Lauren Wilson
24244 Meadow Lily Court Plainfield IL 60544
(815) 274-1715  [email protected]

Objective            
Seeking a summer internship with a prestigious company

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Anticipated May 2007
Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Majors: Communications (Honors) and Graphic Design (Honors)
Minor: Political Science (Honors)
Grade Point Average:  3.9

Internship             
Enterprise Executive Management Internship,
Lawton OK June 2005 to August 2005 and Kenosha, WI September 2005 to present

• Marketed a corporate partnership program to potential business partners
• Learned to run all aspects of a small business
• Designed Marketing Material for corporate and weekend business
• Learned cost-effective methods of running a rental branch
• Completed a week-long training program in executive management
• Provided quality customer service, learned to predict the needs of customers
• Won state award for top intern in the state

• Served on a student panel for perspective students and presented the “College Life”
• Responsible for giving campus tours and “selling” the Carthage experience
• Represented former scholarship recipients hosting scholarship participants and parents at annual competitions

Salesperson for JCrew, Pleasant Prairie, WI Nov. 2004 to Feb. 2004

• Designed outfits for display and mannequins
• Assisted customers one on one with individual shopping needs
• Managed inventory control
• Helped create new marketing techniques for clothing sales

Honors                  
Published author of “Progressivism and Wisconsin TABOR”
Rudd Scholarship (full tuition)                                
National Deans List
Alpha Lambda Delta (Honors Fraternity)            
National Honors Society                          

Activities              
Pi Sigma Epsilon (Vice President of Marketing) 
Resident Life Council
Model United Nations (Vice President)              
Speech/Debate (captain)
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship                           
College Republicans         

Training                 
Certified Officer Training: Pi Sigma Epsilon Vice President of Marketing
Leadership training (school leadership training program)
Partial Spanish (writing, reading and speaking)
“Spin selling” Vector Marketing Competition
Public Speech clinics and training programs
Web design, video editing and photo imaging program skills