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Sociology Whitfield King
One year old teacher/ floater at Lake Asbury Learning Center is known for being a reliable and qualified daycare. Here, we prepare children for pre-school and grade school. In the mornings, I ensure the entire facility is clean by completing tasks such as mopping, washing dishes, and taking out the trash. During the afternoons, I serve as a one-year-old teacher and caretaker. I conduct tasks such as reading them books, supervising them on the playground, and changing their diapers.
- biology pre-professional
- Class of 2025
- Norfolk, Virginia
Member since September 2020
About
One of my greatest passions is taking care of children. I aim to be a pediatrician as my career to ensure the happiness and health of the future generation of leaders. On Handshake, I am looking for a job that I can do part time during the school year and switch to full time in the summer. I am also looking for a job related to my major field (biology), taking care of children (daycare), or marketing just to name a few. Although these are my preferences, I am open and fluid to any job opportunity. I obtain great leadership, versatility, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Education
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Norfolk State University
Biology pre-professional
2021 – 2025
Honors and awards
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District Leadership Conference Award
For competing in “FBLA Public Speaking II” and receiving second place in District 17 of Florida
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State Leadership Conference Award
For competing in “FBLA Public Speaking II” and receiving fourth place in the state of Florida.
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2019 Certificate of Participation from At The Well Conference
For successfully participating in the At The Well Young Women's Leadership Academy and is awarded this certificate for outstanding achievement and fulfillment of all requirements.
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deans list
For completing my freshman year of college with above a 3.5 GPA.
Goals and interests
- Career goal
My intended job path is to become a pediatrician.
- Graduate school interests
After earning my bachelor's degree, I plan on attending medical school to obtain my doctorate degree. I am undecided on the medical school I would like to attend as of right now.
- Outside the classroom
I take an interest in photography. I often take self portraits or pictures in nature around my neighborhood. I also enjoy completing word puzzles because I love to challenge my brain. Lastly, I love to interact with children as much as I can because as a future pediatrician, it is important that I get as much interaction with children as I can to prep for my career.
Experience
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One year old teacher/ floater
Lake Asbury Learning Center is known for being a reliable and qualified daycare. Here, we prepare children for pre-school and grade school. In the mornings, I ensure the entire facility is clean by completing tasks such as mopping, washing dishes, and taking out the trash. During the afternoons, I serve as a one-year-old teacher and caretaker. I conduct tasks such as reading them books, supervising them on the playground, and changing their diapers.
May 2021 – Jul 2021
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Social Media Assistant/ Sales Representative
At Vector marketing, I served as a virtual sales representative for three months in the summer. Recently, I served as social media manager and receptionist. As a sales representative, I attended weekly advanced trainings to improve my interpersonal skills, conducted one-on-one presentations with customers to showcase products, and kept communication with customers. As a social media manager and receptionist, I am mainly responsible for creatively designing Instagram story posts and sending text messages to my followers to get the word out about the job openings available at Vector. I maintain an open line of communication with anyone who is interested in any positions and answering any questions, they may have about the job or company. I was responsible for calling applicants and booking a time for their interview with my hiring manager.
May 2021 – Feb 2022
Volunteering
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As a volunteer and waiting room ambassador, I interacted with children by coloring and completing craft activities to ease their anxiety before their appointments. This volunteering experience exposed me to the daily operations of doctors and the feeling of being in a hospital setting.
Nemours Specialty Childrens' Care
Dec 2019 – Jan 2020
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I volunteered as a leader of a station at a Black Expo event during the summer. I lead young children in making arts and crafts and lead them on a scavenger hunt on black history.
AKA debutante for cotillion
Dec 2019 – May 2020
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As an Explorer I became CPR and AED certified, in which I learned how to perform CPR on adults and children in case of medical emergencies. Also, I learned how to perform sutures on an opened wound and learned about a variety of medical professions from physicians, who gave information lectures.
Orange Park Medical Center
Sep 2019 – Mar 2020
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During the summer, I volunteered at Vacation Bible School in which I was a leader and lead activities such as crafts and classes. During the winter, I volunteered to help customers at the laundry mat pay for their loads of clothes. During back to school season, I volunteer to give away free school supplies to families in the community as well as the young children at my church. During the holidays, I give out free thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to families in the community and members of the church.
Shiloh Baptist Church
Aug 2016 – Mar 2020
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Spanish Intermediate
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