This document provides a draft personal statement for Thomas Dowson applying to Salford City College's Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTec Level 3 90 Credit Diploma in Creative Media Production Games Design program. It begins answering questions about his dream job being a games designer, skills like communication and trustworthiness, lack of work experience but current job, strengths in teamwork and confidence with room to improve problem solving, and hobbies of playing games, sports like rugby, and watching films. The document is a work in progress that Thomas will refine over the year.

1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTec Level 3
90 Credit Diploma in Creative Media Production
Games Design
Personal Statement
Draft some answers to the following questions. This is the start of a working document that you will refine over
the year. Remember to be truthful, relevant and positive. A successful personal statement is a combination of
head and heart.
Name
Thomas Dowson
What is/are your dream job(s)?
What do you have to do to start working in that industry?
My dream job is to be a games designer.
What skills do you possess now?
Don’t list your qualifications as they are on you CV. Talk about what you did within those subjects that you’re
good at and enjoyed.
I have some skills I am a very trustworthy person and also I have good communication skills.
Have you carried out any work experience or voluntary work?
Don’t list your qualifications as they are on you CV. Talk about what you did within those subjects that you’re
good at and enjoyed.
No I have not had any work experience but I do have a job so I am 0okay with my job and what I do.
What soft, transferable skills do you possess now or need to develop and how?
Problem solving Communication Commitment
Tenacity Creativity Honesty
Efficiency Innovation Trustworthiness
Teamwork Entrepreneurship Reliability
Self-presentation Punctuality Humour
Confidence Public speaking Empathy
ICT Literacy Numeracy
Try to use examples from your everyday experience and that negatives can sometimes be turned into positives.
I am very good with teamwork I can work well in a team and also I have confidence in myself and also I am
honest and last but not least I am very good at ict the problem that I would have is problem solving.
What personal interests and hobbies do you have or have had in the past?
Reading
Films
Music – both playing and listening to.
Socialising
Sports
Pets
Travel
Stamp collecting
However uninteresting you may think your interests are, even if you’ve not taken them very far, put them down.
My hobbies that I have is I love to play games and also I love to play sports especially Rugby I love to play it
also I love to watch films.