[jarv]

Hi

Ive just finished my CV which is a template which i will use to apply for JOURNALISM jobs. Ive removed all of my personal details. Please have a look at it and let me know what you think and offer reccomendations if you can think of areas which may need improving. Many Thanks (CV is shown below after my name)
Jarvis

An enthusiastic, determined and highly committed Marketing with Business graduate seeking a challenging career in Journalism.

Have gained experience of, and been successful when working in a demanding pressurised environment, both in individual and team leadership roles.

Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, and enjoy using initiative to research and discover relevant knowledge and information.


Education:

Sept 2004 – Jun 2007 BSc Marketing with Business
Canterbury Christ Church University (Predicted 2:1)

Courses studied include Market Research, Consumer Buyer Behaviour, International Marketing, Services Marketing and Organisational Behaviour.

Conducted a research project into the human resources management at Royal Mail which involved a detailed level of both primary and secondary research. Achieved a score of 80%.

Produced multiple verbal presentations throughout the course, working in teams with a wide range of individuals who possessed differing levels of ability. Gained good interpersonal, organisational, communication and team player skills as a result of this.

Achieved eight out of a possible eleven 1st scores in pieces of third year coursework.

Sept 2002 – Jun 2004 Howard School 6th Form, Gillingham

A.V.C.E Double A-Level Business, grade CC.

Sept 1996 – Jun 2001 Howard School, Gillingham

10 G.C.S.E’s at grades A – D including English and History.


Work Experience:

Oct 2005 – Present day Checkout operator, Morrisons Supermarkets Plc, Canterbury

Duties involve ensuring customer satisfaction and service efficiency are maintained as well as routine tasks such as stock control are completed.

Have further developed verbal communication, interpersonal and cash handling skills.

Dec 2004 – Sept 2005 Bar Supervisor, JD Wetherspoons Plc, Rochester

Worked as part of a team in a very pressurised high street pub environment.

Duties included serving customers, ensuring cleanliness standards were maintained, stock control and replenishment, training new members of staff and ensuring company rules were maintained.

Promoted to a supervisor position after only five months as a result of good sales, motivational performance and hard work.

Entrusted with the authority to be in charge of the bar environment (often leading a team of 2-5 bar staff on both quiet and busy shifts), delegate individual staff to conduct necessary tasks, anticipate potential demand areas and allocate resources accordingly and deal with troublesome customers.

Learnt and developed the ability to work under the pressure generated from often very demanding customers in a job which required implementing both individual and team working skills. Also learnt to make quick decisions under pressure.

Gained and developed good interpersonal and verbal communication skills dealing with customers and staff with a wide range of personalities. Also further developed cash handling skills.

Jan 2001 – Sept 2004 Kitchen Assistant, Rowland’s Bistro, Gillingham

Helped maintain cleanliness and operational standards in busy high street restaurant and takeaway.

Given responsibility to run takeaway and manage other staff during busy shifts. Also given the responsibility to train new staff.


Computer Skills:

Fully competent with Microsoft Word and Explorer. Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Publisher, Powerpoint and Access. Also possess basic knowledge of using SPSS.


Interests:

Keen follower of football, socialising and meeting new people, reading thriller and action novels, listening to music and keeping fit.


Additional Information:

Full U.K Driving License.

Marital Status, Single.

Health, Excellent.

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[thecvstore]

This looks very good - the only small changes I would suggest are:

* Expand slightly in the profile to showcase your skills relevant to journalism
* Driving "licence" is spelt wrong
* No need to include "Health, Excellent"
* In your interests, I would, if possible, use this show your interest in journalism rather than the usual "socialising, music etc..." - we see this in 99% of CVs

[jarv]

Hi

Thanks for the reply. Your advice was very useful especially the spelling mistake. Not even the spellchecker picked up on that! Im not sure how to change my interests to be more specific to journalism though? Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

Jarvis

[thecvstore]

[quote="jarv"]Hi

Thanks for the reply. Your advice was very useful especially the spelling mistake. Not even the spellchecker picked up on that! Im not sure how to change my interests to be more specific to journalism though? Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Many Thanks

Jarvis[/quote]

Well, if you're looking for a job in journalism, you must have an interest in certain areas...don't worry too much about how much information is included here - as long as you demonstrate your interest in some way.

[etali]

Just a quick question for the admin - 'License' is the speling used in the UK, which is where it sounds like Jarvis is based. Is this site USA focussed?

[thecvstore]

[quote="etali"]Just a quick question for the admin - 'License' is the speling used in the UK, which is where it sounds like Jarvis is based. Is this site USA focussed?[/quote]

"Licence" is the UK spelling..."License" is the US spelling - we're a UK-based company...

[etali]

Eek, I stand corrected - I live in the UK, but obviously spend far too much time working with American software, I would have sworn anything it was the other way around.

Just checked the DVLA, and it is indeed Licence. *blush*

[thecvstore]

[quote="etali"]Eek, I stand corrected - I live in the UK, but obviously spend far too much time working with American software, I would have sworn anything it was the other way around.

Just checked the DVLA, and it is indeed Licence. *blush*[/quote]

Don't worry - to be honest, this is one of the most common errors we see in CVs!