My current employment whilst at university is at a pub/restaurant where I take on a managerial role as the most experienced member of the team. My responsibilities include delegating tasks to each person based on their skills and attitudes, keeping up staff morale and motivation during busier periods and training employees in kitchen and bar work. I am also the acting leader when the boss is away for days or the afternoon due to my knowledge of the trade, my skills to organise those around me and my kitchen and bar skills. For example in august I was left in charge of the company whilst the owner was on holiday for the week. I believe that in this line of work I have developed my managerial skills to an extent that I feel I am a competent and confident manager and the employees respect my decisions.

I have worked as builder’s labourer from May through to September 2014 in full time employment during the summer months when I was off from university. In this job I worked as a member in a team of labourers. During my time in this company I learned that good communication and teamwork is vital in order to complete a task safely and quickly. A well organised team is the key to success and assuming that everyone knows their assigned task then usually the job goes according to plan with minimal problems.

I have also worked as a gardener at hunts court gardens, a local garden that is open for public use and a popular attraction, where I had to self-evaluate the quality of my work to ensure that it was up to the correct standard.