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I currently reside between the UK and Turkey. Looking to relocate to the UK or United States. I am a British Citizen. Tel: Turkey No: +90 543 622 0458 UK No: +44 7938 765 133 Email Address Personal: shazza141173@yahoo.co.uk Business: contact@writecv.info
Ability to shape the environment by influencing or persuading others I am a resourceful and proactive MREC Cert RP UK qualified Recruitment Professional with 8 years solid experience plus a previous 15 years in Retail at a Senior Operations Managerial Level. I possess excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work with people from all backgrounds. I am able to work on my own initiative and as part of a team. I am articulate with organising and prioritising skills as well as effective oral and written communication. I am target and results driven and have a proven track record to sell, retain, train, guide and motivate the people around me.
Persuasive Gregarious Participative Positive Assertive Proactive Independent Self-Starter Socially Perseverance Ethical Committed Dedicated Interactive
Experience
Business Owner/Director April 2010 Present Write CV LTD Registered at Companies House UK in Jan 2013 Write CV LTD is my own business that specializes in supporting, coaching and training American job seekers within Security & Defense, Aviation, Aerospace and Electronics on how to write first class CVs , cover letters and effectively utilise tools such as LinkedIn. Revenue is produced through CV and cover letter Re-writing. Created a database of candidates throughout America from production floor to top talented executives. Created the Write CV website and blog Created a LinkedIn account that is fully active and growing daily Proficient knowledge of searchable Boolean facilities within LinkedIn and online job board/resume databases Attracting up to 30 Highly qualified and experienced candidates per day Marketing & Advertising using Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to build awareness Communicating with candidates on a daily basis, keeping it fresh, gaining updates and leads Supporting candidates by providing CV/Resume advice, CV/Resume re-writing and career coaching. Holiday Advisor April 2009 Nov 2010 Tui Holidays Thomson/First Choice Marmaris, Mugla. Turkey Reason for Leaving To start my own business. Over 2 seasons responsible for total of 9 Self Catering units in Marmaris & Icmeler. Review Arrivals list check special requests and ensure all requests are actioned. Conduct Welcome Meetings for up to 60 new guests giving information on hotel, local area, resort & culture. Sell excursions that are a benefit to the guest and sundry items. To handle complaints & feedback from guests ensuring a positive outcome for hotel, guest & operator. Assist guests with general information, airline bookings & reconfirmation including non Thomson guests. Assist staff with language and translation. Demonstrate awareness of Health & Safety policies and procedures. Completion of official /legal paperwork. Recruitment Consultant Oct 2007 to Feb 2009 OPM Response Anderson House, Marks Tey, Colchester. Essex OPM specialize in placing individuals in to the Computer Games/IT industry & related industries with clients & candidates Worldwide. (5k billing threshold per month) Reason for leaving Move to Turkey. Building trusted & loyal relationships with both clients & candidates. Negotiating fees and terms of business. Digital online marketing. Producing new business & generating leads by searching through internet. Cold & warm marketing calls to businesses, introducing our services and potential candidates & client visits. Sales calls & maintenance calls to new & existing clients. Curriculum Vitae matching with job specifications. Liaising between businesses and candidates. Update calls with candidates & conducting candidate interviews. Attendance at Trade shows & Awards Information gathering & networking. Organising interviews and arranging travel & relocation of successful candidates. Placed Vice President of Marketing for Codemasters. Highest value placement in 12 years for OPM. Recruitment Consultant April 2006 Oct 2007 nd Blue Arrow 2 Floor, 1 Head Street, Colchester, Essex. CO1 1NX Blue Arrow has 140 branches across the UK. I worked across disciplines of Office, Industrial, Manufacturing & Engineering, and Catering. (8k billing threshold per month) Reason for leaving Career Progression Producing new business database by searching through internet. Cold marketing calls to businesses, selling our services and potential candidates. Negotiating fees and terms of business. Create proposals & tenders for large contracts Presentation to all levels up to Director Curriculum Vitae matching with job specifications and Headhunting. Weekly payroll (BACS & cheque) P45, P46 & holiday requests Maintenance of existing database & general sales calls (Min of 50 calls per week) Client visits to sell company services and general client visits. (Min of 4 per week) Extensive use of all Microsoft packages Diary planning & management; Figure analysis & P&L Training new recruiters on company intranet/database, Curriculum Vitae matching, interviewing candidates, gaining information, research and the seven sales steps. Marketing desks through advertising and devising new initiatives & incentives to bring in more business In my first 3 months I produced 19k of bottom line profit
Commercial Recruitment Consultant Aug 2005 to Feb 2006 Flare Recruitment 45A High Street, Chelmsford. Essex. Recruitment agency, 4 branches in East Anglia area. I worked across Office, Industrial, Catering & Driving. (9k billing threshold per month) Reason for leaving Office closure due to company restructure Permanent placement within 5 weeks of starting in the recruitment industry. (New Business) Retail Multi Site Senior Support Manager & Regional Recruiter Feb 2003 to July 2005 Gamestation 46 48 Long Wyre Street, Colchester. Essex. CO1 1LJ. Retail Nationwide with 150 stores. Selling New & Pre-owned games consoles, games & accessories. Reason for leaving No progression opportunities. Support Manager for 3 other sites with Gross revenue predicted at 2.2 Million in 2005. Regional Recruiter responsible for recruitment across approx. 50 stores. Support & contribute to the organisation, planning and merchandising of new Store openings regionally. Trained & developed 3 of my own team members to higher positions. Trained 2 Area & 1 Regional Managers, along with numerous Store/ Assistant Managers. Collation of facts, figure and information using Microsoft packages such as Excel. Produced Training documents, Fact Sheets and Presentations for use within Area/Region using Microsoft packages such as PowerPoint. Increased sales by 39% in Colchester store within first 3 months. In addition I also carried out the following management Duties:Key Holder, Financial Reconciliation, Store Rota, Administration, Health & Safety, Merchandising, Achieving Sales targets, In store recruitment, Staff counseling, In store Training & Development, High standard of customer service, High standard of Store Standards, Stock Control/Management, Action Planning, Profit & Loss analysis/ Management, Cost Controlling, Disciplinary procedures. Department Manager - BHS Chelmsford, Essex. Reason for leaving - Personal Administrator Asda Stores Colchester. Essex. Temp Contract Store Manager - Shoefayre Ltd. - Colchester. Essex. Reason for leaving Store Closure Increased hosiery gross weekly take by 10% Increased Sales by 7% within first 6 months Trainee Dept. Manager - Williams & Griffin Department Store Colchester, Essex. Supervisor - Clarks Shoes Ltd Colchester. Essex. Reason for leaving: Maternity leave . Aug 2001 to May 2002 Nov 2000 to Aug 2001 June 1998 to Oct 2000
Health & Safety Trained Manual Handling Trained Food Hygiene Trained
Interests
I enjoy reading novels and have a varied interest in material ranging from Dan Brown; the writer of The Da Vinci Code to L J Smiths The Vampire Diaries. I have a very keen interest in psychology. I am also interested in historical, environmental and political events that have lead us to todays world and society. I have a bizarre need to know where things come from and how they are created/made. I love travelling, exploring and learning about cultures and traditions. I believe in unity and the power of communication and educa tion. I support the Ian Somerhalder Foundation and believe that change is possible. I am very challenge oriented in both my professional and personal life. I enjoy listening to a varied range of music and I am socially adept. I also enjoy writing and have produced & published several articles to help individuals produce winning resumes, cover letters and gain new career opportunities. I have just started to write a novel. I live life to full, grateful for every day and grab every opportunity that comes along.
References
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