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Hi there! I am so glad you posted this, because I would like to switch careers too and am looking for advice. My life long calling is to be a writer and editor and I’d like to invite you to look over my Strengths Report to see if you have any helpful input. I don’t expect you to have an editing job or even know of one, but I am looking. It isn’t my resume (I have one already), it is just a report on my Strengths and Capabilities.
Background Summary:
Animated team leader… compassionate creator…strong voice…writer …courageous…enthusiastic…efficient editor…focused facilitated….graceful under pressure
Evidence of Effectiveness:
Detail Oriented and Curious Learner:
• Selected for an elite research program Euroscholars in College from 2010-2012
• Won a full scholarship to live in Germany from 2007-2008 from Congress Bundestag
• Invited to study and research at Ruprecht Karl’s University in Heidelberg from 2011-2012
• Appointed the Data Point Person for GRAVITY Olympia in 2015-Present
• Awarded a full scholarship to study Spanish in Costa Rica with the Educational Service District in taking place in July through August 2016
Communication and Creativity:
• Won the 2013 Theodore and Phyllis Barbara Award for Excellence in Comparative Literature at Clark University
• Several Articles Published since 2014
• Won prizes on Instagram from Riverhead Books 2015 and Little Brown and co in 2014, and Hobo International in 2014
• Consulted for freelance editing in 2015 and 2016
• Columnist for Sivana Blog will be published this summer in 2016
Organized:
• Organized a speaker’s bureau in 2012 for nonprofit Jewish World Watch
• Contact over 150 students per week at GRAVITY 2014-Present
• Organized successful extracurricular activities for GRAVITY in 2015
Courses Completed
– Kim Lincoln’s Lataif Training September 2015-Present
– Cathy River’s Human Design Introduction November 15th, 2015
– Cathy River’s Change Your Game Workshop December 9th, 2015
– Landmark Forum January 14-19th 2016
– Dependable Strength’s Workshop June 24-25th 2016
Work History:
– Instructional Assistant, Gravity High School –Olympia, WA July 2014 – Present
– Youth Mentor, Clark University – Worcester, MA September 2009 – January, 2013
– Lipper Intern, Museum of Jewish Heritage –New York, NY January 2013- June 2013
– Outreach and Communication Intern, Jewish World Watch – Encino, CA June 2012 – August 2012
– Press Intern, Sammlung Prinzhorn Museum – Heidelberg, Germany October 2011 – January 2012
– Cultural Ambassador, Saint Martin’s University – Lacey, WA June – August, 2008 & 2010
Thank you!
Anna