Always wanted to work. l had dreams of earning my own money and l had ambitions. so after my gcses, l left school. l didn't think about a higher education. all l wanted was to go out into the world, feel independent and start working. one of the valuable lessons l learned at school was how to write a cv. l dug up some examples from my old text books and compiled my cv. l must have given out about 20 copies to local supermarkets coffe shops offices restaurants, bars building companies, garden centres and clothing shops.