Initially, I was involved in on-the–road Business to Business sales, but due to company reorganisation and staff turnover, my role expanded to the point it was not easily definable. I answered calls, both sales and technical, processed orders and prepared orders for dispatch. I dealt with the IT for the company including sourcing new equipment, implementing new software, supporting any problems that arose and helping my colleagues to learn new software and systems. I also took care of the Office 365, Sage 50, Wordpress and the security/anti-virus accounts. As well as handling the Active Directory and networking. I was also a main part of our Social Media, creating the profiles and then helping create content, as well as the Website development, creating new websites and adding content to them. I assisted in planning and preparation for Boat Shows, then attended them to demonstrate our products to the public and answer queries. This job made use of nearly every skill I had ever learnt, allowing me to develop as a confident and flexible IT administrator/coordinator.

This was a temporary, short-term (6 month contract) role to assist in the setting up of a UK dealer network for the Digital Yacht brand. This was an intensive introduction to on-the–road Business to Business sales. I booked meetings, organised presentations and met customers in person. I also had to swiftly learn the complete product range from scratch.Experience and skills developed:Business to Business sales - I was directly pitching their product range to potential customers, resulting in increased sales for the company Organisation - I had to travel to multiple people some days and had to plan my trips carefully, allowing travel times between visits and making sure I had the right information with me for each timeTime keeping - Making sure I was early for meetings, but also keeping them within the allotted time frame to avoid delaysCommunication - While mostly individuals, I would often have to speak to groups to pitch products, then follow up with calls/emails after meetingsSelf-management - I worked from home, so I had to be strict and make sure I kept focused to the job

I did a variety of temporary general administration work for Office Angels, over several years. I was nominated Angel of the Month and companies were very pleased with the work I did. Experience and skills developed:Organisation – it was important to be punctual, learn new processes at different employers and display independence quickly as a temp to give value for money – I would have to keep notes on what I had achieved for handoversGeneral administration – I have a good track record of learning how different companies work quickly and am well versed in the usual admin processes which happening in an office environmentThe ability to quickly adapt to new roles and situations – working as a temp, I developed resilience and have proven experience of adapting to a changing or fast paced working environment.I dealt with a lot of printing and photocopying, dealing with databases and entering information into them