Karin Schwarz

email: ac26zp@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 044 – 75 725 155 38

PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a motivated and creative problem solver with strongly active listening skills who thrives on daily work challenges. I am greatly diplomatic, helpful with colleagues and customers alike and strongly experienced in Office Management. I possess excellent IT and research capabilities, am flexible, punctual, reliable and like to set an example to others.

I also pride myself on my appearance, am well organised and always take a professional approach to problems and people. I am an energetic, ambitious individual who has developed a mature and responsible approach to all tasks with a proven track record of exceeding performance goals, retaining customer focus and delivering to budgets and timescales.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Highly knowledgeable and experienced in Office Management, including managing filing systems

Discrete in handling confidential matters

Extensive secretarial / PA and EA experience (with Audio typing)

Preparation of regular reports with Excel including hospital and social care records

Preparation of documents for examinations, certifications and meetings

Ensuring the customer always has a great experience and the daily workflow runs smoothly

Experienced in Property Management ( buying / selling / renting )and Will writing for family members

Bilingual in English and German (native language)

Experienced in using a wide range of computer programs including MS Office, Outlook and Linux

WORK HISTORY

TOYNBEE HALL - LONDON

Money Management Community Mentor April 2016 – date

Assisting members of the local community in managing their personal finances for a better life

Received more than 60 hours of training in personal finance management

Freelancer / SELF- EMPLOYED April 2007 - March 2016 Extensive national and international travel with my son to establish new business connections

Intensive on-line research for property services and entry / living conditions, including visa requirements for different countries.

Travelled through North and South America, Oceania and Europe, living for two years in Canada, three months in Sydney, and six months in New Zealand, six months in Paraguay and for six months in Italy.

Personally managed our properties throughout the period and started to write.

BHW GERMANY

Financial Services Company July 2002 – April 2007

(Financial Adviser and Promoter for world class brands such as LG, Samsung, Gillette and Braun)

Provided advice, information and guidance to customers on savings and investment opportunities

Promoted and sold the company’s financial services and products to both existing and new clients

Built high quality and sustainable client working relationships.

Regularly interfaced with senior executives within the company to resolve any client issues

HERTZ CAR RENTAL GERMANY –

Corporate Sales Assistant / PA Sept. 2000 – June 2002

Worked directly with the corporate sales manager for Germany incl. organising travel and meetings

Responsible for office organization and administration systems including ad-hoc projects

Generated Excel and PowerPoint reports, presentations and statistics for regular sales meetings

Written communication to clients in both German and English, using MS Office

Executed general office duties

ADECCO GERMANY -

Financial Secretary June 1996 – Sept. 2000

Handled all sales invoices, income, receipts and cash payments

Prepared financial statements showing income / payments and prepared annual accounts

Assisted senior management within the personnel department

Provided administrative support to accountants

Created presentations and training materials with Power Point for senior management events

Selbsthilfe im Taunus June 1994 – May 1996

Administrative / Personnel Assistant

I was instrumental in charge for establishing the office and administrative organisation for various procurement measures.

Appointments, preparation of personnel matters, correspondence and record keeping were an important part to the usual routine secretarial work.

Education period 1992 - 1994

education in business English and worked in diff. types of jobs in the office 1993 – 1994

ex.: for an Architect / for the Television Station

education with Gib mbH, Mainz as Information Management Consultancy 1992 – 1993

HSK (Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken) / DBFK (Dt. Bund f. Krankenpflege) April 1991 – January 1992 Administrative assistant

writing patient enrollment, accident reports and the correspondence for the medical emergency surgery.

POLICE ACADEMY GERMANY -

Administrative Assistant, May 1990 – April 1991

prepared examination papers, wrote certifications and the general correspondence from Dictaphone

SOCIAL COURT GERMANY –

Administrative Assistant Dec 1982 – April 1990

my main duty was writing judgements / dispositions / decisions and the daily correspondence

EDUCATION and TRAINING

Community Money Mentor, Toynbee Hall, London Jan 2016 – March 2016

Certification from OCN, NVQ3 / A Level

Copywriter, Verlag für die Deutsche Wirtschaft AG, Bonn Feb 2002 - April 2005

Certification as copywriter

Academica Mannheim, Germany Oct 2002 - Dec 2002

Property Management training included law

Gib mbh Business School, Germany April 1992 – May 1993

(Bachelor degree) Certificate in Information Management Systems

VHS Community College, Germany Nov 1986 – May 1988

Certificate in Secretarial Studies

Hotel “Schwarzer Bock”, Germany, Hospitality Certificate April 1976 - June 1977

Dr. Obermayr Private Business School, Germany Sept 1970 – May 1972

Certificate

Hochheimer Zeitung, Germany April - May 1993

Certificate confirmation of an internship

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