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The Skills Based CV

JANE AUSTEN
Address: Dunroamin, Alpha Road, Townham, Anyshire, ZZ2 9AA.
Te Tel lepho ephon ne: e: 00000 0000000 / 00000 000000
E-Mail: janeausten@coldmail.com
E EDUCA DUCATI TI O ON N
2004 2007 University of Nottingham.
BA !ons" !is#ory 2$%"
%99& ' 200( Tonham S!hool" Anyshire
A ' )e*els$ +eo,raphy B, !is#ory B and -n,lish B
A. )e*els .o/iolo,y B
+.0...-1s$ 2 A2s, 3 As, ( Bs and % 0.
S # I $$ S %& O' I $ E:
Creativity(
%lanning(
Organising
4 5ormula#ed /on/ep#s 6or #he .#yle pa,es o6 #he mon#hly 7mpa/# ma,a8ine,
sour/in, /lo#hes and models and dire/#in, #he pho#o shoo#s.
4 De*ised in#eres#in, ye# pra/#i/al ideas 6or 2& pho#o,raphs, 6indin, &%
models, all props, /lo#hes and lo/a#ions, and a,ain /oordina#in, pho#o
shoo#s 6or #he A#hle#i/ 9nion 0alendar.
4 All #hese had #o :e a/hie*ed wi#hin #i,h# :ud,e#s.
Infl)en!ing(
Advising
4 ;ersuaded s#ore mana,ers #o lend or dona#e #heir mer/handise and s#uden#s
#o :e e66e/#i*e models re<uirin, asser#i*eness on my par# and #rus# on #heirs.
4 9sed my ini#ia#i*e when ad*isin, shop assis#an#s and mana,ers wi#h supply
pro:lems whils# wor=in, on #he re#ail s#ore #elephone helpline.
Interpersonal 4 +ained e>perien/e o6 /lien# /on#a/# :o#h in person and on #he #elephone
in #he o66i/es 7 ha*e wor=ed in.
4 De*eloped my a:ili#y #o rela#e e66e/#i*ely #o a wide ran,e o6 people #hrou,h
wai#ressin, and :ar wor=.
4 )iaised e66e/#i*ely wi#h :o#h s#a66 and pupils and /o'ordina#ed so/ial e*en#s
as a s/hool pre6e/#.
Team *or+ing 4 +ained e>perien/e as a leader and #eam mem:er in a wide *arie#y o6
#eams wor=in, on /rea#i*e, a/ademi/ and pra/#i/al #as=s.
4 ;rodu/in, 7mpa/# ma,a8ine ea/h mon#h and #he A9 0alendar re<uired ,ood
#eam wor=in, s=ills #o deli*er on #ime and #o :ud,e#.
4 A/#in, in drama produ/#ions wi#h #he 9ni*ersi#y Thea#re 0ompany re<uires
,ood #eam wor=in, espe/ially wi#h #he pressures o6 a/ademi/ wor=.
Comm)ni!ation 4 ;resen#a#ions #o o#her #u#ors and s#uden#s a# uni*ersi#y were an
impor#an# par# o6 my /ourse and one wi#h whi/h 7 6el# a# ease.
4 A s#ron, emphasis on wri##en /oursewor= #hrou,hou# my de,ree, /oupled
wi#h /omposin, :usiness /orresponden/e as par# o6 my se/re#arial and
personal assis#an# du#ies, has de*eloped my wri#in, s=ills.
Time
,anagement
4 The /alendar had #o :e produ/ed in a spa/e o6 ?us# 3 wee=s and 7 had #o
produ/e @ issues o6 #he ma,a8ine durin, my 6inal year.
4 9nder#a=in, #hese a/#i*i#ies alon,side my de,ree #au,h# me #o or,anise and
priori#ise my /ommi#men#s.
E,% E,%$ $O O- -, ,E EN NT T
.ummer 200& IS .)siness S)pport" Tonham .)siness /illage" Anyshire
Telephonis# on A)eadin, 0lo#hes Re#ailerB !elp )ine, dealin, wi#h s#o/= and
,eneral
en<uiries 6rom s#ores #hrou,hou# #he /oun#ry :y usin, #he DC. pro,ramme 6or
/on#rol o6 mer/handise".
.ummer 2003 Crispins %)0lishing" $ondon
Dor= e>perien/e a# a #ra*el ,uide pu:lisher /a#erin, solely 6or #he #ra*el indus#ry.
.pe/i6i/ally wor=ed as a resear/her, *eri6yin, and /ompilin, in6orma#ion 6rom
#he 7n#erne# 6or #he 0ompany1s 200& 0i#y -*en#s +uide.
.ummer 2003 S)nny %i!t)res $td."$ondon
Runner and personal assis#an# #o resear/her durin, shoo#in, o6 AEEEEEEEB in
Fo##in,ham, 6or 0hannel 5our.
.ummer 2004 Jane Doe Interior Design" $ondon
Temporary ;ersonal Assis#an# #o Gane Doe, dealin, wi#h personal and :usiness
ma##ers.
%OSITIONS O' &ES%ONSI.I$IT-
Ed Edi it to or r S St ty yl le e p pa ag ge es s I Im mp pa a! !t t , ,a ag ga1in a1ine e Un Uni iv ve er rs si it ty y o of f N No ot tt ti in ng gha ham m 2 2 Resp Respo ons nsi i : :l l e e 6 6o or r A A. .#y #yl l e eB B
6 6a as sh hi i o on n pa pa, ,e es s 6r 6ro om m / /o on/ep n/ep# # # #o o pu pu:l :l i/ i/a a#i #i on on. . 7 7m mp pa a/ /# # i i s s a a mo mon n#h #hl l y y m ma a, ,a8 a8i i n ne e. .
Ed Edi it to or r A At th hl le eti ti! ! U Un nio ion n C Ch ha ar ri it ty y Ca Cal le en nd da ar r 2 2 T Th hi i s s wa was s a a ne new w 6 6u un nd d r rai ai s si i n n, , * *en en# #u ur re e ea ear rn ni i n n, , H7 H73 30 0 6 6o or r # #h he e
9 9ni ni * *e ers rsi i # #y y A A# #h hl l e e#i #i / / 9 9n ni i on on. . 7 7 s so our/e ur/ed d m mo od de el l s s a an nd d /l /l o o#h #hi i n n, ,, , id iden en# #i i 6 6i i e ed d lo/ lo/a a#i #i o on ns s, , s su upe per r*ise *ised d ph pho o# #o o sho shoo o# #s s. .
AD ADD DI IT TIONA IONA$ $ 3UA 3UA$ $I I' 'I ICA CAT TIO ION NS S 4 4 S S# #I I$$ $$S S
Typin, I .hor#hand$ Typin, ;i#man 7n#ermedia#e &0 wpm" and .hor#hand Teeline 43 wpm".
9 %2/200( The Townham Business
0olle,e
0ompu#er s=ills$ 0ompe#en# in Dindows E;$ Ado:e ;ho#oshop
$ang)ages: Conversational 'ren!h and Italian.
Dri*in,$ 5ull /lean dri*in, li/en/e.
IN INT TE E&E &ES ST TS S: :
Drama 7 am a re,ular per6ormer in 9ni*ersi#y produ/#ions as well as assis#in, :a/=s#a,e.
Art and travel mos# re/en#ly in Few Zealand and Aus#ralia".
&E'E& E N C ES A*aila:le on re<ues#
Comments on t h e Sk ills Based CV
This style of CV can be useful in the following circumstances:
When the role you are applying for reuires a particular set of s!ills" this style allows
you to be specific in gi#ing e#idence that you possess these s!ills by writing a s!ills
profile in this way.
The s!ills based CV can be good for helping you to mo#e out of a particular functional
bac!ground into a role reuiring more general s!ills $ e.g. if you are an engineer or
scientist who wants to
mo#e into management.
%f you do not ha#e much wor! e&perience" a s!ills profile can illustrate how you ha#e
de#eloped s!ills through academic wor!" interests and other e&tra'curricular acti#ities.
The common pitfalls of doing a s!ills'based CV:
() *)T C)+, T-%. /012+3/ W)4( 5)4 W)4( $ your CV has to reflect ,)64
s!ills and how they relate to the job or role you are applying for
(o not ma!e a claim about possessing a s!ill if you cannot bac! it up with concrete
e#idence of how" where and to what e&tent you can use it.