Tom Hardy
Summary
A dedicated and hardworking archaeologist, whose biggest strengths lie out in the field. I am able to work under pressure and adhere to time constraints to get the job done to an outstanding degree.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Lindum Sports Association
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
10.2025 - 06.2026
- In this role I was required to perform many tasks such as cleaning and stocking alongside customer service
- Due to the nature of bar work, it has not only provided me with the ability to work under pressure but also hospitable skills while working face to face with customers
Customer Assistant
Tesco Superstore
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
04.2025 - 07.2025
- In this position I performed a number of jobs including; shelf stacking, online shopping picker, backdoor worker and produce worker
- With shifts starting early, this shows that I am no stranger to an early start
- Due to shifts being between four to eight hours in length, staying on my feet for a prolonged amount of time would not be an issue
Farm Machinery Operator
Stafforce
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
09.2024 - 11.2024
- A seasonal job which I undertook to be able to afford the cost of living as a student in Lincoln, working to the end of the harvest
- 12 hour shifts three times a week on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday show that I don't tire easily
Customer Assistant
Morrison's
Worksop, Nottinghamshire
12.2021 - 07.2022
- During my time at sixth form I took a job at Morrison's during my first year
- I undertook a multitude of roles underneath the customer assistant umbrella which included; online shopping picker, shelf stacker, backdoor worker, click and collect worker, Uber eats correspondent and storeroom worker
Education
BA (Hons) -
Bishop Grosseteste University
Lincoln01-2026
A-Levels -
Outwood Academy Valley post 16 Centre
Worksop, NTT01-2023
GCSEs -
Outwood Academy Valley
Worksop, NTT01-2021
Skills
Team work
- For the last three years I have played for the Lincoln Bishop Mens First Football team as well as basketball teams and badminton, which has helped me to develop as a person and help others within these teams develop too
Time management
- In all of the jobs I have had it has been a requirement to practice good time management, in which I always meeting the quota that was provided for me
Leadership
- During my time at Lincoln Bishop University I have learnt leadership skills in multiple ways, as the vice president of the basketball society I learnt how to run and build a team as well as being a supervisor on a variety of levels on an archaeological dig for 6 weeks
Communication
- While working at the Lindum Sports Association, I was a customer facing bartender - this helped with both customer and colleague communicational skills
Outgoing
- I have always loved the outdoors including hiking and camping, both of which I have performed at their highest level having received my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award and my Gold Chief Scout Award
Driving
- For the past few years I have held a full UK drivers licence, during this time I have kept my record completely clean while driving my own car too and from work
Hobbies and interests
- I enjoy playing, doing and watching a wide variety of Sports including football, basketball, badminton, downhill and enduro mountain biking, hiking, rock climbing, bouldering, running, swimming surfing and mauy thai
- Alongside all of the sports I do, I also enjoy camping or anything outdoors and will leap at any chance to be out in nature in spite of the elements
- I also enjoy playing, collecting and painting warhammer 40k figures as well as playing videogames with my friends and reading the occasional book
- I have also always had a deep interest in history and archaeology ever since I was young, my grandad would go out into his garden and bury coins and other artifacts for me and my brothers to find and "excavate" which only fuelled my interest further
- Growing up, my parents took me to many archaeological wonders across both England and Europe, with a few personal favourites being Fort St Elmo in Malta and Bouillon Castle in France which both link to my favourite part of history, the crusades
Archaeological Experience
6/2024 - 7/2026
Field Archaeologist Trainee
Lincoln Bishop University | Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- Due to my History and Archaeological course at Lincoln Bishop University I performed four weeks of field school training as part of one of my modules at the end of my first year of study
- In my second year I returned to the field voluntarily and spent the first two as a regular field team member and the last two as a supervisor of all the teams working on the multiple burials we had on site
- In my final year of my course I once again returned but this time as a fully fledged trench supervisor, running my own trench and assessing the first years undertaking the same module that I had in my first year
- Altogether I have performed 12 weeks of archaeological field work as well as three weeks of site closure
- During my time on site I have learnt many archaeological skills including excavation using a multitude of tools, survey methods including resistivity, how to respectfully and properly perform an osteological lift, filling and filing of context sheets, archaeological drawing and recording, and finds processing, amongst other things
Timeline
Bartender
Lindum Sports Association
10.2025 - 06.2026
Customer Assistant
Tesco Superstore
04.2025 - 07.2025
Farm Machinery Operator
Stafforce
09.2024 - 11.2024
Customer Assistant
Morrison's
12.2021 - 07.2022
BA (Hons) -
Bishop Grosseteste University
A-Levels -
Outwood Academy Valley post 16 Centre
GCSEs -
Outwood Academy Valley