Amanda Bostick

addc3g@r.postjobfree.com

850-***-****

CAREER SUMMARY

Researcher, analyst, trainer, and development specialist with 10 years professional experience. I possess superior critical thinking and analytical skills; advanced writing technique; fine-tuned organizational skills; and, a solutions-focused mindset with a fervent desire to learn and create.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Greenwoood/Asher and Associates, Inc.

Development and Special Projects Specialist, July 2018 – April 2020

Executive Search Consultant, December 2017 – July 2018

oResponsible for training, program development, professional development, coordinating communication pathways, liaising between staff and leadership, managing special projects, analyzing and valuating programs and practices, and making recommendations for new programs and practices

oDeveloped comprehensive training program and trained eleven new employees in 13 months

oPlanned, coordinated and facilitated 12 unique, customized training and development sessions for all 40 firm employees, many of whom work remotely

oIdentified inefficiencies in the search process; collaborated on and introduced improvements

oCreated project plan proposals and training platforms reducing shared workload by 30%

oCreated training protocol for semi-annual firm workshop; tremendous critical thinking, planning, collaboration and rehearsal involved; workshop lauded as overwhelming success by leadership

oContinually collected firm feedback through focus group sessions, and strategized with team in finding solutions to daily issues

Streamlined and organized an online library of over 2,000 documents and resources; designed and implemented new electronic housing system for learning resources; created over 50 new resources

oResearched education principles and evolving trends; shared with team to support our efforts in offering our clients the best possible solutions and business processes to improve their effectiveness

oRecommended and implemented new training methods; created individualized training programs based on each new employee’s level of experience and needs

oForecasted firm needs ahead of massive database program (dynamics customer relationship management software – Cluen Encore) transition; coordinated with internal and external stake holders to plan training, team learning sessions and data clean-up prior to software migration

oFacilitated flow of information between the assistants, consultants, information technology team, business development team, leadership team, clients, and vendors

oConducted research on potential new clients, entered data, monitored costs, answered heavy call load, assisted managing director when called upon, maintained and set-up systems and equipment, scheduled training courses, and completed other administrative tasks as needed

J. McLaughlin and Company

Store Manager, June 2017 – November 2017

oLead recruiting and hiring efforts for new store opening; recruited and trained five new employees in two months

oFacilitated monthly store meetings; outlined sales goals, personal goals, professional goals and boosted morale among team with team building exercises and leading by example

oSupervised all in-store processes and merchandising as well as team and individual training

oContinually coached team members in product knowledge and customer centric sales techniques

oIdentified potential new customers; established relationships with new customers ensuring the optimal shopping experience both in-store and online

oMarketed brand in the community; attended networking meetings; planned three in-store events

oMaintained communication with executives, district manager, and shopping center management

oMonitored corporate sales trends, fulfilled online orders, executed plans to maximize profitability, and generated comprehensive reports regarding realized profit and future goals

Retail Associate, September 2016 – June 2017

oExceeded goals and expectations; was promoted to level of assistant manager within three months

oPerformed all retail duties

Acme Brick Company, Inc.

Outside Sales Associate, May 2015 - May 2016

oMarketed and sold tile and flooring to outside vendors

oEstablishing new commercial customers and streams of revenue; worked to establish and re-establish communication and trust with interior designers and architects in our market

oConducted mass cold calling of potential clients

oGenerated gross sales between $7,500-$25,000 per month

oFacilitated off-site educational presentations

Greenwood/Asher and Associates, Inc.

Executive Search Consultant, October 2013 - May 2014

oConducted targeted market research to identify prospects for higher education, upper level administrative positions; contacted prospects, up to 30 calls per day

oRecruited and pre-screened up to 250 prospective candidates; generated pool of candidates always inclusive of at least 20 candidates who exceeded our clients’ expectations

oDrafted thorough position specific marketing pieces; wrote position descriptions and drafted advertisements for university websites and third-party advertising outlets

oCreated official, confidential correspondence for clients and candidates

oConducted 360 degree referencing on seven candidates within in each search and generated comprehensive reference reports; created exhaustive reports summarizing findings

oCoordinated travel for candidates and facilitated on-campus interviews

oAssisted in management of the search process from start to finish

Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.

Sales Assistant, June 2008 – December 2010

oAssisted in maintaining client base holding over $60 million in securities

oMet with clients regarding financial accounts and investments

oManaged daily operations; communicated with financial holding companies, placed stock orders, and prepared confidential client correspondence and client reports

oPerformed general duties in a support role; maintained a complex calendar for four financial advisors; managed advisor expense reporting

oCoordinated educational events and assisted in planning educational forums

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Integrated Marketing and Management Communications

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

December 2007

Bachelor of Science, Political Science; Minor, Spanish

University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

May 2006

Spanish, completed two three-hour courses in one six-week summer term

La Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain

Summer 2003

PROGRAMS and STRATEGIES

Mornet; Cluen Encore; Turning Technologies; Zoom and other telecommunications software; SEO; multiple private education centric research databases; Microsoft Office Suite; One Drive; DropBox; Calendly, and others

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