EMILY HALLIDAY
EMAIL: acgb94@r.postjobfree.com
PHONE: 631-***-****
EDUCATION
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts: Spanish-Linguistics; GPA: 3.61 Graduated: May 2013
Minors: Latin American Studies; Geography and Urban Studies
Temple University Study Abroad: Oviedo, Spain Spring 2011
Latin American Studies Semester: 17-credit language immersion Spring 2013
WORK EXPERIENCE
Suffolk County Office for the Aging – HEAP Unit; Hauppauge, NY
Fuel Assistance Worker: August 2014- Present
Assist Suffolk county senior residents in applying for Energy related Social Service programs.
o Process applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program and assist seniors in filling out their HEAP
applications
o Conduct in person and telephone interviews; determine eligibility for Energy related benefits; Complete forms,
organize files, input and retrieve data from computer programs.
Greenporter Hotel; Greenport, NY
Hospitality Management Trainee, Front Desk June 2014
Accommodate hotel patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys, transmitting and receiving
messages, keeping detailed records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and
presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.
o Research and update events page in order to increase web traffic and promote and encourage sustainable tourism to
local areas
o Help to develop new and expand on already existing marketing initiatives
o Gather and analyze data on international visitors to the hotel
Accommodations Plus International; Lindenhurst, NY
Research Administrator: Nov 2013- June 2014
Responsible for researching data to create market analyses and identify trends within specific global hotel markets. Assist
Sourcing Manager with specific destinations to secure hotel offers for our clients.
o Negotiated with an incumbent hotel in SEA to hold the rate flat for one more year, providing our client with an
average of $62,425 per year in savings over all other bids
o Designed Excel presentation template for new client, similarly streamlining presentation templates for 5 other clients
o Developed relationships with numerous hotel and ground transport companies in over 30 destinations
o Train 3 new employees on how to create thorough and detailed contact lists designed to meet the needs of each client
o Designated translator for all documents/templates being translated from Portuguese to English
Alliance Marketing Partners; Philadelphia, PA
Brand Ambassador: Dec 2012- Jun 2013
o Represented the company and educated shoppers about new offers at sporting or cultural events
o Actively engaged between 50-1,000 potential customers to interact and participate with brand on different social
media platforms
Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Deer Park, NY
Management Trainee Intern: May 2012- Aug 2012
o Consistently met or exceeded sales goals that were set by management
o Increased customer service ratings for my branch by 4% through proactive customer support, before, during and
after the rental process
VOLUNTEER/EXTRA-CURRICULAR
Ø Tutor: Spanish, Portuguese Jan-May 2013
Ø Language Exchange: Brazilian Portuguese Jan-May 2013
Ø Secretary: National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society Apr 2012-May 2013
Ø Social Media Coordinator: Temple University’s Knitting Club Jan 2010-2013
Ø Vagina Monologues: The Flood (actor) Feb 2010 & 2012
LANGUAGES
Ø Spanish (Fluent); Brazilian Portuguese (Intermediate); French (Beginner), Yucatec Maya (Beginner)
IT SKILLS
Ø Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, CRM systems, Lanyon, Adobe Illustrator, WordPress, Blogspot, Prezi