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JOURNALISM MAJOR

Rajan Sharma
956/6, Ghandi  Nagar,
Delhi – 110011
(+91-11) 456 789

EDUCATION:

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, May 1994
The Writer’s Block, 1992-1994
Vice-President of a student-run journalism/writing group producing a biweekly newsletter and providing a forum for creative expression by students.

EXPERIENCE:

Kids Abroad 4/93 to Present
Administrative Director, Western Region USA: Supervise, from inception to completion, all incoming foreign exchange student programs. Assign program location and coordinator. Annually monitor 800 high school foreign exchange students. Act as liaison between foreign clients and American personnel. Evaluate, edit, and choose texts used to teach English to the exchange students.

Kids Abroad 4/90 to Present
Contributing columnist for public relations newspaper.
Kids Abroad Western Regional Office 9/90 to Present
Manage 800 person field staff across United States. Place, counsel, and monitor high school foreign exchange students and host families throughout United States. Tutor English As A Second Language. Annually direct French student orientation in Portland. Write public relations and promotional materials. Manage office.
Journalism Department University of Oregon 9/92 to 6/93
Peer academic advisor; professor’s assistant; office support staff.

INTERNSHIP:

Jade Ryder Enterprises 7/92 to 9/92
Researched and organized celebrity biographies for promotional flyers: writing and computer graphics; administrative duties.

VOLUNTEER:

Tutoring Program 1/91 to 6/92
Participated in an independent tutoring program in which college students tutored junior and high school students in academic subjects and motivational skills.

SKILLS:

WordPerfect 5.1, Microsoft Word for Windows, Editing.