Targeted CV for a Journalism Job
Mei-Yee (May) Cheung
Home address: 4 My Mothers Road, Middle Town, M12 34N
Term address: Flat 1, Inner City Road, University Town, U89 76V
Telephone: 00 00 123456
Email:
Date of Birth: 01/05/1983
Gender: Female
Nationality: British
EDUCATION
2000-2004
The University of Nottingham
BA (Hons) American and Canadian Studies 2:1
This included spending one year studying at the University of
Pennsylvania.
1994 -2000
Middle Town School
A Levels: English (A), History (A), Sociology (B)
GCSEs: 8 GCSE’s A-C
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2003 – 2004
URN University of Nottingham Radio
Main Duties
Researching news items for hourly news bulletins
Experience Gained
•
Excellent grounding in the production and editorial side of
radio
•
Developed an eye for interesting news items
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Became confident in researching relevant stories
•
Learnt good time management skills through balancing work
and study
Jan -
The Daily Penn– University of Pennsylvania Newspaper
Apr 2003
Main Duties
Voluntary experience on official campus publication. Provided
basic office support through to shadowing news reporters and
assisting in copyediting.
Experience Gained
•
Improved my command of the English language and developed
a thorough analytical approach and a sharp eye for accuracy
and detail. Gained practical proof-reading skills
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