Alex Kaitiff11 Bruntwood Lane, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 1HS

Mobile: 07855261851E-mail: a.kaitiff@newcastle.ac.uk

A meticulously hardworking and enthusiastic individual currently studying for a BA in Modern Languages and Business Studies, looking to progress into an interpreting or language-based role in the future.

EDUCATION

Sept 2013 – Present Newcastle University Year 4 Undergraduate studying a BA in Modern Languages and Business Studies (Chinese, French and Italian)Year 3 Compulsory year abroad spent at a Chinese University (ECNU) to study Chinese language. Helped develop my cultural adaptability and communicational skills by engaging with Chinese people on a regular basis. Appreciated the importance of perseverance in language acquisition whilst in a foreign country.Year 2 Subjects: Studying 3 languages helped to develop my time management skills as I had to reserve sufficient time to improve each language and its respective skillset. My analysis and evaluation of research data, alongside presentation skills and information management was tested to produce a comprehensive report and a summarising poster of an industry in a marketing module.Sept 2005 – Jun 2012 Cheadle Hulme School A-Levels French – A* ; Maths – A ; Business Studies - AGCSEs 9 Grades A* - A; incorporating 6 Grades A* 3 Grades A (including Maths and English at A*)

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCEJuly-September 2016: Studio-Solution.com Ltd Developed my software skills for translation by utilising Omega T to translate English documents and blog posts into French and Chinese.Vastly improved my AVT skills by learning to subtitle and translate film review videos, using Aegisub.Enhanced my evaluation and self-reflection skills as the assigned proof-reader for all documents published on the website.

November 2015-June 2016: Gentlemen Marketing

Worked as an intern for an international marketing company based in Shanghai, China. I improved my language accuracy by translating official e-mails from French and Chinese into English, whilst helping to write articles for their website. I furthered my information seeking abilities via SEO training and gained experience in utilising Wechat and Wordpress accounts for business purposes. My interpersonal skills enabled me to enlarge my network of contacts within Shanghai and the surrounding regions.

October 2015-June 2016: LinguaTutor

Developed preparatory and communicational skills from tutoring English to young Chinese children. Enhanced my leadership and motivational skills by leading classes. Improved perseverance and prioritisation through my developed time management and meeting deadlines for designing lesson plans. Improved my written communication by giving feedback to both pupils, their parents and my senior advisor. Furthered my innovation and adaptability skills to accommodate the teaching of young Chinese children.

September 2014 – August 2015: PengPals Developed leadership and communicational skills by creating a business whose aim was to integrate international students into Newcastle University life. Gained financial management and income generation ability by designing paid activities for members. Became more responsive to opportunities from communicating with real businesses to provide engaging activities, which were lucrative for Pengpals.

February 2014: Passport to Work at Newcastle University

Developed commercial acumen and improved my communicational skills whilst working as a customer assistant on campus. My public engagement skills were tested and my enthusiasm enabled customers to have a pleasant purchasing experience.

June 2013: Steven Glicher & CoExpanded my methodical working and mathematical ability as a member of a team when tasked with disposing of outdated accountancy files.

September 2012–Present: Friedmans Limited Developed analysis and data synthesis skills whilst preparing and sorting invoices and translating e-mails fromforeign customers. My time management skills were tested from the breadth of the tasks involved, which expanded to significant manual labour. Further developed my networking and translating skills during foreign trade shows.

VOLUNTEERING

September 2016-Present: Silverline Telephone Friend

Enhanced my understanding of equality and diversity by attributing 30 minutes per week to call a lonely, elderly person and enable them to feel valued from our regular communications.

Freshers Week 2014 and 2016:

Developed leadership and collegiality skills as part of a team by helping new students adapt to university life. I also furthered my innovation skills by creating engaging activities for the new students, such as museum tours andtrips to nearby cities.January 2015: Raising and Giving: Improved my teamwork and public engagement skills as a member of the 2015 Newcastle University Raising and Giving crew, whereby I participated in street collections as well as volunteering on local projects.Voted Best Team Member within my crew.March 2014: Rise Up Lions Den:Gained co-operational and communication skills in an entrepreneurial business competition where I participated in a team alongside students from different courses with different skillsets, whilst developing business ideas as a group.January 2013-September 2013: Oxfam Gained experience in a commercial environment by working the till in an Oxfam shop. Improved interpersonal skills by dealing with customer complaints and helping them to sort out problems. Abided by Oxfam policies to help maintain their high quality brand association.October 2012-June 2013: Cheadle Hulme School:Enhanced my supervision, preparatory and mentoring skills by developing relevant lesson plans for GCSE FrenchStudents. Developed an array of communication methods, such as Powerpoints and online exercises to portray the teaching material.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Computing Competent in the use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, WeChat and Wordpress.Languages French (C1), Chinese (HSK 5) and intermediate Italian.

INTERESTS Learning languages – I strive to improve my linguistic ability due to my desire to travel. Entrepreneurship – Love to engage in new business opportunities. Investing – Enjoy analysing stock market data and attempting to make profit!

References available on request