Abu Mukid
Personal Statement:
I am a student at Coventry University, where I am studying my 2nd Year of Bachelor of Arts in Media Production and Project Management. Whilst I am at university I wish to work part time to build up my foundation and work portfolio for post graduation as I do not want to be rejected by organisations for lack of work experience. I am currently setting up my own production team (Prophecy Media) which I wish to expand after leaving university. My ultimate aim is to become associated in the media/film industry and absolute one day run my own production company.
My Skills:
- Good communication skills
- Can work independently and take initiative
- Able to handle different situations at once
- Can adopt to new environment easily and efficiently
- Can work with people older than or younger than me
- Good telephone manner
My ICT Skills:
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher), Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Professional/Business, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozila FireFox. Touch Typing.
Education:
University: Coventry University, Priory Street, Coventry, CV15FB (Current) 1st Year (2:1)
College: Southwark College, The Cut, London, SE1. (September 2007 – September 2009) Left with A levels in Media Studies (C) and Film Studies (C)
Secondary School: Geoffrey Chaucer Technology College, Harper Road, London, SE1 6AG (September 2001- June 2006). Left with 10 GCSE’s Including Maths (C), English (C), Science (C,C) and Information Technology (B,B)
Career History:
COMET Plc, Unit 2a Cantium Retail Park, Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5BA (4th July 2005-14th July 2005) (Manager: Winsome Bygrave) (work experience sent from school) Tel: 0207 231 4699
Work I done at COMET Plc:
- I worked wherever help and work was needed as I was on work experience.
- Sales Man, cash register and till, supervised security, warehouse, cleaning, customer services and answering calls coming in and transferring to correct person.
COMET Plc, Unit 2a Cantium Retail Park, Old Kent Road, London, SE1 5BA (December 2006-February 2007) (Manager: Jamie or Eddie) Tel: 0207 231 4699
Work I done at COMET Plc:
- Sales
- Admin
- Customer services
- Answering calls and advising dependent on situation.
Skills I have developed at COMET Plc:
Developed key working skills, e.g. I learnt how to work with people older than me, how to deal with customers and situations effectively, how to deal with an emergency, health and safety at work, I learnt how to take calls coming in and how to make a successful sale as well as providing professional customer service.
Peer Researcher: 2005/2006
I learned how to conduct proper research during this course, during this course I researched in to my local community to see what the youth of my local community need. At the end I was awarded with a certificate and a sum of money for carrying out a successful research on my local area to help improve standard of life for the youth.
Effective Ways of Working With Young People: (Certificate Held for 3 Credits at level 2)
One week intense course in Arethusa, were I learnt health and safety, child protection, ECM, code of conduct, confidentiality and much more.
REPA Youth Nights: (voluntary)
President, Treasurer and Co founder of Youth Forum, I am part of a forum that runs a youth service provided to people of the Rockingham estate in south east London.
Skills developed and work done at REPA Youth Nights:
- I have learnt how to gain respect of younger and older individuals and how to handle groups on trips and residentials.
- I have also developed my budget skills, for example handling and organising the grants used to fund our youth nights.
Café Massala Indian Takeaway, Greenwich, London, SE10 0JU (February 2006-December 2006)
This was a family business that I volunteered to work in during a gap year I had taken out, I did not get paid, and I was helping my dad run the day to day business and evaluating the business plans and trying to improve it. I perfected my customer service skills during my time with this business. This business was then sold, which resulted in the termination of my voluntary.
GFK NOP 245 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 9UL, Tel 0207 890 9137 (May 2008-June 2009)
Skills developed and work done at GFK NOP:
- Market research and telephone interviews
- Learnt good telephone manner
Property UK Direct: 149a Cannon Street Road, London, E1 2LX, Tel 0207 481 9700
Skills developed and work done at property UK Direct:
- Looking at and collecting information about properties, and arranging for photographs to be taken, and marketing the property.
- Visiting and talking to the landlords about their property and its special features
- Estimating the potential rent based on current similar properties in the area
- Marketing and promoting properties for sale and lettings using various property websites
- Advising clients about the local area and advising them on a property with in their budget
- Doing all the necessary admin work in the office
Harry Brown Production Limited (Pinewood Studios) Film on set: Candy Marlowe: 079 7435 4336
- I have gained various skills during this filming at the Haygate.
- Acting skills
- Improvisation skills
- And production skills
D:Side Media Projects With the BBC (Project Team Leader) : Sandra Adja-Codjoe: 0207 815 1500 / 07956873753
- Boosting presentational skills
- Gained and developed my team management skills
- Gained and developed my location and geographic skills
- Deadline management
- Sony Z1 camera operations and controls
- Production skills
Indiana Contemporary Indian Restaurant, 477 Beake Avenue, Coventry, CV6 2HT: Amir Ahmed (Taz) or Asgar Ali: 02476 332211 / 02476 333344 (Oct 09 – Feb 10)
- Boosting self confidence
- Boosting face to face customer service
- Gained Service Training
- Bar Maintenance Training
Media Mohol Ltd, LMC Business Wing, 38-44 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1JX
Mr S Chowdhury (Founder and MD)Tel: +44 (0)20 7650 00 00 Fax: +44 (0)560 114 4863 (May 10 – Sep 10)
- PA to the Managing Director, Sales and Marketing.
- Working with professionals
- Handling large sums of money
- Liaising with executive clients
- Making face to face sales of advertisement space as well corporate marketing.
Hobbies:
I enjoy watching films, reading books and magazines, such as educational text books, and games and technology magazines, I also enjoy surfing the internet and studying online, I always like to be up-to-date with technology. I like to play video games listening to music, especially British music. My other hobbies are cooking, driving, travelling, helping the needy and learning about new and old technology as I like feeding my brain with knowledge.
Reference
For Southwark College: Nick Tidey on 0207 815 1581
For Level 2 in Youth Work: Adam Ashawe on 0207 525 2565
For REPA Youth Nights: Delroy Salmon on 07956873050 / 07956407278
For Café Massala: M A Mukith on 07984091012
For Harry Brown Production Limited (Pinewood Studios): Candy Marlowe 07974354336
For D:Side Media Project with the BBC: Sandra Adja-Codjoe: 0207 815 1500 / 07956873753
Indiana Contemporary Indian Restaurant: Amir Ahmed (Taz) or Asgar Ali: 02476 332211 / 02476 333344
For Media Mohol: S Chowdhury Tel: +44 (0)20 7650 00 00 Fax: +44 (0)560 114
