Maria Saunders
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Objective
I am looking for a good job involving technology and communication, which are my strong points. I have good computer skills, often teaching the teachers, and when it comes to people and what they need, focus is key to me. Often I know what the problem is before the other person can finish a sentence. I also have a history of work doing invoicing and secretary work at a very young age in a professional automotive business.
Work Experience
Invoicer and Secretary
Through doing this occupation, I learned a lot about how to deal with some of the more prudent customers as well as the easier ones, and what to expect when dealing with such. I also began learning a basic understanding of keeping records and of working with computers, which has been expanded over the years.
Last Employer: Stephanie Lee VanDeventer
Contact Person: (902) 406-9470
Responsibilities: I memorized prices and calculated the approximate cost for customers, handling each person with individual care, and kept record of customers and appointments on both a paper copy and computerized copy.
Accomplishments: I managed to understand and memorize basic communication skills and signs when dealing with people, and I also gained an understanding of the importance of mathematics and computers, which I thus furthered my education on. I now know my way around different writing programs and even some HTML and JAVA, and I have gained abilities with communicating well with others to the point where I have been recommended by friends and teachers to become a psychologist or secretary.
Skills
I also have excellent patience, which results in me being able to deal with some of the more impatient or difficult customers
Computer Skills: I am currently completing a high school course in computer programming, and have made several programs myself, as well as I am studying HTML on my own time.
Foreign Language Skills: I am studying on my own time conversational Japanese, though it will be a while till I complete that, but I am also good at simplifying my words to the point where those with difficulty but at least some understanding of the English language can understand me. I am also excellent at pronunciation of words in other languages, despite barely hearing them and not knowing their meaning.
Additional Information
I am currently a high school student looking for part time employment in any occupation in which I can do well in, because I know that applying for a job and only having half the ability required is ridiculous and a waste of the employers, the customers and my own time.
Research Projects: Aside from the school assigned projects, I am also a part of a youth led organization called IUnique, which strives to help teens in need. We did an event last year where we brought in a man called 'Lazy Legs' and appeared for school assemblies in an inspirational project, designed to inspire teens to push past life's difficulties and strive to be what they want to accomplish in life.
Interests
I have a high interest in both computers and communications, and strive to both expand my knowledge in literature, technology and people, as well as create lasting differences in the world with every person I meet. I've found even a simple smile or kind wishes have done more then I originally expected, getting into conversations with others and finding out that I somehow managed to make them smile on a bad day, which in turn often makes me feel accomplished. I am a hard worker, and am focused on those things I can apply myself to, most of which are communication with others and technology.