Your guide to writing an effective CV and - University of Bedfordshire
Your guide to writing an effective CV and - University of Bedfordshire
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<strong>Your</strong> Guide <strong>to</strong> Writing <strong>an</strong> Effective <strong>CV</strong> <strong>an</strong>d Covering Letter<br />
Work Experience<br />
J<strong>an</strong> 2009 <strong>to</strong> present, Comp<strong>an</strong>y UK Ltd – London Graduate Support Engineer<br />
• Providing second line support (on site/<strong>of</strong>f site) in a busy trading environment <strong>to</strong> both<br />
s<strong>to</strong>ck borrow lo<strong>an</strong> <strong>an</strong>d collateral m<strong>an</strong>agement systems. I support internal <strong>an</strong>d<br />
external feeds from Bloomsberg, Swift, <strong>an</strong>d Gloss. I speak <strong>to</strong> users <strong>an</strong>d developers at<br />
all levels <strong>an</strong>d routinely use Unix, Java, FTP, SQL <strong>an</strong>d Sybase.<br />
• Created a partial funding pro<strong>to</strong>type system working from a Sybase database using<br />
MVC Swing- this project included gathering user requirements.<br />
• Created multiple batch programs.<br />
• Programmed a J2EE compli<strong>an</strong>t testing parser application which simulated JUnit <strong>an</strong>d<br />
produced Ant like reports. Running on JBoss serve, fin<strong>an</strong>ce files were then saved <strong>to</strong> a<br />
relational database which I created in PowerDesigner (Sybase). Working from a test<br />
pl<strong>an</strong> I created tests for each fin<strong>an</strong>ce file, overrode certain JUnit methods <strong>an</strong>d used<br />
Stylesheets (XML/XSL) <strong>to</strong> produce Ant like reports on each test.<br />
August 2006 <strong>to</strong> March 2007, XYZ Consult<strong>an</strong>cy- London Graduate Consult<strong>an</strong>t<br />
• Ch<strong>an</strong>ge M<strong>an</strong>agement Consult<strong>an</strong>t- co-ordinated risks/issues/ch<strong>an</strong>ges, collated findings<br />
<strong>an</strong>d reported <strong>to</strong> the client’s Steering Committee.<br />
• Junior Programmer- designed <strong>an</strong> interface <strong>to</strong> the client’s insur<strong>an</strong>ce system with<br />
Swing using Jbuilder. Was also responsible for creating login pages using Java.<br />
• Junior Programmer – Involved in the creation <strong>of</strong> a web shopping m<strong>an</strong>agement<br />
system. I coded Java servlets/Classes <strong>an</strong>d created XML/XSL file for web pages,<br />
retrieved data from a database <strong>an</strong>d populated pages from this using Tomcat.<br />
June 2005 <strong>to</strong> September 2005, ABC Firm- London- Summer Work Experience<br />
Desk Project Co-ordina<strong>to</strong>r<br />
• Responsible for the daily running <strong>of</strong> project (received promotion shortly after arrival).<br />
• Tr<strong>an</strong>slated technical information in<strong>to</strong> database format.<br />
• Co-ordinated the activities <strong>of</strong> team <strong>of</strong> 10 engineers <strong>an</strong>d 12 departments.<br />
• Reported weekly targets/figures <strong>an</strong>d drew up project schedules.<br />
• Provided front-line contact for 1,000 + staff for technical queries <strong>an</strong>d advice.<br />
Activities/ Interests<br />
Sport: I have been a committed member <strong>of</strong> the badmin<strong>to</strong>n team throughout university<br />
including acting as club treasurer.<br />
Travel: I enjoy experiencing new cultures <strong>an</strong>d have travelled <strong>to</strong> various parts <strong>of</strong> Europe <strong>an</strong>d<br />
America.<br />
References – Available upon request<br />
© 2010 Centre for Personal <strong>an</strong>d Career Development<br />
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