Chris Jones
Mobile telephone number: 07905 1234567
Email address:
(Term Time)
11 Whatever Rd
Broad Mead
Bristol
BS1 1ZZ / (Home)
4 Another Road
Frenchay
Cheltenham
CH1 5FF

Personal Profile:

Flexible Business undergraduate with excellent analytical , project management, team working and customer delivery skills gained through university studies, one year industrial placement in the logistics industry and a variety of part time work in retail and hospitality.

Education

Sept 2007 – June 2011 University of the West of England, Bristol
BA (Hons) Business and Managment (predicted 2:1)
My Business degree has provided a comprehensive business education focusing on the study of organisations, their management and the changing external environment in which they operate. It has provided the opportunity to analyse and evaluate business organisations, understand the way in which they operate and to identify and analyse business problems and evaluate alternative solutions
Modules studies included
·  Strategic Management - developed an understanding of the key elements of strategy and the process of developing strategy
·  Understanding Financial Information- gained an understanding of the basic concepts of accounting and financial reporting and developed the skills and knowledge to read, prepare and evaluate financial information.
·  Independent Study Project (dissertation) conducted a major piece of research in to the impact of government policy on fuel pricing in the logistic industry
Additional skills developed
·  Strong investigative and research skills developed through production of assignments and course work for university studies
Sept 2004 – 2006 St Mary’s RC High School
A Levels
Information Communication Technology AVCE (B), Sociology A-level (B) and Biology A-level (C).
Sept 1998 - 2004 Fernhill Community College
8 GCSE’s (Grades A – C) including English and Maths
IT skills
Excellent keyboard skills with experience of using a number of IT packages at University and in the work environment including:
·  Microsoft Office Word (mail merges, writing reports and university essays)
·  Excel (using formulas, creation of pivet tables, charts and graphs for research activities)
·  PowerPoint (designing presentations including use of master slides
·  Dreamweaver (for website improvements)

Work Experience

July 2010 – June 2011 Focus Enterprise Ltd – (Industrial Placement Year)
Business Support intern
·  Managed a variety of discrete projects e.g. planned and redesigned a promotional video for the company website
·  Utilised investigative and research skills to review and develop a company Guide for service users
·  Worked unsupervised to promote and sell 50,000 copies of the company Guide and increased overall annual sales by 5%
·  Identified and negotiated with new office stationary suppliers and reduced costs by 10%.
·  Good creative and organisational skills, assisted in management of an exhibition, including proposing the theme, designing and organising a new stand and selling a specialist packaging at the event
·  Proven track record in office and administrative skills e.g. undertaking support activities such as preparation of mailings, production and distribution of sales literature and writing monthly newsletter
·  Able to operate effectively within a changing environment and keep up-to-date with new developments and processes e.g. alterations in services and charges
·  Good time management skills developed through organising and maintaining personal caseload; also prioritised and delegated tasks as appropriate

July 2008 – September 2009 – Post Office ( part time)

Clerical Assistant

·  Good financial management skills - responsible for processing a wide range of transactions involving significant sums of money

·  Excellent communication and customer care ability – dealt with customers professionally and courteously when working, often during very busy periods

·  Accurately cashed up and completed paper work at the end of each day, investigating any discrepancies.

·  Kept up to date with Post Office policies and maintained confidentiality within all aspects of my work.

July 2007 – Sept 2009 Parkes Recruitment Agency - (temporary and part-time)
·  Various jobs in retail and hospitality to finance my university studies effective customer care skills, team work and ability to work under pressure .

Voluntary / unpaid work experience

Sept 2010 - to date Pathfinder Mentoring Volunteer (4 hrs per week)
·  Demonstrated good communications skills and gained the trust of participants whilst providing one to one support to students (reading and maths), in secondary schools

Additional skills / Extra curricular activities

·  Competent cellist (grade 8) and commit regularly to weekly orchestral practice

·  Enthusiastic youth group helper, responsible for organising and supporting outward bound activities for groups of young people during vacation periods

·  Enjoy team sports and play regularly in the University Hockey League

References

The Undergraduate Office
Bristol Business School
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
BRISTOL
BS16 1QY / A non UWE referee
1 Whatever Rd
Whatever Town
Postcode
Telephone