Marina Balber
Brooklyn, NY ***** ************@*****.*** 718-***-****
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology -Member of Psi Chi-International Honor Society in Psychology
-Presented in the 42nd Annual Psychology Convention in Hunter
Psychology Honors
Hunter College, CUNY
-Completion of CITI Training in Basic Human Subjects Research
New York, New York
Experience:
April 2014 – May 2014
HR Recruiting Intern
Profit Sense Innovations
Implemented strategies to source qualified and diverse candidates to meet requirements from internal, external,
and/or referral candidate pools.
Displayed knowledge of principles and procedures for on-line recruitment, selection, training, compensation and
benefits, labor relations and negotiation.
September 2013 – February 2014
Administrative Assistant
Psychology Department of Hunter College, CUNY
Coordinated all intra-departmental processes for maximum efficiency.
Developed process to be used for inter-departmental events, resulting in smooth application of these events.
Responsible for answering all questions pertaining to the functionality of the programs utilization of forms,
minimizing the time necessary for advisors to address these issues.
February 2013 - December 2013
Intern
Payne Whitney Women’s Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
Monitored, transcribed, and coded four focus group sessions to capture all activities of those groups.
Implemented post session surveys and analyzed all results by coding and tallying the data.
Collaborated with colleagues to develop structure for themes in the focus group study.
Finalized data used in the poster presentation in the North American Menopause Society, and Weill Cornell Medical
College.
Fall semester 2012
Administrative TA
Statistics Tutor and Teaching Assistant in Psychology Department of Hunter College, CUNY
Developed techniques for students to enhance their subject knowledge during weekly two hour tutoring sessions.
Generated a standardized method for grading assignments, and applied them to all written assignments, significantly
reducing time necessary for grading coursework.
Created a practice exam with an answer key, initiating a session discussing everything necessary for successful
results on class exam.
Created and developed a presentation explaining specific statistical methods. This presentation is still being used as
a model for other classes.
July 2009 – December 2012
School Coordinator Assistant
Brooklyn School of Real Estate
Processed applications and payments resulting in higher attendance in training courses.
Managed databases to organize attendance, payment records, test scores, enhancing the ability of the school to
respond to clients and prospective clients inquires in a timely fashion.
Handled telephone inquiries, informing clients/ perspective clients about available programs.
Proctored exams resulting in assisting students to prepare for state licensing exam.
Trained co-workers in processes and systems in place to continue smooth operation of the school’s business.
Skills:
IBM SPSS Statistics Software, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Languages:
Bi-lingual- fluent in Russian.
References:
Available upon request.