What type of job are you looking for?
I am looking for any type of support role that we enable to work in a unique and exciting environment
What nationality are you?
British
What languages do you speak (and at what level)?
English (Fluent)
What country or area are you looking to work in and why?
I am looking to work in Antarctica becuse it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity. I am adventurous and hard working and I am completely fascinated by working in challenging and extraordinary places!
What countries have you worked in?
Australia (fishing boat in the Indian Ocean and Ski resort in Victorian Alps)
England (country of birth and citizen)
What countries do you have a visa to work in?
UK and EU
What field do you currently work in?
Sales and Sevice Sector
What fields have you worked in before?
Hospitality, Fishing, Insurance, NHS Public Health
What qualifications do you hold?
GCSEs, A - Levels and NVQ equivalent
Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why?
Formal education, because without it, it is difficult to prove to a prospective employer that you have the intelligence and determination to be successful in role despite knowing you have!!
Describe the benefits of working with others
The benefits of working with others is the feeling of being part of a team. It's the feeling of being valued as a key member of a successful operation. Other benefits are having somebody to bounce ideas off, to interact with and to challenge to get the best results in a certain task.
Describe the benefits of working alone
The benefits of working alone are you learn to trust you own ability. You gain confidence it completing a task on your own and having a piece of work that is completely your own.
What was your worst working experience?
My worst working experience is being sat in a boring job everyday from 9-5 behind a computer screen, doing a job that you know is making no significant difference to anybody or anything.
What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career?
Plain and simply - you will not get anything unless you are prepared to work incredibly hard for it.
What unique skills do you have?
My unique skill is the ability to think outside the box. The ability to look at a situation and beable to make it better by doing something that hasn't been tried before.
What would you consider as your 'dream job'?
A job that will keep me active! That will make me push myself physicially and mentally to the limit and make me feel alive, not just a job that keeps me slightly entertained for 8 hours a day.
What are the most interesting aspects of your field?
I speak to small business everyday. I listen to their stresses and woes. I also hear success stories and achievments. The most interesting aspect of my job is noticing how people's atitudes change due to how their business is performing, and how moral and confidence can affect people's ability to be adventurous and take risks.
What are the least interesting aspects of your field?
The least interesting aspect is the repetitive nature of the role as it can lead you to become bored and unimaginative.
Why Antarctica??
I want to work in a Antarctica because I want to do something different. I want to get away from the ratrace that is everyday society. I want to do something that I will rememeber, that I will treasure! I want to remember my working life and enjoy every day, not just wish it away. I want to grab life!! Too many people spend their entire life making grand plans for it instead of doing something about it now!!
How can potential employers contact you?
Robert Cleary rcleary14@hotmail.co.uk +44 (0) 7814400748
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