Jennifer L. Hardesty
Hamilton, Ohio 45015
******@*****.***
Career Objective
To secure a position with an emphasis on building internal and external
relations while using my problem solving, planning, and public relations skills.
Related Experience
Hobsons Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (July 2007-Present)
Sales Associate
• New Business Generation
o Manage prospect list, make cold calls to leads and follow up to secure webinar.
o Develop and generate leads from the existing client base to up sale new products and services.
o Meet outbound sales call standards.
o Participate in regular pre-sales and marketing planning meetings with internal teams
• Customer Orientation and Fact Finding
o Instantly build rapport with new customers, overcome objections and identify opportunities within new customer's situation.
• Communication and Documentation
o Extensive knowledge of all Hobsons EMT products and integration ability with leading university technologies.
o Effectively and efficiently log leads and sales interactions in contact management software tools.
o Establish and Maintain good customer relations with internal and external customers
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (July 1998-July 2007)
Assistant Cross Country and Track Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
• Budgeting
o Operated within our designated budget for recruiting and equipment.
• Facilities
o Project Coordinator for building a new throwing area.
o Scheduled indoor facility practice time.
• Compliance
o Maintained the entire programs NCAA Compliance Paperwork.
• Team Travel
o Assist in making team travel and dining arrangements.
• Meet Management
o Ran the Hy-Tek Program for Home Meets. Did Game day management for Volleyball and Field Hockey while at Springfield College.
• Scheduling
o Strategically planned & traveled on recruiting trips to observe our top prospects & invited these elite scholar athletes to attend our university. Played a vital role in recruiting athletes who earned the following – (40) State Champions and Runner-ups, (30) Athletes ranked in the top 50 in the Country, (15) Academic All-MAC Athletes, (31) All-MAC Athletes, (8) Academic All Americans, (1) Miami Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year, (3) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Athletes of the Year, (1) Regional Athlete of the Year, (9) NCAA Championship Qualifiers, and (2) All Americans.
• Campus Visits
o Organized “Unofficial” & “Official” visits to campus, phone calls, emails & written correspondence to high school prospects & their parents.
• Academic Meetings
o Scheduled & attended informational sessions with professors for visiting prospects & their parents.
• Phone Calls
o Corresponded with high school coaches, club coaches & guidance counselors about prospective student-athletes work ethic, discipline & general character.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (Comprehensive Social Studies), Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio