Oliver P.
About me
| Oliver P. | |
| Archaeology | |
| Archaeology | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Halifax | |
| 2019 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Citizens in Policing - Service Delivery Advisor | |
| North Yorkshire Police | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Armed forces and emergency services / Politics and public affairs | |
| Large business (250+ employees) | |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | |
| >£300 |
Like this profile?
Add this profile to your favourites so you can return to it later from your account.
A day in the life of a Citizens in Policing - Service Delivery Advisor in the United Kingdom
Challenging perceptions of Archaeologists - we have so many valuable and transferable skills!
Working with Noth Yorkshire Police
My advice to students considering work
More than anything, get some Voluntary Experience under your belt.
Such work looks amazing on a CV and greatly impresses potential employers.
It can be anything - work for a charity, join your College Council, start a Society... anything!
If only for 1 - 2 hours a week, the skills and insights gained from the experience shall boost employability, build confidence and help you grow as an individual (in a positive way, not in a pretentious 'Eat, Pray, Love'-style).
Other advice
Never let yourself be pigeon-holed.
Doing any degree gives you an abundance of transferable skills. Understand them, and you can apply yourself to almost any Placement opportunity. Your CV must reflect this.
I love Archaeology, but I refuse to let myself be limited to one sector alone.
Plus on a personal note, don't lose hope when searching / applying. Often, the perfect role in the perfect place at the perfect time for the perfect price is just around the corner.
Never settle for anything less than what you want.
Contacting me
Honestly, I welcome all questions from all students.
Ask me absolutely anything, and I'll do my best to help you out :-)
What I do
The overarching goal of Citizens in Policing is to 'Connect communities to policing and policing to communities', increasing the amount and variety of people involved in Police / Community volunteering.
My work will include Community Research, Liasing, Travel, Report Writing, giving Presentations and building a National Infrastructure.
Skills I use and how I developed them
The skills needed for my role shall include, but won't be limited to:
Qualitative and Quantitative data analysis and manipulation
Report Writing and Visual Presentations.
Community Engagement / Liasing
Teamwork
Interpersonal Communication
As for how I developed these skills, largely it was due to the Archaeology course structure. Such varied amounts of data handled within Archaeology, plus our requirement to analyse and present it, have given me a unique advantage.
Additionally, I've been actively involved in Community Volunteering projects since first year - this offered me a unique insight into Community Engagement, Liaising, Teamwork and Communication.
What I like most
I'll let you know more about my role after I've started in July and gained some experience :-)
Next steps...
If you like the look of Oliver’s profile, the next steps are down to you! You can send Oliver a message to find out more about their career journey.