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/ate of birth: )1 2une -34(ull clean ri;ing licence

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An enthusiastic business finalist committed to a career in marketing. An excellent communicator with business experience in market research and sales.

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Sept )666 @ 2une )668 .A A#onsB .usiness Stu ies" AExpecte egree ):-B =ni;ersity of Abertay /un ee Modules include Accounting, Marketing, IT. Economics, Human Resource Management. In second ear chose to specialise in marketing !focusing on bu er beha"iour#. $inal %ear pro&ect '(er"ice )ualit of a *isitor Attraction + using ,isco"er -oint as a case stud ..

Sept -337 @ 2une -333 Perth Aca emy, Perth / Highers 0 English !1#, Mathematics !2#, Histor !1#, Accounting !1# 3 (tandard 4rades including $rench

EMPL$%ME5T May @ $ct )667 Market &esearch <nter;ie9er, /onal > Co, /un ee Responsible for organising and conducting inter"iews + on a"erage 56 per da . 7orked with 8 others anal sing the results and collaborating on reports for the clients. 2une )666 @ (eb )668 (ront of #ouse Assistant, /isco;ery Point, /un ee #eritage Trust (elling tourist products. -romoted to super"isor after 9 months and was responsible for 8 other staff. :earned to work under pressure through dealing with large parties of tourists.

2uly -333 @ May )666 &etail Assistant, ' # Smith, Perth 2ustomer facing duties. Awarded bonus for exceeding sales targets b ;<=.

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Career Development Centre - University of Abertay Dundee - 01382 308041 careers abertay!ac!u" CE% PE&S$5AL SC<LLS .usiness Effecti;eness As a super"isor at ,isco"er -oint I suggested a new la out for the shop which would enable a faster turno"er of customers. This substantiall cut the >ueuing time. -resented m final ear pro&ect results to (enior Management at ,isco"er -oint and had 8 recommendations adopted. Communication ?rganised an exchange for @krainian students to work in ,isco"er -oint. -ersuaded management of business benefits. (elected as 2lass Rep in /th ear. ,eli"ered a 560minute presentation to /6 academic staff on student concerns about new de"elopments in the 1usiness (chool. Team 'ork At ,onald A 2o contributed to team targets for numbers of weekl inter"iews. (uccessfull met targets. At the same compan trained staff members on database. As a result compan sa"ed costs of hiring an external consultant. Problem Sol;ing Ha"e good numerac skills. M course at Aberta further de"eloped these through the stud of statistics and economics. $inal ear pro&ect enabled me to focus on these skills. It was an ambitious piece of work in"ol"ing inter"iews with the public and >uestionnaires. The resulting data had to be compiled into a report which was meaningful to the organisation being examined. <T 7ord -rocessing !7ord#B (preadsheets !Excel#B ,atabases !Access, 7orks#B -resentation software !-ower-oint#B Internet software !HTM:, ,reamwea"er, $lash#.

<5TE&ESTS Ceen member of @ni"ersit Carate 2lub. ?rganised social e"ents including an inter0 uni"ersit competition for o"er 86 competitors. En&o health outdoor pursuits. 2urrentl learning rock climbing with a local club. :o"e tra"elling. Ha"e "isited se"eral European countries. Hope to spend ; months in 2anada after graduating.

ReferencesD ,r E 1lack (enior :ecturer in Marketing @ni"ersit of Aberta ,undee 1ell (treet ,undee ,,5 5H4 TelD 6583; 863636 EmailD &.blackFaberta .ac.uk Mrs R (cott ,irector ,isco"er -oint *isitor 2entre ,undee ,,5 8E% TelD 6583; ;/9G3< EmailD rscottFdisco"er .co.uk

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