Varsha Chowdhury

Key Responsibilities: National manager – Career & Professional Development Services • Coach all members across the board on all areas per their needs • Deliver training to all members in several areas including, but not limited, to Interview skills, building and writing a resume and effectively using LinkedIn to network • Advise and coach senior members on career re-positioning, promotion and performance reviews • Review and provide feedback on resume and cover letters • Help members identify career paths • Help plan and strategize job search • Advise and help at every stage of job search • Counsel and facilitate members to identify available choices based on circumstances • Aid and advise members with any other professional challenge • Maintain records and data of services delivered • Train new team members on all the services • Create content for coaching and workshops • Manage and lead the services team • Provide periodic reports on team performance and number of services delivered National L&D Lead • Prepare and deliver lectures and workshops • Participate in career fairs • Organise and execute networking events • Cold call professors to schedule and book lectures at universities • Liaise with existing professors to get more lectures • Review resume and cover letter • Provide training to student members on Interview skills, building and writing a resume and effectively using LinkedIn to network • Answer any and all member queries and direct them to relevant teams where necessary • Advise on job search strategy • Help identify career paths • Administrative duties Key Achievements: • Increased retention rate of members by 60% by delivering quality service. • Received 2 promotions in the first 1.5yrs of employment • 9/10 Success rate of members securing internships and targeted jobs after receiving coaching. • Received excellent feedback and testimonials from members for services delivered.