Alee Iqbal

From May 2021 to date I started my own car valeting business. I do this at weekends and sometimes on a Friday afternoon as I'am half day at school.

I used social media to gain my clients and they would drop their car off at my house. I would then arrange a pick up time and they would return for it.

My duties included,

* washing the outside and inside of the vehicles.

*Clearing any rubbish away that customers had in their vehicle.

*Polished the outside of the vehicles.

*Hoovering the inside of the vehicles.

*Steam cleaned the seats if appropriate.

*Steam cleaned the carpets if appropriate.

*Communication with customers.

*Handling money for payments.

*Keeping my work space tidy.

*Maintaining my tools that were required to be used.

I enjoyed this as I enjoy working with cars and it gave me great job satisfaction to give customers their car back nice and clean. I was always given great compliments on my work which resulted in returning customers.

From 2020 I have worked part time for TNA Properties ltd. This has enabled me to build up experience with renovations and property management.

My duties included clearing properties out to be renovated and helping get properties up to a standard to sell and rent out for the owner.

I also worked along side other tradesmen such as joiners, plumbers and electricians to get the work done. This gave me experience in different trades and how communication is important to work together.

I enjoyed working with all trades as it gave me great job satisfaction to see the end results of a property being completed.

In June 2022 I got a job at one of the local golf courses based in the Kitchen as a Kitchen Porter. I enjoyed this as I was working with different people of different ages.

My duties were,

• Washed cutlery and crockery using industrial dishwashers and manual methods for pristine finish.
• Maintained organised kitchen stations with meticulous care and precision, promoting team productivity.
• Upheld consistently high standards of cleanliness to conform with food health and hygiene regulations.
• Used correct ingredients and ratios in preparation for different dishes
• Thoroughly cleaned kitchen utensils, cookware, glassware and serving dishes, maintaining faultless hygiene and presentation standards.
• Worked well in busy kitchen settings, coordinating and partnering with other staff to complete tasks efficiently.
• Kept health and hygiene standards high, ensuring washed pots and cutlery were impeccably clean for service.
• Cleared tables to remove dirty utensils and leftover food items.

This job aloud me to gain experience working in a team and on my own. It gave me great responsibility for good time keeping as I worked shifts.

I was also very flexible when I had to cover shifts at short notice.

In March 2023 I approached a local garage as I wanted more experience working with cars. I was fortunate enough to get a few months experience which aloud me to gain more skills and knowledge on vehicles and equipment.

The duties I undertook were,

* Fixing oil leaks

* Taking out car interiors

* Changing car batteries

*Observing car services

* Communicating with customers that approached the garage

*Took stickers of vans that were required

* Keeping a clean working space

I enjoyed the opportunity to work in the garage as it has always been an ambition of mines since I was young. it has given me a great insight of the work that is involved in running a garage. My time keeping was good along with working with others in the team. I was also able to do a lot of solo tasks and given a lot of responsibility to do this. I was quick at learning new skills that were required to complete jobs.