Hi, I’m
Meryem Bahar Karatas
Zurich
Summary
I am a dependable humanities graduate with 3.93 GPA from Turkey's top research university. My courses and research in Cultural Studies, Diversity Experience and Gender Studies have allowed me to be an informed and inclusive individual. Furthermore, being offered a position in American Studies Association, I have been able to work with prominent academics from all over to world to help organize annual international conferences and take part in transnational academic exchange
My various professional experiences in ESL teaching, hospitality and health tourism underscore my passion for education and travel as well as my people skills. As a patient administrator in Turkey's most established international Dental Clinic, I had first hand contact with patients from all over the globe and maintained relations. My effective communication skills were utilized in the Live Team, allowing me to be at the forefront with potential patients through Instagram, WhatsApp, and land line instead of the Inbox Email Team.
Overview
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Dental Centre Turkey
Patient Administrator
01.2022 - 06.2022
Job overview
- As part of Live Team, partnered with Creative Team and carried out social media campaigns that successfully promoted treatments carried out with VIP patients such as Katie Price and Eureka O'Hara
- Achieved maximum bookings for month of May in less popular Fethiye clinic by persuading patients with local attraction suggestions and coming up with convenient travel and transfer arrangements from IST, SAW and DLM airports.
- Precisely organized airport transfers, transfers to clinics, appointment dates and increased bookings for contractual hotels in Antalya by 15%
American Studies Association of Turkey
Technical Assistant (Freelance, Remote)
09.2020 - Current
Job overview
- Offered this position by professors of American Culture and Literature department in Hacettepe University
- Manages social media accounts of American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT) and gained 400+ new followings
- Carries out submissions of digital copies of Journal of American Studies Association of Turkey (JAST) to Turkey's research database: Dergipark by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Maintains contact with predominant American Studies academics all over world to invite them as key note speakers to ASAT's annual conferences and encourage them to submit their research in JAST
Ostim Technical University
English as Second Language (ESL) Teacher
09.2020 - 06.2021
Job overview
- The highest rated lecturer for Languo grammar courses in 2020-2021 spring semester student survey.
- Had 4 different classes ranging from A2 to B2 and was advisor for one class of international students through their first academic year to assist them with their adaptation to academic life in Turkey.
TR Trustik A.S.
Sales Representative (Seasonal Contract)
06.2017 - 09.2017
Job overview
- Achieved highest number of bookings for two weeks in a row.
- Managed around 50 calls a day
- Go to agent for international guests.
- In a call center for over 100 hotels, effectively communicated the special offers and attributes of each hotel from all over Turkey
- Arranged flight tickets and transfers for guest as well as suggesting local attractions and activities once arrived in their respective hotels.
Education
Hacettepe UniversityAnkara, Turkey
Master of Arts from American Culture And Literature
06.2023
University Overview
- 3.93 GPA
- Degree Awarded with High Honours
- Some of the Completed Coursework: Cultural Theory, Gender Studies, Diversity Studies
- Thesis Statement: The Transatlantic Community in Zora Neale Hurston's Anthropological Field Work
- Publication: "Inscribing African American Women into the National Narrative" - Research Article
- Presented her articles at two international conferences: British Association for American Studies 2022, American Studies Association of Turkey 2021
Hacettepe UniversityAnkara, Turkey
Bachelor of Arts from American Culture And Literature
06.2019
University Overview
- 3.72 GPA
- Degree Awarded with Valedictorian Status
Skills
- Travel and Tourism
- Cold Calling
- Organizational Skills
- Intercultural Communication
- Research
- Public Speaking
- Teaching English as Second Language
- Teamwork
- Microsoft Office
Languages
Turkish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
Patient Administrator
Dental Centre Turkey
01.2022 - 06.2022
Technical Assistant (Freelance, Remote)
American Studies Association of Turkey
09.2020 - Current
English as Second Language (ESL) Teacher
Ostim Technical University
09.2020 - 06.2021
Sales Representative (Seasonal Contract)
TR Trustik A.S.
06.2017 - 09.2017
Hacettepe University
Master of Arts from American Culture And Literature
Hacettepe University
Bachelor of Arts from American Culture And Literature
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