ok cool. My Cover letter :
Dear jim
I am very interested in the position of Customer Advisor.
I have just left B + W College after completing my A levels where I achieved my required grades for university. I have decided to hold off university to see what prospects I can find and to gain some proper experience in the work place. I was particularly interested in this job as the promotion opportunities seem vast and it is something I would be interested to get into.
Please find enclosed my CV which I hope has the qualities needed for this job and I hope you contact me back.
Name
and my new CV which takes up 1 and a half pages:
My name
Address:
Binfield
Bracknell
Contacts:
[email protected]
(home)
(mobile)
Education and Qualifications:
B+W College
AS Level
Business B
Media Studies C
Law E
Politics E
A2 Level
Business C
Media Studies C
Key Skills Level 2 IT
Key Skills IT Level 2
School Bracknell 2002-2007
GCSE
English Language B
English Literature B
Maths B
Double Science CC
History B
Physical Education C
Resistant Materials C
Half Course Religious Studies C
Half Course French with Business
Employment History:
Anglian Home Improvements (Telesales and Foot canvassing) Apr 08 – Aug 08
Duties: Calling and meeting homeowners to book quotes for improvements to their homes.
Morissons Bakery Nov 08 – Feb 09
Duties: Making sure steady supply of Bread on shelves, Making the pastries and cakes, packing the pastries and cakes, cleaning up at end of working day.
Ascot Racecourse (Bar Work) Main Race days
Duties: Serving drinks to customers, ensuring there was a constant stock flow.
Transferable Skills:
Computer literate (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Able to implement skills learnt, quickly and effectively
Good communication skills (At Anglian Home improvements I gained a lot of confidence speaking with strangers on a daily basis)
Can work well under pressure (Ascot bar work)
Able to work well in a team (Cadets, Basketball and Football)
Achievements:
I was promoted to Lance Corporal with my Cadet Unit at an Easter camp we went on where we learned discipline and teamwork skills. I believe the time at Cadets helped me greatly in life and made me a more sensible and mature person. Another achievement was being selected for Wilderness Expertise to Zambia and Botswana at name School. I achieved Gold in a county 1500 meter race and I also played for Guildford Heat basketball team as well as Binfield Football Club as a Midfielder.
Interests:
Sports (Basketball, Tennis, Football)
History (Medieval and World Wars)
Computers
Motorsports
References available on request
anything else? Should I take out some of my GCSES? Its a lot more neater than that and bolded and underliined etc but it didnt come up in the post