Psychology Graduate

ALICE HOWARD SCULLY

*****@******.*** ** Park Road, Watford, WD17 4QW 077********

My placement year as a Human Resources Assistant has shown me how a HR department is essential in driving key business strategies forward, by cultivating a successful workplace culture for the employee. I am eager to pursue a career in Human Resources to explore this further, using my strong interpersonal and teamwork skills. Education

University of Surrey 2016 – 2020

BSc Psychology 2:1 (Average 69.3%)

Final year modules included:

Occupational & Organisational Psychology, Morality and Emotion, Health Psychology, Thought and Language, General Psychology and a Research Dissertation (74%).

Skills gained:

• Understanding and analysing complex statistical data, using SPSS Statistics.

• Critically analysing detailed information from journal articles.

• Excellent teamwork skills through graded group projects.

• Good multitasking and organisational skills, able to meet multiple deadlines in a timely manner, as well as balancing lecture work and a part time job.

• Concise and relevant report writing.

Watford Grammar School for Girls 2009-2016

A Levels Sociology (A*), Psychology (B), Biology (B). 2016 GCSES 10 GCSEs all at A*-A (including Mathematics and English). 2014 Employment History

University of Surrey, Guildford

VOLUNTEER PLACEMENT COACH October 2019 – June 2020

• Supporting three second-year psychology students as they apply for placements.

• Providing motivating and encouraging advise on applications, CVs and interview preparation. Levi Strauss & Co., Watford September 2019 – Present PART TIME KEYHOLDER

• Responsible for opening, closing and running the store.

• Effectively managing a small team, supporting each employee in achieving their individual daily targets.

• Providing detailed and up-to-date product knowledge, including advice on fit and styling.

• Accurately recording daily figures in paperwork.

• Training new employees.

RCI Financial Services Ltd., Maple Cross July 2018 – August 2019 HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (12 MONTH PLACEMENT STUDENT – 2 MONTH CONTRACT EXTENSION)

• Supported the Human Resources department whilst on a placement year, as part of my degree course.

• Professionalism to the highest standard when assisting employees, always respecting confidentiality.

• Responsible for Onboarding of all New Starters; completing background & credit checks and obtaining references and other necessary paperwork.

• High attention to detail when completing general administration tasks and inputting changes in payroll.

• Collated New Starter, Leaver and Absence data in monthly KPIs and presented these to the department.

• Managed the Purchased Order System for HR, liaising with Finance to ensure all invoices paid on time.

• Interpreted and summated complex information when preparing presentations for the Executive Committee on behalf of the HR Director.

• Good presentation skills; asked by the Managing Director to present to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of RCI Bank & Services about the digitalisation of HR.

• Facilitated external administration level interviews with departmental managers and maturely gave feedback to the candidate or agency.

• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills when managing large projects such as; University Career Fairs, 12 Days of Christmas & Intern Assessment Centres, alongside regular business tasks.

• Nominated for & received ‘WOW Award’ for work on 12 Days of Christmas project.

• High quality of written and verbal communication to employees of all levels across the business.

• Managed online DSE Desk Assessment System, dealt with issues as and when they arose. Crew Clothing Co., Guildford May 2017 – May 2018

PART TIME KEYHOLDER

• Responsible for opening, running and closing the store.

• Leadership skills when delegating store tasks to other team members.

• Multitasking to meet sales targets and to complete other general daily tasks.

• Regularly exceeding daily sales targets.

• Understanding and employing business values of high quality customer service.

• Professional communication with senior members of the company, via email and telephone correspondence. Barracudas Kids Activity Day Camp, Watford April 2017 – April 2018 GROUP CO-ORDINATOR

• Responsible for leading a group of thirty children, aged 11-15.

• Confidently and enthusiastically lead sporting activities.

• Quickly adapted activities to suit needs of the children, ensuring every child had as much fun as possible.

• Approachable, patient and genuine; children felt respected and enjoyed being a part of my group.

• Excellent teamwork skills when working closely with other members of staff.

• First Aid trained, calmly dealt with any accidents and detailed these in written forms. River Island, Watford December 2013 – December 2016 PART TIME SALES ASSISTANT

• Converted customers into sales by providing excellent customer service, successfully adapted approach to different types of customers.

• Effectively worked in a large team with a variety of people.

• Multitasking when serving more than one customer, without making mistakes.

• Time management when balancing a part-time job with full-time school, especially during exam periods. Watford Mencap, Watford June 2015 – December 2015

HOLIDAY PLAY WORKER

• Encouraged children aged 4-19 with a variety of learning difficulties, to learn through play.

• Effective and adaptable communication skills, especially with non-verbal children.

• Gave informative and detailed feedback to parents when they picked their child(ren) up, whilst respecting the privacy of children and their families.

• Wrote formal reports detailing any incidents that occurred during the day.

• Listened to children, valued and respected their ideas.

• Worked with my Health and Safety training, Fire Safety Training and Safeguarding Children training in mind. Other Qualifications and Skills

Paediatric First Aid Trained March 2017

Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award June 2013

Level 1 Sports Leadership Award November 2013

Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Full UK Driving Licence.

References available on request.

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