Sales Assistant

SARAH N CARTER

******@*****.*** 617-***-****

*** **** ***, #*-*, Boston, MA 02118

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SUMMARY: Extensive experience in sales and marketing field with solid communication skills. Extremely

proactive, diligent and self-motivated. Highly adept to working independently and on teams. Seeking challenging

position at solid and dynamic company.

EXPERIENCE:

Beacon Partners (Temp Administrative Asst. - healthcare IT consulting firm) Weymouth, MA May 09 – Present

Assisted HR Director and recruiting managers in key interview and administrative processes

Supported executive staff in administrative tasks that contributed to vital functions of business

Boston, MA Apr 09 – May 09

ERA Boston Real Estate Group (Sales Assistant)

Helped develop and implement strategies to advertise and market properties to potential clients

Worked alongside team to develop best practices for servicing clientele

Weymouth, MA Oct 08 – Nov 08

Beacon Partners (Contract Recruiter)

Handled full life cycle recruiting for wide variety of vital positions including technology consultants and internal

staff positions

Worked closely with executive-level hiring managers to effectively and efficiently fill vacancies

Helped revamp and clarify recruiting processes for assigned requisitions

Boston, MA May 08 – Aug 08

State Street Corporation (Contract Recruiter via Kelly Services)

Responsible for high-volume, full cycle recruiting, exceeding individual monthly hiring goal by 50%

Worked closely with numerous hiring managers and teams to develop tailored recruitment strategies, interview

candidates and on-board new hires

Boston, MA Dec 07 – April 08

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Contract Recruiting Assistant via Hollister)

Assisted in setting-up multiple group office visits for hundreds of entry -level candidates

Helped organize, plan and execute recruiting events that targeted students from top -tier schools

Chicago, IL 2006 – 2007

David Milonas of Northwestern Mutual (Sales & Admin Asst.)

Helped gain new business via lead generation activities and obtaining first -time appointments with referred leads

Managed entire administrative function of business

Chicago, IL 2004 – 2005

Breaking Ground (Director of Communications - nonprofit organization)

Directed and managed entire marketing function of business that built -up organization’s brand and image and

broadened its constituent support base

Lanzhou, China 2002 –2003

Northwest China University (English as Second Language Teacher)

Taught numerous courses on English language and American culture

Skokie, IL 2001 – 2002

City of Hope (Fundraising Assistant - biomedical research nonprofit)

Recruited volunteers, participants and corporate sponsors for multiple events

Helped plan and organize annual fundraiser – increased sponsorship revenue by 27%

Chicago, IL 2001 – 2002

Ketchum (Public Relations Intern)

Worked on various teams to research and identify key media placement opportunities in major national

publications, successfully obtaining placements for numerous clients

Chicago, IL 1999 – 2001

Accenture (Business Analyst)

Helped re-design and implement new training program for client’s employees

Worked on internal project management team to execute Accenture’s successful name and brand change

EDUCATION: University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with

Concentration in Marketing, Dean’s List, 3.4/ 4.0

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Photoshop, Outlook, Lotus

Notes, PeopleSoft, Active Recruiter, Cyber Recruiter

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