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Customer Service Sales

Location:
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Posted:
January 11, 2015

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YOLANDA DE PABLOS

*/* ***** ******, *** *HX, Edinburgh

Mobile: 075********

Email: abgr3p@r.postjobfree.com

Personal Profile

A reliable and trustworthy Tourism and Marketing Management Graduate

with 10 years experience in customer service including 2 years as a team

supervisor, plus 3 years as a volunteer. Willing to relocate, now

looking to secure an entry level role in the tourism industry.

Enthusiastic and conscientious, always gives 100% to all tasks

undertaken. A person who interacts with clients in a professional,

positive and friendly way and pays attention to detail.

Skills Profile

. Customer service - Delivers and appreciates the importance of a

good costumer experience, approachable and able to answer queries

confidently whilst being attentive to the needs of the customer as

proven through 10 years in customer service roles

. Communication - Highly developed communication skills both verbal

and written, able to communicate effectively with colleagues and

costumers of all ages from a wide variety of cultures and

backgrounds as proven through working in customer services and as

a social worker

. Selling - High sense of commerciality and ability to increase

turnover by active selling

. IT - Confident with Office applications: Word, Excel, Power Point;

email and the Internet, as well as social media platforms. Also

basic knowledge of Galileo Global Distribution System

. Languages - Spanish (mother tongue), English fluent (oral and

written), French (basic knowledge)

Education and Qualifications

. Bachelor of Arts with Second Class Honours (1st Division) in

Tourism and Marketing Management - University Medal Winner

Edinburgh Napier University 2011 -

2013

Modules included: International Marketing, International Tourism

Policy and Planning, Service Management, Live Project with

'Edinburgh Festivals', Marketing and Society, Leadership and

Innovation, International Destination Management, Marketing

Management in Practice, Honours Dissertation: Volunteer Tourism as

a Tool for Poverty Reduction

. HND in Tourism

Edinburgh College 2009 -

2011

Modules included: Marketing Planning in Travel and Tourism,

Planning and Sustainable Development in Tourism, Tour Operations,

Influences on the Travel and Tourism Industry, Managing an Event,

Visitor Attractions Operations, French for Work: Basic

Operational, Tourism Graded Unit 2: grade A

Retail Travel Practice, Applying Marketing Principles in Travel

and Tourism Industry, Air Travel, Providing Information on the

Scottish Tourism Product, Structure of the Travel and Tourism

Industry, IT, Creating a Culture of Customer Care, Tourism Graded

Unit 1: grade A

. Degree in Social Work

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain 1997

- 2001

Employment Summary

. Sales adviser Nov 2014

- January 2015

Debenhams, Edinburgh

Exceptional customer service in the Home Department; cashier tasks;

replenishment of the products; tiding up the shop floor to maintain the

high standards of the company and increase profits

. Seasonal visitor services advisor

VisitScotland, Edinburgh May 2014

- August 2014

Welcoming and providing visitors with accurate and attractive

information about Edinburgh and Scotland, booking accommodation and

tours, selling tickets and retail support, to create a perfect

experience in the country and maximise the staying and spending in

Scotland

. Sales advisor

H&M, Edinburgh Oct 2009

- May 2014

Excellent customer service on the shop floor, fitting room and cash

registers to maximise sales; cleaning rail and tidying up ensuring the

high standards of the company; delivery process; control of the stock;

display of garments on the floor shop to attract customers and increase

sales

. Room attendant

Apex Hotels, Edinburgh June -

Aug 2009

Responsible for cleaning guest rooms and replenishing amenities to

deliver an excellent experience while managing guest requests in a

timely manner

. Sales assistant

PC World Stores, Madrid Dec 2008

- Jan 2009

Serving and advising customers about different financial options to pay

for the products; helping customers to find the right product for them;

replenishment of the products

. Receptionist

Mexx Southern Europe, Madrid Sept -

Nov 2008

Welcoming and greeting clients, arranging couriers, answering and

forwarding phone calls, sorting and distributing post, emails and faxes;

recording and updating databases

. Clerical assistant

Euromaster, Madrid May - July 2008

Recording and updating clients bills, dealing with suppliers and

customers, paperwork, filing, answering the phone

. Sales assistant/assistant manager

H&M, Madrid Dec 2003 - May

2008

Similar to the tasks at H&M Edinburgh, plus supervising a team of up to

10 people; organisation of the daily tasks of my department;

professionally and politely serving customers and solving customers

problems; motivation of the staff

. Clerical assistant

Carrefour Supermarkets, Madrid Apr - Oct

2003

Recording and updating the database, dealing with suppliers and problem

solving, paperwork, filing, answering the phone

. Social worker (work placement) July -

November 2000

Department of International Adoption, Madrid Institute for Child and

Family, Madrid

Evaluating the suitability of the family for adoption; elaborating

psychosocial reports; home visits and interviewing the potential

parents; briefings with clients; review and or approval of external

reports; reporting refusals; providing changes of country; offerings of

children to the new home

Voluntary experience

- Social mediator: giving advice and information to immigrants about

work and social resources; elaborating CVs and covering letters;

telephone follow-up; interviews; development of social,

educational and job resources directory; searching for jobs.

"Movimiento por la Paz, el Desarme y la Libertad". Madrid, Spain

2002

- Visiting HIV/AIDS patients in the hospital. "Solidarios para el

Desarrollo". Madrid, Spain 1998/1999

- Offering information about the negative effects of drugs in

youngsters. "Fundaci n de Ayuda contra la Drogadicci n" (FAD).

Madrid, Spain 1995/1997



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