D Rooney
Elgin, IL
currently: Job hunting
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How would you describe your dream job in 10 words or less?
My dream job would be in either the corporate or university arena, where I would be able to add value by using my writing, editing, and creative problem-solving skills in an energetic environment. I enjoy coordinating stimulating corporate events promoting team-building and community awareness, as well as managing recruitment of talented graduates or seasoned professionals. My favorite corporate work environments have been in the Nextel and Packet Video Corporation offices, both start up technical/cell phone fields where I worked with talented, excited colleagues energized by the spirit of filling a niche with the start up company. Creativity, challenge, events, writing, and recruitment would be hot buttons for fulfilling a sense of growing the business and adding value to the team. I also have an interest in personality temperaments as it relates to leadership development and training....
Posted @ 11:33AM, February 26, 2008
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Work history
Administrative Manager
tags:
attention to detail
• master multi-tasker
• focus
• organization
How would you describe your time at Confidential (Civil Enginee...?
Managed full and part-time administrative staff; Recruited part time office assistants and completed their quarterly evaluations; Sharpened writing, editing, and proofreading skills by working on corporate newsletters; Managed team building and community awareness events, including the creation of an annual holiday corporate food drive that has donated over 5,000 lbs. to the Greater Chicago Food Depository; Wrote reports, managed time-sensitive projects; Coodination management's registration for professional seminars and association membership; Served as executive assistant to president...
Office Manager
How would you describe your time at Packet Video?
Corporate Reduction in Force/My favorite job: Directed recruitment, selection, and hiring activities for Chicago software engineering office, visiting college campuses, interviewing candidates, conducting reference checks, making offers, coordinating relocation, processing new hire paperwork, working with legal department on international candidate Visa documentation Established rapport with Midwest university engineering departments and career counseling departments to identify top software engineering grads...
Education
Higher Education Student Affairs, MS, Ed.
tags:
multi-ethnic sensitivity
• event coordination
• training and development of s...
• leadership
• multi-tasking
How would you describe your time at Indiana University (Bloomin...?
Thoroughly enjoyed my additional 2 years in grad school at my alma mater. I appreciated serving as an Assistant Director and Event Coordinator for a large multi-ethnic graduate residence hall. Sharing my passion for university administration with a select few grad students in the country's top Higher Ed program was exciting....
French and Secondary Education, BS, Ed.
tags:
organization
• leadership
• sound judgment
• focus
• and follow through
How would you describe your time at Indiana University (Bloomin...?
Outstanding experience! I worked for the Residence Life Department for 4 1/2 years, as well as the Lilly Library, Math Education Department, Returning Women Students Dept., IU Alumni Fund, Financial Aid Dept., etc. I was very proud to earn my degrees at I.U. while adding value to several university departments, which allowed me to put myself through school as a third-generation college attendee....
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