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CAREER COUNSELOR
Summary
Persuasive communicator, able to establish rapport with audiences and convey information with clarity and enthusiasm. Personal track record of exceeding expectations and meeting deadlines.
Highlights
  • Presenting
  • Communicating
  • Networking
  • Rapport Building
  • Negotiating
  • Goal-Setting
Accomplishments
Developed marketing plan that lead to admissions team exceeding goal 6 consecutive starts.
Experience
Career Counselor
March 2015 to January 2015Mid-South Community College － West Memphis , AR
  • Responsible for assisting students with developing individual career and educational plans, the completion of financial aid documents and scholarship applications, providing students with information on possible careers and career pathways, and connecting students with job shadowing, mentoring, and internship opportunities.
  • Created recruiting strategy dedicated to attracting vocational technical students.
  • Counsel students/parents on best career fit in regard to individual student personality.
Academic Recruiter
January 2014 to CurrentAcademic Partnerships － Memphis, Tennessee
  • Scheduled and attended information sessions to present online programs for Arkansas State University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
  • Created presentations to educate potential students on details of educational programs.
  • Developed relationships throughout the community to promote universities.
  • Devised recruiting plan that utilizes social networking to market online educational programming.
Manager
January 2014 to May 2014DeVry/Keller University － Memphis, Tennessee
  • Managed marketing team, responsible for leading Memphis campus from lowest enrollment, in the South Central Region, to among top 20 fastest growing - company wide.
  • Managed team of 6 employees and day to day operations of marketing department.
  • Developed positive relationships with community stakeholders - businesses, schools, & churches.
  • Created marketing plan responsible for establishing school's presence in North Mississippi.
Personal Banker
July 2012 to December 2013Bank of America － Memphis, Tennessee
  • Member, of financial service team, that propelled branch to desired results in sales goals, teamwork, efficiency, and compliance, by performing best practices to achieve desired results.
  • Coached and synchronized productivity efforts between tellers and sellers to achieve maximum productivity, while increasing branch revenue.
  • Delivered financial literacy presentations, once a week, at neighborhood community center.
  • Produced most credit applications, amongst Memphis bankers, for 14 consecutive months.
  • Developed a goal driven reward system for bank tellers based on referral performance measures.
Education Coordinator
January 2009 to June 2012Vatterott Career College － Memphis, TN.
  • Integrated proactive approach to generate leads and promote school.
  • Participated on advisory boards, inter campus activities, and community events, to develop positive external relationships, for the purpose of expanding student career opportunities.
  • Developed peer tutoring program to improve student performance and sociability skills.
  • Created strategic recruiting plan to establish candidate pipeline.
  • Arranged career fairs and field expert visits to increase students' employability odds.
Account Representative
June 2008 to January 2009Konica Minolta Business Solutions － Memphis, TN.
  • Responsible for creating and cultivating relationships with businesses/organizations while meeting their office equipment needs.
  • Office equipment was sold to increase o.
  • Executed plan to increase branch's market share in North Mississippi.
  • Responsible for developing account with largest church in Desoto County Area.
Assistant Community Center Director
April 2002 to May 2008Dave Wells Community Center － Memphis, TN.
  • Led routinely performed functions of a public community center.
  • Budgeting, programming, scheduling, staffing, and team building abilities routinely executed to improve quality of life for residents and overall community.
  • Executed daily operations of public community center while managing staff of 20 plus employees.
  • Organized a "Mentors in Action" program which networked professionals of diverse career paths.
  • Created after school tutoring program for children between ages of 5 and 12.
Youth Services Director
November 2000 to March 2002Bolivar County Community Action － Cleveland, MS.
  • Managed the allotment of federally funded dollars appropriated to finance the efforts of assigning underprivileged youth to community job opportunities with incoming earning potential.
  • Managed staff of 20 dedicated to improving the quality of life for underprivileged youth.
  • Created county wide recruiting plan that produced over 200 participants for youth programs.
  • Taught interviewing skills, office etiquette, and appearance to improve participant job placement.
Education
B.S : Social Science Education, 2000Jackson State University － MS.Social Science Education
Skills
approach, Budgeting, credit, finance, financial, Goal-Setting, team building, managing, marketing plan, marketing, market, mentoring, office, Negotiation, Networking, Office equipment, Presenter, presentations, programming, quality, Rapport, recruiting, sales, scheduling, staffing, strategy, strategic, teamwork, tutoring
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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Mid-South Community College
  • Academic Partnerships
  • DeVry/Keller University
  • Bank of America
  • Vatterott Career College
  • Konica Minolta Business Solutions
  • Dave Wells Community Center
  • Bolivar County Community Action

School Attended

  • Jackson State University

Job Titles Held:

  • Career Counselor
  • Academic Recruiter
  • Manager
  • Personal Banker
  • Education Coordinator
  • Account Representative
  • Assistant Community Center Director
  • Youth Services Director

Degrees

  • B.S : Social Science Education , 2000

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