Fraser Aberdeen

Currently Studying Product Design

In this role I took responsibility for the whole sports centre, which required
equipment management, being helpful and interactive with the customers and
have a range of knowledge on techniques used in the gym and in other sports
such as badminton, tennis and football.
Skills Attained from Employment:
• Telephone manner
• Customer service and communication skills
• Responsibility for the security of the sports centre; To assist the cameramen and women with carrying equipment and
transporting memory cards to and from the tennis courts to the press suite
where the pictures of the championships were edited and sent around the
world.
Skills Attained from Employment:
• Teamwork
• Working under pressure and time constraints
• Ability to liaise with professionals
• Communication: verbal and digital

I assisted the head tennis coach at Bookham tennis club on Saturday
mornings. There are three sessions involving different ages and abilities. My
role included an active participation in the classes, encouraging the children to
focus, demonstrating strokes and activities and the general setting up and
clearing away of equipment.
Skills Attained from Employment:
• Patience
• Ability to be observant
• Punctuality
• The opportunity to take responsibility
• Lesson planning and teaching skills
• Communication

My role was to assist customers with their choice of clothing and ensure the
shop floor was kept stocked up and tidy. I was part of a team that helped the
store achieve its sales targets.
Skills Attained from Employment:
• Customer service
• Sales techniques

I worked for one week in a marketing and PR consultancy. I learnt some basic
office skills and spent time working in a group environment. I assisted in the
design of a marketing strategy for an industrial printer.
Skills Attained from Employment:
• Filing
• General office conduct
• IT skills: e-mail, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Drawing skills
• Photocopying
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