ASSIGNMENT

NAME: JOSEPH ALBERT KANU

ID: 56575
PROGRAM: BSC. BUSINESS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
YEAR: 2
COURSE: GENERAL ENGLISH STUDIES
TUTOR: MISS MADIANA MENSAH-GBORIE
 Where would I want to see myself after graduation?
27 April 2023
I will soon be starting my final year of Business And Information Technology Studies and I
thought it’d be cool to talk about what I want to do after I graduate, how I want to
progress, and what type of career I would like to focus on.
To begin with, I would really like to continue my professional development by continuing my
higher education and obtaining a Master’s degree related to the course I am studying right now. I
would love to continue that experience at NU because it honestly feels like home and leaving it
so early would feel weird, at least for me.

In two years, once I have concluded my undergraduate degree, I will turn my focus to my career.
I really want to become an Archivist entrepreneur. I know that will be a slow and likely difficult
journey, but I’ve invested a lot of resources into myself and my future. After all, this is the whole
reason I started this journey so I will not be giving up.

What my life would look after graduating, as you know, would be impossible for me to predict.
And maybe that’s the beauty of it because unpredictability is what sometimes keeps us interested
and motivated to continue.

However, in a perfect world, I imagine myself as an Investor, being surrounded by professionals

and constantly improving myself in terms of personal and professional development.

I would also love to come back to NU and talk about my experience and just remember what it
used to be like being a student. We often don’t appreciate life until something’s turned to a
memory and it would be such an honour to return to a place that has been so important in
shaping who I am.
 Prepare a comprehensive CV

Personal Information

JOSEPH ALBERT KANU

1Wyse Moore Drive,

Allentown, Freetown.

josephalbertk@gmail.com

+23275639348

Job title

Data Analyst

Objective

My goal is to become associated with a company where I can utilize my skills and gain further
experience while enhancing the company’s productivity and reputation.

Education

 Prince of Wales Junior Secondary School

BECE

2009-2012

WASSCE

2013-2017

 Njala University

Higher Diploma in Computer Science

2019-2022

Experience

 SIERRA LEONE PUBLIC ARCHIVES OFFICE (SLPAO)

From 2017-2019 I was part of the Records Management improvement program team. This team,
I was responsible to collect, appraise, list and accessioned records from various MDAs. During
the course of my attachment to my Program, I can confidently conclude that I am very intelligent
and hard working.

 I have created a Computer Lab Management System using Access as my final year Project of
my Diploma Course at Njala University, Njala Campus.

Skills

 Computer Literacy (M.S Office)

 Database Development using M.S Access & SQL

Referees

 Emma Kamara

Saint Joseph Junior Secondary School

Teacher

emmakamara@gmail.com

+23275940933

 Albert Moore

Senior Government Archivist

Director, Sierra Leone Public Archives Office, University

Building, Fourah Bay College Campus.

Positiveberto74@gmail.com

+23276205366

Interests

 Watching Sports

 Reading
 Playing Football

Language

Fluent in English and Krio

Difference between CV and Resume

Factors CV Resume

Length Much longer in length Maximum up to 2 pages

Focus Focus is on career Focus is on professional skills

Factors CV Resume

Contact Multiple ways to contact you can be Mainly phone number & email is
details mentioned sufficient

Mentions designation, duration, & firm

Work details Mentions detailed work experience mainly

Multiple ways to contact you can be Mainly phone number & email is
Cover letter mentioned sufficient

Skills with highest proficiency are

Skills Certifications in chronological order prioritised

What is CV?
Curriculum vitae (CV) provide a summary of your experience and skills. Typically, CVs for
entry-level candidates are longer than resumes—at least two or three pages. CVs for mid-level
candidates who have amassed numerous publications tend to run much longer and is a one-to-
two-page, condensed version of a full curriculum vitae. A CV summary is a way to quickly and
concisely convey one’s skills and qualifications. Sometimes large organizations will initially ask
for a one-page CV summary when they expect a large pool of applicants.

Note

CVs include extensive information on your academic background, including teaching

experience, degrees, research, awards, publications, presentations, and other achievements.

Resume
 Mistake I made during my exam and the experience I gained after the exam

After spending two weeks poring over my lectures note, attending office hours and review
sessions and completing practice exams, I was determined to get an A on my midterm. However,
when taking the exam, the time limit set off alarms in my mind. 

I agonized over the answer I put down. Should I trust my gut instinct? Why couldn’t I remember
exactly what was said during the lecture? I scribbled my answer down and moved on to other
problems. Near the end, I frantically flipped through my exam before changing my answer once
more when there was less than a minute left on the clock. 

So you can imagine my frustration when I searched up what the correct answer was after I had
turned in my exam. It turned out that my initial answer was right all along. By making that split-
second decision to change my answer before the timer hit zero, I had cost myself those points.
Given that there was no partial credit to be awarded for the exam, I spent the night angry at
myself instead of being relieved that the midterm was over. 

If I had only left my exam alone. If I had only trusted my gut instinct. If I had only listened to
what I knew deep down. These what-if scenarios circled my brain as I imagined the huge
consequences of this tiny mistake. I felt as if those weeks of studying and hard work were for
nothing, all because of a stupid mistake. 

While this isn’t the first time something like this has happened to me, it was the first time it
happened since arriving at UC Berkeley. Even the day after, I was still furious at myself, mulling
it over, only halfheartedly paying attention to lectures. 

The question is, what do I do after that? There was nothing I could do now. I realized that first of
all, I was allowed to feel the emotions I needed to feel. Instead of suppressing it and pretending
everything was fine, I allowed myself to feel sad. After the initial wave of anger receded, I had a
much clearer mind. My mind thought back to the conversation I had with my friend right after
the midterm ended. She had found out on our walk back that she, too, had made a careless
mistake on a different problem. She felt similarly dejected and angry at herself. 

While I wasn’t able to fully absorb the conversation before, after I gave myself some time, I
realized something. Everybody makes mistakes. This popular saying that I always found a bit
superficial had truth to it. I wasn’t the only one who made a mistake. Everyone around me has or
likely will make a careless mistake in the future. If I didn’t judge my friend for doing so, why
was I judging myself? Why shouldn’t I give myself credit for what I know I did right? 

I made a mistake, plain and simple. Under a ton of pressure, I made a choice in the span of a
second with the burden of a ticking clock weighing on my shoulders. Stupid mistakes are
inevitable. We spell something incorrectly. We add something incorrectly. We use a formula
incorrectly. As much as I wanted to continue to wonder what could be if I stuck with my original
answer, I recognized that there really wasn’t anything I could do about it now. It taught me a
good lesson to recognize how to factor in time when I was studying. It taught me the importance
of double-checking. It taught me how to deal with the frustration that comes after. 

I recognize the need to let go. I was not the only one to make a mistake, and I will not be the
only one in the future. If I could comfort my friend when she was frustrated over her mistake, I
could at least extend the same courtesy to myself.