HELLO From New Zealand

chevalier

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3434643

A nice thread.

chevalier

Job closed on Friday, it has been a bank holiday here. Is thursday too soon to think I haven't got an interview?

beanielou

Always difficult I predict I think.

Wordsmith

chevalier wrote: »

Just been reading the random acts of kindness thread. And you know what I think I need some of them doing to me. I do try to help out with people and things, but am getting tired of getting no thanks and no quid pro quo....

Hi, Chev. I think all the help you give to people on these boards is just building up in your karma account to bring you a massive reward soon. I'm sure anyone you've supported is grateful - I know I always am.

I do hope you get a job soon - there's one out there for you, that's for sure.

Wordsmith

chevalier wrote: »

Job closed on Friday, it has been a bank holiday here. Is thursday too soon to think I haven't got an interview?

Yes, too soon. They have to sift through applications and short-list and contact ... and all sorts of things. And the decision-maker might have had the week off as holiday if it's a bank holiday week. Don't give up hope! Give it till Monday and then phone them.

beckseven

Good luck with your job and well done on saving the little toddler. I love the idea of random acts of kindness-on the last night of our honeymoon a couple who we hardly knew but sat near in the restaurant of our hotel sent us over a bottle of champagne to cheer us up for it being our last night! Have never forgot it and must do the same for someone else now-although at the moment we don't really go to honeymoon locations anymore-unless you find caravan parks and campsites during the school hols really romantic!

HappyNow

Wordsmith wrote: »

Hi, Chev. I think all the help you give to people on these boards is just building up in your karma account to bring you a massive reward soon. I'm sure anyone you've supported is grateful - I know I always am.

I second that. Your karma account is going to pay out soon x

chevalier

Ok here is my cv. I can't help if it identifies me. I am just desparate to see if someone can identify any issues with it. I sent it off to 3 agencies last week, along with times I could work and heard NOTHING. So what am I doing wrong?

New Zealand and Australian ex pats, I would be especially interested in your input.

Employment History
Home Duties and Studying via 2003-Present
correspondence course.
Involved managing the family finances, project managing emigrating to New Zealand. Also time management to complete my diploma as well as bringing up the family.


Fleet Performance Office Manager 2001-2003
Royal Mail United Kingdom
Duties
Managed team of 18 which included performance evaluation and leading the team through 3 major changes in office operations. Personal responsibilities was to be first point of contact with internal and external customers on all matters pertaining to managing Royal Mails' fleet of vehicles. Ensuring legal compliance of the fleet. Extensively used Microsoft Office. Responsible for accuracy of fleet databases.


Data Control Manager
Royal Mail United Kingdom 2001-1999
Duties
Managed a team of 12. Prepare reports on bonus payments and quality performance for Area Managers.
Liaise with senior managers and union representatives to ensure accuracy of data and quality of reports. Responsible for ensuring accuracy of databases for bonus calculations and quality of service data. Extensively used Microsoft Office.


Assistant Delivery Office Manager 1999-1998
Royal Mail United Kingdom
Duties
Managed a team of 25. Ensured all mail left the office on time. Also had to be a flexible thinker, to ensure all duties were covered in a cost effective manner. This was also a customer facing role as was the first management point of contact for queries or complaints.


Assistant Training Manager 1998-1997
Royal Mail United Kingdom
Duties
Checking resources such as hand outs, over heads etc. were accurate and up to date. Providing support to Training Managers such as photocopying hand outs, producing overheads. Using my touch typing ability to type up teaching notes to deadlines. Booking rooms for training, and ensuring correct resources were available.






Human Resource Assistant 1997-1996
Royal Mail United Kingdom
Duties
Allocate people to duties on a weekly basis. Process applications for annual leave. Allocate overtime, using an excel spreadsheet. Regular phone work, to ensure people knew what shift they were on, or overtime. Also assisted in the allocation of holidays, and ensuring accurate record of entitlement were kept.


Education


Open University UK 2007
Diploma Pollution Control
This covered aspects of pollution control as regards to managing water, noise, air and solid waste pollution. Two blocks were on potable water treatment and water pollution issues.


University of Exeter UK 1993
Diploma Police Studies


University of Plymouth UK 1992
2: II Degree in Social Policy and Administration
With Certificate Qualification in Social Work


Ball Hill Typing School Coventry UK
1 Pitman Elementary Typing Certificate 1986


Dunsmore Grammar School for Girls Rugby UK
3 A – levels Biology, History English 1985
6 O – levels including Maths and English 1983
2 CSE’s 1983


Voluntary Work
Salvation Army Shop 2011 to present
Secretary Surf Life Saving Club 2011 to present




Immigration Status


I am a New Zealand resident and can work in New Zealand.


I have taken out my referees name and my personal details, which were at the top.

thanks in advance. I am getting to the end of my rope here with not finding work.

beanielou

Im not up to date on these things Im afraid chev.
Driving licence?
A wee personal statment about you & your hobbies and interests?

chevalier

beanielou wrote: »

Im not up to date on these things Im afraid chev.
Driving licence?
A wee personal statment about you & your hobbies and interests?

Driving licence is a good point. Thanks. I always thought that hobbies and interests were a no no on cv's?

Just when you think you are going to have a normal day.....Took the boys to kids club so that I could go volunteering. Came back to get something having been for a walk, and go and check on the bunny. NO BUNNY. Looked under the hay, nope, under the little tunnel in the run nope. Oh heck I think. Look round the (small) garden, no bunny. So luckily there was a break in the weather, so off I went going through the undergrowth to try and find him. VERY LUCKILY I found him, a bit wet, in the next street. Was SO worried, as my DS1 would have been heart broken to come home and him not be there. The hutch had moved away from the end of the run, and he had squeezed out! So we are going to have to try and bunny proof the bit of garden he is on so that if he gets out of the run, he can't get out of the garden.......