1. Nikolina Griva
Address: 3(2f1) Wolseley Terrace EH8 7AB, 07729646893- nikolina_griva@windowslive.com
I am a 21-year old studentinmy 4th
yearof universityatQueenMargaretUniversity,Edinburgh. Iam
originallyfromGreece butIhave livedinScotlandforthe past3 years. I have a fluencyin Greekand
Englishand goodknowledge of the Spanishlanguage. Expectedtograduate inAugust2016 witha
qualificationof a2:1 Degree inHonour’sNutrition.
Nutrition-RelatedExperience
Volunteeringin LongniddryPrimarySchool (February2016). Cookingclassesandinformationonthe
nutrientcontentof the foodscookedforpupils.
Volunteeringin Harlawhill DayCentre (October-December2015),where we providedmealsforthe
elderlypopulationthatvisitedandalsointhe Port SetonDay Centre,helpingraise awarenessabout
healthyandeasywaysto cook andadvice on cookingingredientsandmeal patterns.
Volunteeringin PrestonpansInfantSchool (March 2014): Tookpart incookingclasseswithkids
where anothervolunteerandIhelpedkidsdeveloptheircookingskillsaswell astheirknowledge
aboutfood,foodhygiene andalsohandlingdangeroustoolsknivesetc.,while atthe same time
makingita funexperience.
Volunteeringin OrmistonGrowsinEdinburghfor2 monthsinwinter2013.It wasa wonderful
experience inwhichIsoldorganicfoodsandservedfoodandbeveragestolocal costumersandalso
learnedafewthingsabouthowa businessisranhere.
Vice Presidentof the QMUGoodFood Societyduring2015-2016
REHIS Foodhygiene certificate (November2013)
Employment History and Experience
Receptionistat MelinaBayHotel inCorfu (May-August2015). I wasresponsibleforall room
bookings,aswell asmakingsure everythingwasinorderinregardsto the roomsbut alsohandled
ordersfor foodsuppliesinthe hotel’srestaurantandevenhelpedweighingtablesduringbreakfast
time.
Bar work everysummersince June 2011.
Assistant inan Ice creamshop for2 monthsduringthe summerof 2013.I learnedhow toworkfast
and effectivelyandespeciallyunderpressure duringthe busymonths.
Salesassistant in a clothesboutique for4months(June 2014-September2014). Similarlytothe ice
cream shopI interactedwithpeople everyday,handledcashtransactionsbutIalsoworkedalone
and had to handle ordersandmanyphone callsaswell asthe shoplayout.
2. Tutor inGreeklanguage for3 months,(summer2013 and2014). I hadthe opportunitytoexplore
my creativenessandmyleadershipskillsbutalsolearnnew waysof studyingandlearningwhichI
got frommy students.Itevenhelpsme withuniversitycourseworkfromtime totime.
Au-pair ina villafor2 weeksinJune 2012, in whichmyjob descriptionwastobe a part of pool staff
but as mytime there passedIwas givenmore andmore responsibilities:frombabysittingthe kidsto
helpingthe chef withthe cooking.
3k NeonFunRun withRNIBScotland (November2014).
Education and Qualifications
Basic IT skills(MicrosoftOffice (Word,PowerPoint, Excel),SPSS),LeadershipandTeamworkskills,
Punctual,Critical andAnalytical Thinking.
QueenMargaretUniversity- (September2012- August2016)
Kassiopi High School- (September2006-June 2012)
Biology Higher, Biology, Mathematics Higher, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
Englisheducationoutside school (Institute Gnosi)-(September2000-June 2011)
Spanisheducationoutsideschool (InstitutoAlessandroManzoni)-(September2008-July2010)
Conservatoire (harmonium) - (September2006- August2009)
EU DriversLicence (September2014)
IELTS certificate inEnglish(June 2012)
Proficiencycertificate inEnglish(2012)
‘Intermedio‘certificate inSpanish(2011)
‘Inicial’certificate inSpanish(2010)
Lowercertificate inEnglish(2009)
Hobbies & Interests:Theatre,Travelling,Volleyball,Martial Arts,Cooking,Reading.
Extra-curricular activities:Memberof the Sports& Societies(S&S) Committee (September
2015-June 2016), Memberof the QMU Volleyball Team (2016), Vice presidentof the classcouncil
twice (2011 and 2012), 1st
place award for a national science competition(team) (2011):We were 3
girlsrepresentingourhighschool forthe national science competitionduringwhichwe performeda
chemistryexperiment,abiologyexperimentandaphysicsexperiment.We scored byfar higherthan
the otherschoolsand sowon 1st
place, Memberof the school’sstudentcouncil for3consecutive
years(2009-2012): Same procedure withthe classcouncil butwiththe whole school.Membersof
the council were electedandpositionswereputtovote.I changedeveryyearfromsecretaryto
eventsmanager.
