OBJECTIVE

Seeking an internship in public relations or corporate communications.

EDUCATION

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ: Bachelor of Arts, expected October 2006

Major: Philosophy Double Minor: French and History

HONORS

Dean’s List, Four semesters (GPA=3.42/4.0)

RELATED SKILLS

Communications

· Effectively provide excellent customer service to a wide range of customers in different retail settings; received written commendations on four separate occasions from superiors to date.

· Serve as publicity chair for sorority, promoting sorority events and fundraisers as well as assisting membership chair with rush (recruiting) season.

· Represented local sorority chapter at national organization conference. Participated in several roundtable discussions on effective campus relations and positive campus presence.

· Fluent in French.

Managerial

· Often act as a manager in supervisor’s absence: opening and closing store, authorizing complicated transactions, and balancing six registers at close-of-business.

· Create attractive store displays to increase business during special promotional periods.

· Train and supervise new hires. Also interview primary candidates for sales positions.

· Organized several fundraising events for sorority, increasing total chapter budget by 10% for the Fall 2003 semester.

Technical

· Office Software: Strong command of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; some knowledge of Access.

· Desktop Publishing: Microsoft Publisher, Adobe PageMaker, Printmaster Platinum.

ACTIVITIES

Phi Sigma Sigma National Women’s Fraternity, Rutgers-Newark (Spring 2002 – Present)

The Sowkrates Club (Philosophy Interest), Rutgers-Newark (Fall 2001 – Present)

Student Health Advocates, Rutgers-Newark (Fall 2003)

EMPLOYMENT

Sales Associate, Ambercrombie and Fitch, Jersey City, NJ (April 2002 – present)

Salesperson, Le Petit Crocodile Vert, Hawthorne, NJ (May 2000 – March 2002)

OTHER INFORMATION

Traveled extensively in France as well as other French-speaking countries.

Consistently earned a 3.0 and above each semester while working 20 hours a week and participating in campus clubs.