Experience

Balfor Recruitment Group

• United Kingdom
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Talent Acquisition Executive

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Following on from my previous role in Human Resources, I have seeked out this new opportunity with Balfor Recruitment Group. Here I will be utilising my previous skill in recruitment to help the company succeed in finding the best candidates; specifically Teachers and Teaching Assistant across Education sectors in Birmingham. The role also witholds an element of me taking on resourcing tasks which fits in line with my degree, again helping me to progress with a career in HR. Following on from my previous role in Human Resources, I have seeked out this new opportunity with Balfor Recruitment Group. Here I will be utilising my previous skill in recruitment to help the company succeed in finding the best candidates; specifically Teachers and Teaching Assistant across Education sectors in Birmingham. The role also witholds an element of me taking on resourcing tasks which fits in line with my degree, again helping me to progress with a career in HR.



The Birmingham Metropolitan College

• United Kingdom
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resources Administrator

  • Sep 2022 - Jan 2023

  I am currently in my third year of university which is also a placement year and have served 4 months in Birmingham Metropolitan College as a HR Administrator. Here I had been made responsible to take on many HR tasks revolving employee queries (especially managers). This could vary from setting up training programs, dealing with any general employee queries/issues, and updating employee details with specific software’s. The most in depth task the job has taught me is the recruitment process. This involved me receiving the vacancy details to then proceed to advertisement. I have gained extensive knowledge of the vetting checks which must be performed during recruitment such as obtaining references, setting up and carrying out DBS ID checks and Medical checks, as well as calculating salaries and drawing up contracts for future employees. There was a constant liaising with hiring managers, finance team and employees within the role and along with being on the employee absence line once a week, I have been able to enhance my previous communication skills and learn to take firm decisions in different scenarios but still be able to provide the best outcome. Understanding these processes and being exposed to numerous vacancies in a short period has allowed for great experience in the HR field and insight into a true career down the line. Show less



John Lewis & Partners

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Retail Sales Assistant

  • Dec 2019 - Sep 2021

  I started working in John Lewis in their food department (‘The Place to Eat’). Here I became a fully trained barista. I also served customers a variety of foods, which helped to enhance my communication and confidence skills. I worked here for six months, which allowed me to build relationships with regular customers, colleagues and managers. After the re-opening of John Lewis and Partners from lockdown being lifted, I was moved on to the ‘hosting team’. Here we helped direction customers in the correct manner of different sections in the store and booked them into appointments for certain departments, to comply with the new COVID-19 guidelines. Here, I started off as a regular member of the team but had been given the great opportunity of moving on to co- managing/ leading AND training the team on numerous occasions. My leadership skills here were developed immensely, as well as building a sense of trust between my colleagues and managers across the store. I used online learning to my advantage and worked around my university timetable in working in John Lewis. Here I gained a true insight into an undiscovered passion of mine which was fragrances. I learnt a lot of information regarding fragrances and have since been complemented on my customer service many times. This led to me being nominated and winning an award from John Lewis and leading brands, for my customer service and knowledge in Fragrances. Show less



Waitrose & Partners

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Employee

  • Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

  As my job time at John Lewis was postponed by COVID- 19, I took on the opportunity to work in Waitrose (as John Lewis and Waitrose are the same company) and become a key worker over the lockdown period. This was a very rewarding job as it felt I was giving back to the community in a hard period. I was able to gain experience in this new sector where I bettered my patience, worked more in a team and also become more independent. I was able to use my communication skills from my previous experience when speaking to customers on tills. Show less


Lifescience Dynamics Limited
• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Work Experience

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017