De ar Mark Ne ttle ton at Ph il Jone s As s ociate s ,

Yours Since re ly ,Jare d McQue e n- Pulle n

Afte r lis te ning to y our e ngaging talk and s pe ak ing to y ou at th e H um an Ge ograph y U nive rs ity of Birm ingh am Eve nt m y inte nt to purs ue a care e r in Trans port Planningh as grow n s ignificantly . I now w is h to e xpand m y k now le dge about w h at it tak e s to s ucce e d in th is indus try , h ow to de live r truly s us tainable trans port ne tw ork s and le arnto q uantify th e h uge im pact Trans port Planning h as on all of us , am ongs t a ple th oraof oth e r e xciting ch alle nge s .

I’m w riting to y ou to e nq uire at th e pos s ibility of attaining w ork e xpe rie nce w ith y ourte am at Longbridge , w ith h ope s of s e curing a pos ition on y our Graduate s ch e m e andlong te rm goals of be com ing a forw ard- th ink ing, e ffe ctive cons ultant in th is indus try .

Th is pack contains inform ation about m y s e lf and w h y I th ink I’d m ak e a gre at as s e t to y our com pany .

qualifications

B A Ge o grap hy (o n go in g)On co u rse fo r a 2 :1 or First

A-Le ve lGe o grap hy A* M e d ia St u d ie s AEn viro n m e n t al Scie n c e CHist o ry C

Hale sowe n Co lle ge 2 0 10 - 2 0 12

U n ive rsit y o f B irm in gham 2 0 13 - Pre se n t

education

about me I’m a 2 1-ye ar-o ld Ge o grap hy U n d e rgrad u at e at t he U n ive rsit y o f B irm in gham I love le arn in g, e n gagin g wit h p e o p le an d p u shin g m yse lf so t hat I can grow.

characteristics

interests

experiences

Grap hic De sign Trave l Pho t o grap hy Le arn in gt o co d e

Pro gre ssio n in Ge o grap hy +In ad d it io n t o havin g had m u lt ip le jo b s in vario u s se c t o rs (ike a/sain sb u rys/Du d le y co u n c il) t he m ain fo c u s o f m y t im e is d e d icat e d t o co m p le t in g a Ge o grap hy d e gre e . Ge o grap hy has give n m e so u n d acad e m ic t rain in g, givin g in sight in t o p rac t ical, so cial, e c o n o m ic an d e n viro n m e n t al issu e s. Alo n g wit h a who le host o f cap ab ilit ie s su ch as: an alyt ical skills t hat allow m e t o b re ak d o wn t he so cio -sp at ial lan d scap e an d co n c e p t u alise it (wit h t o o ls su ch as SPSS/Exc e l), t e am wo rkin g, p re se n t at io n skills, fie ld wo rk d at a co lle c t io n skills, n e t wo rk m o d e llin g (wit h t o o ls su ch as Ge p hi) an d GIS work (u sin g t o o ls su ch as ARCGIS).

B ran d in g an d De sign +I re c e n t ly had t he e xcit in g o p p o rt u n it y t o re b ran d a chu rch I at t e n d . The ap p ro ach was t o cre at e a fam ily-frie n d ly im age t hat m at che s t he chu rche s valu e s an d m issio n st at e m e n t . B e sid e s im p rovin g m y organ isat io n al an d p ro b le m -so lvin g skills, it he lp e d m e t o d e ve lo p m y co m m u n icat io n skills, as t he se we re a n e c e ssit y t o co m m u n icat in g wit h t he vario u s gro u p s in vo lve d . As re su lt I was ab le cre at e a n e w id e n t it y fo r t he chu rch fu lly m at che d t he ir e ht hos an d I’m n ow p rivile ge d t o co n t in u e m y in vo lve m e n t in m arke t in g fo r t he m .

Charit y & Co m m u n it y W o rk +I’ve had t he fo rt u it o u s o p p o rt u n it y t o wo rk wit h a wid e ran ge o f charit ie s, fro m t he slu m s o f t he Philip p in e s, t he o rp han age s o f B u lgaria, t o Y o u t h wo rk in m y own ho m e t o wn . I’ve had t he p rivile ge o f le ad in g t e am s an d m ost im p o rt an t ly t o se e p e o p le ’s live s im p rove d . Su ch e xp e rie n c e s he lp e d m e t o u n d e rst an d t he n e c e ssit y o f t e am -wo rk in p ro b le m so lvin g, raisin g m o rale in hard t im e s an d t he am o u n t I co u ld le arn fro m t hose aro u n d m e . An o t he r p assio n o f m in e is t o he lp m e n t o r yo u n g p e o p le ’s d e ve lo p m e n t t hro u gho u t t he ir t e e n age ye ars, an d I cu rre n t ly ru n a fu n d isc u ssio n gro u p fo r t he age s o f 11-2 1, wit h t he aid o f d iffe re n t sp e ake rs an d t ale n t e d in d ivid u als t o in sp ire t he yo u n g p e o p le . t ale n t e d in d ivid u als t o in sp ire t he yo u n g p e o p le .

Pro je c t le ad e rship +Du rin g t he Su m m e r o f 2 0 15 , I was e m p lo ye d b y Du d le y Co u n c il, t o d e sign fro m t he gro u n d u p a re se arch p ro je c t , a se rie s o fp re se n t at io n s (t o scho o ls & he ad s o f co u n c il) an d a fram e wo rk fo r t he fu t u re t hat wo u ld in ve st igat e t he live d e xp e rie n c e s o f yo u n g p e o p le in Du d le y an d u n d e rst an d what t he y b e lie ve co u ld b e im p rove d . The p ro je c t in vo lve d u sin g m y e n t ire Ge o grap hical skillse t an d was ve ry su cc e ssfu l. W he re b y m yse lf an d fe w o t he rs, su cc e ssfu lly co lle c t e d 2 ,80 0 qu e st io n n aire re sp o n se s, 7 fo c u s gro u p s, in t e rvie we d vario u s chie fs o f gove rn m e n t fo r a short film , an d p re se n t e d t o scho o ls all across Du d le y, b e fo re co llat in g an dp re se n t in g t he d at a, m ap p in g t he d e m o grap hics an d cre at in g an in -d e p t h re p o rt , in t he sp ac e o f t wo m o n t hs fro m st art t o fin ish. p re se n t in g t he d at a, m ap p in g t he d e m o grap hics an d cre at in g an in -d e p t h re p o rt , in t he sp ac e o f t wo m o n t hs fro m st art t o fin ish.

Organ ise d , m o t ivat e d , p e o p le -fo c u se d , calm , p ro fe ssio n al, in t e re st e d , o p e n -m in d e d

2010Received the Paul Brookes

Geography prize for “Outstanding

Success” in Geography

Started work with young people

within my local community

Lived in the Philippines for 3 months,

working in the engine room of a charity aid ship

Started studying BA Geography

at the University of Birmingham

Introduced to Transport Planning

during Summer work experience

with Dudley Council Planning Department

2015

Developed team-working skills,

design skills and an understanding

of real work environments working for

Sainsburys and Ikea

Received first class grades

in a variety of modules, including

“One of the best presented maps

I have ever seen” feedback and a mark

of 90 in the Geomatics GIS module

Experience & Achievements

Graduated from Halesowen

College with an A*

in Geography201

22013

2014

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Th ank y ou for tak ing th e tim e to look th rough th is pack . Als o attach e d is th e G IS proje ct Icarrie d out m apping part of North um be rland, if y ou w is h to h ave a look .

I’d re ally love to be part of th e te am and h ave th e opportunity to s e e w h at I can do at Ph ilJone s As s ociate s . As an individual I’m h ard w ork ing and pas s ionate about e ve y th ing I do,I h ope th is can be s e e n in th e varie ty of w ork and e xpe rie nce s I’ve unde rtak e n.

Furth e rm ore , I h ope to be able to us e th e s k ills th at I’ve le arnt as a G e ograph e r e ve r s inceI s tarte d at G CSE le ve l. Proble m s olving, analy tical and m ore com ple x s k ills , th at I unde rs tandare ne ce s s ary to progre s s in th is indus try .

Finally , I h ope th at m y cre ativity and forw ard- th ink ing ide as can w ork to drive forw ard ne w w ay sFinally , I h ope th at m y cre ativity and forw ard- th ink ing ide as can w ork to drive forw ard ne w w ay sof th ink ing about h ow w e us e s pace and m ode l th e built e nvironm e nt.

Th ank s again for y ou tim e and I look forw ard to pos s ibly h e aring from y ou,

Jare d McQue e n- Pulle n.

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