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WALK ME THROUGH CV/ TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF
MY MOST RECENT EMPLOYMENT WAS WITH MAXIPOWER SECURITY AS A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT. I WAS REQUIRED TO FIND STEWARDS, SECURITY OFFICERS AND CLEANERS FOR IMMEDIATE EVENTS USING JOB ADVERTISEMENTS AND THE COMPANY’S DATABASE ON PARIM. BY PRESCREENING CANDIDATES THROUGH TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS I RECRUITED OVER 50 CANDIDATES IN UNDER A MONTH ACHIEVING A CLIENT ASSESSMENT SCORE OF 93%. PREVIOUS TO THIS I WORKED AS A SMM DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES IN SEO, PPC AND PRODUCT RESEARCH SOFTWARE INCLUDING JUNGLESCOUT AND HELIUM10. I SIMULTANEOUSLY CARRIED OUT MY DUTIES AS AN ACADEMIC TUTOR WHERE I WAS RESPONISBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 5 PUPILS UNDERACHIVING IN MATHS AND ENGLISH. BY MANAGING DIFFICULT BEHAVIOURS AND LISTING TOPICS THEY FOUND MOST CHALLENGING ON A COMPREHENSIVE SPREADSHEET EACH STUDENT HAD ACHIEVED ABOVE AVERAGE IN THEIR SATS.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR THIS COMPANY
NOT ONLY ARE YOU A VERY PRESTIGIOUS COMPANY BUT AS A WORKING CLASS ETHNIC MINORITY FEMALE I ANTICIPATE WORKING FOR A COMPANY THAT INCENTIVISES A DIVERSIVE AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE. THROUGH NETWORKING WITH DEGREE APPRENTICES ON LINKEDIN I EXPERIENCED THIS INSTANTLY. AFTER ASSSESING THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND INTERNSHIPS YOUR COMPANY HAS DEDICATED TOWARDS DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS MY PRIMARY FOUCS WAS CEMENTED ON WORKING FOR …. A COMPANY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE ME TO GROW AND DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY.
WHAT EXPERIENCE MAKES YOU A GOOD FIT FOR THIS ROLE
UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF BEENATURALINC. AN ECOMMERCE COMPANY ON THE AMAZON PLATFORM. I WAS REQUIRED TO FIND PROFITABLE NICHES ON AMAZON + IGNITE BRAND AWARENESS ACROSS SMP. I CARRIED OUT TECHNICAL PRODUCT RESEARCH SOFTWARE INCLUDING JUNGLESCOUT AND HELIUM10 TO FIND A PROFITABLE GAP ACROSS NEW VERTICALS WHILST DEVELOPING MY SKILLS IN SEO TO INTERPRET TRENDS IN THE DIGITAL MARKET. FURTHERMORE I SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED ADVERTISEMENT STRATEGIES SUCH AS PPC WHICH RESULTED IN A 29% INCREASE IN TRAFFIC TO THE THE PRODUCT LISTING, 38% GROWTH IN ANNUAL REVENUE + 42% GROWTH ON SME. THUS I BELIEVE MY ANALYTICAL SKILLS WILL PAY DIVIDENDS TO A COMPANY AS PRESTIGIOUS AS YOURSELF
WHY DO YOU WANT TO WORK IN THIS ROLE/DIVISION
IN ALL HONESTY I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH LIKEMINDED INDIVIDUALS THAT BELIEVE IN INNOVATION WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING THE MOST EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE ECONOMY. FOR EXAMPLE. WORKING AS AN ECOMMERCE ANALYST ON THE AMAZON PLATFORM A VERY SATURATED MARKET WITH APPROXIMATELY 9 MILLION SELLERS I WAS DAUNTED BY THE AMOUNT OF DATA I WOULD HAVE TO PILE THROUGH. HOWEVER SEVERAL PRODUCT RESEARCH SOFTWARES ALLOWED ME TO FIND A LUCRATIVE NICHE IN A MATTER OF HOURS AND THROUGH MY INITIATIVE, VDIFFERENTIATE THE PRODUCT INTO BECOMING AN AMAZON’S CHOICE PRODUCT THROUGH AUTHORING MY FIRST EBOOK. THE POTENTIAL OF TECHNOLOGY IS INCOMPREHENDABLE AND I JUST LOOK FORWARD AS TO HOW IT CAN ALLOW US TO PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE.
AN EXAMPLE OF A TIME WHEN YOU PROVIDED A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM (STAR TECHNIQUE)
WHILST WORKING AS A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT AND ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR MAXIPOWER SECURITY. I CONDUCTED MULTIPLE TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS TO RECRUIT SECURITY OFFICERS, STEWARDS AND CLEANERS. HOWEVER ON THE RARE OCCASION I’D EXPERIENCE CONFRONTATIONAL CLIENTS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO ENSURE CONFIDENTIALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE LONG RUN. AFTER MUCH REASSURANCE I’D CONTACT THEM PROVIDING WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS. I ACHIEVED A CLIENT ASSESSMENT SCORE OF 93% IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS + RECRUITED OVER 50 CANDIDATES IN UNDER MY FIRST MONTH WORKING FOR THE COMPANY.
DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU WERE ABLE TO DEMONSTARTE FLEXIBILITY (STAR TECHNIQUE)
WHILST PARTICIPATING IN THE COMIC RELIEF BAKE SALE I ACTED AS TEAM LEADER BY DELEGATING TASKS TO THOSE MOST COMPETANT. FOR EXAMPLE, MANAGING INVENTORY, PROFITS AND PROMOTING SALES. ONE OF MY TEAMMATES WAS ADAMENT ON TAKING ON THE ROLE OF MANAGING INVENTORY DUE TO HER FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING. THUS I RENEGOTIATED HER TO A MORE COMPETANT ROLE AND HELPED HER GET OVER HER FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING BY GIVING HER A SMALLER ROLE IN PROMOTING SALES. IN THE END WE GENERATED OVER £750 AND COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO 14% OF THE FUNDS PRODUCED BY BHS.
EXPLAIN A TIME YOU HAD A DIFFICULT SITUATION AND WHAT YOU DID TO OVERCOME IT (STAR TECHNIQUE)
WHILST WORKING AS A RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT AND ADMIN ASSISTANT FOR MAXIPOWER SECURITY. I CONDUCTED MULTIPLE TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS TO RECRUIT SECURITY OFFICERS, STEWARDS AND CLEANERS. HOWEVER ON THE RARE OCCASION I’D EXPERIENCE CONFRONTATIONAL CLIENTS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO ENSURE CONFIDENTIALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN THE LONG RUN. AFTER MUCH REASSURANCE I’D CONTACT THEM PROVIDING WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORTS. I ACHIEVED A CLIENT ASSESSMENT SCORE OF 93% IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS + RECRUITED OVER 50 CANDIDATES IN UNDER MY FIRST MONTH WORKING FOR THE COMPANY.
GREATEST ACCOMPLISHEMENT/ RECENT BIG PROJECT
ONE OF MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS PUBLISHING AND AUTHORING MY FIRST EBOOK “A GUIDE TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE” UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF BEENATURALINC. I PUT TOGETHER ALL THE MANUSCRIPT IN PREPARATION FOR THE ONLINE LAUNCH. I WROTE, DESIGNED AND EDITED A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE WHICH WAS PROVIDED TO CUSTOMERS WHEN PURCHASING BEESWAX FOODWRAPS. I SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATED MY VISION TO SEVERAL GRAPHIC DESIGNERS RESULTING IN THE COMMERCE OF 4000 EBOOKS TO RECIPIENTS AS A BUNDLING ITEM ACROSS THE UK, FRANCE, ITALY, SPAIN AND SWITZERLAND.
WHAT ARE THE GREATEST CHALLENGES THE FINANCIAL SECTOR WILL FACE IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS?
I HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN BLOCKCHAIN AND HOW IT WILL TRANSFORM THE FINTECH INDUSTRY AND THE PROBLEMS THE ECONOMY WILL FACE BECAUSE OF IT. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE LAUNCH OF DIGITAL CURRENCY AS A MORE COMMON OCCURING MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE IN THE ECONOMY. DUE TO IT’S HIGH LEVEL OF SECURITY AND TRACEABILITY OF TRANSACTIONS I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN HOW THE INDUSTRY WILL TACKLE THE R&D OF LAUNCHING DIGITAL CURRENCY’S TO THE WIDER POPULATION. WE LIVE IN A GENERATION WHERE WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF INDIVIDUALS FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS OF TECHNOLOGY SO THE SCALABILITY ASPECT OF IT IS SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO UNDERSTANDING AT A FURTHER LEVEL. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH INNOVATIVE VISIONNARIES TO TACKLE THESE DILEMMAS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
