From 12967c573b49b901da0f4da08ee5d25da1d2ccfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam French Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:21:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Rewrite Electrical CV in a more natural voice Drop the Crown and Anchor entry and rework Profile, Key Strengths, Experience and Additional so the copy reads more like something I'd actually write rather than polished boilerplate. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 --- vue/src/views/CV/CVElectrical.vue | 89 ++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-) diff --git a/vue/src/views/CV/CVElectrical.vue b/vue/src/views/CV/CVElectrical.vue index 4e8281c..6c7ab4f 100644 --- a/vue/src/views/CV/CVElectrical.vue +++ b/vue/src/views/CV/CVElectrical.vue @@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ import Project from "./Project.vue";

Profile

- Motivated applicant seeking an electrical apprenticeship. - First Class Honours graduate in Computer Science with - Mathematics, with strong problem-solving skills and five - years of customer-facing experience. Keen to move from - software into a practical, skilled trade where the work - is tangible and safety matters — committed to learning - from experienced mentors and earning my qualifications - on the job. + Computer Science with Mathematics graduate (First + Class, 81.1%) applying for an electrical + apprenticeship. Five years of bar and waiting work + alongside my degree, and a background of building and + running my own home server setup. After finishing + university I've decided I want to work with my hands + rather than behind a desk, and I'm ready to start at + the bottom and work through the NVQ.

@@ -41,23 +41,23 @@ import Project from "./Project.vue";
Technical
- Strong numeracy (Maths degree-level), logical - troubleshooting, confident with Excel and the - Microsoft Suite, quick to pick up new tools. + Good with numbers from my Maths degree. + Comfortable with Excel and the Microsoft + Suite. Pick up new tools quickly.
Practical
- Methodical, precise, safety-conscious. Comfortable - following procedures exactly and double-checking - work before signing off. + Careful and patient with procedure. Used to + checking my own work before calling it done. + Take safety rules seriously.
- Interpersonal
- Clear communicator, reliable team member, - composed under pressure — proven across five - years of hospitality. + People
+ Five years of customer-facing work. Reliable + turning up, easy to work with, keep my head + when a shift gets busy.
@@ -75,24 +75,11 @@ import Project from "./Project.vue"; 2021–2025

- Busy live-music venue. Followed strict health, - safety and hygiene procedures and coordinated - across bar, kitchen and events to keep shifts - running smoothly. -

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- Front-of-house at a busy pub. Adapted quickly to - changing priorities and took pride in getting every - detail right. + Busy live-music venue in Leeds. Worked the bar + and floor across gig nights and event days, + following the usual health, safety and hygiene + procedures. Got on well with the team and could + be trusted to open or close on my own.

@@ -104,9 +91,10 @@ import Project from "./Project.vue"; 2018–2020

- Till operation and table service at a South Bank - café. Accurate cash-handling and confident customer - interaction. + Ran the till and waited tables at a café on the + South Bank. First proper job. Learned how to keep + cash-handling tidy and how to talk to a lot of + different people without getting flustered.

@@ -118,10 +106,11 @@ import Project from "./Project.vue"; 2021–present

- Built and self-hosted my own website infrastructure, - including wiring and configuring hardware at home - (Raspberry Pi, networking, low-voltage DC). - Methodical fault diagnosis and repair. + Built my own website and host it at home on a + Raspberry Pi. Set up the networking and low-voltage + DC wiring myself. When something breaks I work + through it until it's fixed, which is the same + mindset I'd bring to a site.

@@ -159,18 +148,18 @@ import Project from "./Project.vue";

Additional

  • - Full right to work in the UK · willing to relocate - or travel for the role + Full right to work in the UK. Happy to relocate or + travel for the right role.
  • - Happy to undertake a safety-critical medical as - part of recruitment + Fine with a safety-critical medical as part of + recruitment.
  • - Committed to college day-release study and full - NVQ completion + Up for college day-release and seeing the NVQ all + the way through.
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  • References available on request
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  • References on request.