Kim George

Experience

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  KTV

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1995

  Modelling

  Ramp Modelling (children’s clothes) - Kids Klobber

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  THE BURGER BROTHERS LIMITED

  Dec 1998 - Dec 2000

  Part Time

  Sales Assistant during school holidays- Assisting customers with sales of school wear and school wear supplies

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  Private

  Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

  Au Pair

  Au Pair- Took care of a 10 year old boy while visiting his mom in London.- Meals- Homework- entertainment

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  Computicket

  Aug 2002 - Oct 2002

  Part Time

  Customer Relations (Call Centre) – Show Bookings, Telesales, handling telephonic enquiriesReasons for leaving: Part time employment

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  Nedbank

  Nov 2002 - Jan 2004

  Finance/ Customer Service

  Nedbank Customer Care Centre - Card DivisionCustomer Relations (Call Centre) - Handling telephonic queries and enquiries- Financial Consultancy- Handling Credit Card queries and resolving issues-

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  Radio Veritas

  Mar 2003 - May 2003

  Radio Broadcasting

  Radio Presenter - Radio VeritasCo-hosted the Youth Programme with Nick BellFather Emil Blazer founded the station and ran its administration.Nick and I were responsible for content, interviews and sourcing material (i.e.: music)Radio Broadcasting and presenting

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  Quality Education Holding Company (Saudi Arabia)

  Jan 2005 - Jul 2012

  Copy Writing / Writing/ Recruitment

  During my employment with Tabuk University I did some copy writing for the company brochures. I have attached the copy hereto.I also did some recruiting for Quality Education Holding Company during the Ramadaan season. I was recruited by Tabuk University through Quality Education.

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  Verpakt Management Services

  Jun 2006 - Oct 2007

  English Support Agent

  Customer Support Consultant at Verpakt – Woodmead, Sandton (International Online Gaming) Entertainment industryJune 2006 – October 2007 (1 year 5 months)Customer Support Consultant (Call Centre)• Attending to player gaming queries/ customer services• Ensuring that player bonuses/ Withdrawals/ Deposits were successfully processed• Problem solving: where technical glitches and system failures occurred• Tending to customer queries by telephone, email or Live ChatPromoted to Daily Procedures Agent (DP Agent)• Ensuring that all new accounts are successfully processed and checked for Risk Management: this entailed checking Internet Presence, Checking player personal details and identification• Ensuring that all new player bonuses, initial match deposit bonuses and all other bonus system were running and that all bonuses are credited accordingly• Promoting and creating greater awareness of the Marketing Campaigns and Bonus Promotions• “Selling” the promotions and competitions currently running• Emails in which the marketing campaigns were promoted were largely written by the contact agent – in addition to bulk mailer newsletters• Reason for leaving: Studied Documentary Photography and Photographic Journalism Show less

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  3D Deco

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  Sales and Marketing

  January 2008 – June 2008 3D Deco – Sales and Marketing (Account Management)Sales and Marketing Tending to all sales calls and generating new business; working from leads as well as conducting my own research and creating my own leads Project/ Account Management - Seeing to event décor project management from concept to finish:• worked on client/ creative briefs, concepts and themes• assisting clients with budgets and quotes • on site evaluation and creative briefingproduction staff on creative concepts and event themes and managing production staff• managing event setup: during setup process and before event begins• Worked with event managers/ organizers on briefs and creative concepts• Providing sales and after sales services to our clients• Client services liaisonCommunications• Writing Press Releases for the company on Bizcommunity.com (a South African Business News website)• Writing web content for the company websiteReasons for leaving: To teach English in South Korea Show less

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  Cheong-un High School

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2011

  High School English Teacher

  Second Language English Teacher at Cheong-un High School, South Korea(TESOL Qualified)August 2009 – to date August 2011Teaching 1st and 2nd grade South Korean students English as a Foreign Language.My jobs entailed: • Creating lesson plans for each class (PowerPoint and working from the school text book) Creating worksheets for each class (as required)• Organizing open classes as directed by the Korean English Language teacher• Assisting the Korean English Language teacher in class: teaching English, managing the class room• Teaching morning class and Summer/ Winter Camp on my own: creating lesson plans and activities for the class.• Writing and editing letters and other literature as requested by the Principal. Show less

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  Osiris Trading

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2012

  English Support Agent

  Osiris Trading – Melrose Arch, Melrose, Johannesburg (International Online Gaming) Entertainment industrySeptember 2011 to June 2012 English Support AgentGaming Account management• Attending to player gaming queries/ customer service• Ensuring that player bonuses/ Withdrawals/ Deposits were successfully processed• Problem solving: where technical glitches and system failures occur • Tending to customer queries by telephone, email and Live Chat Sales• Selling promotions and working together with the Marketing Department to ensure maximum profit and client retention • Offering players bonuses based on company/ player gaming statistics Show less

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  University of Tabuk

  Nov 2012 - Aug 2013

  ESL Lecturer

  University of Tabuk – Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (Education)November 2012 to August 2013English Language Teacher (Preparatory Year)• Preparing lessons and presenting content• Assessing students and creating weekly tests for continuous assessment• Class administration (test scores, attendance etc.)• Assisting with any ad hoc assignments as required

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  Al Faisal Academy

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  ESL Teacher

  Al Faisal Academy - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia• Preparing lessons based on school syllabus and presenting content• Delivering classes based on a rotating basis (Reading, and Writing, Listening and Speaking)• Invigilating, marking and grading class papers• Conducting and grading Oral Exams and speaking Presentations• Conducting bi-monthly classes for web-based learning (tellmemorepro.com) for students to practice all the skills learnt in class in a fun and educational way.• Teaching 2-hour conversation classes spread over 2 weeks (monthly courses) Show less