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MypassionforAccounting,BusinessandFinancehasdevelopedfromobservingtheprogressionofmyfamily’sbusinessthatspecialisesinindependentfinancialadvice.AlongsidethisIfounditfascinatingstudyingA-levels,thesesubjectsgavemeafoundationformyacademicknowledgeleavingmeintriguedtolearnmore,thisishowIestablishedthatworkingwithinthefinancialindustrywasforme.IfeelthatatdegreelevelIcanbroadenthevaluableskillsneededintheworkingenvironmentanddevelopamethodofthinkingforchallengingissuesondecisionmaking.Iwouldliketoenhancethisbygainingpracticalworkexperiencebyundertakingaworkplacementtousetheknowledgeachievedwithinadegreetoreallifesituations,preparingmyselfforproblemsthatmayariselaterintheprofessionalworld.ThroughoutmystudiesIhavedealtwithbusinesscasestudiesreportingonreallifeorganisations.OnesuchcasestudywasWoolworth’swhereIhadtoanalyticallyassessthefinancialperformanceofthebusinessthroughratioanalysisandinterprettheinformationdrawingconclusions.Thisenabledmetoexpandmythinking,comparingbusinessesandreflectingoninformationsuchasthecurrentstateoftheeconomy.Oneparticulartopicthathasinterestedmeis‘RiskManagement’.WhilststudyingthisIhavelearnttoidentify,assessandprioritizerisksthatacompanymayencounter.ByusingcognitiveskillsofcriticalthinkingthroughoutprojectsIamabletomeasuretheriskanduncertaintiesofadecisionandnegotiateapreferableoutcome.Icurrentlyworkforawellestablishedlatenightmusicentertainmentcompany.WithinmyroleIhavebeenworkingonacrewdevelopmentprogramme.InwhichIcreatedaMarketingPlanforthecompanytostageanightwhichwaspresentlyclosed.IhadtoanalyseamarkettypicallysharedbythestudentpopulationfromwhichIwasabletobudgetandforecastforthepresentnight.TheresearchandidentifyingofanalyticalinfluencesIundertookprovedverysuccessfulanditisnowanestablishedevent.InrewardformycommitmentandloyaltyIhavebeenpromotedtoSupervisor.Iprovideleadershiptotheteamensuringtheyhavethehumanandphysicalresourcestoundertaketheirworkinanefficientmanner.LearningtodealwithavarietyofpeopleshowsIamanallroundedpersonandcandealwithresponsibilitieswhistunderpressureinaprofessionalandorganisedmanner.Ihaveundertakenworkexperienceforanindependentfinancialadvisorwithacompanycalled‘PositiveSolutions’.IproducedtheirtaxreturnsandotheradminworkandIexperiencedhowadviceisrecommendedtocustomersthroughfinancialproducts.Mytimeheregavemeabroaderknowledgeonthefinancialsectorandinfluencedmydecisiononaprofessionwithinthisindustry.IalsoworkfortheFinancecompany‘Saga’whichhasbeenveryinterestingtomeasIhavetoutiliseseveralinternetbasedoperationswhistcontactingcustomers,provingIcanmultitask.FromstudyingatcollegeandupholdingtwoparttimejobsIamorganisedandhaveverygoodtimemanagementasIamamotivatedandenthusiasticperson.IhavetrainedinamediationcourseandIamcurrentlypartofacharitableorganisationasavolunteerfor‘AshfordMediationService’whichoffersaprocesstoallowindividualstofindmutuallybeneficialsolutionstoproblems.FromthisIhavelearnttotakeanobjectiveapproachtosituationsandfindthemostsuitablearrangementforanindividual.Ifeelthiswillbenefitmewithdecisionmakingandunderstandingallaspectsofbusinessissues.Ihavealwaysbeeninspiredtolearnandhaveacommittedapproachtoprogressingontodegreelevel.IbelieveitwillgivemethedeterminationneededtosucceedintheworldoffinanceandIwillgainfromthisdegreeadepthofknowledgeandavarietyofexperiencethatwillpreparemewellforacareerwithinthefinancialservices.