Aline Jackson Diggs
*** ***** ******** ******, ********** VA 22980
Cell: 540-***-****: *************@*****.***
Professional Profile
Objective: To obtain a position where I utilize my gifts, knowledge and experience
-Self-motivated sales representative with excellent verbal and written communication skills
-Familiar with Oracle, Microsoft Publisher, and Access; knowledgeable in Microsoft Office 2010 and Excel
-Organized team player, personality compatible to interact with diverse people and situations, congruent with human services training and community involvement
-Works well under pressure and able to meet deadlines in a timely manner, responsible and mature individual- who is serious about meeting job requirements and setting goals, respects and honors high-work standards.
Qualifications
-Sales analysis - Client Relations
-Strong lead development skills - Cold Calling
-Self-motivated - Appointment Settings
-Goal-oriented - Computer Literate
-Highly competitive - Customer Needs Assessment
-Networking skills - Customer Satisfaction
-Sales force training - Interpersonal skills
-Customer service - Meet deadlines
-Meets/exceeds goals - Schedule management
Relevant Experience
Human Services
- Employment consultant assisting with job development and training
-Credit Education/Housing Industry. Making a difference through empowerment.
Sales
-Secured new partners in employment, referral sources and assessments
-Leading sales person in membership sales for a year or more
-Leading new sales person in real estate/housing several months
-Developed strong relationships with key referral sources which resulted in 8 % increase in referrals over a one-year period.
Experience
Employment Consultant
September 2012 – present
Career Support Services-Staunton, VA
-Provides job development, job placement, training, job-coach training services, career skills training, life skills training, and supports on behalf of persons with disabilities and others with significant employment barriers to employment. Customers referred through government agencies familiar with policies and procedures of government program in regards to employment required networking, marketing and cold calling in an effort to secure employment, assessments and new referral sources.
Fitness Consultant
July 2011 – September 2012
Gold’s Gym – Staunton, VA
-Generated leads through cold calls to businesses, referrals, health, sponsored events and fitness fairs, secured required daily appointments and closed sales for memberships-meeting and surpassing quotas.
Teen Project Consultant
January 2010 – January 2012
City of Waynesboro Office on Youth – Waynesboro, VA
-Instructs 10-week empowerment course for teens with special needs and circumstances
Realtor
January 2006 – December 2009
Home Choice Realty – Waynesboro, VA
-Responsible for listing, selling, assisting in the home-buying process, which included financing, credit education, home search, and closing.
Warehouse Operator/Clerk
July 1994 – August 2007
Alcoa Home Exterior – Stuarts Draft, VA
-Operated fork trucks, organized loads, maintained inventory, and facilitated scheduling for trucking companies
Education
University of Virginia January 2014 - present
Charlottesville, VA
Interdisciplinary Studies/Social Science
Blue Ridge Community College
Weyers Cave, VA
Associate Degree of Arts and Science
Professional Affiliations
Former member NAR & VAR
Augusta Chamber of Commerce