Nicole L. de Jong
Lancaster Park, Edmonton AB
ac7ua2@r.postjobfree.com 506-***-****
Skills & Abilities Offered
Management - Confident in providing direction and coaching to groups of a variety of sizes. Proven through seven years of retail management experience.
Sales - Able to assess customer needs and provide appropriate solutions. More than ten years of retail experience confirms this.
Communication - In dealing with frontline customers for more than ten years, practicing active listening, providing feedback, and developing good working relationships is crucial. This is exemplified most in my recent role as Personal Banker for HSBC Bank of Canada.
Leadership - Flexible leadership style, supporting others in reaching the company’s goals.
Employment Experience
Personal Banker Oct 2015 – Sept 2018
HSBC Bank Canada, Fredericton NB
Assisting over 20 personal and commercial customers with debits, credits, and making bill payments, handling between $5,000 - $10,000 cash daily
Informing three-four customers daily about products that could cater to their financial situation
Answering emails, and phone calls from customers or our contact center
Maintaining and updating customer information, ensuring all information on customer profiles are updated and complete
File confidential documents, such as personal loan agreements, or insurance policies
Received the Annual Lion Award of Excellence given to the top performing employees in all divisions of the bank
Shift Manager Feb 2015 - Oct 2015
Bootlegger, Fredericton NB
Handled sales and returns at the cash for customers, typical sales could be anywhere between $10 - $500 per customer
Performed opening and closing duties such as preparing two registers for the day, coordinating individual sales targets for the each employee and as a team, counting two registers, and preparing the nightly cash deposit
Managed and provided coaching for a team of six people; every Sunday I would write up an evaluation for each employee from the previous week, which includes accomplishments, provide feedback on areas they need improvement, how they compared to their personal weekly sales targets, and how the store operated as a team
Shift Manager Aug 2014 - Feb 2015
Ardene, Fredericton NB
Handled sales and returns for customers, typical daily sales would be anywhere between $10-200 per customer, with roughly over 50 customers per day
Performed opening and closing duties, which included counting two registers to make sure the float was correct, ensuring the store was clean and prepared for the day as well as counting and preparing nightly deposits
Keyholder July 2014 - Aug 2014
Le Chateau, Fredericton NB
Handled sales and returns for customers, typical daily sales would be anywhere between $50-300 per customer, with roughly 20 customers per day
Counting the registers at the start and end of the day and preparing the nightly deposit
Sales Associate Apr 2014 - July 2014
Winners, Fredericton NB
Handled inventory and sales at the register, with roughly 300 customers making purchases and provided exceptional customer service
Quality Assessor Mar 2013 - Mar 2014
Concentra Solution, Woodstock NB
Improved contact centre performance by providing positive and constructed feedback to agents to improve customer experience, evaluate 8 calls per day, each call taking an hour to evaluate
Provided coaching to fellow assessors on how to provide constructive feedback to agents, so the agents have a better understanding on area they need to improve on
Quality Award, Concentra Solutions 2013
Received the Quality Award given to the employee with the best performance, and for providing the best feedback to call centre agents
Assistant Manager Nov 2005 – Sept 2013
Eclipse Stores Inc, Fredericton NB
Assisted in managing a team of six, included preparing bi-weekly schedules, coaching employees
Accepted, prepared and handled inventory, often receiving three to six boxes of clothing that would need to be accounted for, and security tagged before putting onto the sales floor
Education
Atlantic Business College, Fredericton NB May 2007 -Paralegal/Legal Assistant - Graduated with Honours
NB Community College, St. Andrews NB May 2005 -Global Tourism and Marketing