The White Ensign Association

Guidance Notes

EMPLOYMENT REGISTRATION FORM

All (required) information on this form, including all SECTION 3, will be included in the Employment Register sent to potential employers. 

You should  ensure that all the information requested is provided - if required information is missing or incomplete your details cannot be circulated to prospective employers 

 SECTION 3 GUIDANCE NOTES

Section 3

The aim of this section is to provide potential employers with concise, relevant information concerning your Background, Skills and Experience. Using this, along with your other details, an employer will have sufficient information to judge whether you have employment potential in which case you may be contacted and your CV may be requested. 

Background / Skills / Experience

You need to decide which elements of your Background, Skills and Experience you wish to present in this brief format. Relevance to your chosen job path (s) is paramount. Use your CV to help you if you have one. Consider your main selling points in terms of what you have done, the experience this has given you and the transferable skills you now have. Your more recent career is obviously the most important area to focus on but if there are other relevant elements from your earlier working life, military or civilian, you may wish to include these as well. You will need to be very selective.

Seeking

Ensure that what you are seeking is clear in terms of occupation / employment type and area. Alternatives should be given if appropriate.

To help you complete Section 3 some examples are below. These are generic examples and should give you an idea of what should be included.

SECTION 3 EXAMPLES

Example 1 (Captain RN)

Background / Skills / Experience* (30 words max)

Highly successful executive / Submarine Engineer / Change Management / Procurement / Project Management / Contingency Planning / Compliance Management / Diplomatic posting / Fluent French / Volunteer charity worker

Seeking* (25 words max)

Demanding Senior Executive role in a large charity. London / Home Counties but would consider Midlands.

Example 2 (Chief Petty Officer)

Background / Skills / Experience (30 words max)

Middle Manager. Maritime Warfare Operations. People Management. Systems Management. Organisational Management. Technically qualified and experienced in facilities engineering systems. H&S qualified. Telecommunications. Represented RN at skiing (1993)

Seeking (25 words max)

Part time Facilities Management or Practice Management in the Portsmouth /Southampton area.

Example 3 (Lieutenant RN)

Background / Skills / Experience (30 words max)

Maritime Operations / Change Management / Personnel Management / Project Management / Financial Analyst qualified / Very experienced and competent at high intensity workloads / Event Management / Excellent communicator / Deep Sea Diver

Seeking (25 words max)

Demanding second career in Wealth Management or Shipbroking. No ties willing to work in UK or abroad (preferably Middle East). Currently learning Arabic.

Example 4 (Warrant Officer RM)

Background / Skills / Experience (30 words max)

Highly experienced and successful combat logistician with extensive experience in long/difficult supply chain solutions. International Contract and Project Management. Contingency Planning . Very personable leader . H&S. Marathon runner.

Seeking (25 words max)

Rewarding second career in ambitious logistics organization along M4 corridor / Bristol / maybe Europe. Growth potential highly desirable.

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