Robert Alderson CV
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Robert Alderson CV

ROBERT ALDERSON
Home Address: Ty Coch, Cefn Melyn Lane, Mold, CH7 5NT. Email: ------------
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Education
2017- 2021 - University of Bath, BSC (Hons) Politics with Economics, 2.1 expected.
• Relevant modules: Politics of International Development, Research and Design Methods, Quantitative Research Methods, and International Comparative Politics.
2010-2017 – The Kings School Chester
• A-Level: Politics A, Economics A, History A.
• GCSE: 8 subjects A*- A, 1 subject at B, including English, Maths and Science.
Relevant Work Experience
European Association of Labour Court Judges- Administration Assistant, Copenhagen, (November 2018).
• Assisted the treasurer at the annual conference by registering delegates, organising recipes to ensure representatives could claim expenses from their judiciaries.
• I improved my verbal communication skills when speaking to foreign delegates and was able to have one-to-one conversions with senior judges increasing my ability to hold conversations with professionals.
Baroness Humphreys and Lord Roger Roberts- Political Researcher, House of Lords, London, (July 2016)
• Researched the economic ramifications of Brexit on my local area before Baroness Humphreys was interviewed by local media. Also attended Liberal Democrat party meeting regarding the refugee crisis.
• Increased my understanding and interest of local and national political institutions. Also increased my ability to communicate confidently with senior politicians.
Voluntary Work
Rethink Mental Illness, Fundraiser, Bath, (March 2019).
• Raised over £500 to run the Bath Half Marathon. Utilised social media to spread awareness of mental illness and raise money.
Save the Family -Volunteer, Chester, (September to December 2016).
• Arranging temporary accommodation for homeless families. Responsibilities included cleaning and organising food bank storage.
• Gained insight into how teamwork can help to efficiently solve problems.
Cancer Research - Store Assistant, Chester, (January to March 2016).
• Working at the busy store improved my time management skills and communication skills when working under the pressure of inspections from head office.
Other Work Experience
Syft -Various roles, Liverpool, (July 2019- present)
• The work has varied from matchday staff at Old Trafford Stadium to waiting on at weddings and working at large music festivals. These part-time roles have required flexibility when adapting to different management styles, organisation and communication skills to carry out tasks efficiently.
Clear Data- Document Indexer, Broughton, (December 2018 – present)
• Handling confidential documents using Excel. Improved my I.T. and time management skills when working under strict deadlines to reach targets.
CGC Event Caterers -Waiter, Farnborough, (July 2018).
• Waiting on tables for business people and politicians at the Farnborough International Airshow for Boeing. Had to follow precise instructions for each table to reduce interruptions to business meetings.
• Demonstrated my ability to communicate and stay calm in a high-pressure work environment.
Interests and achievements
Sport
• Appointed school football first team captain and current vice-captain of my university team. Developed leadership skills, motivating teammates and organising training in a successful season culminating two trophies.
• Represented my region at cricket becoming Welsh National Champions three times. This helped me to learn to balance school work and sport effectively to achieve success in both exams and sport.
• I was awarded the Parents Association Leaving Exhibition (2017) for outstanding contribution to school life for academic and sporting achievements.
Current affairs
• Active participant in the University of Bath Politics Society. Attending various talks and debates has further increased my passion for politics and increased my capacity to critically think.
• As a Head Prefect at School I helped initiative debates within tutor periods of younger year groups. These debates revolved around issues such as education and social media not involved on the curriculum. This further developed my communication skills and importance of punctuality.
IT
• I am proficient using Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SPPS. There is statistical analysis within my economic modules which I both enjoyed and excelled at achieving a first in my quantitative research module.
References available upon request.