Deborah Hediger Email & Phone Number

Colchester, England, Gb

Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

I work with both Undergraduate and Postgraduates students across business, engineering, construction, surveying, architecture, sport, psychology and criminology disciplines and help them in sourcing placement and internship opportunities. This involves providing career related support to help students gain the skills of job searching, identifying suitable opportunities, CV and Cover Letter writing and interviewing. Additional support involves locating and promoting placement and internship opportunities to students and supporting with building employer relationships.It is my aim to provide students with a safe and friendly environment to give them the space to learn with the aim of preparing them for the professional world. It is therefore important to apply my interpersonal skills to recognise the level of support each individual requires so I can best support them with their needs.Besides individual student support my role includes planning and running engaging career related activities such as online webinars, in person workshops and panel events. As part of a team, I also support the planning and delivery of careers fairs and employer events.I work with a variety of stakeholders in different services and faculties within the university to continuously work on the provision of an attractive offering and to increase student engagement.

Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

Coordinated the postgraduate placement programme for MBA, International Business, Supply Chain Management, Accounting and Finance and Marketing students. This involved:• Pro-actively developing and maintaining placement opportunities• Creating and delivering engaging webinars to support students in sourcing suitable opportunities• Preparing students for their placement by delivering informative webinars and drop-in services• Coordinating the placement approval process to ensure work placements meet essential external requirements with regards to regulatory, visa compliance, and legal obligations• Maintaining the central records of all work placements• Ensuring a suitable monitoring mechanism for students out on placementBesides the day-to-day management of the placement programme, I was also responsible for reviewing the Faculty’s work placement provision, including current processes, documentation and communication channels. As part of a university working group my knowledge and experience was invaluable to achieve the implementation of a more efficient and robust placement approval process supporting the increasing number of students going out on work placements.

London, United Kingdom

Developed fruitful relationships with clients and candidates which led to returning customers and ensured a steady income of jobs and an up-to-date and motivated talent pool.Matched suitable candidates to opportunities through CV review and coordinated the full verification of candidates.Achieved to provide clients with an enthusiastic and suitable candidate pool which led to customer satisfaction on client as well as candidate side.Managed to fill challenging positions with high-calibre candidates which were hard to find and difficult to match to the right opportunities.Always stayed true to myself which meant treating every stakeholder with respect and professionalism regardless of the income an opportunity may generate. This way of working has always led to positive feedback from customers and has led to matching candidates to the right roles and companies.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Profit&Loss responsibility over the desk-based consumer computing portfolio for the Swiss market.Financial and supply planning ensuring targets and market demand is met.Responsible for go-to-market, portfolio planning and pricing strategy which involved working alongside sales team to plan seasonal product line-ups, define technical specifications at account and product level and forecast demand for supply and financial planning.Product training for internal and external sales teams and partners.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Represented the consumer printing portfolio in an engaging manner and passed on this enthusiasm when training sales members and pitching products to clients. This reflected in the ability to maintain market leader position in a competitive environment.Curiosity and ambition spurred the development of a strong understanding of the printing market which enabled accurate demand planning which was crucial to become a trusted partner to distributors when it came to order management.The ability to build strong relationships with business partners reflected in forecasting exercises which were accurate and ensured smooth product transitions and product launches.Showed initiative by getting involved in areas outside of the normal job remit for instance developing an idea of new point of sales marketing materials which eventually was executed from concept to launch and even shared across and adapted by other geographical HP sales markets.

Beringen, Switzerland

Worked part-time alongside my full-time degree and full-time during university holidays. Assisting the sales team in processing and monitoring sales orders and providing excellent customer support in English, French and German. Working closely with clients, advising on order status including cross- and upselling. I was valued as a responsible and reliable team member and was given full responsibility when covering staff members during annual leave.

Manchester, United Kingdom

As part of a 3-month placement I was supporting the sales team in administrative duties and was phoning prospective and inactive clients to generate sales leads. This was my first work experience abroad and was part of gaining admission to my chosen course of studies at university.

Switzerland

Working as part of a sales team I was assigned to a number of account managers and their clients who I've supported by processing their sales orders, monitoring order fulfilment and providing multilingual customers service in English, French and German. Working closely with clients, advising on order status including cross- and upselling. My willingness to go above and beyond for my clients helped building trust and lasting business relationships.

A 3-year business apprenticeship which involved attending classes 1.5 days a week and working in an office environment for the rest of the week. I rotated between departments within the same firm covering accounting, administration, marketing and real estate management.

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration With Specialisation In International Management Uas, International Business

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, International Management

Exchange year in Portugal, Lisbon.

Commercial Professional Baccalaureates