Kate Choudhury Email & Phone Number

Summary: Manages Career Services team and oversees all areas of business from Employer Relations and Events to Career Coaching and the Fellowships and Internships programs. More specifically, - Strategizes and implements growth plans with the Employer Relations team to bring more employers to campus and connect more students with outstanding opportunities through jobs and internships - Develops and supports the Career Coaching team to hire professional coaches to implement more ways in which we can serve students through resume building, workshops, mock interviews and much more- Grows the Fellowships and Internships program team through new students opportunities in NYC and Washington DC - Oversees and plans marketing, analytics, brand representation and staff management of total Career Services team

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Summary: Spearhead an initiative to create more experiential learning opportunities for students, and make graduates more competitive in the job market through work experience. More specifically, - Oversee the Washington Fellowship and grow and develop the New York City fellowship programs that provide a unique experience for select students to gain work experience in Washington D.C. and New York City through a full scale experiential program. - Facilitate the transition of an internship focus campus wide, and bring more employers to campus who have project and internship needs our students can meet.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

Summary: Connect with employers across the business and communication industry to bring meaningful opportunities to LU students, and launch a pilot of the New York City Fellowship program. More Specifically, - Manage all employer relationships in the business and communication sector, and facilitating dozens of career events each year. - Build relationships with key faculty members to understand better how we can reach more students- Spear heading a new opportunity for students to be in NYC for internships and growing our university's connections in New York going forward.- Working closely with students and career counselors to help prepare them for interviews, networking opportunities, and ultimately to be successful in the professional world.

Manhattan, New York

Summary: Focused on developing associates, and building strong relationships between vendors and buying team to meet key performance metrics and provide a better customer experience through integration of vendors, buyers and operations teams. More specifically, - Working closely with the designer buyer to implement new brands and to make changes to our luxury assortment that would better fit customer needs. -Initiated a inventory process through RFID technology for our highest shortage vendor that helped reduce the risk of theft, and increase sales over time- Mentored and supervised interns, and executive trainees throughout the store to help grow our incoming population of new executives, and pave the way for career development.

Manhattan, New York

Summary: Managed over 40 sales associates and over 10 million in business in the Men's Sportswear dept. (Ralph Lauren Polo, Black Label, and Hugo Boss Sportswear)More specifically, - Leveraged partnerships with my RL shop managers, to gain associate buy in and establish higher service standards across the dept. - Recruited for the internship and executive development programs with Bloomingdale's across several college campuses in the north east and supervised 3 successful interns.

Bloomingdale'S 59Th St. New York

Summary: Executed full set up and break down of the 2013 holiday shop, exceeding 1 million in sales for the season for the first time ever. More specifically, - Hiring over 25 service minded individuals to drive sales through the season. - Mentoring the new class of executive trainees and helping place them in their future roles after completing their holiday shop projects. - Supervising the operational logistics of timing the goods into the building and working with the buyers to visually display all product to draw customers into the shop.

Manhattan, New York

Summary: Personally exemplified the service expected from the sales team, and built trust with the team to bring about a culture change. More Specifically, - Initiated a new specialist program to push the domestics team to actively prioritize the customer in new ways. - Solved multiple customer issues, and stood for the voice of the customer in every situation, to bring about a new standard of service in the home store.

Bloomingdale'S 59Th St. New York

Built strong associate relationships, and took the lead on customer service issues.

59Th St And Lexington, New York, Ny

Syracuse, New York Area

I ran the office of recreation directors. Helped with administrative tasks, and projects related to the office administrations work load.

Lebanon - Nh

Planned activities with children and their families in the pediatric oncology center while they were staying at Dartmouth Hitchcock. My aim was to make their hospital experience as enjoyable as possible and helped manage the families stress throughout the procedures.

Summary: Primarily worked with sales, and customer service. As a small boutique, multitasking and managing multiple projects was crucial. Worked to create a personal shopping environment for customers and highlighting Bare Mineral sales.More specifically, - Assisted with store branding and new developments in the store such as incorporating Bare Minerals into our cosmetics section. - Participated in some buying decisions, and store presentation.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Strategic Communication

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology

Studied Psychology and Marketing

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Study Abroad