Curriculum Vitae
Amanda Somyalo
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Amanda
Preferred name: Amanda
Date of Birth: 21 September 1995
Identity Number: 950**********
Citizenship: Republic of South Africa
Race: African
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Dependents: None
Residence: Morningside, Sandton
Driver’s License: No
Vehicle: No
Home Language Xhosa (Fluent – Written/Spoken)
Other Languages English (Fluent – Written/Spoken)
Telephone Number 011-***-****
Cellphone Number 066-***-****
Email Address **********@*****.***
Availability: Immediate
Interests and Hobbies:
Writing, blogging (I have a fashion blog), music, art. As a hobby I am part of Beauty Bulletin which is the online social media platform where we share opinions and review products of the brands we collaborate with in projects. So far I have worked with the following Brands:
1. Organics (hair brand)
2. Dove
3. Avon
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Secondary Education
School: Victoria Girls’ High School
Highest Standard: Passed Matric
Subjects English;
Xhosa;
Mathematics Literacy;
Drama;
Visual Studies;
Consumer studies
Tertiary level
School: Boston College (Braamfontein)
Qualification: Public Relations
Year: February 2016 - March 2018
CAREER HISTORY
Company: Rhodes University
Job Title: Internship for Media and Journalism Department Duration: June 2014 – July 2014
Duties and Responsibilities Interviewing people attending the Grahamstown Arts Festival and artists who had their exhibitions there.
Reason for Leaving Contract ended
Reference Natalie Austin
Company: CharterQuest Finance Institute
Job title: PR and Media Intern
Duration: July 2017 – Present
Duties and Responsibility:
Building relationships with clients and make sure i keep in contact with them make sure the Relationship between the company and the client is always the best. Also, the company has a TV show on Mindset TV and I am a presenter for the show. I am also in charge the company’s social media pages and updating them with the marketing team. The looking link is the link to the TV series I worked on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF1PheZKCH4