1. ALEXANDER JAMES DOODY
Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3DP, 07446 245 864 alexander.doody@exeter.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION:
2013-17 University of Oxford, Exeter College, German, (2:1 achieved in Preliminary examinations)
2006-13 Birkdale School, Sheffield; A levels: A* English, A German, A History, A extended project
GCSE: 3 A*, 8 A grades
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Summer 2013 2 Shires Credit Union (Volunteering)
 Working on the front desk, speaking to clients to identify which services they required, e.g. loan
applications, deposits and withdrawals, and helping direct these inquiries.
 Assisting a client who was worried about being able to make payments.
 Taking deposits from clients, dealing with money in the desk (up to £2000), regularly checking balances.
7-14 April 2012 Galerie Laik, Koblenz (Work experience)
 Building German language skills through interacting with customers in order to answer their questions
about the gallery
 Building a positive working relationship with the owner of the gallery and working as part of a cohesive
team with other gallery employees
15-19 August 2011 Natwest, Worksop (experience)
 Shadowing employees, learning about customer interface and the operation of a large retail bank
25 – 29 July 2011 Aviva Sheffield
 Working with others within the Aviva quotes department
 Processed data quickly and accurately for clients
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Oxford:
 Secretary - Oxford University Gilbert and Sullivan society- a diverse role- liaised with individuals and
handled promotion of events; involved in a successful production of The Mikado, helping with front of
house, design of promotional material and venue booking.
 Oxford Finance Society - Attend talks by senior figures from the financial sector including talks given by
the CEO of UBS on creating more responsible and accountable banks, and a presentation on changes to
the financial industry since 2008 given by the CEO of Deutsche bank.
 Telethon fundraiser- Exeter college- Worked with the Exeter College Development office to raise funds
for the College’s annual fund. Spoke with a large number of Alumni from around the world, including
some who were difficult to persuade or had other issues that stopped them from donating. I worked as
part of a team, successfully raising £7000 during the campaign.
 Cherwell- successfully applied to be a news reporter for the Cherwell- a student operated newspaper in
Oxford- write weekly articles to tight deadlines, seek out quotes, speak to a wide variety of people on a
wide variety of student issues, from Lego MPs to racismand the pro-life/pro-choice debate.
Birkdale School
 Member of the choir, which sang in Cologne Cathedral, and the debating society
 Worked successfully with a school team to win the European Youth Parliament regional heat,
progressing to the national finals
 Worked as charities editor for the school magazine
 Won the Sixth form prize for modern languages in 2013
 Attained an RYA I Sailing certificate