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Hessa Salem, Career Development &Alumni Affairs Senior Associate

Hessa Salem

Career Development &Alumni Affairs Senior Associate·Kuwait Technical College

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature - Minor: Translation Studies

Work experience

Total years of experience: 13 years, 3 months

Career Development &Alumni Affairs Senior Associate

October 2023 - Present

Kuwait Technical College

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

October 2023 - Present

➢ Provided comprehensive career planning services to students to define and develop realistic goals.
➢ Develops, updates, and implements career development activities.
➢ Engages students in career planning assessments and assists students in developing a career plan.
➢ Provides mock interview support and training to build a resume, complete an application for employment
and search for a job and interview.
➢ Connects students with appropriate internships.
➢ Reaching out to corporate and alumni partners on local and international levels to improve and develop expected to graduate students’ skills.
➢ Helped in organizing multiple seminars, workshops, career fairs and graduating projects events.
Company industry:
1339
Job role:
Administration

Senior Student Career Services Officer

August 2021 - October 2023

Kuwait Technical College

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

August 2021 - October 2023

➢ Provided comprehensive career planning services to students to define and develop realistic goals.
➢ Develops, updates, and implements career development activities.
➢ Engages students in career planning assessments and assists students in developing a career plan.
➢ Provides mock interview support and training to build a resume, complete an application for employment
and search for a job and interview.
➢ Connects students with appropriate internships.
➢ Reaching out to corporate and alumni partners on local and international levels to improve and develop expected to graduate students’ skills.
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➢ Helped in organizing multiple seminars, workshops, career fairs and graduating projects events.
Company industry:
1339
Job role:
Administration

Senior Student Advising Officer

January 2021 - August 2021

Kuwait Technical College

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

January 2021 - August 2021

➢ Developed a system to advise and follow up with:
o Newly enrolled students: By encouraging them to get Honor Student Scholarships by achieving minimum required GPA.
o Retention list students (Academic Warning, Probation, and Suspension): Throughout comprehensive
counselling.
o Attendance warning (1st Warning, 2nd Warning, and Course Absence Dismissal): By closely following up
with students starting.
o Expected to graduate students: by closely advising them how to achieve desired GPA that would allow
them to continue their future studies from diploma to bachelor’s degree (2+2).
Company industry:
1339
Job role:
Administration

Student Affairs Officer

October 2019 - January 2021

Kuwait Technical College

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

October 2019 - January 2021

➢ Developed a system that helped in following up with:
o Newly enrolled students: By encouraging them to get Honor Student Scholarships by achieving minimum requiredGPA.
o Retention list students (Academic Warning, Probation, and Suspension): Throughout comprehensive
counselling.
o Attendance warning (1st Warning, 2nd Warning, and Course Absence Dismissal): By closely following up
with students.
➢ Cultural and Educational Events that raise students’ awareness to their surrounding environment and society:
(Orientation Day - Clubs Orientation - Teacher’s Day - Breast Cancer Awareness Day - United Nations Day - International Day - Health Awareness Day - Kuwait National and Liberation Day).
Company industry:
1339
Job role:
Administration

Social Media Executive

September 2018 - December 2018

Ghaliah

Kuwait

September 2018 - December 2018

Social Media Executive
Company industry:
Marketing
Job role:
Management

Human Resources Summer Intern

July 2018 - August 2018

Alghanim Industries

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

July 2018 - August 2018

Company industry:
Human Resources Outsourcing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Teaching Assistant

January 2018 - July 2018

Kuwait University

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2018 - July 2018

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Administration

Freelance Translator

January 2013 - February 2018

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Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2013 - February 2018

Translating from English into Arabic and vice versa.
Company industry:
Translation & Document Processing
Job role:
Translation

Student recruitment

February 2016 - January 2018

Kuwait University

Kuwait

February 2016 - January 2018

•Worked in Student Recruitment Program.
•Assisted professors in monitoring exams.
Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Teaching and Academics

Assistant

June 2012 - January 2018

Kuwait University

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

June 2012 - January 2018

Type official correspondence.
•Respond to students’ and faculty members’ inquiries.
•Supervise group activities.
Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Secretarial

Education

Kuwait University

January 2018

January 2018

Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature - Minor: Translation Studies

Kuwait

GPA (point): 4 out of 4

GPA (point): 4 out of 4

3.62

Skills

Microsoft PowerPoint
Expert
Microsoft PowerPoint
Expert
Microsoft Access
Expert
Microsoft Access
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Word
Expert
Microsoft Word
Expert
TRANSLATING to both Arabic and English
Expert
TRANSLATING to both Arabic and English
Expert
TYPING
Expert
TYPING
Expert
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Expert
MICROSOFT OFFICE
Expert
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Expert
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Expert
Ability to work under pressure
Expert
Ability to work under pressure
Expert
Editing & proofreading
Expert
Editing & proofreading
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
ICDL
مركز الخوارزمي لتدريب الحاسب الآلي
Oct 2011
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