C.V. help please.

[Mtech25]

Got a mates c.v. and need some help on where it can be improved

thanks





Personal Details

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Name **********
Address ********
Mob. 078********
Email ********


Profile

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I am a team player with individual initiative, very much oriented for a challenge and personal growth. High responsibility and patience towards anything I do with creative input if necessary. Prefer to work with people in a busy environment.


Education / Qualifications

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1988 - 2000 Jaunjelgavas Secondary School
1990 - 1997 Aizkraukles Art School


Professional Qualifications

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2000 - 2005 Riga Art and Design College, Qualification of Fashion Designer
Art history
History of Religion
Costume history
Oil painting
Drawing
History of Literature
History of Music
Pattern making

2008 - until now studying towards BSc Honors in IT and Business at Open University


Courses Attended

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2005 - Guernsey College of Further Education, Web Design Course FrontPage
2006 - First Aid Course
2007 - ECDL Certificate
2008 – IELTS Certificate
2008 – London School of Computer Education course in Web Design (Diploma) and PHP Web Development - Diploma


Additional Skills

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Information Technology ( Microsoft Office, Internet/E-mail, Frontpage, Adobe PhotoShop CS3, Corel Draw, PHP Web Development, Dream viewer, Flash)
Full UK driving license category B





Languages

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Latvian - (Native)
Russian – Advanced
English – Advanced


Personal Interests / Achievements

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Photography, painting, graphic design, song writing, sport – inline skating and swimming


Employment History

2009 Nov – until now *** – Automotive Administrator
Data entry
Preparing statistical information reports for analysis and further action
Providing daily/weekly reports
Dealing with customer enquiries on day to day bases
Stock management
………….Creating Marketing materials

2008 Apr – 2009 Nov – Administrator in Business Development Unit
Research (new business opportunities)
Creating Marketing Materials
Presentation creating

2007.Apr – 2008– Receptionist
Data entry
Ensuring the safety of colleagues and customers
Reception
………….Dealing with customers on day to day bases

2006.Oct - 2007.Apr… JD Sports, Sales Assistant
Customer Service
Merchandising
Stock management


2006 - Date ''Eaton Place Investments'' and ''Central Hall Ltd.'' - Administrator
Property viewing arrangements
Banking
Internal and external post
Writing Cheques
Filing
Arranging payments
Bookkeeping


2005 - 2006 ''Le Riche Group'' Checkers Express - General Assistant
Customer Service
Stock management


2001 - 2005 ''Fact’s of Latvia''
Interview
Statistics data processing
Statistics data research

Edited by Mtech25 on Thursday 7th April 00:22

[Tonsko]

Name, address.
Statement (team player, whatever blah blah)
Employment history - most recent first
Quals
Interests

Also worth noting, have a stock CV as above, but tailor it to the job you're going for, emphasising relevant bits (e.g. enlarge on relevant jobs and putting 1 lines for jobs that might not relate to the position applied for), maybe even removing irrelant ones. Try to make it as short as possible.

[Kermit power]

The dates look rather odd to me. Your friend appears to have been working for two companies since 2006, and also went to two different schools simultaneously?

[softtop]

it is currently a list of my employment dates and not much more. Needs more verbs. "In my current role I worked as part of a team (or lead, either way) that implemented a new filing system where we moved from paper based storage to an electronic solution. The benefits were that filing was reduced by 28% freeing up the team to help concentrate more on customer services thereby improving our client satisfaction scores."

Many people are applying for the roles you are chasing, what stands out about you? What makes the employer think, "let's get this one in, they sound like a good un"