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[paulhouk03]

Professional Profile
An enthusiastic, dedicated and highly numeric Business Studies graduate, with excellent accounting, IT and business analysis skills. Combining excellent commercial awareness with strong leadership and organization skills, demonstrated both in and outside of work. A self-starter who enjoys being part of a successful and productive team, contributing initiative, motivation and organisation to meet tight deadlines. A consistently high performer and positive influence, adopting an analytical and methodical approach to tasks. Utilises excellent interpersonal skills to cultivate beneficial working relationships and can communicate concisely at all levels.

Education and Qualifications

Lincoln College AAT Diploma(September 2010 - present)
Modules include:
Accounts Prep 1 + 2
Basic Accounting 1 + 2
Working Effectively in Accounting and Finance
Cost and Revenue
Computerised Accounts + Spreadsheets
Professional Ethics in Accounting and Finance

Leeds business school, Leeds metropolitan university 2004-2007
BA hons Business studies 2nd class honours
Modules                        Grade (%)
Managing data information                  94
Economic awareness                     65
Information system development               65
Quantitative analysis and business planning            64
Client consultancy project                  63         
Managerial finance                     58
Business accounting                     57
Business decision analysis                  56   

Lincoln Christ’s Hospital School (1997-2004)
Level      Subject                  Grade
A Level   Mathematics                  C
AVCE       ICT                     C
GCSE      10 subjects, including Mathematics & English   A-C



Employment History
June 2011 – Present      Hodgson Elkington, Lincoln
            Accounts Assistant
Daily tasks include
•   Accountable for processing high volumes of data and making sure they are allocated/unsettled correctly 
•   Weekly and monthly payment runs through bankline and issuing cheques where necessary
•   Compiling end of year/quarterly service charge accounts with VAT reconciliations
•   General accounts admin work which includes mail, filing and queries from suppliers and customers

Jan 2010 – Dec 2010    ENGLISH TEACHER, HONG KONG
•   Teaching students to improve their English writing and speaking ability. With the aim of developing the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing of the learners
•   Creating imaginative lessons schedules which include art, dance and music
•   Supervising children and responding to their needs at all times

2008-2010      MAN HO CHINESE TAKEAWAY, LINCOLN
         Assistant Manager
•   Accountable for skilled management of day to day operations, with responsibility for business development, stock control, customer service and staff supervision
•   Driving high standards across the team to deliver outstanding customer service and a professional image at all times
•   Maximising productivity through recruitment, training and development of staff, with a high emphasis on providing a positive customer experience
•   Raising the profile of the takeaway in the local area by leading a number of promotional and marketing initiatives, resulting in significant increase in regular custom
•   Demonstrating integrity and responsibility in Epos management and cash-handling, as well as in opening and closing the store on occasion

Key I.T. Skills
I am computer literate and can use the following programmes
•   Word
•   Excel (competent)
•   PowerPoint
•   Sage (basic)

Personal Details
Languages:      Fluent English & Cantonese
Health:       Excellent; non-smoker
Other:       Driver
 

REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

[paulhouk03]

looking for a new job but i havent done a cv for a while.

copied theprofessional profile of mate

i didnt teach english in hk
Some bits are true some or not
it fits two pages exactly

but its font size 11

[bobAlike]

The first paragraph says the right things but it sounds like you're talking about someone else. You need to personalise it a bit more.

Change programmes for programs or preferably applications.

Everything else looks ok to me

[paulhouk03]

I'm not that good at English I Had to retake it to get a c


How do I make it more personal

[leethefish]

looking for a new job but i havent done a cv for a while.

copied theprofessional profile of mate

i didnt teach english in hkSome bits are true some or not
it fits two pages exactly

but its font size 11

was gonna offer you a job......... but now i know this is a lie sorry but you arnt quite what i am looking for.

[Woodsey]

Did you even work at the family takeaway? Or are those 2 jobs just to fill in the 'gaps'? 

[Claw75]

are you looking for feedback on just the content (which I know nothing about) or the way it's written too?  there's a few bits i'd feel inclined to take a red pen to to make it read better and happy to send you a revised version via pm if that's the kind of help you want.

one thing that leapt out right at the start and not sure if it's ok or not, but looks weird - would someone describe themselves as 'numerical' rather than 'numerate'?

also not sure it's necessary to list all the modules and grades from your degree?

[Jon MW]

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also not sure it's necessary to list all the modules and grades from your degree?

That was the first thing that stood out for me. If the exact contents of what you've studied matters then it'll be asked about in an interview.

[kinboshi]

I'd put experience before educational history.

Also focus on what you achieved in your work, not what the role entailed. I'd also put it into the past tense.

[doubleup]

I would put work experience before qualifications (maybe cos I'm older....).  If someone is looking at a CV they are prob going to look at the first para (which should be shorter imo) and what you are doing now and then make up my mind whether I can be bothered looking any further, so getting these two spot on is important.  Also you can tweak the first para and the details of present job depending on what job you are going for.

[MANTIS01]

Good advice so far. The first para looks like generic fluff you could have cut and pasted from a mate's cv and will bore the interviewer to death as he trawls through 100's of CV's. Eg I would expect a business graduate to be numeric. It has to be more dynamic and personal. The first sentence could be - A bi-lingual business graduate with proven management ability and accountancy experience. All your major attributes are included straight away and grabs the attention of anybody seeking those skills. Definitely employment history first (including who Hodgson Elkington actually are) and deffo lose the laborious individual modules and replace with an expanded personal achievement/motivation section that seperates you from every other business grad. All I know about Paul Ho the person is he drives and doesn't smoke.

[paulhouk03]

looking for a new job but i havent done a cv for a while.

copied theprofessional profile of mate

i didnt teach english in hkSome bits are true some or not
it fits two pages exactly

but its font size 11

was gonna offer you a job......... but now i know this is a lie sorry but you arnt quite what i am looking for.

pretty sure everyone lies on their cv and bull shit alot

[paulhouk03]

Did you even work at the family takeaway? Or are those 2 jobs just to fill in the 'gaps'? 

worked for takeaway

not teaching in hk

I was bumming around playing poker and working part time ahhhhhh the fun times

[paulhouk03]

thanks for the advice guys

I will redo one and post it on here

[pleno1]

i did well at school, mostly all A's, I was wondering why people ever mention GCSE/Alevel results when they are avaerage, putting yourself forward as an A star student is better than an average student at school right? I mean if you want to be completely honest then cool, good on you, but if you are already lying about the teaching etc then i don't really get it.