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Mercia Coetzee

50 Anna Scheepers Street

Witbank, 1035

South Africa

+27 76 833 7493

[email protected]

2016

To whom this may concern:

I’m Mercia Coetzee, a final year student studying B Consumer Science: Hospitality Management at the

University of Pretoria. I started my studies in 2013 and I’m planning to graduate in the present year. I

would really like to work in the Hospitality Industry next year, as I have some work experience I gained

over my four years of study. In 2013 I worked part-time at the Protea Hotel Highveld in Witbank where I

gained experience in Waitressing, Front office: Reception, Room service and House Keeping. In 2014 I

worked part-time at Equality Reef Services where they hosted and catered the end year function for Anglo

American: Greenside Collery Mine. In 2015 I worked part-time at Mystical Mansion Guesthouse in

Witbank where I gained experience in Banqueting as they host a lot of functions for businesses and other

clients as well as conferences, I also worked at their reception. Recently I worked at Mama Lisa’s

Restaurant in Witbank where I shadowed their floor manager throughout the service. During the course of

the four years we had to work a total of 280 hours internally, as we hosted functions of our own in our

third year, second semester, as well as throughout our final year. Hosting a function required planning

everything on your own from the menu, setting up of the venue, preparing the food as well as managing

your team as we were only 9 students in total.

In my 3rd year of study we did a computer course in our Tourism subject, where we learned the basics of

the Opera and Apex Management Systems.

In 2015 we had a short wine and food pairing course where we learned the fundamentals and basics of

food and wine pairing at the University of Pretoria as part of a subject.

I’m good at working with people and working in teams.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Best regards,

Mercia Coetzee

Mercia Coetzee

+27 76 833 [email protected] Anna Scheepers Street, Del JudorWitbank1035South Africa

Personal Details Full Names: Mary Cecelia (Mercia)

Surname: Coetzee

Gender: Female

Race: White

Nationality: South African

Date of Birth: 1994/11/17

ID Number: 9411170042089

Home language: Afrikaans

Other language: English

Driver’s License: Code B

Marital Status: Single

Health: Good

Personal Skills Trustworthy

Accept challenges

Work well with other people

Helpful

Hardworking

Good listener

Fast learner

Patient

Work History Worked part-time at the Protea Hotel Highveld in Witbank, 2013

Tel: 013 656 2721

General Manager:

Sharleen Horsley: 082 818 7244

Worked part-time at Equality Reef Services in Witbank, 2014

Catering Manager:

Laricha Ludick: 082 521 2967

Worked part-time at Mystical Mansion Guest house in Witbank, 2015

Owners and Managers:

Dufney Botha: 082 621 3951

Deon Botha: 079 498 0072

Nelmari Botha: 082 893 7489

Worked part-time at Mama Lisa’s Restaurant in Witbank, 2016

Floor Manager:

Nikita: 081 365 8907

Tel: 013 658 6123

Education Tertiary education

University: University of Pretoria

Field of study: Degree in B Consumer Science: Hospitality

Management

Starting year of study: 2013

Graduation year: 2016

Modules finished and passed:

First Year (2013): AIM (Academic information man) 101

BEM (Principles of marketing) 110

BEM (Marketing applications) 122

EKN (Economics) 110

EKN (Economics) 120

FRK (Financial accounting) 111

FRK (Financial accounting) 121

FSG (Physiology) 110

FSG (Physiology) 120

LST (Language and study skills) 110

OBG (Design principles) 111

OBS (Business management) 114


STK (Statistics) 113 [Pass with distinction]

VDS (Basic food preparation) 111

VDS (Basic food preparation) 121

Second Year (2014): ABV (Labour relations) 320

BEM (Consumer behaviour) 212


STK (Statistics) 123

TBE (Tourism management) 210

TBE (Tourism management) 291 [Pass with

distinction]

TBE (Tourism management) 293 [Pass with

distinction]

VDS (Food commodities and preparation)

210

VDS (Food commodities and preparation)

221

Third Year (2015): BEM (Marketing research) 314

EST (Aesthetics: Product, consumer and

environment) 320

TBE (Tourism management) 310

VDG (Nutrition) 311

VDG (Nutrition during life cycle) 321

VDS (Large-scale food production) 322

VDS (Food safety and hygiene) 354

VDB (Food service management) 321

Fourth Year (Present): VDS (Recipe Development) 413

VDS (Culinary art) 424

Waiting results VDB (Food service management) 420

VDS (Culinary art) 424

VNP (Food research project) 480

OPI (Experiential training) 400

Experience gained during Functions:

4th Year

During the last study year we had the opportunity to organize and manage our own

functions with outside clients under the guidance of the department of Consumer

Science. Following is a list of functions we as a 4th year group had during the year 2016,

where I worked at as a starter/main or dessert chef or a small manager such as

equipment, ingredients or cleaning manager and lastly I also worked as one of the

bigger management positions which had more responsibility and this includes front of

house, back of house or function manager.

18/02/2016 Whiskey Pairing Function

11/03/2016 Wellington Wine Pairing Function

28/03/2016 Book Launch (Kitchen Manager)

22/04/2016 Cape Legends Wine Pairing Function

22/04/2016 MasterCard Graduation Lunch (Function Manager)

12/05/2016 Achievers Awards Function

13/05/2016 Distell Brandy Function

16/05/2016 Department Farewell Function (Function Manager)

28/05/2016 Mexican Function

29/06/2016 Jameson Whiskey Function

25/07/2016 SASDT Function

26/07/2016 Perdeberg Wine Pairing Function (Function Manager)

10/09/2016 Charity Brunch (Kitchen Manager)

16/09/2016 Spier Food & Wine Pairing Function

21/09/2016 Macallan Whisky Function

25/10/2016 Head of Department Lunch (Function Manager and Front of House

Manager)

3rd Year

In our third year we had the opportunity to organize our own restaurant at EAT@UP

restaurant in our department on campus, where we were the function manager, which

was open to the public for a day. Each of us had a different theme to our restaurant.

03/09/2015 Turkish Restaurant

22/10/2015 British Restaurant

03/11/2015 End of year Function

References Dr Gerrie E du Rand:

Senior lecturer

Head of the Food and Nutrition section

Department of Consumer Science

Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Tel: (012) 420 3547

Fax: (012) 420 2855

E-mail: [email protected]

Appendices Appendix 1: National Senior Certificate

Appendix 2: Wine Course Certificate

Appendix 3: Opera Management System

Appendix 4: Apex Property Management System

mailto:[email protected]

Appendix 1: National Senior Certificate

Appendix 2: Wine Course Certificate

Appendix 3: Opera Management System

Appendix 4: Apex Property Management System

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