Sara Barsoum, Advisory Assistant

Sara Barsoum

Advisory Assistant

Cavendish Maxwell

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, BBA Administration - Marketing
Experience
3 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :3 years, 6 Months

Advisory Assistant at Cavendish Maxwell
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2013 to February 2014

• Advisory and Research Assistant in properties consultancy department
• Clients worked for; Amlak Finance, KIZAD (ADPC), Student Accommodation (individual client), Union Properties, Al Fajer Properties, MBC, University of Wollongong, Glenbeigh Industrial Feasibility study.
• Economy data (research), obtained from Dubai Statistics Center, SCAD, ZonesCorp, Dubai Municipality, Abu Dhabi Municipality
• On ground research - meetings with above mentioned government departments
• Wide-broad research on property and real estate market
• Business development tasks such as obtaining contacts for potential future projects (Airports, Developers and further more)
• Attended meetings with clients discussing progress of on-going projects
• Wrote several sections within final reports and full feasibility presentation to clients

Intern Consultant at Panaly Consulting
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2012 to December 2012

Completed internship for a duration of three months
Researched on different topics for potential clients
Hired mystery shoppers for clients
Attended meetings with potential clients and submitted summary reports

Marketing Executive at Terrapinn MENA
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2010 to September 2011

Terrapinn - MENA

Database Research - Conducted full research on companies
Conducted calls to key people to ensure accuracy and confirm updates
Officially represented Terrapinn MENA in many areas (both face-to-face and in official phone calls and key invitations.
Events coordination in 2 major events

Office Coordinator at Ethos Consultancy
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2010 to May 2010

Reception desk handling
Office call centre handling
Official translation tasks
Conducted Bank benchmarking research
Conducted research and marketing studies with the marketing team

Travel Agent at Belhasa Travel and Tourism
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2009 to August 2009

Fully trained on handling Amadeus software for ticket booking
Dealt with walk-in clients
Ticket booking and reservations

Education

Bachelor's degree, BBA Administration - Marketing
  • at Troy State University
  • January 2009

• Senior courses included (but not limited to): Marketing Management, Strategic Management, Operations Management, and Business Communications • Other qualifications acquired include: Business Law, Sociology, and Organizational Behavior.

Specialties & Skills

BENCHMARKING
CALL CENTER
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
MARKETING
MICROSOFT OFFICE
RECEPTIONIST
RESEARCH
TELEPHONE SKILLS
TRANSLATION

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Amadeus (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2009
Valid Until:
June 2035
Microsoft Excel (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2013
Valid Until:
March 2035

Hobbies

  • Swimming
  • Reading