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I graduated from the University of Warwick in July 2015, having completed degree courses in the fields of Economics, Business and Cultural Policy. During the final year of my undergraduate studies I was elected as the full-time President of Warwick Students’ Union, a position I held alongside completing my postgraduate studies on a part-time basis. This was an extremely rewarding role that encompassed a wide range of responsibilities, from representing over 23,000 students on all of the university’s major governing bodies to being made a company director of a rapidly growing information technology company. In addition to the number of positions of responsibility I held at university I have a wide variety of professional work experience, including several internships, including a position as a Summer Analyst at Goldman Sachs.President @ • Elected as the University of Warwick Students' Union President and Chair of the Board of Trustees in March 2012, gaining a record number of votes for a presidential election over four other candidates. • Led a team of 6 other student officers and gained multiple transferable skills, including improved communication techniques, problem solving in teams and independently, as well as several managerial responsibilities. • Acted as the lead student voice to the University as a member of the University’s Council, Senate and weekly University Senior Management Steering Committee, with the latter being a unique position of influence for a student leader at a UK university. Working with senior university management as both a colleague and key stakeholder significantly developed my interpersonal and communicative skills in professional scenarios. • Responsible for organisational strategy, press relations and campaigns, whilst overseeing the charity’s £7million turnover, acting as line manager for the Chief Executive Officer and supported over 300 employees. • Represented Warwick students nationally within the National Union of Students (NUS) and Aldwych Group (Russell Group Unions), speaking at large events of to up to 3000 people, enhancing my public speaking ability. • Gained significant experience in the professional use of social media on a personal and organisational level. From August 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 1 month) Coventry, United KingdomUniversity Council and Senate Committee Member @ • Governor and member of the University Council (equivalent to Board of Directors/Governors). • Member of Finance Committee, overseeing the £500million turnover of the University and the Buildings Committee, developing Warwick’s campus expansion and refurbishment strategies. My responsibility was to ensure that any changes made at the highest level would have a positive impact on the lives of students and that student views were always a top priority, whilst ensuring the sustainability of the university in the longer term. • Also held other smaller committee positions, which, combined with the above positions, meant I had a significant responsibility representing the views and fundamental needs of thousands of students at Warwick. • Developed a variety of skills in these positions of responsibility, including improved negotiation, crisis management, performing on the spot analysis and solving problems under pressure. • Handled several contentious issues, including successfully opposing an increase in the price of student accommodation and acting as the primary mediator between students and management during student protests. From August 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 1 month) Coventry, United KingdomCompany Director @ • Membership Solutions Ltd. provides website, venue management and membership systems for some of the largest Students’ Unions in the UK, as well as charities, universities and other membership organisations. Over 50% of all Higher Education students in the UK have access to an MSL system, more than any other platform. • Served as a Director of the company in my capacity as Warwick SU President during a period where we significantly grew our Higher Education client base, as I also oversaw expansion into new business areas. • Held the position during a period of exciting transformation for the company that will ensure long term sustainability and profitability of the business. In this role I developed skills in change management and experienced working with senior stakeholders, including representing the company as a customer at Google HQ. From August 2012 to August 2013 (1 year 1 month) Coventry, United KingdomSummer Analyst @ • Summer Analyst for ten weeks in the Investment Banking Division. • First rotation in Healthcare coverage, working on the mergers and acquisitions of large pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare organisations. • Responsible for data analysis and the construction/execution of financial models for client presentations. • Second rotation in Fixed Income, Currency and Commodity Derivatives, covering UK bond market analysis. • Produced the firm’s daily summary report of the market from our team, where I communicated daily with high profile clients, having analysed and consolidated key information to improve the client services we offered. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) London, United KingdomWork Shadowing Placement @ • Work shadowing in the Hampstead Private Banking branch and Wimbledon support office for a week. • Learnt about retail banking procedures, products and services, and observed client meetings. • Enjoyed a good overview of the industry as both a client service and a sales based environment. From July 2010 to July 2010 (1 month) Investment Banking Division Spring Internship @ • Gained a place on the one week 2010 Spring Internship Program, in the Investment Banking Division. • The internship involved seminars from IBD staff, individual projects and challenging group work. • It was an excellent insight into the workings of a global Investment Bank, especially in IBD. Outcome: Offered 2011 Summer Analyst position in IBD From April 2010 to April 2010 (1 month) Business Assurance, Advisory and Tax Work Placement @ • Spent three weeks working in the Audit department of Vantis Plc in their London Head Office. • Worked on multiple projects ranging from individual client accounts and small business accounts to trust funds and wealth management portfolios. • Responsibilities included creating initial drafts of full sets of client accounts for the year and starting multiple working papers for future projects to be carried out by the Audit team. From September 2009 to September 2009 (1 month) Treasury Services Work Placement @ • Established contacts resulting in a two week work shadowing placement at HBOS Treasury Services. • Gained an insight into many different areas of the bank, including Trading, Advisory and Research. From September 2006 to September 2006 (1 month) Debt Capital Markets Group Work Placement @ • Two week placement at UBS Investment Bank’s Debt Capital Markets Group (DCMG). • Successfully handled a variety of given tasks, including research (through the Bloomberg Professional service) and creating an offline database of all relevant deal information for the DCMG team. From August 2006 to August 2006 (1 month) Audio and Television Sales Assistant @ • Sales Assistant specialising in Audio, Television, Computers, Cameras and Telephones. • My time at John Lewis gave me an insight into managing, working with and relating to people (both colleagues and the public) on a day to day basis, developing my interpersonal skills and testing me in situations where I was under pressure. • Received customer service training throughout my time there in order to maintain a high level of service, something that the company is renowned for. • Developed a strong relationship with managerial staff, enabling me to return to work during university vacations, despite being away for several months. From October 2003 to August 2006 (2 years 11 months) Work Placement @ • Completed one weeks work experience placement at KPMG Accountancy, based mainly in Audit. • The work comprised of various tasks, including tax data input and proof reading a new pitch book. From October 2003 to October 2003 (1 month) St Albans, United KingdomMaster of Arts (MA), Creative and Media Enterprises (Centre for Cultural Policy Studies) @ University of Warwick From 2012 to 2015 BSc (Hons), Accounting and Finance @ University of Warwick - Warwick Business School From 2009 to 2012 BSc, Economics @ University of Warwick From 2005 to 2008