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Writing your own CV
* Split into 4 sections and use subheadings; Personal Details, Employment
History, Qualifications and Interests
* Always put in reverse chronological order, i.e. starting with the most recent
first
* If there are any gaps in employment - add an explanation
* Keep statements factual giving good examples of experience gained
* Remember to include contact details including daytime contact number and
personal email address
* Spell check and proof read - ideally get a trusted eye to proof read too
* Concentrate mainly on current/last job.
* Include a photo * Go back any further than 10 years
* List irrelevant personal information, e.g. names of children/pets
* Add very general statements without giving examples, e.g. I am an excellent
teamplayer
* Invent hobbies/interests that can catch you out - be prepared to embellish on
them at interview
* Please find below a template of how your CV should look.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Peter Smith Resides Leeds
PROFILE:
* Possesses over 10 years Pensions experience gained in both Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution. Possess experience working on in-house and self
-administered schemes in a consultancy/outsourced environment
* Excellent communication skills with an ability to interact professionally with
clients, scheme members and internal or external departments
* Strong time-management, organisation and prioritisation with attention to
detail
* Enthusiastic, flexible, proactive approach to tasks with the ability to multi-task
and prioritise.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: * Certificate Financial Planning/Administration * CF1: UK Financial Services, Regulation & Ethics
WORK EXPERIENCE: Capita
Sept 2007 to Present
Pensions Administrator
Day to date duties & responsibilities:
* Establishing and managing client teams * Servicing over 500,000 pension plan members through record keeping and help
lines
* Paying around 150,000 pensioners a month
* Development and systems support
* Specialist advice and project management
* Work alongside the investment and reconciliation team
* Assist with the timely update of all contract notes
* Maintain accurate data on the core administration system
* To assist with the analysis of any errors which would include establishing
whether there has been any investment loss as a result of a delay or incorrect
transaction
* To assist with the work monitoring of corrective deal requests
* To ensure all files are maintained in accordance with company guidelines
* Maintain the reconciled position between the bank account, the core
administration system and the investment manager
* Be a point of reference for other pension administrators.
Salary: £22,000 Reason for Leaving: Progression
Mercer
May 2006 to Sept 2007
DC/DB Pensions Administrator - Contract
Day to date duties & responsibilities:
* Working on the Special Terms Project Scheme Dealing with DC/DB schemes also working on GPP pensions. Using in house systems such as mainframe, Optis
money out and their IMS system (I have also undertaken the relevant training
on Compliance rules & requirements, Data Protection, Money Laundering,
Breaches, and Complaints and Controls)
* Providing administration service to scheme members, participants, and
consultants at all levels
* Dealing with individual cases which are retirements, transferred, and leaver
cases ensuring administrative and compliance processes are followed to
required timescales
* Checking cases which need a refund calculation on both DC and DB final salary
schemes.
* Contacting members via phone, email and mail, receiving incoming calls from
members regarding their individual or group schemes whilst providing a
professional service at all times
* Supporting the team and management, working to strict targets with a high
level of accuracy involved
Salary: £19,000 Reason for Leaving: To obtain a permanent position. AON Consulting
Nov 2005 to May 2006 Pensions Administrator
Day to date duties & responsibilities:
* Processing retirements from quotation to payment involving repeated contact with third party annuity providers and IFAs;
* Identifying and arranging new starters and issuing information to them;
* Processing leavers from the scheme including identifying deferred members and
those entitled to refunds and making subsequent payment of refunds on a bulk
and individual level; dealing with death of members in service and with deferred
status;
* Changing members investments; altering contributions for members;
* Transfers in and out of the scheme;
* Training new members of the team in various processes; issuing information to
IFAs.
Salary: £17,000 Reason for Leaving: Career progression.
Aug 2005 to Nov 2005 - JLT
Pensions Administrator
Feb 2001 to Aug 2005 - Barnett Waddingham
Pensions Assistant
July 2000 to Feb 2001 - Hart & Co
Office Junior
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS: Leeds University
Business Studies 2:1
Boston Spa, North Yorkshire
10 GCSEs Grade A to C
HOBBIES/INTERESTS:
My hobbies include Judo, Cricket, Reading, Football and Sudoko
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