Charlie Kendrick

My name is Charlie Kendrick. From my time at The University of Warwick, where I studied Film and Television Studies and achieved a 2:1, I had the pleasure to work with like-minded and creative individuals and expose myself to situations which not only required me to think on my feet but also assess tasks in different ways in order to achieve them.

After graduating, I began working in hospitality which placed me into roles that were new and unfamiliar to me which pushed me to adapt and make myself as available as possible for any task that was required of me as well as to make sure I offered my utmost effort in order to try to make sure each task was done to the best of my ability.

It also taught me a lot about people and how best to treat them but also how to be diplomatic and opt for compromise when needed. The aspect of the job I enjoyed the most is working with others as each shift went by that much more efficiently and successfully when I made the effort to form strong and colloquial bonds with my co-workers. This job has not only harnessed my ability to be adaptable and to help out wherever I can, but it has also shown me the wonders of working together with people and making the effort to create a positive environment.

This leads me to my keen interest in insurance. The people I have spoken to who work in the industry have emphasised their enjoyment but also their sense of fulfillment as they have the opportunity to create strong bonds with their clients and offer the best of their services in order to best satisfy their clients. This resonated with me and inspired me to do my own research into insurance, taking texts from the Chartered Insurance Institute as a guide. I was enamoured by the service that insurance offers to the world as well as the crucial role it plays in the economy and society as a whole. I believe that my keen interest in insurance and its elements, paired with my abilities to cooperate effectively as well as offer my best efforts and adapt to the best of my ability to any given task, I would endeavour to excel at any position in insurance. Not only because of the skills and enthusiastic attitude I have to offer but also because the fundamentals of the industry align with personal and professional values.