Standard Application Form (SAF)

Candidate ref. Employer applied to: Preferred functions: 2

Bank of England 1 Financial Assistant

Personal Details (please print this section)

Title Surname First name(s) (underline the one you are known by)

Mr

SHUKLA

SAGAR
Term address 2ot a33lica le Post code Telephone E mail !ates at abo"e

Home address Henty Close, Bew !s", Crawley Post code RH## $AL Telephone %#&'( )%*#+* E mail ,-sagar#.li/e0co0!k !ates at abo"e 1er,anent address

#ationality Ugandan !o you hold a full %& dri"in* licence' (ES #)

!ate of $irth #* 4!ly #''&

!o you need a work permit for permanent employment in the %&' (ES #) !o you ha"e one' (ES #)

Education - Professional, Post raduate, First De ree!Diploma

Please list all de rees!diplomas!professional "ualifications, etc held or currently studied for+ whether at first de*ree or post*raduate le"el. #ist most recent first and *i"e all results known whate"er the outcome. From To month,year Hi*her Education -nstitution .ward and Title of .ward (H#!,!e*ree,!ipl,/Sc,Ph! etc) 0ist main sub1ects below title 2esults (e3pected,awarded)

Se3te, er &%##

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Uni/ersity of Brig"ton

BA 5Hons6 Acco!nting and Finance 5) year sandwic"6 First year ,od!les Financial Acco!nting Manage,ent Acco!nting Econo,ics Acade,ic Skills 7!antitati/e 8ec"ni9!es Manage,ent :rganisations and 1eo3le

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Education - Prior to $i her Education

Please list date (year)!"ualification!su%&ects ( rade) of all of the hi*hest le"el e3aminations that 4ualified you for your Hi*her Education course(s) (.,.S 0e"els,Scottish Hi*hers,-rish 0ea"in*,.ccess,5#67,$accalaureate etc). -nclude all e3aminations taken at this le"el whate"er the outcome.

A le/els 5&%##6 0aw /aths $tec $usiness

5rade $ 5rade ! 5rade /erit, /erit

#umber of 5CSE,Standard 5rade passes (5rade C 8 abo"e)

!ate(s) *ained

5rade for /aths

5rade for En*lish 0an*ua*e

#umber of .,.9 *rades

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Employment and 'or( E)perience

Please describe briefly any work (whether paid or unpaid) which you ha"e undertaken. Hi*hli*ht (9) the two most rele"ant and note what you achie"ed. From To month,year Employer :ob Title and 2esponsibilities .chie"ements

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Sales AssistantA Stock re3lenis",ent, ser/ing c!sto,ers, ,a;i,ising sales o33ort!nities y assisting and ad/ising all c!sto,ers d!ring t"eir s"o33ing, o3erating a till and kee3ing working area clean and tidy0 @Sales AssistantA res3onsi le for t"e s,oot" r!nning of t"e store as a /al!ed tea, ,e, er, !sing t"e till and ser/ed t"e 3! lic0 B "ad to answer en9!iries, "el3ed wit" stock control and assisted ,erc"andise wit" window dis3lay0

@Bncreased confidence dealing wit" c!sto,ers and etter co,3etency of gi/ing good c!sto,er ser/ice0 @@Consistently ,et all targets set y t"e co,3any 5selling 3rod!cts etc6, reg!larly "andled cas" w"ile o3erating t"e till0 Also i,3ro/ed ,y co,,!nication skills and gained 3rod!ct knowledge and de;terity0 B,3ro/ed co,,!nication skills

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:;fa, Sales AssistantA res3onsi le for deli/ering e;cellent c!sto,er ser/ice, sorting of clot"es, arranging dis3lays and taking t"e res3onsi ility for adding !3 and anking ,oney0

*eo raphical #ocation

!o you ha"e a stron* preference for a particular location' -f so+ *i"e details.

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Personal +nterests and Achie,ements

%se the space below to describe -ith dates (year) any spare time acti"ities. -nclude or*anisin*+ leadin* or *roup acti"ities. Those re4uirin* initiati"e+ creati"ity or *i"in* intellectual de"elopment are also of interest.

&%%*A 1resent Bn t"is 3eriod, B 3layed for Crawley Cricket Cl! and t"is was an ideal o33ort!nity to de/elo3 ,y tea, work skills as well as deter,ination le/els0 B a, also t"e ca3tain for t"e tea, and t"is "el3ed ,e !nderstand "ow to deal wit" different 3eo3le in "ig" 3ress!re sit!ations, !t also increased ,y confidence in effecti/ely dealing wit" stressf!l sit!ations0 &%%'A&%## Cas t"e assistant st!dent co!rse re3resentati/e0 8"is in/ol/ed listening and collecting any co,3laints fro, t"e st!dents0 Bt also in/ol/ed attending se/eral lengt"y ,eetings wit" so,e t"e Head of Si;t" for, to 3resent ,y case0 By t"e !se of infl!ential, well t"o!g"t o!t arg!,ents, B was a le to win t"e, o/er0 &%%*A&%%' Dery ent"!siastic interest in t"e !se of Corld Cide Ce 0 Bnterested to constr!ct own we site and learning to 3rogra, in H8ML0

Specific E,idence
The followin* 4uestions are desi*ned to encoura*e you to pro"ide e"idence of specific abilities. (our e3amples can be taken from your education+ work e3perience+ placements or spare time or other "oluntary acti"ities but do not write solely about course work.

Plannin , implementation and achie,in results: !escribe a challen*in* pro1ect acti"ity or e"ent which you ha"e planned and taken throu*h to a conclusion. -nclude your ob1ecti"e+ what you did+ any chan*es you made to your plan and state how you measured your success.

:n t"e &$t" :cto er &%##, B took 3art in tea, skills as 3art of ,y Uni/ersity co!rse0 8"e ,ain o -ecti/e of t"is day was to "el3 st!dents s3ecialise in ringing o!t t"e est in a tea, to ens!re selfAde/elo3,ent, tea, work, 3ositi/e co,,!nication, leaders"i3 skills and t"e a ility to work closely toget"er as a tea, to 3ro le, sol/e0 8"e tea, skills day was designed to offer st!dents wit" o33ort!nities to work in tea,s, in an o!tdoor en/iron,ent, 3artici3ating in a wide range of tea, oriented acti/ities s!c" as, rock cli, ing, tangling and /ario!s 3ro le, sol/ing e;ercise0 ?!ring t"e t!nnel e;ercise, we "ad to drag o!rsel/es t"ro!g" e;tre,ely confined s3aces and s9!eeEe t"ro!g" a dark ,aEe of t!nnels0 As a res!lt, t"e ,a-ority of t"e tea, was !nwilling to enter yet t"e c"allenge "ad to e done in order to attain ,a;i,!, 3oints0 B t"erefore decided to e t"e first one in order to enco!rage ot"ers to "a/e t"e sa,e a33roac"0 Bn t"is sit!ation, B "ad 3ractically a33lied t"e days key learning 3oint since B was 3re3ared to !ndertake a really c"allenging task wit" t"e intention of contri !ting to t"e tea,s o/erall s!ccess0 So B !sed ,y leaders"i3 skills to infl!ence t"e tea, ,e, ers y gi/ing t"e, t"e confidence to atte,3t t"e c"allenge0 E/ent!ally, all eig"t of t"e indi/id!als decided to enter t"e t!nnel following ,e, ac"ie/ing ,a;i,!, 3oints for t"e tea,0 8"e res!lt was not only satisfactory, !t we also learnt to gain tr!st in eac" ot"er0
+nfluencin , communication and team-or(: !escribe how you ha"e achie"ed a *oal throu*h influencin* the actions or opinions of others (perhaps in a team conte3t). ;hat were the circumstances' ;hat did you do to make a difference' How do you know the result was satisfactory'

At 8"o,as Bennett Co,,!nity College, B was t"e assistant st!dent re3resentati/e for Si;t" For,0 B was elected y t"e st!dents and t"e teac"ers of t"e class0 My d!ty was to listen, and collect any co,3laints fro, t"e st!dents in order to 3resent t"e, to t"e Head of Si;t" For,0 :ne ,a-or co,3laint t"at t"e st!dents all s!ggested was a need for a c"ange in t"e sc"ool co,3!ters0 8"ey arg!ed t"at t"e co,3!ters were /ery slow and all of t"e, needed an !3grade0 Bn order to take t"e case forward, to sol/e t"e 3ro le,, B re9!ired t"e rest of t"e re3resentati/es in order to gain t"e s!33ort0 Ce decided to set !3 a detailed re3ort and 3resent it to t"e Head of Si;t" For,0 8"e re3ort contained key iss!ed, s3ecific arg!,ents and reco,,endations as to w"y t"e c"ange s"o!ld e taken0 Ce incl!ded s!ggestions of t"e latest en"anced tec"nologies wit" t"e ai, of i,3le,enting a strong case to t"e st!dents0 ?!ring t"e ,eeting, t"e Head acknowledged t"e s!33ort and agreed to introd!ce t"e latest e9!i3,entFs for t"e sc"ool0 :/erall, B t"ink t"e a33roac" taken was t"e ,ost s!ita le eca!se /ario!s st!dent t"o!g"ts and ideas were e;c"anged and y organising t"e ideas on a re3ort, o!r /iews were 3resented in a logical way, ,aking it easier to identify t"e key iss!es0
Analysis, pro%lem sol,in and creati,e thin(in : !escribe a difficult problem that you ha"e sol"ed. State how you decided which were the critical issues. Say what you did and what your solution was. ;hat other approaches could you ha"e taken'

?!ring ,y ti,e at :;fa,, B was gi/en t"e o33ort!nity to "el3 a c"eris"er "o,e y doing so,e c"arity work0 8"is in/ol/ed working wit" disa led and neglected 3arents0 ?!ring t"e week, we "ad to organise and 3lan a f!ndraising s"ow for t"e c"eris"er0 Howe/er, t"e ,ain c"allenge was finding ways of raising ade9!ate f!nds to finance t"e s"ow0 8"e ,ain ai, was to raise s!fficient ,oney to not only co/er t"e costs for t"e e/ent, !t also e a le to 3ro/ide t"e occ!3ants to treats and /isits t"at t"ey do not !s!ally "a/e access to0 Ce t"erefore 3lanned and organised a n!, er of f!nding e/ents, s!c" as ook sales, cake sales and s3onsoring s"ows0 ?!e to t"e li,ited a,o!nt of ti,e efore o!r date of de3art!re, se/eral c"anges to t"e 3lan "ad to e considered in order to co,e !3 wit" effecti/e 3lans0 8"is is eca!se t"e e;tra e/ents ,ainly relied on t"e s!ccess of t"e e/ent0 Ulti,ately, we s!ccessf!lly financed a tri3 for eig"teen 3eo3le, e/en "ad ade9!ate f!nds to treat t"e, to /ario!s s3ecial occasions0 B not only deter,ined ,y ac"ie/e,ent and t"e a,o!nt of f!nds raised, !t it also "el3ed ,e de/elo3 as a 3erson0

Additional +nformation
Please write here any additional information+ not co"ered elsewhere+ which will stren*then your application.

B can s!ccessf!lly work well wit"in a tea,, !t also stri/e as an indi/id!al w"en t"e ti,e arises0 My ti,e ,anage,ent skills allow ,e to allocate s!fficient ti,e to co,3lete any tasks t"at are set0 C"ilst ,y fle;i ility d!ring work ena les /ital tasks to e allocated as 3riority to ens!re deadlines are ,et0
;here did you hear of us or see an ad"ertisement'

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Specific S(ills
<. 0ist any lan*ua*es that you know includin* le"el of proficiency (basic,workin* knowled*e,fluent,mother ton*ue). =. Specify your e3perience with any *eneric computer packa*es,pro*rammin* lan*ua*es (limited,workin* knowled*e, e3tensi"e). >. -ndicate any other specific rele"ant skills (laboratory techni4ues+ *raphics skills etc).

Mot"erAtong!e G!a-arati, fl!ent Hindi, working knowledge of 1!n-a i and Urd!, asic knowledge of Swa"ili and L!ganda0 E;tre,ely co,3etent !sing t"e Bnternet and eA,ails E;tre,ely co,3etent !sing Microsoft Cord, E;cel and 1ower3oint

.areer .hoice
E3plain why you ha"e applied for the 1ob function(s) that you noted on the first pa*e. )ffer e"idence of your suitability (e.*. courses undertaken+ work shadowin*+ skills+ stren*ths and e3periences). Emphasise why you consider yourself to be a stron* candidate.

B "a/e a strong interest in finance and so "a/e t"e ,oti/ation to learn and i,3ro/e ,y o/erall skills in t"is de3art,ent0 B "a/e taken on ,any acti/ities t"at take dedication and deter,ination to ens!re res!lts are ,et0 For e;a,3le, reac"ing a "ig" le/el at ,at"e,atics and eco,ing a ca3tain for ,y cricket tea, took 3ersistent ent"!sias, to s!cceed and reac" t"ese goals0 B "a/e good co,,!nication skills and so can a33roac" anyone and t"is ena les ,e to co,3lete tasks t"at need t"e s!33ort of e/eryone in/ol/ed0 B a, a fast learner w"o can 3ick !3 /ital infor,ation t"at needs to e acknowledged 9!ickly0 B can deal wit" "ig" 3ress!re sit!ations w"en t"ey arise and "a/e t"e ca3a ility of kee3ing cal, and carrying o!t t"e task to a "ig" standard0

$ealth Declaration
Please *i"e details of any health matters of rele"ance to the work applied for (see note within 5uidance #otes and /onitorin* !ata).

Good general "ealt"0

/eferees
.cademic 2eferee #ame 8racey 8aylor Position 1ersonal 8!tor .ddress Mit"ras Ho!se, Lewes Road, Brig"ton Uni/ersity, B2& )A8 Telephone %#&G( $)&#(% )ther 2eferee #ame Al3it ?a/e Position General Manager .ddress Sains !rys, Crawley, RH## +A? Telephone %#&'( +(&$#G

A,aila%ility
Please *i"e any dates when you are not a"ailable for inter"iew. Please *i"e the date from which you are a"ailable for employment.

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Declaration
The statements made in this form are true. - understand any false statements may 1eopardise my application and may lead to an offer bein* withdrawn. - ha"e attached the E4ual )pportunities /onitorin* !ata.. Si*ned ................................................. #ame (please print) ................................................... !ate ...........................

E"ual 0pportunities 1onitorin Data The followin* monitorin* information is used to ensure that recruitment procedures do not lead to discrimination and that le*al and other re4uirements are met. -t is separated from your completed form+ so you cannot be identified+ and will play no part in the selection process. Please put this form in a sealed en"elope marked ?E4ual )pportunities !ata@ and attach this to your completed form. !ate Today' /ale,Female' Sin*le,/arried,!i"orced,;idowed ' !ate of $irth D D M M Y Y Y Y M S F M D W # * % G # ' ' & % * % ( & % # &

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