JE2 Task 3 Personal Statement

Name
Ben Ankers

What is/are your dream job(s)?
What do you have to do to start working in that industry?
I need to build a portfolio that shows all of the skills that I have learned and show my achievements to make myself look as best as I could. I would also have to adapt quickly to the ever changing gaming industry to stay on top. I would want to be a programmer for a well know company.

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 feel like I am most proficient in coding although I can do decent work in both sound and art design. I have created small projects using construct. I have also created the sounds effects and art work for the project.

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.


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 have various skills such as Problem solving and teamwork, when working as a team I can connect/communicate with the people in the team and I can help brighten the mood by being funny but creative at the same time. I am punctual and reliable. Sometime when making projects negative show up and slow down progress, this could be a hard problem to solve something along those lines, the experience from this would lead to that problem not happening that often or never again.


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.
I am interested in creating/playing video games; I am also interested in reading both books and manga. I have previously been interested in Film and TV, wanting to have a job in each.