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Hello World!
Hello, my name is Elena, thank you for visiting my timelilne. Here, you will find all the information you need about me and you will be able to follow the path I went through.
To begin, I was born in Salamanca a very historical and culttural city in the West of Spain althought I grew up in a little town between mountains, called Bejar -
María Auxiliadora's School
For this period there is not too much to say. I could tell you about how good I was at dodgeball but I am not sure this is what you are interested in... -
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Primary and Secondary School
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Decision time
Important decisions were coming. When you turn sixteen it is time to think about your future and in which direction you would like to orientate your studies.
My decision was already very clear: I would study Economy and Social Sciences.
In June 2006, I passed the final exam (Selectividad) which gives you access to the next stage: The University -
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High School Period
I chose the branch of Social Science because I had a huge interest in the subjects which were included in it. I was happy sutding Economics, History, Accounting as well as Maths. -
Let's get graduated!
There I was, the beautiful University of Salamanca in a fierce battle which have last for hundred of hours.
My opponents? Mathematics, Finnances, Marketing, Accounting, International commerce, among others.
My reward? A degree in Business Administration with a global mark of 8.5/10 . -
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University period
I really had a great time during this period. Apart from meeting new people, living in a flat with my friends and studying in one of the most popular universities of Spain, (Salamanca's University) I enjoyed studying what I love. In my second year, I could choose the branch of the Economy that I wanted, so my decision was ¨Marketing and International commerce¨. I kept myself in this branch and I discovered what amazing it was. -
Internship
At the end of my degree, It was about time for me to apply all the theoretical skills I had gained within my studies and to apply them in real situations. It was time for the Internship!
My interest was given to Caja Rural one of th biggest bank organisation in Spain. During this six month internship I got a lot of practical skills and I had the chance to reinforce the knowledge my degree had given me with professional experiences. -
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Caja rural de Bejar (Bank Advisor, Internship)
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Assisted host Financial Advisor with networking and community involvement as well as with client services, sought out potential clients, scheduled appointments with them, and provided on-going consultation and support. -
Master
I wanted, no, I needed to know more about Marketing. My degree had strongly increased my interest in it.
At that time the best option for me was the EFEM University
This institution offered me a Master in Marketing and Sales Management. After one year and half and 800 of hard labor,
I am now graduated with a Master degree. 8.7/10 was the reward I got from my hard work . -
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Master
Doing this Master I really studied everything I was interested in as, for expample, Sales Management, Sales Techniques and Strategies, Telemarketing, Online Marketing as well as Merchandising. -
Tien21
Tien21 is a Spanish group distributing Spainwild all kind of electronical devices and of household compliance. -
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Tien21 (In-store Sales Advisor)
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Sold household compliance and electronic devices, controlled and managed stock, processed cash and card payments, worked within establish guidelines, updated special promotions and placed displays. -
Ireland
Well, let's sum up the situation: I am young, graduated, backed by an internship but it feels like there is something missed...
It is time to learn English!
Direction Ireland: I went there for 8 months with the strong target to learn English.
In order to finnance my English lessons in Cork University College I integrated myself in an Irish family working with them as an Au pair.
After 8 months, I successfully passed the Certificate in English by Cambridge University.
Mission accomplished! -
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Ireland period
I went in Ireland in late 2012 in order to provide my English with some improvement. I did a course in the Cork University College in order to obtain the Certificate in English by Cambridge University. -
Germany period
Germany , this one is a good one. You may wonder what I am doing here Me too ... No, just kidding.
In a few years I gained a lot of knowledge and it shoudn't stop now. Germany is a big, healthy and dynamic country. And Dusseldorf in perticular has even additional attribtutes, with its proximity to the Rhin, its international dimension and its very nice and always entertained city center. Ok I made my choice I want to live here. -
AMR Advanced Market Research
After a couple of CV sent here and there ( ok ... a thousands ), an opportunity appeared to me. This opportunity was called AMR.
Here I was sitted in a nice environement, surrounded by warm people from each side of the globe, sharing together a passion, Marketing! I worded hard and always trying to go the extra mile and focusing on the leadtime to close the project to make sure that AMR's KPI were reached and to participate in the evolution of this very well reputated company. -
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Advanced Market Research GmbH (Interviewer)
Tasks:
Worked on different projects, collected customer feedback, prompted questions accordingly in order to obtain specific information.
