CURRICULUM VITAE (FULL NAME)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

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EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

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EDUCATION

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RELEVANT COURSES ATTENDED

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most recent. List only courses of substance.]

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

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most recent.]

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 PERSONAL SKILLS Briefly describe 4-6 competencies detailing your key skills and areas of experience. Develop your own
headings (some examples have been provided below).
AND COMPETENCIES
Ensure your competencies are relevant to the role you are applying for. Provide tangible evidence of how
you have acquired or demonstrated each competency in the work environment. Provide hard facts, not
vague claims this is the evidence that you can do what you say.

Try to keep this section to one page.

LEADERSHIP Played a progressively larger role in managing departmental budgets with fellow managers
and larger project portfolios with larger project teams for a hotel chain.
As Manager of Project Integration for a hotel, supervised staff of 12 analysts, programmers,
support staff, with operating budgets from$3-5M and project budgets from $10K to $1M.
Enhanced leadership skills by starting and operating a small technology consulting and
services firm.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT Provided project leadership for more than 200 projects and software modifications to meet
changing business needs and increase customer satisfaction for a large government
department.
Implemented Y2K system changes to mitigate risks and prevent business interruptions to
five companies by serving on their Y2K oversight committees and project teams.
Guided and oversaw project definition, scope and budget development, project planning,
execution, control, and closing consistently throughout career.

PROBLEM SOLVING & Assessed and reorganized $3.7M budget and logistics in call-centre operations to resolve
ANALYTICAL SKILLS safety, security, and budgetary spending concerns.
As Senior Business Analyst for ABC, assisted clients in defining business needs, evaluating
proposed solutions, making recommendations, and implementing approved projects.
Reduced support calls by 80% by initiating and deploying modified software systems,
implementing version control, removing software bugs, and adding automatic recovery
tools.

MARKETING & SALES Marketed personal computer hardware and software.

EXPERIENCE Developed and implemented marketing and advertising strategies and participated in
numerous microcomputer trade shows.
Recognised for impressive sales record and received quarterly awards for outstanding
performance.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Built and maintained relationships with a variety of people, from stores and procurement
personnel, through to Chief Executives, Chief Operations Officers and senior executives of
companies.
In the hospitality industry, maintained strong interdepartmental, inter-hotel and corporate
office personnel contacts, allowing for a better understanding of each others information
and operational needs.
Managed relationships with suppliers and customers, both in New Zealand and overseas.

TECHNICAL SKILLS MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Essbase (Data warehousing)
SAP (design & implementation)

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Detail up to your last 10 years of work history. Start with your most recent or present job.

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quantify the size of your responsibilities (e.g. staff numbers, $budgets, etc).




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REFEREES [Either list your referees or state that referees are available upon request. If you are listing your
referees, make sure that they have been informed that they have been included on your CV and
that their details are current. You should only put forward work related referees, unless
otherwise requested.]

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