Sample Resume

Stanley C. Flores

1102 Seltice Way

Meridian, ID 83642

(208) 706-0810

PROFILE

Innovative, imaginative, energetic, and self-driven professional who has earned a reputation as a taskmaster

·       Seeking a new homes sales position with a leading homebuilder in the Boise marketplace.

·       Earned a Real Estate Sales Agent License, inactive status, in February 2003.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

·       Developing needs assessments

·       Conducting interactive presentations

·       Creating strategic plans to obtain goals

·       Measuring and reporting activities

·       Utilizing time management techniques

·       Interviewing skills

·       Garnering community support

·       Writing articles and correspondence

·       Developing and managing relationships

·       Planning and organizing activities

·       Arbitrating and resolving problems

·       Providing leadership and guidance

·       Maximizing tasks

·       Creating incentives to promote and reinforce opportunities

·       Developing strategies to improve productivity

·       Thinking “Outside the Box”

CURRENT ACTIVITIES FOR NEW HOME SALES

·       Currently developing a list of contacts within real estate, mortgage, and title companies, as well as banks through a relationship with a senior title examiner.

·       Garnering informative and clever ideas to attract and hold the attention of industry contacts to be included in a monthly or bi-monthly newsletter.

·       Visiting and observing account representatives at model homes to enhance sales abilities.

·       Attending functions to gain networking experience.

·       Familiar with mortgage terms and determining home buyer affordability through real estate education.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

·       Transformed the weakest link in The Boise News, the Lifestyles Section, into one of its strongest assets and earned award as Third Best Among Entertainment/Lifestyle Sections in 125 newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada by Suburban Newspapers of America.

·       Selected to judge between 20 and 30 entries, and choose the top three placements within the Arizona Press Club Statewide Editorial Contest, after earning the Suburban Newspapers Award.

·       Contributed to The Boise News attainment as one of three finalists for Best Non-Daily Newspapers in the Potato Awards.

·       Sold management on acceptance, importance, and relevance of proposed articles.

·       Investigated leads and story ideas, writing copy for news and feature articles.

·       Served as an editor, designing layout, editing freelance copy, and compiling community calendar.

·       Nominated for Teacher of the Year in 2001 and 2002 based on programs initiated and their success.

·       Improved IAAS scores, achieving across the board success with all students passing.

·       Created and implemented a loop program, teaching the same students for both 5^th and 6^th grades, an incentive and awards program, and student buddy system.

·       Developed teacher partnership system that is being implemented in other classrooms because it improved communication between English and non-English speaking students and increased learning abilities.

·       Conducted presentations before National, Idaho, and Greater Boise Area Conferences in 2001 and 2002.

·       Published in two journals.

·       Recognized with Exceeds Expectations for all categories within annual performance reviews in past four years.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Language Arts/Social Studies Teacher and Literacy Team Member – Alief I.S.D. - Boise, ID (1999 to Present)

Lifestyles Editor – The Boise News (1998 to 1999)

Staff Writer – The Examiner (1997 to 1998)

Writer Intern – Insite Magazine  - Boise, ID (1996 to 1997)

TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Successful People

Champions Real Estate School

Master of Education in Reading and Language Arts – Boise State University  (2001)

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism – Boise State University (1996)