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Curriculum Vitae

Alison Thorpe

97 Brooke Street, Ipswich IP4 3RL

Tel: 01449 789152

E-mailalisonthorpe50@hotmail.com

Education20062009BA History, University of Edinburgh (2.1)Subjects studied: Russia in revolution, 1905 to 1917;

the treatment of the Jews in the Second World War;

the Vietnam War; black rights in America in the

twentieth century.

Skills developed: excellent written and oral

communication; research, interpretation and

presentation. Worked well on my own and as part of a

team for tutorial work; set my own deadlines and

managed my time effectively under pressure.

School of Historys prize for outstanding work (2003).

19992006 Ely High SchoolA levels: History (A), English lit (A) German (B)

GCSEs: 10 x grade A or A*, including maths

and English

Positions of responsibility School prefect and form captain from 2004 to

2006.

Captain of school hockey team in 2003.

Elected treasurer of the universitys History

Society in 2007, which involved maintaining the

societys accounts and collecting subscriptions

from members.

Interests Active member of the universitys

Snowboarding Society. Have helped to plan

several excursions to dry slopes and two trips

abroad (Canada and Austria).

Extensive travel throughout Europe and beyond.

Planned and financed a summer trip to South

America in 2007 and Thailand in 2006.

Music journalist for the universitys student

paper, Leeds Student, and Ive also had short

stories published in independent publications in

Yorkshire.

Employment historySummer 2006Retail assistant, Waterstones, Ipswich

Developed commercial awareness, product

knowledge and client-facing skills for dealing

with customer enquires in person and by telephone

.

Responsibility for training new members of staff .

Responsibility for cashing up tills and logging the

departments takings.

Deputised as department manager in numerous

occasions.

2005 to 2007Waitress, Bar Rhumba, Edinburgh

Developed excellent interpersonal skills when

dealing with customers and other staff members.

Developed time-management and multi-taking

skills as well as tolerance and patience in stressful

situations.

Summer 2003Retail assistant, WH Smith, Stowmarket

Demonstrated flexibility, working shifts at very

short notice.

Dealt with customer complaints and enquiries.

Summer 2002Telesales, Eastern Electricity, Ipswich

Developed excellent telephone and

communication skills in a pressurised business

environment.

Worked as part of a team to achieve set business

and sales targets.

Additional skills Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word

and Excel and familiar with the basics of HTML.

Good written and spoken German and French.

Full, clean driving licence.

RefereesDr I Timms, Department of History, University of

Edinburgh

Ms B Anderson, Waterstones, Ipswich(Contact details available on request)

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