1. Alison Mac Sweeney
71 Dewberry, Mount Oval Village, Rochestown, Cork Ireland, 085-7432228
111379781@umail.ucc.ie
Education
2011- Present: Bachelor of Arts Degree, University College Cork
Result: Expect to graduate with 2nd Class Honours Grade1 (2.1)
Course Modules
 Politicsin Northern Ireland
 History of philosophy
 Studies of Shakespeare
 Contemporary Irish writing
 European cinema
 Modernism
 Nuclear politics and proliferation
 Political violence
 Studies of James Joyce’s Ulysses’
Final Year Research Dissertation
‘Growing up in Northern Ireland after 1994: the consequences of segregation’
2005-2011: Leaving Certificate, Christ the King Secondary School, Douglas, Cork.
Leaving Certificateresult: 375 includinga Bgrade in business studies.
Experience
Event Management Experience
 Started my own business in University which involved organising many events on my own initiativeover the last
four years includingfour very successful collegeballsin theRochestown Park Hotel and Imperial Hotel which
attracted over 500 students each time.
 Took chargeof and personal responsibility for every aspect of these events
 Demonstrated extensive management and organizational skills in runningthesehighly successful events.For
some events I employed other students to whom I delegated some responsibilities.
 Worked with over 14 businesses during my time organizingthese events. Each event sawa largedonation being
made to a chosen charity.
 Negotiated sponsorship and promotional dealswith local businesses.
Promotions Experience
 Employed by the Roxy Nightclub in Cork City to do advertisingand promotional work duringmy time in University.
 Was given the freedom to market this nightclub on campus
 Developed the ability to think logically abouthow to effectively attractthe club’s target market.
 Learned how to market effectively through social media platforms and developed skillson communicatingto
target markets through these outlets.
 Learned how to successfully promotemy events not only to students but also to businesses in Cork when
approachingthem lookingfor fundingand discounts.
Leadership Experience
 Was voted classrepresentativeevery year in University.Represented my classof over 400 students in department
meetings and worked closely with UCC students union.
 Finalistcandidatefor a leadership award in UCC based on the contribution I made to improvingstudent life.
Marketing Experience
 Recognised the potential advertisingopportunities for small businesses through the largestudent network.
 Developed a strategy to approach businesses in Cork and offer them a serviceof promotional events for students
in UCC.
 Successfully negotiated an advertisingand marketing plan with these businesses.

2. Sales and Customer Relations Experience
 Worked for the lastthree years in Centra Rochestown, which is an extremely fast-paced environment dealingwith
customers.
 Developed beneficial customer relations skills.
 Realised my potential as being a perceptive and effective salesperson and a good communicator with customers
 Established a passion for retail operations frommy time workingin retail.
Employment:
Summer 2011 & Summer 2012: Midelton, Cork
Personal Assistant to Ms. Mary Buckley
 Assistantto Ms. Mary Buckley, C.E.O of successful medical foods company Essenza ltd and Nutrief Medical.
 Assisted with jobs such as organizingwork schedule, makingtravel and business meeting arrangements,
respondingto business queries,sendingimportantemails,minute-taking in meetings and any other jobs as
required.
 Learned valuableorganizational skillsand gained confidence.
June 2012- Present: Centra Rochestown, Cork
Delicatessen Assistant
 Currently work in an extremely fast-paced environment with 50 other employees
 Store was ranked the best convenience store in 2012.
 Gained significantexperience of workingin a retail environment where extremely high standards haveto be met
at all times.
 Learned team-work skills,customer relations skills,problem-solvingskills and time-management skills.
 Benefitted from demanding work ethic which will be applied to any future employment.
 Received 100% in a Mystery shopper report, based on my customer service.
 Have worked full-time(40+hours) duringChristmas and summer breaks.
Interests and Achievements:
 Travel: Have travelled throughout Europe and America.
 University: Voted classrepresentativeby my collegeclass every year.
 Computers: Experience usingWord, Excel and PowerPoint.
 Leadership: Finalistcandidatein the leadership awards in UCC.
 Entrepreneur: Entered the entrepreneur of the year competition in UCC.
 Presentations: Completed Presentations workshop in UCC.
 Campaigning: Volunteer for the ‘Yes Equality’campaign in April & May 2015.
 Driving: Own car and clean drivinglicense.
 Manual Handling: Completed a manual handlingcourse.
 HACCP: Certified in HACCP Training.
 Charity: Regularly participatein charity work for charities such as Simon Community, S.H.A.R.E, Arc House, Irish Dogs
for the Disabled,GuideDogs for the Blind and Lisa’s Wish.
 Recruitment: Finalistcandidatein the Lidl recruitment process for the Management development programme 2015.
Referees:
Mary McGroarty- Manager of Centra Rochestown. Tel: 021-4363607
Ronan Fahy- Former Manager of Rochestown Park Hotel. Tel: 087-7541170