Samantha (Rettinger) Lopes, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Apex, NC, US

-Consult with clients from all industries and careers on resume writing, cover letters and various other career related conversations; ensure all marketing materials are industry specific, as well as highlight clients skills and qualifications -Optimize clients' LinkedIn profiles to showcase their expertise beyond what is included on their resume and.

• Conduct evaluations of MBA applications within the parameters and instructions set by the college, ranking academic performance, test scores, personal essay, writing statements, activities, additional info, resumes.
• Utilize Salesforce to update application status, comment on potential application issues, assign appropriate ranking and develop the final written summary assessment of the application; evaluation utilized as a.
• Ensure admissions internal review deadlines are met through efficient, timely and accurate review

• Read on average 120 applications in a 20-hour work week during the domestic, undergraduate admission online reading season
• Conduct evaluations of applications within the parameters and instructions set by the college, ranking personal essay, writing statement, activities, additional info, resumes and community disruption sections
• Utilize Slate CRM to update application status, comment on potential application issues, assign appropriate ranking and develop the final written summary assessment of the application; evaluation utilized as a resource.
• Ensure admissions internal review deadlines are met through efficient, timely and accurate review

• Assume the role of “co-pilot” during the domestic, undergraduate admission online reading season; read on average 100 applications in a 24-hour work week alongside “pilot” reader
• Conduct evaluations of applications within the parameters and instructions set by the college, ranking personal essay, writing statement, activities, additional info, resumes and community disruption sections
• Utilize Slate CRM to update application status, comment on potential application issues, assign appropriate ranking and develop the final written summary assessment of the application; evaluation utilized as a resource.
• Ensure admissions internal review deadlines are met through efficient, timely and accurate review

New Paltz, New York

Career Coaching:- Consult with undergraduate, graduate students, and alumni to discuss resumes, curricula vitae, cover letters, major decision making, job and internship search, interviewing, graduate school, networking, LinkedIn, and life beyond college; meet one-on-one with an average of 510 students and alumni each year during pre-scheduled appointments.

New Paltz, NY

Designed one-credit course to focus student attention on their career plan and to prepare students for successful entry into the professional business environment; topics include: graduate school planning, company research, how to conduct a successful job and internship search, resume and cover letter writing, building a professional brand, networking.

Binghamton University

• Complete assessment on the effectiveness of the programs projected student learning outcomes
• Train 10 graduate students to conduct weekly mock interviews
• Integrate Interview Stream, an online video interview tool, into the career centers infrastructure to electronically assist students in improving their interviewing skills
• Create and present programing related to interviewing skills on topics such as How to Answer Commonly Asked Interview Questions

Fleishman Center For Career And Professional Development

• Provide career consulting on topics such as resume/cover letter review, job/internship search strategies, and effective interviewing to current students and alumni during one-on-one walk-in hours and group advising.
• Advise students exploring majors and/or career using self-assessment measure such as skills, strengths, values and interest inventories including Focus2
• Present 10 career related programs per semester on topics such as How to Prepare for the Job Fair
• Utilize hireBING to assist students in their search for jobs and internships

Binghamton University

• Conduct up to seven 30 minute 1:1 undergraduate practice interviews weekly
• Provide constructive feedback to improve students’ understanding of professional interview practices

Binghamton University

• Hold weekly office hours in which I advise students on academic and/or career related issues; monitor the academic progress of advisees and identify options for student to satisfy degree requirements
• Contribute to the professional developed of students through the planning and execution of psychology related programming such as What to do with a Psychology Degree
• Utilize Banner to complete change of major/declaration of major; update psychology webpages using OmniUpdate

Binghamton, NY

• Assisted students in successfully transitioning into the Binghamton community through the facilitation of transfer student orientation programming activities
• Designed and facilitate a program in conjunction with the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development entitled “TRANSFERable Skills”, which prepared transfer students for making the most of being a.
• Created a monthly Transfer Student Initiatives Services newsletters to inform students of upcoming events
• Conducted assessment on the transition of transfer students using surveys and focus groups to create new programs and support services

Transfer Student Initiatives And Services

• Help students to successfully transition into the Binghamton community through the facilitate transfer student orientation programming activities
• Conduct research using focus groups on the transition of transfer students to create new programs
• Create monthly Transfer Student Initiatives Services newsletters to inform students of upcoming events

Binghamton University

• Supervised 11 undergraduate student Peer Advisors and facilitated their weekly Peer Advising meetings
• Coordinated with the 4 residential community success centers and created weekly Peer Advising office hours on campus
• Attended bi-weekly Orientation Transfer Advisors Committee meeting to assist in the successful completion of future orientation sessions
• Collaborated with advisees to create academic schedules and assist with course registration

Masters Of Science, Student Affairs Administration

Bachelors Of Science, Human Development

Activities and Societies: Student Affairs Graduate Association (SAGA)