Jillian Silva ************@*****.*** 774-***-**** linkedin.com/in/jillian-silva/
HIGHLIGHTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
●Six years of customer service experience
●Seven years of team building and leadership experience
●Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Sabre, Inroad, and OnQ knowledge
Relevant courses: Hospitality Sales and Meeting Management, Tour Management Operations, International Policies of Tourism, and Tour Management Operations, Destination Management Operations, and the Dynamics of Tourism Sustainability
EDUCATION
Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI Candidate, 8/2019
Bachelors of Science: Tourism and Hospitality Management
Dean’s list, GPA 3.80/ 4.0
SHARP (Special Honors and Awards Program): Accelerated Degree
Projects: Global Learning Distinction https://jillianraesilva.weebly.com
Study Abroad Program: Florence University of the Arts and Semester at Sea
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Hampton Inn Franklin, Massachusetts 6/2018- Present
Front Desk / Hilton Honors Champion
●Greeted up to hundreds of guests upon arrival and welcomed them to the hotel
●Checked the guests in and out of the hotel in a prompt fashion
●Had a collaborative focus with coworkers in order to provide the best possible service
●Cleaned rooms, worked night audit, and made breakfast when short staffed
●Trained new employees on OnQ and to find moment makers for each guest
●Met and surpassed Hilton enrollment requirements through motivating staff and management
Bath and Body Works Taunton, Massachusetts 10/2019- 2/2020
Key Holder (Seasonal)
●Trained employees on policies, standards, customer service, and how to promote products
●Counted cash drawers up to $20,000, made bank drops, and set the store for the next day
●Met hourly sales and conversion quotas on a consistent basis
●Informed customers of current sales and directed them to products that suited their needs
●Communicated effectively with store manager as well as district manager
Admissions Providence, Rhode Island 9/2018- 5/2019
Admissions Officer
●Greeted prospective students and families on arrival
●Gave daily guided tours to groups of five and greater
●Answered any and all questions families asked or directed them to where they could find an answer
●Made sure families were comfortable on tour and provided innovative solutions if issues arose
●Set/cleaned up at the beginning/end of events
●Had families fill out surveys after the tour ended to further improve services
HONORS, AWARDS, AND MEMBERSHIPS
●Honors Program 9/2016- 8/2019
●NSMH: National Society of Minorities in Hospitality 9/2016- 8/2019
●NSO: National Student Organization 8/2016- 8/2019
●Tour Shout Out 2/2018
●Eta Sigma Delta Hospitality Honors Society 10/2018- Present
●Employee of the Year (Hampton Inn by Hilton) 2019