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CURRICULUM VITAE ~ LAUREN McMINNlaurenlm66@ 074461853581 The Laurels, Dumfries, Scotland. DG1 3FBPERSONAL PROFILEHighly accomplished and experienced translator in French and Spanish. Excellent organisational and time management skills with a dedicated ability to meet deadlines. I am self-motivated and very capable of working on my own but also being an effective team member within a cross functional role. I am very hard working, loyal, honest and trustworthy. I feel that my four years at university, and more importantly my two years abroad, have helped me develop a much better understanding of different cultures and have made me become more independent. I enjoy learning new things and meeting new people and strive to do the best of my ability at all times. Working three days a week as well as university work put a lot of pressure on to me for making deadlines; however I feel this has helped prepare me for the world of work as I now have to work from home and stay motivated to work within all time schedules.KEY SKILLSTrusted team leader with a track record of motivation and developing team members through delegation and leading by example.Logical problem solver with a high degree of attention to detail.I am an excellent team player who can take on any job as well as assign tasks.English: Mother tongueFrench: High level of proficiency in speaking and writingSpanish : High level of proficiency in speaking and writingComputer literate and confident with all Office applications, email and internet and use MemoQ software on a daily basis.EDUCATION2017 – 2018University of the West of ScotlandPGDE Secondary Teaching – French and Spanish2014 – 2015 Aula Empresarial, Spanish distance learning course - MBA Business Executive2013 – 2013 Teaching English as Foreign Language Course from TEFLUK2009 – 2013 Heriot-Watt University2:2 Master of Arts – Applied Languages’ and Translating (French/Spanish)One year placement in Spain and Switzerland6 months in Seville – Attended University and sat exams6 months in Geneva – Attended university – 2:1 grade for a 5000 word dissertation in French analyzing the cost of living in GenevaBeginners British Sign LanguageBeginners Spanish Sign LanguageBeginners Arabic2003 – 2009 St Joseph’s College, DumfriesAdvanced Higher – French BHigher French A Spanish A English C Business Management CEMPLOYMENT SUMMARY2019 – Present TranscriptionistI work as a freelance transcriptionist with regular work from TranscribeMe. Whilst working with this company I have been able to sit their exams for my own professional writing development, as well as receive more complex audio files.2014 – Present Translator and ProofreaderI work as a freelance translator with regular work from Amazon. Working as a translator has ensured that I am very independent and conscious of my time in order to meet deadlines. In addition, I volunteer for 3 hours per week at , an American based charity. I also receive proofreading work from UK and Spanish based companies. This has greatly enhanced my attention to detail and in turn, improved my translation work.2016 – 2017 Management Trainee This involves learning every aspect of the business and working in an extremely fast paced environment. I have different jobs delegated to me, including keeping track of branch customer service scores and fuel expenditure.2013 – 2014 British Council (Spain) – Language AssistantI worked for the British Council teaching English in Mallorca, Spain. Living in Spain ensured that I continued to learn Spanish and helped me to become more confident and fluent.2012 – 2013 St Andrews Primary School (Volunteer)I took small groups out of class two days a week to teach them Spanish. I also helped in other classes when needed for school2008 – 2014 New Look, Sales AssistantWhen I was at school, I worked weekends in the retail store New Look. I continued this job while I was at university where I was transferred to the Princes Street store. The store is situated in a busy tourist area therefore I often got the chance to practice my language skills with foreign customers, solidifying my role as an essential member of the team.Tasks included customer service and have been trained to deal with managerial duties, for example paperwork and cashing up.INTERESTSWatching foreign films and listening to music in a foreign language. I find doing this improves my listening techniques and helps me understand the language better.I love to travel and discover new cultures and ways of life. I also like to keep up to date with foreign current affairs as I believe this is essential to knowing and understanding a foreign culture.REFERENCESAvailable on request ................
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