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Team working skills derived from working holidays for the British Trust for
Conservation Volunteers.
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Creativity skills – I have set up databases and filing systems.
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Time management skills – I am used to working to deadlines under
pressure, for example, producing main board minutes.
Consultancy Skills
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Management of projects – during my degree I worked, on a voluntary
basis, in the Health Psychology Department of a local hospital and wrote a
Quality of Life Audit pertaining to post-myocardial infarction patients which
formed the basis of my dissertation.
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Questionnaire design and data analysis experience.
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Communication skills – both from nursing and p.l.c. experience. I had to
communicate with people at all levels both within and outside the
organisation.
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Presentation skills developed during my degree and MSc.
IT Skills
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London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Private Secretary’s Certificate
which includes 100 wpm shorthand and RSA III Typewriting (Distinction).
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Adapted quickly to new IT due to temping experiences and am familiar
with many packages and SPSS.
P R E V I O U S E D U C A T I O N
Chester College ‘A’ Level Psychology
NVQ in Administration Level 3
June 2000
Macclesfield College of Further Education
Private Secretary’s Certificate
June 1999
Knutsford County High School
9 ‘0’ Levels and 1 ‘AO’ Level
June 1996
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
Cheshire Office Services – PA at director level
Mar 2004-Aug 2004
Secretarial and administration duties.
AMEC p.l.c. – PA to Group Secretary
Dec 1999-June 2003
Secretarial, administration duties and correspondence relating to the collation of
main
board
papers,
the
Annual
Report
and
Accountsoup
structure
announcements.
Forrest Recruitment – secretarial work
Dec 1997-Sept 1998
Macclesfield Health Authority – student psychiatric nurse
Sept 1997-Dec 1997
Forrest Recruitment – secretarial work
Aug 1996-Sep 1997
O T H E R I N F O R M A T I O N
I have a valid clean driving licence and my own transport.
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