deal with each requirement under a separate heading. Please do not change the font size used below or type more than three sides (or write more than the equivalent by hand).

I believe I meet the requirements of your post and would enjoy working within a University setting. My experience to date has been within the private sector and I am interested in building upon my existing skills within a different environment.
Specifically, I can offer:
*  Many years administration experience in different settings
*  Strong customer service skills
*  Experience of creating and maintaining spreadsheets for data analysis
*  Ability and willingness to deliver promotional activities with customers of all ages
*  A flexible approach to working hours and willingness to work non-regular shift patterns
*  Experience in using all Microsoft Office applications
I am calm under pressure, for example, when the end of month reports are due, I plan ahead, prioritise my tasks and meet deadlines. I appreciate the need to work as a part of a team to fulfill business objectives and in all of the positions I have held, I’ve demonstrated my ability to work unsupervised and under my own initiative.
I have a breadth of experience in administration and in making recommendations relevant to my position. In my current role I am often asked provide updates for managers. For example, I attend monthly management meetings and prepare information for senior managers. I enjoy being able to share my administrative expertise in this way. In my previous job I had front of office duties and as first point of contact, I enjoyed the variety of responding to the range of different requests from customers and colleagues, in person, by telephone and via email. I enjoyed the process of receiving requests or information, recording it and passing on information promptly to the right people.
I believe I get along well with people and it is important that I maintain professional integrity at all times. I am quietly assertive in my communication style and have attended several training courses on communication and negotiation. These courses have helped me to deal with difficult situations, for example, I have occasionally needed to challenge inappropriate language and behavior in my previous role and felt that I managed this in a way that demonstrated mutual respect whilst upholding the company’s commitment to equality.
Whilst my experience so far has been in private-sector roles, I see the internal customer as important in any administrative setting. I am confident that I can comfortably meet the requirements in the role applied for. I am committed to my personal development and would be delighted to be considered for the role of general administrator.

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