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This is a genuine CV received by us but the personal details have been changed to protect the applicant's blushes! The application was for a locum litigation role, where legal qualification and experience was expressly requested. This demonstrates how important it is to check what the role requires and to run spell checker!

FRED WAKELAND
24 Oldland place, Newsome, Countyshire, CT29 6PP

Personal Details

Driving Licence: Full Uk
D.O.B: 18-04-1987
Telephone number: 01567-664433 : 0444567103

Employment History

Rogers Fish Bar – Part time 2005-2005
With this job my main roles included:
1 Preparing food
2 Cleaning the café
3 Serving customers
4 Cleaning the shop and the café at end of night

Realty Plumbing 2005-2006
With this job my main roles included:
1 Serving customers
2 Taking phone orders
3 Placing orders over the phone
4 Stock checking
5 Cashing up at end of the night
6 Taking delivery’s

Tesco 2006-2006
With this job my main roles included:
1 Shelf filling
2 Helping customers
3 Cleaning up spillages and breakages

Castle packaging and Warehousing: 2006-2007
With this job my main roles included
1 Taking orders over the phone fax
2 Placing orders via the phone and fax
3 Putting orders onto the computer
4 Filing
5 And updating customers details

Countyshire Travel Lodge 2007-2007 With this job my main roles included
1 Taking telephone calls
2 Checking Gusts in and out
3 Make sure are fire escapes are clear
4 Helping gusts out with any problems
5 Making sure the building was locked at night



Education and Training

Countyshire Comprehensive School 1998 – 2004

Maths
English
Science
Business Communications Systems Grade: C


I live within Countyshire and am available to start work straight away.




Fred Wakeland.