Experience

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  Speakers'​ Spotlight

  • Event Coordinator

    • Jul 2014 - Jun 2020

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  ESE Academy

  • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

  • Communications Coordinator

    • Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
    • Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea

    Demonstrated multicultural sensitivity while working with Korean co-workers.Took minutes and wrote monthly schedules.Coordinated after-school programs, organized filing system, recorded program inventory.Used Excel, Word, and Powerpoint with proficiency.Proof-read and copy-edited all documents used within the institution.Updated online blog bi-weekly.

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  Wilfrid Laurier University

  • Canada
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Student Ambassador

    • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012

    Entrusted to be a role model and liaison to incoming first-year university students.Phoned prospective and accepted students, assisting them with concerns regarding residence life, academic programs or campus volunteer initiatives, persuading them that Wilfrid Laurier was the best fit for their needs.Honed organizational and interpersonal skills.Used sound judgment when answering confidential questions to prospective students.Efforts over the course of the year succeeded in recruiting the largest ever cohort of incoming students for the 2012 school year.

  • Features Writer

    • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012

    Published over fifteen articles for Wilfrid Laurier University’s on-campus newspaper, The Cord.Wrote meaningful and impactful articles which were published both online and in the on-campus newspaper.Attended weekly meetings which required my aggressive input in the editing and marketing process, as well as insightful discussions for future article ideas with co-workers.Attended required writing workshops which helped hone my skills.Partook in numerous phone interviews, as well as face-to-face interviews with on-campus students, professors and members of the local town.

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  Club Med

  • The Bahamas

  • Receptionist

    • May 2011 - Sep 2011
    • The Bahamas

    Provided secretarial, clerical and administrative support.Maintained an organized and efficient front-desk area.Remained professional at all times, including high-stress influxes of guest arrivals.Demonstrated cross cultural sensitivity while working with people from around the world, with varying ideologies.

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  Matthew House, Refugee Shelter

  • Toronto

  • Administrative Assistant

    • May 2010 - Aug 2010
    • Toronto

    Demonstrated cross cultural sensitivity while working with Refugees from around the world.In charge of incoming and outgoing phone calls, maintaining filing systems, photocopying and printing.Organized annual reunion, involving phoning past residents of Matthew House, many of whom spoke English as a second language.Created brochures, pamphlets and schedules for residents.Took minutes during weekly meetings.Proof-read and copy-edited the quarterly newsletter.Worked with the Sumac Database.Required to keep private files of each resident confidential.