{"id":11255,"date":"2018-12-13T17:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T17:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/?p=11255"},"modified":"2018-12-13T18:56:53","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T18:56:53","slug":"zoe-drew-cover-letter-and-resume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pearson.immtcnj.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/zoe-drew-cover-letter-and-resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Letter and Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\">November 18th, 2018<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cover Letter<\/h4>\n<p>To whom it may concern,<\/p>\n<p>I am a third-year student completing a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle. As part of my education I completed a semester of study abroad at The College of New Jersey. I will graduate in November of 2019 with majors in journalism and public relations. I am passionate about creative communications for the food industry including restaurant reviews, feature stories and strategic public relations on behalf of hospitality establishments.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to undertaking my degree, I completed an apprenticeship in commercial cookery with a specialist diploma in patisserie. I have six years\u2019 experience in the hospitality industry which includes working as a kitchen assistant, apprentice, qualified chef and sous chef. My employment in this industry has enhanced my appreciation of working to a deadline, teamwork, strong communication and most importantly armed me with intrinsic knowledge of restaurants and cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 I completed a four-month internship with Wild and Free Media, a marketing and communications agency. During this training I gained skills in composing engaging content that targets niche audiences with an effective brand voice. I published this content across multiple platforms including social media and WordPress blogs and strategically issued news releases and proposals to the media and potential clients. I also regularly compose articles for Crave New Media\u2019s online \u201cfood diary\u201d. This content includes guides and updates on Newcastle\u2019s food scene which requires me to regularly research food trends and remain up-to-date on the city\u2019s events and restaurant launches.<\/p>\n<p>I consciously use my extensive experience in the hospitality industry to inform my writing for the food journalism and public relations industries. I am confident in my use of terminology and literary devices to engage my audience and allow them to visualise my narrative. I believe my qualifications as a chef and appreciation for cuisine provides me with a professional advantage when composing content in the food and restaurant beat. I would appreciate the opportunity to join your team and help shape the narrative you share with your audience. I have attached my resume and contact details if you are interested in negotiating a professional relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Looking forward to your response<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely, Zoe Drew<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Resume<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Zoe Drew<br \/>\nzoe.4995@hotmail.com<br \/>\n0434 266 294<\/p>\n<h4>Education<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Certificate II in Floristry TAFE NSW<\/li>\n<li>Completed HSC at Merewether High School, ATAR 96.80<\/li>\n<li>Certificate in Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee<\/li>\n<li>Diploma of Hospitality with specialist units in Patisserie, completed at Distinction level.<\/li>\n<li>Commercial Cookery certificate III TAFE NSW.<\/li>\n<li>Currently in 2nd year of Bachelor of Communications Majoring in Journalism and Public Relations at the University of Newcastle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Employment History<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Absolutely Beautiful Flowers Nov 2009 \u2013 Oct 2013<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRole Florist and retail attendant<br \/>\nResponsibilities<br \/>\n\u2022 Creating floral designs, replenishing and care of floral products<br \/>\n\u2022 Stocktake and ordering giftware and floral products<br \/>\n\u2022 Training new employees<br \/>\n\u2022 Customer service and using Point of Sale systems<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Circa 1876 Oct 2012- May 2017<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRole Head pastry chef however, as I commenced and completed my apprenticeship at Circa, I worked in all sections of the kitchen.<br \/>\nResponsibilities<br \/>\n\u2022 Preparing food products for breakfast, larder, mains, pastry and functions.<br \/>\n\u2022 Managing breakfast, larder and pastry sections and small functions<br \/>\n\u2022 Training staff in food production and kitchen operations.<br \/>\n\u2022 Ordering produce for individual kitchen sections and the kitchen as a whole.<br \/>\n\u2022 Maintaining hygiene standards in the kitchen, ensuring stock rotation and HACCP principles.<br \/>\n\u2022 Recipe and menu development, including calculating menu costing.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Doughheads May 2017- July 2017<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRole Sous Chef<br \/>\nResponsibilities<br \/>\n\u2022 Making, decorating and storing all doughnut products based on daily quota.<br \/>\n\u2022 Supervising production processes and determining daily quotas for sale.<br \/>\n\u2022 Training staff<br \/>\n\u2022 Ordering products<br \/>\n\u2022 Ensuring HACCP and food health and safety is enforced<br \/>\n\u2022 Developing new flavours, recipes and composing menu notes for front of house teams<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Wild and Free Media Marketing Agency Feb 2018 \u2013 June 2018<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRole Intern<br \/>\nResponsibilities<br \/>\n\u2022 Creating social media content plans for W&amp;F and their clients including copywriting and publication.<br \/>\n\u2022 Copywriting and publishing blog posts and copy for W&amp;F and clients.<br \/>\n\u2022 Composing marketing and public relations proposals for clients and issued tenders<br \/>\n\u2022 Researching new clients and making contact with them through letters of introduction<br \/>\n\u2022 Brainstorming marketing strategy with colleagues<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Crave New Media Feb 2018 to present<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nRole Blog Writer<br \/>\nResponsibilities- Researching the Newcastle food scene and composing food guides and blog content for Crave\u2019s \u201cFood Diary\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Personal Blog<\/h4>\n<p>https:\/\/zoedrewwriter.wordpress.com\/<\/p>\n<h4>Skills<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing hard and soft content for blogs, print, copywriting, scripts, news releases, advertisements, pitches, proposals and reports<\/li>\n<li>Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of Hootsuite, social media platforms, WordPress, Google documents and Microsoft Office<\/li>\n<li>Photography and videography<\/li>\n<li>Event planning and management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Awards and Achievements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Australian Vocational Student of the year award 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Hunter Culinary Association apprentice scholarship recipient 2015<\/li>\n<li>\u00a01st place in the HTN Apprentice Culinary competition 1st year category 2015<\/li>\n<li>\u00a01st place in the HTN NSW Apprentice Culinary competition 1st year category 2015<\/li>\n<li>\u00a02nd Place at Australian Culinary Federation National Apprentice Competition 2015<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Achieved placement on University of Newcastle Faculty of Education and Arts Commendation List 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>References<\/h4>\n<p>Anna Farthing: Director and founder of Doughheads<br \/>\nPhone:0429 498 123<br \/>\nEmail: anna@doughheads.com.au<\/p>\n<p>Vesna Kirkovski: Director and founder of Wild and Free Media<br \/>\nPhone: 02 4962 3111<br \/>\nEmail: 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