Katie Carthew

I am a dedicated young professional, with an extended academic record, who has a passion to learn further.

I am passionate about working with animals and would love to progress in a career where I can be around them and help them in anyway.

STORE ASSISTANT, ALDI UK  For over 2 years I was committed worker at Aldi. Here I had many responsibilities assigned to me. Some of these included the management of stock rotation, operating the tills and preserving the standards of the workplace.

Here I learned a lot about customer service. I learnt this by greeting and assisting customers and responding to any customer requests or complaints. I made sure to always do this in a positive manner to ensure the customer has a satisfied experience.

As time went on, it was evident that managers started to trust me in my decisions and problem solving. This was shown to me as I started to acquire more responsibilities, and eventually, manage specific sections of the store.

SENIOR HOST, CHESSINGTON WORLD OF ADVENTURES RESORT  For 1 year I worked at Chessington World of Adventures Resort as a front of house host. More specifically, I was working in a restaurant where I would be greeting customers and helping with any orders or requests that they may have. After a year in this role, I was promoted to a senior host in the same restaurant.

This granted me with more responsibilities, allowing me to take a step further into the decision making of the workplace. Here I was able to manage a team of workers to maintain high levels of productivity, efficiency and morale.

WAITRESS, CHEAM PARK CAFE. 

After completing my GCSEs, I worked as a part-time waitress for Cheam Park Café. My main responsibilities included maintaining the cleanliness of the environment and to keep provide a good level of customer service. As my first job, I learnt how to be punctual, confident and to always keep a positive attitude in the workplace.

DOG WALKING/SITTING For a year I worked as a part time dog Walker. Here I ensured the dogs physical safety at all times. I also followed any special requests that the dog owner had , such as interacting with other dogs and keeping them on their leash If need be. I provided the dogs with food and water given by the dogs owner. I ensured that any waste on the road was cleaned immediately.

As well as dog walking, I also helped multiple families by dog sitting while they were away. They trusted me to ensure the safety and well being of their dogs. I had many responsibilities whilst taking care of the dogs such as providing them with food and water, walking them twice a day and grooming them when necessary.

I wish to continue my career around animals as I throughly enjoy being around them.

SEPTEMBER 2018 – JULY 2019

BUSINESS STUDIES, NORTH EAST SURREY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (NESCOT)

I studied on a 10-month course at Nescot College, where I learnt the fundamentals and advancements of business studies. During this course, spread over 3 modules, I completed various amounts of coursework to achieve a level 3 BTEC (equivalent of an A-Level).

SEPTEMBER 2017 – MAY 2018

FORENSIC APPLIED SCIENCE, BROOKLANDS COLLEGE

I achieved a distinction in applied science (forensic) at Brookland’s College over a 9-monthcourse. During this course I explored the three core sciences, further from the GCSE standard, alongside learning about forensic science. 80% of this study was graded from coursework and 20% within controlled exam conditions, both of which modules I achieved a distinction.

2012 – 2017

9 A*- C GCSES (INCLUDING MATHS AND ENGLISH), BLENHEIM HIGHSCHOOL

I have achieved 9 A*- C GCSEs, which include the following: mathematics (C), English literature (C), English language (C), science (C), health and fitness (B), German (C), Spanish (C), religious studies (C) and child development (C).