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Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Aspiration
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Daisy Arrowsmith

Oxford,Oxfordshire

Summary

With a lifelong passion for books and a deep love for connecting people with stories, I bring 1.5 years of Sales Assistant experience and a proven ability to deliver exceptional customer service. I thrive in both team and independent settings, excelling in fast-paced, high-pressure environments while maintaining a keen eye for detail and organisation. As an energetic self-starter, I am eager to contribute my skills in product knowledge, re-merchandising, and communication to a bookseller role that aligns with my passion and drive. My goal is to not only grow within a team, but to become a valued asset, making a lasting impact to the customers, team and company.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Student Midwife

Oxford University Hospital Trust
Oxford, Oxfordshire
09.2023 - 01.2025
  • Enhanced confidence/communication
  • Compassionate/professional patient/woman/baby/family care
  • Clinical skills (blood/taking, intramuscular/intravenous medication administration, observations, etc)
  • Delivered nine babies and assisted over forty
  • Variety of ever-changing teams
  • Administration/documentation/referrals
  • High-pressured environments and long-shift patterns (day and night shifts)
  • Keeping calm in a crisis

Placement Experiences:

  • John Radcliffe Hospital Women's Centre: Antenatal Ward, Labour Ward (Delivery Suite), Postnatal Ward, Maternity Assessment Unit, Observation Area, Spires (Midwifery-Led Unit), Bereavement Team.
  • Cotswold's Birth Centre.
  • Horton Community.

Sale's Assistant

Double TWO
Fleetwood, Lancashire
07.2022 - 09.2023
  • Lone-working
  • Confident product knowledge
  • Till usage (transactions, online ordering, refunds/exchanges, cashing up, reports/paperwork, etc)
  • Key holder
  • Compassionately helping customers with any enquiries
  • Cleaning/tidying
  • Re-merchandising/re-pricing
  • Deliveries
  • Staff training
  • Diligent communication with the team

Sale's Assistant

Spar Hambleton Service Station
Hambleton, Lancashire
04.2022 - 05.2022
  • Fast-paced busy environment
  • Confident product locations for enquiries/stock
  • Till usage (transactions, petrol pumps, refunds, etc)
  • Deliveries
  • Cleaning/tidying
  • Resilient effective teamwork/communication

Sale's Assistant

Mountain Warehouse
Fleetwood, Lancashire
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • Till usage (transactions, online ordering, refunds/exchanges, etc)
  • Product knowledge
  • Helping enquiries from customers
  • Exceeding KPI targets
  • Re-merchandising/re-pricing
  • Deliveries
  • Cleaning/tidying
  • Efficient team-building and confident communication

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, Oxfordshire
09.2023 - 01.2025

A-Levels -

ICS Learn
Independent Online Learning (Self-Taught)
11.2022 - 05.2023

A-Levels -

Blackpool Sixth Form
Blackpool, Lancashire
09.2020 - 07.2022

GCSEs -

Millfield Science and Performing Arts College
Thornton, Lancashire
09.2015 - 03.2020

Skills

  • Sales Assistant/Management
  • Re-merchandising
  • Team collaboration and training
  • Lots of different till knowledge/usage
  • Cashing up/reports
  • Organisational skills with sales expertise
  • Key holder - running a shop as a lone-worker
  • Exceeding KPI targets
  • Working well in a team/communicating confidently
  • Experience in a NHS field
  • Handling fast-paced environments
  • Time management/problem-solving
  • Adaptability and resilience
  • Passionate and hard-working
  • Quick-learner

Accomplishments

  • Work experience in 2018 at a stables for 2 weeks, gaining immense skills in handling horses, walking/riding, feeding, mucking out, sweeping/cleaning the stables and helping horse riding lessons.
  • Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award in 2019.
  • Taught myself an A-Level between 2022-2023.

Affiliations

  • I have a deep passion for reading & books, my favourite genre being fantasy. I also love animals, nature, yoga, writing and learning in my spare time. I'm a creative person that admires music, performing arts, photography and the art of film-making. Furthermore, I have an interest in Tudor history.

Aspiration

I have a deep-rooted passion for books, storytelling, and the written world. It would be a genuine privilege to bring that love into a bookshop environment: helping others discover stories that resonate with them, while promoting the joy and value of reading. My ambition is to join a kind, committed team and grow within a long-term, full-time role doing what I love.

Timeline

Student Midwife

Oxford University Hospital Trust
09.2023 - 01.2025

Bachelor of Science -

Oxford Brookes University
09.2023 - 01.2025

A-Levels -

ICS Learn
11.2022 - 05.2023

Sale's Assistant

Double TWO
07.2022 - 09.2023

Sale's Assistant

Spar Hambleton Service Station
04.2022 - 05.2022

Sale's Assistant

Mountain Warehouse
09.2021 - 02.2022

A-Levels -

Blackpool Sixth Form
09.2020 - 07.2022

GCSEs -

Millfield Science and Performing Arts College
09.2015 - 03.2020
Daisy Arrowsmith