High School Manager
Resume:
Beaumont, TX *****
abkoj9@r.postjobfree.com
Sara Hemmenway
Objective:
To find a full-time occupation in which I am able to utilize my
excellent communication skills and, most importantly, help others
and build relationships.
Education:
Lamar University Beaumont, TX Aug 2005-May 2010
. Completed a Bachelors' degree in Communication with a
Journalism emphasis and a minor in political science
. GPA: 3.7/4.0
Port Neches-Groves High School Port Neches, TX 2001-2005
. Received High School Diploma in 2005
. Member of National Honor Society
o Officer Position: Historian
. Photography/Newspaper Staff
o Officer Position: Darkroom Manager
Experience:
Conn's Appliances Beaumont, TX May 17, 2010-Aug
31, 2010
HR Recruiter
Full-Time, Laid Off
* Sifting through resumes online, cold-calling to fill positions
* Doing phone interviews, and deciding based upon the interviews
to schedule a second interview with DM
* Keeping, setting, coordinating schedules of DM's
* Filling out new hire paperwork (PCNs, W-4, W-11, etc)
* Answering multi-line phones, faxing, copying, and filing for HR
department
* Quick learning in an ever changing environment
Picture Me! Portrait Studio Port Arthur, TX May 2008-May
2010
Photographer, "Associate"
Part-Time, Year-Round
* Photographing people from young to old on a digital camera,
free for creativity
* Making subjects feel at ease and welcome
* Selling packages to customers and using up-selling techniques
* Using a coded, computer register
* Taking money and counting money
* Building relationships with clients to bring them back
specifically asking for me
Lamar University Press & UPBeat Beaumont, TX Aug 2005-
Dec 2009
Senior Staff Writer
Seasonal Part-Time (August-May)
* Supervised by Howard Perkins and Andy Coughlin
* Interviewing strangers for stories
* Transcribing interviews for hardcopies
* Writing hard news and feature stories
* Coming up with my own story ideas
* Helping with layout of the paper and magazine
The Delta (A Quarterly Fraternal Alumni Magazine) Summer
2008
Freelance Contributor
* The Delta is based in Virginia with a circulation throughout
the United States and Canada.
* I allowed them to use one of my University Press articles, "A
long time coming," as their centerfold.
Beaumont Chiropractic Beaumont, TX Jan 2007-
Jan 2008
Floater/Chiropractic Assistant
Part-Time during school, Full-Time during school breaks
* Filing
* Answering multi-line phones
* Copying
* Faxing
* Balancing patients accounts, while looking through and
considering insurance
* Giving patients EMS therapy, ultrasound, physical therapy, and
stretching
* Developing X-rays
* Filling in wherever I was needed as a "floater worker"
TCBY Port Arthur, TX Aug 2005-July 2007
Part-Time, Year-Round
* Making cones on a waffle iron
* Making sundaes and other treats for customers
* Balancing a register
* Washing dishes
* Mopping/Sweeping
* Working a cash register
* Counting out change
* Decorating yogurt cakes
PNG Concession Stands Port Neches, TX Aug 2001-May 2006
Seasonal Part-Time during August-May
* Popping popcorn
* Handling money and giving change without a register or
calculator
* Fronting items
* Keeping track of stock
* Making other food items and serving them
McFaddin-Ward House Museum Beaumont, TX 2000-2005
Junior Interpreter Volunteer
* Giving house tours
* Help running kids day camps
* Helped with museum inventory
* Aware of rules and regulations of a museum
Awards:
Press Club of Southeast Texas Awards
. 1st Place Non-Daily Newspaper Headline 2008
"God rescues man; Man rescues Dog"
. 2nd Place Magazine Feature Story 2008
"A long time coming"
. 3rd Place Non-Daily Newspaper Feature Story 2008
"God rescues man; Man rescues Dog"
. 3rd Place Magazine Personal Profile/Interview 2009
"Plowing the field"
. 1st Place Non-Daily Newspaper Feature Story 2010
"Getting bigger while going smaller"
References:
Belinda Harlicker Former Supervisor- Conn's Known since
2010
Bobbie Frame Former DM- Portrait Studio Known since
2009
Martin "Van" Dold Former Employer- Portrait Studio Known since
2008
Jason Woodall Friend/Mentor Known since
2006
Andy Coughlan Newspaper Supervisor/Teacher Known since 2005
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