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Personal Statement

I’m an ambitious, versatile and business-minded Nottingham University masters graduate with a creative edge, an entrepreneurial streak and with tangible experience in PR and marketing. I have also created and managed a number of successful and profitable web-based businesses.

Education

Master of Arts, Chinese Contemporary Studies (September 2010 - September 2011)

University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
(Graduated with Merit)

Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Human Geography (September 2005 - September 2008)

University of Nottingham, UK
Graduated with a 2:1

Secondary Education (September 2000 - June 2005)

Kingston Grammar School, Surrey, UK
- A-Levels - GCSEs

Work Experience

Web-based business owner/developer (September 2009 - June 2010)

Self Employed

Founded and maintained a successful and profitable online gaming promotions website. By its second month the website was earning a net monthly profit of over 5500usd. Work included liaising with advertisers and sponsors; managing the outsourcing of technical tasks; analyzing relevant visitor data; and adjusting the website accordingly to ensure sustained growth. The website enjoyed a continual and stable profit until eventually being sold prior to starting my post-graduate study.

Transferable skills and experience:

Electronics Marketing Limited, Kingston, London (August 2007 - September 2009)

Temporary Project Work

Worked on temporary and part-time projects for Electronics Marketing Limited; a UK high-tech PR agency operating with clients in Europe, USA and Asia-Pacific. Tasks included analyzing and classifying editorial and press comment to ascertain positive, negative or neutral coverage; researching prospective clients; and consulting on SEO strategies in order to increase web-presence surrounding key industry search terms. Transferable skills and experience:

Transferable skills and experience:

Clarendon Care, Kingston, London (September 2008 - April 2009)

Staff co-ordinator / office administration

Worked in the offices of Clarendon Care; a personal health care and home care agency based in Kingston, South-West London. I was responsible for the handling of multiple simultaneous work streams including the managementand co-ordination of over forty staff members, care assistants and nurses; the monthly production of key performance indicator reports; and the procuring of new contracts from relevant local healthcare authorities and private clients. Throughout the course of my contract I was willing and able to influence decision making up to boardroom level, and continually proved my aptitude for relationship building, dispute resolution, and internal and external managementpractices.

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Key Skills

Personal Skills

Computer/Software

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