Experience

KPMG Denmark

• Denmark
• Business Consulting and Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Personal Assistant & Team Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - Present



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• Personal development and further education

  • Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

  VISION: I want to be a valued employee who applies my skills to provide a quality-conscious service to my colleagues and the company's other stakeholders MISSION: I want to work in a company where I can make a difference and create value - both professionally and personally For me, the fact that I was without a job did not mean that I was in the process of being phased out - on the contrary! I have never before been to so many courses/classes, lectures and workshops as during my search for a new career. Below you can see what I was so busy with. IMPROVEMENT OF SKILLS: • Proactive Project Management • Cambridge English Proficiency • Strategic Communication • Communication in Practice • PRINCE2 Foundation • Project Mangement in Practice • Basic course in Photoshop • Basic course in InDesign • LinkedIn for experienced users • Basic course in LinkedIn CLARIFICATION OF SKILLS: • ”Do You Know Your Market Value” • KS-DAGEN 2013: ”You Create Value!” • ”Skills workshop” PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: • ”Mindfulness” • ”See Your Own Potential!" • ”Boost Your Confidence And Motivation - even when it is a struggle” • Coaching sessions JOB HUNTING COURSES: • ”Make Your Application Clear And Evocative” • ”Job Hunting Via Social Media” • ”Job Via Job Rotation” • ”Talk Yourself Into A Job” • ”Use Your Skills In Small And Medium-sized Enterprises” • ”How To Make Your Applications Lively” • ”Persuade Others To Say YES” • ”Sell Yourself” • ”The Good Application” • ”Pitch Technique” • ”Effective Job Hunting I+II” • ”The Elevator Pitch” • ”The Unsolicited Application” Show less



Translatør Jette Porsborg

• Roskilde

• Self-employed translator

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2013

  Tasks: • I have translated all kinds of legal documents - both within commercial and private law • But I have also had many other translation jobs, for example safari brochures, self-development books, websites, press releases and PowerPoint presentations • Authentication of documents and translations • Proofreading in Danish and English • Case handling in English • Subtitling for television channels like for example BBC, Discovery and National Geographic Results: • Having my own business has made me even better at being self-motivated, staying on top of things and prioritising my tasks without compromising on quality • I built up a good customer base with loyal customers • It was part of my daily routine to deliver results in the form of one or more deadlines a day • Having my own business during the recession has taught me to be persistent and flexible Show less



Forum Advokater

• Denmark
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Personal assistant/language professional

  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2006

  Tasks: • Traditional secretarial assistance: F.ex. calendar management and handling of ordinary mail and emails • Elaboration of PowerPoint presentations • As PA it was my job to register and file cases and make monthly accounts • It was also my job to make sure that we followed-up on the cases • Case handling in Danish and English • As the firm's language professionaI I made translations for both the firm’s own attorneys and for clients • Communication in both Danish, English and Spanish • Authentication of various documents and translations • Responsible for the firm's English website Results: • As the firm’s only language professional as well as personal assistant to two of the firm’s internationally oriented attorneys I learned how to coordinate my various job assignments and alternate between my two job functions as language professional and PA and still keep on top of my responsibilities • Attorneys always have deadlines hanging over their heads, and it takes an assertive person to help them keep those deadlines without compromising your own professional pride, especially for someone like me who by nature is a quality-conscious person • My boss and I developed a concept with small leaflets, which we could produce and update ourselves, and which informed the reader of the firm’s and the lawyers’ specialities Show less



Qvist Stanbrook (advokatfirma)

• Copenhagen

• Personal assistant/language professional

  • Aug 1996 - Jun 2002

  Qvist Stanbrook was already then a very internationally oriented law firm with many cases of an international character. As one of the firm’s two English translators I was responsible for the firm’s translations into and from English as well as any correspondence in English. In addition, I was personal assistant to two of the firm’s partners. Qvist Stanbrook was already then a very internationally oriented law firm with many cases of an international character. As one of the firm’s two English translators I was responsible for the firm’s translations into and from English as well as any correspondence in English. In addition, I was personal assistant to two of the firm’s partners.