James Sweeney

Jargon Group

Account Executive

Junior Account Executive

One Million Mentors

- Mentoring students to maximise their potential and achieve their goals in life, whether personal, academic, professional or anything in between!

Mentor

The Youth Group

•	Being a proud & positive advocate for The Youth Group & our global youth movement
•	Promoting The Youth Group & our aspirations to help improve the odds for young people

Changemaker

Henley Business School

- Analysed the effectiveness & efficiency of the Henley Business School’s communications
- Produced a ‘Communications Report’ summarising my findings & recommendations for future improvements

Student Engagement Research Administrator

University of Reading

Student Engagement Ambassador

•	Aided in the creation & running of the MyName project
•	Created content to be used across the university’s digital channels 
•	Helped coordinate a team of Student Voice Ambassadors
•	Presented & included the student voice across numerous university projects

Communications Co-ordinator (Professional Placement Year)

CELTIC LEISURE

- Assessed Swimmers off of set outcomes 
- Communicated with students of all backgrounds 
- Helped build and strengthen swimmer's confidence and belief in themselves
- Planned and organised Swimming lessons and activities
- Supported students learning and development inside and outside of lessons

Swimming Teacher

- Communicated with people from every walk of life
- Completed regular staff and first-aid training
-  Developed first aid skills and techniques which were implemented to save a student’s life on a college trip in China. 
- Performed water rescues when required
- Promoted the safety of all pool users.

Lifeguard

hhruk Consulting

- Working with hhruk on our new Health & Wellbeing Partnership as a Health & Wellbeing Associate.
- Creating blogs & courses on a range of different topics.

Health and Wellbeing Associate

Wall Colmonoy

- Gained first-hand experience of work in a large-scale company. 
- Implemented employees onto the company’s systems.
- Organised and prepared the company’s sales records in a professional and sorted manner. 
- Resolved Technical Issues, under supervision

Work Experience 

AE @ Jargon Group 🧑‍💻 Founder of Sweeney’s Blogs 💬 Changemaker for The Youth Group 👐 Digital Storyteller 📚

Wondered what it feels like to jump out of a plane at 12,000 feet? 🪂

I’m James Sweeney, it’s lovely to meet you! 

Growing up in the Swansea valleys, I’m incredibly passionate about people - whether it’s our culture, background, passions or the ways in which we process and understand the world around us, it’s something that absolutely fascinates me 🌍

Having gone through life as somebody with a stutter, in addition to facing troubles with my physical and mental health, one of my biggest aspirations in life is to help shape a community in which I can help as many people as possible. 

I’m a very keen writer, starting my own blog page in 2018, called Sweeney’s Blogs, where I shine a spotlight on the topics that genuinely mean something to each and every one of us as people. The page has become a key part of my life, and is one of the reasons how I found out about LinkedIn too, as it goes ✍️

I run a weekly series here called Sweeney’s Song of the Week. For these posts, I shout out some incredible people, mixing in my love for music and making the world a better place at the same time. 

In October 2018, I jumped out of a plane at 12,000 feet raising over £900 for The Alzheimer’s Society, which has to be one of the best (and scariest!) experiences of my life 🪂

Do you want to join me on my journey! Be sure to drop me a request and a message, I’d love a chat. 

Thanks for checking out my profile and I hope you have a cracking day 👋

Pets at Home

•Enhancing relationship with customers, listening, advising, and catering to their needs
•Handling financial transactions, totalling over £100,000
•Improving consumer loyalty, hitting KPI’s, store VIP Sign Up Champ 3 times during 2019-2020
•Helping store raise over £10,000 for charity during Christmas period

Store Assistant

Morgan Stanley

•Learnt key business areas with buy and sell side
•Improved my understanding of the dynamic and fast paced atmosphere for asset managers and investment bankers

AmplifyME Virtual Finance Accelerator Simulation

Virgin Media

Student Brand Ambassador

Royal Economic Society

Student Ambassador

Bright Network

Internship Experience UK - Financial Services & Consulting

UoR Campus Jobs

• Interacting confidently with prospective students from a range of backgrounds, adapting my style of communication to suit my audience
• Demonstrating strong people skills while representing the wider values of Reading University

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