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Curriculum Vitae

Barry Mandalow

3 The Street

the South

P0st C0de

01234 56789

Personal Statement

I am a dedicated, intelligent sales person and have spent my working career in sales and recruitment in the South. I have become extremely knowledgeable in many areas of recruitment in the South as well as developing a strong ability to develop business and close sales. Having held several branch manager positions in the South I am also experienced in staff management. I am keen to embrace a new challenge in recruitment in the South. I am excellent with computers and find I adapt quickly to any package presented to me.

Work History

2006 - Date

Branch Manager

KET Recruitment, the South

My main responsibilities in this challenging position include establishing relationships with the South businesses, as well as companies further afield, maintaining an excellent working knowledge of jobs in the South and recruitment in the South and ensuring the smooth running of my branch through effective management of the team. Our key focus is the South recruitment which I believe that I have helped by making sure that I attend local networking events and conferences. I have been able to significantly improve our the South business as well as business as a whole. My best achievement has been to create a relationship with The District Council / County Council. We were able to fill these public sector jobs very effectively.

2000 – 2006

Branch Manager

KEK Recruitment, the South

During my time here we specialised in temporary recruitment in the South. I was responsible for a team of 7 making sure they remained motivated and effective. I put in place achievable targets and a reward scheme to improve staff morale. I also established good relationships with the South companies in order to assist with their temporary recruitment in the South.

1998 – 2000

Senior Consultant

ZHR Recruitment, the South

I began as a trainee consultant and in just 2 years advanced to a senior consultant role. It was during my time here that I gained knowledge about recruitment in the South and undertook a great deal of training including the legal and regulatory aspects of recruitment, management skills and sales. I was also frequently the top sales person for my branch.

1994 – 1998

Advertising Sales Executive

ZXR Advertising, the South

This was my first job after leaving school and I began as a junior in their telesales department and advanced to the position of senior advertising sales executive. My main responsibilities included establishing relationships with the South businesses in order to receive their recruitment advertising. I would also help my clients with making sure that their recruitment advertising was effective.

Education

1992 - 1994

the South College

A-Levels

English Language – A

Psychology – B

Sociology, French, German, Physics, Business Studies, Media Studies} - C

1988 - 1992

the South High School

GSCEs

10 A to C (including Maths, English and Double Science)

Additional Information

Full clean driving licence and own transport