Name: Sally Hand
Date of birth: August 5th 1978
Email address: sally@pussykat.freeserve.co.uk
Personal Profile
I am an outgoing, friendly person who works equally well in a team or alone. I excel under pressure, enjoy being challenged and am a fast learner. My previous employment has taught me to be customer orientated; studying for my degree has left me with good oral and written communication skills. I am very computer literate and my typing speed is circa 70 wpm.
Summary of Education
In June 2000 I graduated with an upper second class BA (hons) degree in History from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College, London.
Employment history
Office Angels, 5-7 Arundel Street, Portsmouth
Dates: June 2001 - present
Job Title: Office temp
Nature of work: General office duties. Temping has given me greater experience across the Microsoft Office suite.
Portsmouth & District Cerebral Palsy Association, 311 Copnor Road, Portsmouth
Dates: July 29th - August 24th 2001
Job Title: Junior Playworker
Nature of work: Caring for children with moderate to severe learning disabilities on a
1:1 or 1:2 basis for a special needs summer playscheme.
Virtual Universe, Kilburn, London
Dates: May 2000 – September 2000
Job title: Call centre monitor
Nature of work: IT support for the largest chatline provider in the United Kingdom;
duties include manning the customer helpline and administrative work carried out on a Windows NT platform.
Fenwick Ltd, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, London
Dates: November 1998 - June 2000
Job title: Cleaner
Nature of work: Office, restaurant and shop floor cleaning.
Edexcel Foundation (London Examinations), Russell Square, London
Dates: May-August 1999
Job title: GCSE processing assistant
Nature of work: General administrative duties including filing, data entry and
spreadsheet work.
Camp Black Hawk, Elton, Wisconsin, USA
Dates: May-August 1998
Job title: Unit counselor
Nature of work: Taking 24-hour responsibility, usually as part of a team, for groups of
up to 25 children ranging in age from eight to fifteen; organising, supervising and participating in activities such as swimming, canoeing, horse-riding, wilderness camping, rock climbing and team sports.
Staffinder Agency, Elm Grove, Southsea, Hants
Dates: October 1994 - January 1998
Job title: Waitress
Nature of work: Mainly silver service waitressing, involving serving several tables at
once for meals of up to eight courses; also some restaurant and café waitressing.
Initial Staff Agency, High Road, Wembley, London
Dates: August 1996 - October 1997
Job Title: Waitress
Nature of work: Silver service and restaurant waitressing, predominantly for larger
functions, for example at Alexandra Palace.
Bennigan's American Tavern, Stirling Corner, London
Dates: August-December 1996
Job title: Line chef
Nature of work: Preparing food to order in a busy American-style diner; heading a team
of four other people when preparing food in advance.
British Museum, Blackfriar's Road, London
Dates: July 1994 (two weeks' work experience)
Job title: Office junior
Nature of work: Filing, typing, cataloguing historic documents.
Other interests, activities and achievements:
Whilst at university I was student representative for the history department for my year: this involved attending the departmental meetings and putting forward the concerns of fellow students. I particularly enjoy travelling and spent the period from September 2000 to July 2001 in the United States. I am also an avid reader, a keen writer, an enthusiastic bell-ringer and I maintain my own website.