Personal Statement- I am an enthusiastic, friendly person who works well as a team player or as a team leader. When required, I am self-motivated and can work on my own. I remain calm in a crisis. I have the confidence to take control when required but I am also a good listener.
I am always keen and happy to help people. I was a member of the Sea Cadets for a total of 5 years where I have been promoted from a junior rank, up to the most senior rank at the unit. Much of my time at Sea Cadets was spent introducing and teaching the junior cadets. Sea Cadets have taught me communication and management skills that are transferable to industries.
I have also had work experience at H+S Aviation who are a Portsmouth based company that repair broken or worn parts of aircraft engines. I worked there for two weeks. I got a chance to meet new people and see what it is like to work in a real company. I was also able to get hands on and repair some parts of the engines myself. I also worked with the Flybe Engineers for two weeks at Southampton Airport. Here I worked in a small team and was able to maintain and make minor repairs to the aircrafts.
I have had numerous paid jobs. These include private tutoring for GCSE maths for about a year. I enjoyed this as I learned that I had the ability to communicate to different people of different ages, also I had the ability to share my knowledge.
My second paid work was for a recruitment agency. Here I work in many different work places with many different colleagues and customers. I have worked at many marinas on the South Coast communicating with customers and colleagues to maneuver their boats. I have also worked within student accommodation aiding them moving in and out of their rooms. Finally, I have also worked at the Southampton Boat Show. I was working within a team selling tickets. Being on ‘The Front Line’ meant I always had to be friendly, informative and well presented. I was also entrusted with a cash-float. Given that it was kept secure and all the money was accounted for, I feel it shows the trust was well placed.