PETER GARLIC ::: 25 Lemon Sq, E1 W 2QS LONDON ::: 07766678944 ::: peter.garlic@gmail.

com

marital status: single

date of birth: 5th December 1983
sex: male
nationality: British
peter
garlic
>> Education

Sep 2001 The University of Birmingham, Birmingham

-present BA History and Social Science. Predicted grade 2.1

Courses included: British and European Modern History, History of Wars,

Economic Geography, Social Psychology, Philosophy

2002 A semester abroad at the University zu Koeln within the framework of

Erasmus-Socrates Programme

Sep 1999 Eastfield School, Northampton

-Jun 1992 A-levels: History (A)
English Literature (B)
Geography (B)
Spanish (A)
General Studies (B)
GCSE: eleven courses, including: History (A), English Literature (B),
Spanish (A), Geography (B), IT (B), Art (B)

>> Work Experience

July-August 2002 Spring Insurance, Brighton

Helpline advisor

Summer vacation placement in a marine insurance company call centre. The main responsibility
was answering the customer calls and handling their claims. Scope of work included also liaising
with experts and providing exhaustive information for clients. The job greatly improved my
communication skills, helped to learn conducting several tasks simultaneously and provided a very
good understading of the insurance business.
1999-2001 The Peackock Bar, Birmingham

Part time work in term time. Learned how to organise my time efficiently and deal with people
tactfully but firmly. Demonstrated ability to work under stress and with a team.

>> Leisure activities

 The History of War Society (2001-present)

Vice President of the Student Society at the University of Birmingham since 2002. Learned
how to coordinate various pieces of work thanks to managing a large research project -
Blitzkrieg War Tactis, Evidence of Yugoslavian Campaign 1941 . Published in 2003 by the
university. The project required raising significant funds for the trip to Yugoslavia, Croatia
and Slovenia.

In 2001 involved in organising a series of lecturers of the Armed Forces speakers for the
History Department of the University of Birmingham. Demonstrated very good organising
skills.

 Member of the National Rifle Association since 2001– participation in several NRA events,
including hunting in Belarus and Russia.

>> Skills

 Conversational German
 Good knowledge of MS Office package
 Clean driving license

>> Hobbies

 Hunting
 Modern History (especially Second Warld War)
 Motorcycling

>> Referees

Prof William Watson Ms Jenett Hilti Mr Peter Hobbson

Modern History Department Call Centre Mangager Vice President
The University of Birmingham Spring Insurance National Rifle Association
0775319781 n.watson@uob.ac.uk 0799883756 07984557912
(tutor) j.hiliti@springinsurance.co.uk peter.hobbson@uk.pwc.com