Jacob A. Kelly

600 Jackson St., Apt. C • Blacksburg, VA 24060 • (540) 555-2121 • Email: jakelly@vt.edu
4156 Hawthorne Circle, Reston, VA 12345 (703) 654-3210

|OBJECTIVE |Sales management trainee position; goal to lead and train a sales staff |
|EDUCATION |B.A., Communication Studies, Public Relations Option, Marketing Minor, December 2002 |
| |Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA |
| |Semester at Sea, Spring 2001 |
| |GPA: In-major: 3.3./4.0 Overall: 2.6/4.0 |
| |Earned 50% of educational expenses |
|SKILLS |Marketing / Sales / Promotion |
| |Grossed $15,000 in three months with summer painting business |
| |Raised $600.00 in advertising space for fraternity folder project |
| |Raised $400.00 for fraternity sponsored car show |
| |Cold canvassed community for potential clients |
| |Created informational brochure for apartment leasing company |
| |Developed advertising campaign for class project |
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| |Management / Training / Organizational Ability |
| |Managed daily activities of own painting business including renting/purchasing equipment and supplies, hiring assistants, budgeting,|
| |payroll |
| |Arranged client contracts for painting business |
| |Assisted in organizing talent show and benefit auction for Semester at Sea |
| |Coordinated sales presentation strategy for fraternity car show and trained others in sales techniques |
| |Trained new restaurant employees |
| |Aided in refurbishing and renovating a restaurant |
| |Performed restaurant duties ranging from busboy to night manager |
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| |Communications / Language / Creative Projects |
| |Created multimedia presentation using slides, music, and narration to brief incoming Virginia Tech students during orientation |
| |Developed sales presentations and assisted with advertising campaigns including radio spots, newspaper ads, billboards, posters, |
| |brochures |
| |Designed and distributed flyers for painting business |
| |Traveled around the world with Semester at Sea and used conversational Spanish skills |
|WORK |Self-Employed, (Partnership) Sunrise Painters, Reston, VA, Summer 2001 |
|EXPERIENCE |Waiter, Leonard's of Washington, Washington, DC, Summers 1999, 2000, 2001 |
|ACTIVITIES |Pi Sigma Epsilon - National professional fraternity in marketing, sales management and selling |
| |Theater Arts, Virginia Tech |
| |Several roles in: "The Bride," "The Monster and Steven," "If Men Played Cards as Women." |

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