Edited by John Baglow, Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 18:21
Name: Maria Sikorsky
Female
Age: 35
Lives in Bristol with 2 other Poles
Likes: Cycling, dancing, detective novels
Education & Experience: Intended to study Psychology at university but was obliged to seek work for financial reasons
Role and Responsibilities: Works at a meat-processing factory in Bristol. She packs processed foods.
Technical skills: None required for her current post but Maria is keen to progress and get more senior work.
Subject domain skills: Apart from reliability and a pleasant, outgoing personality, Maria has no skills specific to her current work.
Motivation: Maria is keen to get more responsible and better-paid work. She hopes to remain in Britain for some years.
Obstacles: Maria has basic level English. She attended an evening class in English for speakers of other languages but stopped attending as it clashed with her frequently-changing shift times
Unique assets: Maria has very good personal skills: her cheerful and outgoing personality make her a good team member who can maintain good relations with others
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