Sara Tavakoli
**** ********** ****** *******, ** 91042 818-***-**** j8hu4o@r.postjobfree.com
Objective
I aspire to gain experience with customer service, discipline, working with a team, and bring my best assets to any project to which I am assigned. I want to cultivate a life of experience and knowledge to become the best professional that I can. I want to experience this through becoming part of a successful team I can learn from and contribute to.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
2011, Major: Peace and Conflict Studies Major with an Emphasis on Pre-Law
Major: Spanish Language
GPA: 3.7
La Canada High School, La Canada
2006
Experience
Bancroft Archival Library: On campus at University of California, Berkeley
Dates of work: September 2009- June 2011
Manager: Lark Ashford, Phone: 510-***-****
Pay: $12.00/Hr
Pictorial Department- Organized and sleeved fragile and aging negatives and works of art.
Constant research of newly discovered items, their relevance and historical significance
Rebinding books, and preserving texts of different forms.
Translating texts from the Spanish Language to English, and organizing them accordingly
Nanny: Culver City, California
Dates of work: June 2008 – June 2009
Manager: Naomi King
Pay: $400/Wk
Lived 4 days a week with a family: Single-mother, two children (at the time) age 3 and 7.
Responsible for transportation, cooking, and tutoring in Math, English, and History.
Beth Hansen: Construction/Architecture Firm, Pasadena, California
Dates of work: January 2004- march 2008
Manager: Beth Hansen
Pay: $14.00/Hr
Receptionist/File Clerk/On site file delivery
Customer service, organizing and creating folders/binders/materials, constant retrieval and organization of documents
Ran errands for everyone in the office, went to different sites and performed different duties as assigned
Speaking with customers in Farsi when necessary
Volunteering:
Huntington Memorial Hospital On and off from September 2003-Fall 2009
Essentially fulfilled the tasks of a Candy Striper
Overall I fulfilled 400 hours of community service as part of their volunteering crew
Activities
Model United Nations at University of California, Berkeley
I was a delegate for over 13 countries, went to 8 nation competitions in Berkeley, Las Vegas, Atlanta, New Orleans, New York (at the United Nations headquarters), Anaheim, Columbia University, and Pasadena.
I won 9 awards- 4 for Outstanding Research, 5 for Outstanding Delegate.
I was Vice-President for 2 years and learned leadership skills and practiced discipline
Bancroft Library
As an employee of the Pictorial department I was offered several opportunities to volunteer at amazing art exhibits, and ushered at important ceremonies honoring specific individuals who had made notable strides in the realm of the arts.
Skills
Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing Spanish
Fluent in speaking, reading, and writing Farsi
Well read/excellent writer
Attention to detail
Extremely fast learner
Computer proficient
Typing speed: 124 words per minute
Fast reader, able to process information quickly
Always up to pace with business/corporate news
Cooperative with others
Appreciative of the privilege of being part of a team
Customer Service
Innovative in ways of helping others
Placing my representation of the company I work for as priority
Respecting those around me
Focus on the task at hand
Performing 100 percent on any task assigned to me.