Assistant Office

CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

***** ******** *** *******, ** 20854 · 972-***-****

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To begin a career in international affairs, program management, development and research writing.

EXPERIENCE

JANUARY 2018- APRIL 2019

EDITOR IN CHIEF, byu idaho scroll newspaper

Taught weekly lessons on editing and writing techniques to 35+ journalism students.

Edited and approved every article and piece of content published online and in paper.

Wrote and edited my own articles, including covering school events and local news and politics.

Held accountable for all content to faculty and supervising administration in weekly meetings.

SEPTEMBER 2017- DECEMBER 2017

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE INTERN, the heritage foundation

Assisted Chief of Staff and President in research on foreign and domestic topics.

Sat in on meetings with President, including professional meetings with foreign political figures.

Performed administrative duties, including editing blogs, memos and research papers.

EDUCATION

JANUARY 2016- APRIL 2019

BACHELORS DEGRESS, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, Brigham young university-idaho

3.23 GPA

Coursework: Foreign Policy, Terrorism and National Security, Asian Culture/History, Economics

Six Month Study Abroad in Israel/Palestine

SKILLS

Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Hardworking, dependable, and experience with strict deadlines

Excellent oral and written communication (English and Korean Fluency)

Attention to Detail

VOLUNTEER

JULY 2013- AUGUST 2015

MISSIONARY, the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, seoul, south korea

led and managed group of 30 missionaries in seoul and in north eastern south korea

represented missionaries in meetings with church officials, local and foreign

collected data and statistics weekly from 30 missionaries and reported it to church

Christian Anderson

12324 Overpond Way Potomac, Maryland 20854 – 972-***-**** – ********************@*****.***

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing to you today to apply for your position of Development Communications Assistant.

I have immense interest in your organization and its mission. I have a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Brigham Young University-Idaho. During my time I took journalism and communication classes along with foreign policy, US Government, National Security and Terrorism, South East Asian studies, Chinese History and Culture and other relevant courses, like communication, religious freedom psychology, cultural paradigms, etc. In addition, during my time at university I tested out of 12 Korean credits by taking the Korean FLATS test.

From 2013-2015 I served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I lived in Seoul, South Korea and learned Korean fluently. This experience sparked my vast interest in Asia, including East and South east Asia. I also studied abroad for 6 months in Jerusalem where I was immersed in the culture while taking classes on Jewish history and culture in Palestine and other classes like Arabic and Hebrew.

For the past 18 months I have worked my way up from a reporter to the Editor in Chief of my school’s daily publication. This has taught me great organization skills, persuasive writing techniques, like AP style, and has allowed me great experience in an office setting with tight deadlines. I know that with this experience and my desire to learn and work hard I will be a great fit.

I firmly believe that I am a great candidate for this position and that it will help my growth in my career. I am available for this position as soon as possible and can work any days of the week.

Thank you for your time and for considering me for the position.

Sincerely,

Christian Anderson

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