selling queen

Priyanka Kapadia

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Torrance, CA 90505

310-***-****, ***************@*******.***

EDUCATION

Mar 04-June 07 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara,CA

Bachelors of Science in Business Economics, September 2006

Member of Economics and Accounting Club; organized speaker forums to enhance student job placement

EXPERIENCE

Mar 07 – Dec 07 ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR Torrance, CA

Management Trainee

Promoted to work at the top revenue generating branch based on highest income generated/car rental

on consistent basis over a three month period

Awarded the top income generating employee in the region for the months of June ,July and August

Trained in sales, marketing, customer service, business management, and administrative skills.

Feb 01 –Nov 06 CIRCUIT CITY Torrance, CA

Senior Sales counselor

Increased sales revenues in the technology department from $30,000 to $60,000 within a three-month period that led to me getting promoted to a commission based sales representative in the video department, which was also the highest revenue generating department in the store

Promoted from sales representative to sales counselor within three months in the video department where I was the Department Lead and trained ten employees within the department

Awarded top sales counselor by the Store Director and District Manager for increasing the overall revenue by 20% in the video department during December, 2002

Earned the distinction of being the only sales representative within the video department to reach and exceed the sales targets every month

Awarded employee of the month by the District Manager on four occasions between May 2004-June 2005

Retained employment through major restructuring and layoffs as a result of my strong sales contributions

Nov 00- Jan 01 BURLINGTON COAT FACTORY Piscataway NJ

Sales representative

Worked in cross functional roles as a sales representative,cashier, greeter and packer

Enhanced customer loyalty and retention via strong sales and after sales services

Jun 99- Nov 00 KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN Piscataway NJ

Cashier

Awarded best team member among 10 employees for customer service and food packing

Scored 100% consistently on “secret shopper evaluation”, an evaluation tool to gauge employee performance

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, and Tally

LANGUAGES

English, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu

VOLUNTEER WORK

Counseled victims of domestic violence at a domestic violence assistance group in Santa Barbara, CA

Member of Rotaract International club that organized cultural and social welfare programs in Los Angeles and in India

INTERESTS

Cooking, traveling, music

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