Yasir Rafique, Senior Career Counselor/ University Counselor

Yasir Rafique

Senior Career Counselor/ University Counselor

IB Excellence Academy, Lahore

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Marketing and Innovation
Experience
7 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :7 years, 2 Months

Senior Career Counselor/ University Counselor at IB Excellence Academy, Lahore
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • My current job since August 2021

A globally recognized program offered by IB excellence Academy provides an excellent platform for students to achieve academic excellence and personal growth.

• Responsible for IB and A-levels student scheduling.
• Help students design activities throughout the year which will help them secure admissions in Top tier universities of USA.
• Monitor timelines and communicate status to supervisor and students’ parents and guardians.
• Experience working on both student and counselor Common app and UCAS.
• Write strong counselor recommendations for students applying through common app and UCAS.
• Helped students make realistic choices about their education, training and work by providing information, guidance and advice.
• Proof read all the supplementary and common app essays and personal statement written by students to support university application.
• Helped identify options for suitable careers and CV writing; advised on where to search for admissions and locate relevant training courses.
• Assist in the development, editing, and production of materials, letters, forms, etc.
• Assist students with CSS, College Board and college specific financial aid and scholarship forms.

Career Counselor at U2C
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • August 2019 to July 2021

Specializes in helping students with their university applications to USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Europe and South East Asia also help with the career counselling and university short listing as well.

• Secured admissions in Top ranked university of USA, UK, Canada and Germany.
• Assisted students with CSS, College Board and college specific financial aid and scholarship forms.
• Worked on Common app, UCAS and OUAC and other university applications.
• Worked on CSS profile for international students and College Board application for scholarships and aid.
• Responsible for high school/A-levels and Undergraduate student scheduling.
• Monitored timelines and communicate status to supervisor
• Helped students make realistic choices about their education, training and work by providing information, guidance and advice.
• Helped identify options for suitable careers and CV writing; advised on where to search for admissions and locate relevant training courses.
• Assisted in the development, editing, and production of materials, letters, forms, etc.
• Proofread all the essays written by students.
• Brainstormed and helped student to write a perfect common app essay and personal statement.

Relationship Manager at University of South Asia
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • July 2018 to June 2019

A private university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1987 as a computer training institution with the name of National College of Computer Sciences.

• Understood requirement of each event and plan events with attention to financial and time constraints.
• Evaluated event success and submitted reports
• Overseen course scheduling, student enrollment, assessments, and student gains.
• Collaborated with College staff to facilitate the transition of students to College credit programs
• Acted as point of contact for complaints and escalate issues as appropriate
• Ensured both the Administration and students adhere to contract terms
• Studied competition to find new ways to retain students. .
• Collaborated with internal teams (e.g. sales, senior management) to address students’ needs
• Analyzed current practices and conducted research on improvements.
• Updated materials, schedules, requirements and provided information to students

Site Manager at Gunyah Ltd working in partnership with Shell oil U.K. Limited
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 2013 to June 2014

Gunyah Ltd owns 10 different franchises of Shell oil, UK and specializes in working with a multitude of companies dealing in Oil, Gas & Lubes, representing all career levels. Having considerable years of experience working in the industry. Shell is helping to meet the world's growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways.
• Recruit, hire and provide new hire orientation for newly inducted employees.
• Meet with all the workers on a regular basis to review files and circumstances
• Provide workers with information on maintaining a job
• Provide workers with information on maintaining a job
• Provide workers with information on moving within an organization
• Provide workers with information on dealing with job dissatisfaction
• Documents human resources actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records.
• Create, complete, and submit reports based on the information technology. Exposure to information technology concepts, customer service principals and customer support methods.
• Capture financial records, utilizing information technology software and applications, such as Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and other databases.
• Maintain contract with the vendors in order to purchase new products.
• Keep track of the earnings originating from retail, create reports that contain these numbers and provide them to the owner of the gas station in question.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications.
• Accomplishes human resources department and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Display, clean and rotate the merchandise in order to maximize the sales
• Understanding current and potential customers
• Approving images
• Developing guidelines
• Making customer focused decision

Education

Master's degree, Marketing and Innovation
  • at Anglia Ruskin University
  • December 2012
Higher diploma, PGD-Business Management
  • at NCFE, Athe
  • August 2011
Higher diploma, PGD- Business Administration
  • at British institute of Technology and E-Commerce
  • August 2008
Bachelor's degree, Accounts and E-Commerce
  • at Punjab University
  • August 2005

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Project Management
Business Administration
Human Resources
HR Management
• Proficient in using Microsoft Applications (Word, Power Point, Excel)
Good Sales and Customer Service Aptitude
Ability to lead and work within a team
Ability to work in pressurized environment
Excellent communication and rapport building skills

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Punjabi
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Hobbies

  • Rugby
  • Gym
  • Football
  • MMA