Trent Lilford
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A motivated individual with a passion for exercise and the outdoors. Well-rounded with extensive experience in academics, sports, culture, and leadership. Eager to learn and extend skillset, willing to go the extra mile.
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Westville Boys High School
NSC. National Senior Certificate | 2019
Awarded half colors for academics. Placed top 20 in grade in matric.
Mathematics
85.00 %
Life Sciences (Biology)
82.00 %
Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
86.00 %
Dramatic Arts
95.00 %
English Home Language
85.00 %
Afrikaans (FAL)
82.00 %
Life Orientation
92.00 %
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School Cultural.
Embracing the finer things.
Dramatic Arts
School A team
I took part in many productions throughout high school including A Few Good Men, Little Shop of Horrors, and Coriolanus, and in my matric year, I performed a one-man play called White Men With Weapons in a one-man play festival. Completed up to my grade 7 trinity practical piano and grade 5 trinity theoretical music exams.
Debating
Provincial level
Debated for the Kwa-Zulu Natal provincial team in 2017 and 2018 and participated in the national tournaments in both years. Co-captained the first debating team at Westville Boys High and took runner-up positions in 2018 and 2019 in the Durban Costal Debating League. Received full colors for debating.
School Sport.
Putting runs on the board.
Waterpolo
Provincial level
Played for the Kwa-Zulu Natal provincial team in 2019 and attended the interprovincial tournament in Johannesburg. Awarded full colors for water polo.
Sport 2
Level achieved 2
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School Outreach.
Not applicable for this candidate.
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School Awards.
Getting recognised.
Award 1
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Award 2
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Other Things to Note.
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School Leadership.
Taking Charge.
Member of the student development team, governing body student representative.
Award achieved 1
Was a team member of the student development division of leadership. The committee's focus was the emotional well-being of the students. Roles and responsibilities included weekly open meetings for students to voice their opinions/concerns regarding leadership, school culture, or any other relevant area. Served on the student representative council and was elected as the student representative on the governing body. Responsibilities included attending monthly governing body meetings and relaying information/queries/concerns between the student representative council and the governing body.
Leadership 2
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Award achieved 2
Work Experience.
Entering the working world.
Business Development Manager
Waiter and Manager
RemodelBoom
2023-11-30 - 2024-8-30
Built and managed a cold email system capable of sending 300 new emails per day. Built and managed a LinkedIn outreach system as well as a LinkedIn organic outreach system through posts. Booked over 200 calls and brought in over 50 new clients over 7 months. Learned how to scrape leads from Google Maps, and configure Google Workspace accounts for maximum deliverability and ease of use. Hired and trained a team of lead scrapers, screen recorders, and email senders. Built standard operating procedures on all of the above-mentioned roles. Scripted cold emails, followup sequences, and reply templates as well as tracking their efficacy through key performance indicators. Recently looked into building a direct mail system.
Man'oushe Restaurant
2021-1-31 - Present
Waited tables at a popular restaurant in Stellenbosch while studying accounting and after graduating. Progressed from a new waiter to a head waiter and weekend manager. Honed communication and interpersonal skills while improving my ability to work with a diverse team and manage disputes from customers. Gained basic stock count and food costing skills as well as human resource management and overall restaurant flow understanding.
Courses Completed.
Ticking the boxes.
Course Name 3
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Toastmasters
Toastmasters International
2019-6-19
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Completed the Toastmasters public speaking course during my matric year in high school. Learned speaking and improvisational skills. Improved my ability to think on my feet. Unfortunately was unable to attend the final prize giving due to a water polo commitment.
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Entrepreneurial Pursuits.
Starting up, Start Ups.
Free Tutoring Initiative
Education
2019-12-31 - 2020-12-30
Founded an initiative with a high school friend to provide free tutoring to underprivileged high school students during lockdown. Grew to have over 50 tutors and 2000 students.
Languages.
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Proficiency 3
Skills.
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Proficiency 1
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Proficiency 2
Skill 3
Proficiency 3
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University Academic.
Undergraduate Degree
University of Stellenbosch
Bachelors of Accounting
Academic Average: 60.00%
Graduation Date: 2023-12-13
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University Cultural.
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University Sport.
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University Outreach.
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University Awards.
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University Leadership.
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Leadership 2
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Documents.
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Matric
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