Managing People and Careers Portfolio: Account Executive Application

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Managing People and Careers Portfolio
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COVER LETTER – COPY AND PASTE YOUR COVER LETTER HERE (MAX. 500 WORDS)
Codruta Diana Muth
28 Chichester Close, Beckton, London E6 5QJ
07764 206 622
[e-mail]
Dear Hiring Manager,
Thank you for the opportunity to apply for the account Executive: Sports Division role at your
company. After reviewing your job description, it’s clear that you are looking for a candidate that is
extremely familiar with the responsibilities associated with the role and can perform them
confidently. Given these requirements, I am certain that I have the necessary skills to successfully do
the job adeptly and perform above expectations.
I am a hard-working professional who has been consistently praised as hard- working by my co-
workers and management. Throughout my 1-year career, I've developed a skill set relevant to the
Account Executive: Sports Division role you are hiring for, including customer service, executive
support, and vendor and customer communications. Overall, I have consistently demonstrated
creative thinking, leadership, and problem-solving abilities in every aspect of my Administration role
at MV&C Ventilation Ltd, and I invite you to review my detailed achievement in the attached
resume.
After reviewing my resume, I hope you will agree that I am the type of competent and competitive
candidate you are looking for. I look forward to elaborating on how my specific skills and abilities will
benefit your organization. Please contact me at 07764 206 622 or via email at
[e-mail] to arrange for a convenient meeting time.
Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Codruta Diana Muth
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CV – COPY AND PASTE YOUR CV HERE (Maximum two sides of A4)
Codruta Diana Muth
28 Chichester Close, Beckton, London E6 5QJ
07764 206 622
[e-mail]
Personal statement
A highly motivated, hardworking and professional individual, with experience in administration & hospitality,
as well as in customer service & support. A team player who thrives on using her initiative, is results
orientated, and looking to develop a career in the challenging world that is the catering industry, using the
skills that I have acquired so far. With my good communication skills and charismatic personality, I can ensure
that the customer won’t be unsatisfied. My main motive to join this company is to develop my career, giving all
the hard work necessary.
Key Skills
 Highly organized, & calm in stressful situations, able to deliver high quality standards.
 Quick learner able to utilize accumulated knowledge to maximize the benefit to the team,
or an individual role.
 Proficient in all areas of Microsoft Office, including Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
 Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
 Customer Sales experience.
Employment History
MV&C Ventilation Ltd
Administrator 2018-present
Restaurant Associates, Compass Group, 2015 – 01.08.2018
BNP Paribas Securities Services
UNIT ADMINISTRATOR
Proficient in most aspects of NEXUS the in house account operating system,
Responsible for inputting of sales, purchase and stock data, payroll, client invoicing, banking,
preparation of the weekly report to Finance Manager, cash handling, banking & safe reconciliation
HOSPITALITY ASSISTANT
 Solely responsible for the effective implementation of the hospitality service within the
building.
 Customer interaction and delivery of the service,
 Control of daily receipt of electronic customer orders & production of a manual daily
summary for hospitality and kitchen,
 An input of daily cost information to the Hospitality spreadsheet for the weekly flash report
 Production and dissemination of the monthly recharge invoice to the clients.
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Blue Arrow Agency– London 2014 - 2015
CATERING ASSISTANT,
I worked in several different establishments such as HMRC, Nokia, & Commerzbank
Secret Garden Hotel, four* – Maramures, Romania
RECEPTIONIST 2010 - 2014
 All aspects of the guest journey from booking reservations, using ‘Host’ a front office software
package, to customer interaction and ensuring their satisfaction at arrival and departure, and
during their stay
WAITRESS 2008 – 2010
 Table service in the a la carte restaurant
 After two years I was promoted to Receptionist
Education
University of Roehampton London
Business Management 2017-present
Economics College ‘Nicolae Titulescu’ Baia Mare 2005 - 2008
Administrator in commercial activities
 Mathematics: A
 English: A
 Geography: B
 National history: A
 Biology: B
References
Muth Vasile 07469958585
Manager, MV&C VENTILATION LTD
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APPLICATION FORM (maximum 200 words per answer)
1. Why do you want to work for us?
To speak in one line, I would say I am in the process of developing my career, and I
believe that Marcus Evans LTD will be a great choice. With this company expanding day by day,
it will expose me to different and difficult projects, that will ultimately lead me to grow. After all,
expanding business needs talented and efficient employees to work on, and with proper
guidance from the company leaders and hard work from my side, I believe I can correctly do my
job.
With Marcus Evans LTD expanding continuously, I believe:
 My opportunities in career development will be high.
 With my high social skills, I will be able to strengthen my team effort.
 With an innovative workplace, I believe I can provide creative ideas.
 With talented professionals working beside me, it will constantly motivate me to
do a better performance.
2. Tell us about a time you worked in a group to achieve an objective (what did you do
and what was the outcome?)
While I was working in a group, the path that our leader took was pretty simple and was
effective also, which includes- breaking the given task into smaller parts and then
assigning it to different person, managing the time properly the result of each task was
received and with feedback from our leader, we modified our product. And the result
was enormous.
This group task helped us in
 Tackling a given problem, whether it is job related or personal
 Completion of the task that the role desires.
 I am overcoming the responsibilities.
 I am developing speaking and listening skills to interact with others while
discussing the feedback of the products.
 I am developing a new shared personality with other members of the group.
 Developing a new method every time we came across a new problem.
 They are developing skills like leadership, and the ability to work with different
people and side by side also motivating them.
 It also helped me in learning my strengths and weaknesses, for example, I was a
good listener but not a good leader, this group work enhanced me developing
my skill of leadership. Though it was not necessary, I followed my leader's
footmark in many different problems, and it works like a charm.
 When someone was sick, the whole job was stopped, because no one was there
to take her place.
 Exchange of information. Working in a group lead us to communicate with each
other, so whenever we faced any problems, we can consult it with the group.
 Our leader was committed to working in a team, so she always encouraged
everyone and helped everyone, which ultimately increased the performance of
the group.
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3. Tell us about a time when you identified a new approach to solve a problem. (what did
you do and what was the outcome?)
During my work in Nokia, I had come with a problem that was challenging as well as
overwhelming. The only solution requires me to flexing my problem-solving muscles.
The solution includes the following steps in sequence-
 The first step included in changing my perspective of thinking the problem
negatively. I took the problem as my opportunity or as a step in developing my
career. With this change in thought, my approach to reaching the problem changed,
and I became more optimistic and confident.
 The second step required me to define the problem. It includes the reason to worry
about the outcome, and also what will happen if it does not work?
 The third step included in thinking different approach for the problem. The problem
did not have only one solution, rather multiple solutions were involved, but I was too
scared to consider those circumstances. After overcoming my fear, the approach I
took for the problem was well suited for that particular problem.
 The fourth step involved getting well aware of the output. What would the solution
accomplish? Well, this was the question I was thinking. With this question in mind, it
given me a large variety of ideas, some includes out of the box also, but the real
solution, I guess, was out of the box only.
 The fifth step included me to think about the worst possible thing that could happen
and also the measures to take to overcome it.
 The sixth step involved me in taking responsibility for my decision completely. The
decision involved measures that might not have been accepted by the company, but
I was there to accept that result too.
 During my time of tackling a problem, I always switched off my phone, because
notifications aren't that important than my job in hand.Obviously I did check them
when I had free time in hand.
4. Tell us about a time when you had to manage several different priorities and complete
several tasks in a short amount of time (what did you do and what was the outcome?)
When I was newly accounted for my new post as an administrator, I was confused with
the thoughts that where to start from and whether I will be able to complete a task
within a given time frame. The to-do-list that I preferred before was not working and not
to mention that different task included the different rank of priorities. The productive
result was also not enough from the post that I was given. Indeed, the situation did or
left the post. To overcome the problem, I took certain steps which include:
 Tracking and managing time was my priority. Giving a proper amount of time to
the requisite task and then managing the task properly lead me to overcome it
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 The second step was to take regular breaks while working a different task. Most
prioritized works required me to have higher performance, so it required my
higher concentration. Hence, I took my morning time for that job, and after a
proper break, I jump into the next task.
 The third step I took was, while managing time for different prioritized work, I
also given a deadline to the tasks. It made me more focused, and the result was
also more productive than before.
 The fourth task that I took was attending only standing meetings rather than
normal meetings. The difference in them is that while normal meetings can time
consuming, the standing meeting will be short and to the point. I took the info of
regular session through emails and later read it.
 The fifth step involved me in quitting multitasking. Though it sounds more
effective, it does not.
 The sixth step that I took was connecting with my employees. As an
administrator, I was introduced to a different employee. But when connecting
with them, using my pre-acquired communication skill, I was able to work more
effectively.
 The seventh step that I took was giving up on perfection. Well, instead of
persuading perfection from employees, I started giving credits for their hard
work. It also keeps them motivated and they do better in their next task.
5. Tell us about a project you worked on that required you to persuade others to your
point of view (what did you do and what was the outcome?)
Recently we had this problem with the vendor, where my department was working with
a specific vendor for many years and not want to change because it was easy for the
company to change the contract every year. However, his work was not so efficient,
unlike others. So, I told our manager about the situation and explained the measure that
I would like to evaluate all the available vendors and enlist them, including our current
vendor. The result depends on our manager, but I provided her with the required
materials that she needed.
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INTERVIEW PRACTICE – COPY AND PASTE YOUR REFLECTION NOTES FROM YOUR INTERVIEW
PRACTICE HERE (MAX 200 WORDS IN BULLET POINT FORMAT)
 Tell me about yourself.
A highly motivated, hardworking and professional individual, with experience in
administration & hospitality, as well as in customer service & support.
 How would you describe yourself?
I would describe myself as being enthusiastic, focused, passionate about things that I have
interest in, outgoing and always trying to learn.
 What makes you unique?
My calm and positive attitude.
 Why do you want to work here?
First obviously due to salary, and then due to different training programs that the company
will be providing that will increase my knowledge. Also, the company has a different social
committee that will create a vibrant workplace. Fast track promotion and prize included
bonuses; vacations will become my central attraction towards this company.
 What interests you about this role?
This post requires good communication skill with the customer. So, with my acquired skill I
believe I can be best for this job.
 What motivates you?
My father is my role model. At the age of 55, he enrolled himself in musical keyboard classes
and honed the skill. With him around, I constantly strive to be like him.
 What are your greatest strengths?
Quick learner, positive attitude, hard working.
 Why should we hire you?
I have a strong work ethic, I am a quick learner, and I am very enthusiastic about this
company and the job.
 Do you have any questions?
From when can I join?
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ASSESSMENT CENTRE PRACTICE – COPY AND PASTE YOUR REFLECTION NOTES HERE (MAX. 200
WORDS IN BULLET POINT FORMAT)
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