Professional Resume

Tanya Chan

(702) 501 – 1734 • Seattle, WA • tchantastic@gmail.com

Summary of Qualifications

Through my 6 years of professional experience, I have gained the necessary sales skills to be successful:

• Coachable
• Positive attitude
• Fearless; not afraid to ask
• Detail-oriented
• Highly organized
• Ability to learn quickly
• Team Leader
• Critical thinker
• Active listener

Education

University of Washington, Seattle, WA                                                                             Expected June 2013

Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a Michael G. Foster Sales Program certificate

Major GPA: 3.51

Sales Experience

Northwestern Mutual, Seattle, WA

Financial Representative | December 2012 – Present

• Strong phoning skills seen in 61.7% success rate scheduling appointments for reached prospects in March
• Strong prospecting skills prevalent through acquiring an average of 6 new referrals per meeting in March
• Goal-oriented and results-oriented, concreted through bi-weekly activity meetings with a direct coach
• Willingness to learn and coachability seen by 100% attendance at weekly internship trainings and meetings

Southwestern Company, Nashville, TN                                                        

First Year Salesperson | June 2010 – August 2010

• Executed all ordering, inventory sales, accounting, scheduling, presentation, and delivery of product
• Developed hard prospecting skills by establishing a clientele list through cold calling door to door
• Increased communication skills by approaching and connecting with over 3,000 families
• Hard-worker prevalent through 60 hours work weeks and personal retail sales of $2,400 in selling period
• Flexibility and versatility expressed through relocation for three months to Southern California

Office of Annual Giving, Seattle, WA

Student Caller | November 2009 – June 2010

• Go-getter attitude fostered through conducting over 500 cold calls to University of Washington affiliates
• Established inside sales skills by raising over $13,000 for various department funds and programs

Leadership and Project Management Experience

Sleeve Up!, Seattle, WA

Chief Executive Officer | January 2012 – Present

• Responsible for goal-setting and motivating a small team to match strategy with vision and execution
• Presentation skills proven through successfully acquiring $1,500 for startup costs from panel of investors
• Highly organized in coordinating weekly meetings and setting clear expectations and duties for all

University of Washington Senior Class Gift Council, Seattle, WA

Chair | December 2012 – Present

• Responsible for reaching out to 7,500 seniors through various marketing campaigns
• Currently raised $1,798.13 to date through tabling events and our online web form – goal set at $40,000
• Currently acquired various in-kind gifts from 16 companies worth a total of $645 in donations

University of Washington First Year Programs, Seattle, WA

Freshman Interest Group Leader | March 2012 – December 2012

• Maintained organization over all course materials for 21 students in an academic course, including grades
• Adaptability through using formative assessment tools to restructure lesson plans based on student feedback
• Assisted academically at-risk students in developing time management skills through 1-on-1 meetings

• Received a 3.7 performance score on a 4.0 scale from students’ responses on an anonymous survey

Organizations and Campus Involvement

• Alpha Xi Delta Sorority | Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity | Husky Leadership Certificate