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Giselle Tang

Student
Kuala Lumpur,Wilayah Perseketuan
Giselle Tang

Summary

Resourceful and dedicated university student with excellent analytical skills and demonstrates commitment to learning more about economics and politics, even outside of the classroom with multiple internships. Strong organisational and leadership abilities with proven successes leading the Fairview International School Student Council and conducting a national model united nations (MUN) debate with teammates.

Overview

8
years of post-secondary education
4
Languages
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Value Intelligence Services
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Intern
06.2021 - 07.2021

Job overview

  • Assisted, researched, planned and wrote reports on the current economic climate and up-and-coming CBDCs.
  • Attended and contributed to meetings with cryptocurrency related technology developers.

EquitiesTracker
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Intern
04.2021 - 04.2021

Job overview

  • Attended "The B Word" event with guest speakers such as Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, Cathie Wood and many more.
  • Assisted, researched, planned and wrote reports on the current economic climate and the gold standard.

THWShop
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Entrepreneur
04.2020 - 08.2020

Job overview

  • Started an e-commerce business selling second hand clothes, electronics and furniture mainly through Carousell (an e-commerce app)
  • Improved on customer service skills and communication
  • Made a profit of more than MYR5000 in 3 months
  • Expanded the business to sell the second hand items of others for a portion of the profit

Entreprenuer
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur

Social Media Marketing
02.2019 - 07.2019

Job overview

  • Established a small business creating social media content and websites for companies.
  • Learned how to gain clients through networking to expand business.

Uokatsu
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Perseketuan

Cashier/Restaurant Waitress
11.2018 - 01.2019

Job overview

  • Addressed customer concerns, served foods and beverages promptly and safely during rush hour
  • Maintained secure cash drawers, promptly resolving discrepancies in daily totals.
  • Operated cash register for cash and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
  • Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.

Education

Fairview International School
Kuala Lumpur

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
08.2020 - Current

University Overview

Predicted Grades:

  • English A: Language and Literature (HL) - 6
  • Business Management English (HL) - 6
  • Economics English (HL) - 7
  • Biology English (SL) - 6
  • Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (SL) - 7
  • Mandarin AB (SL) - 6


Student Council President:

  • Hosted a student opinion forum
  • Restructured student council
  • Added a public relations department and a Secretary role
  • Hosted many online events due to the Pandemic (eg: Christmas, Deepavali, Halloween etc)


Awards:

  • Received Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award


Miscellaneous:

  • Model United Nations debate administration secretariat
  • Conducted an Investing and Cryptocurrency seminar for teenagers

Fairview International School
Kuala Lumpur

IGCSE O-Level Qualification
01.2016 - 07.2020

University Overview

Grades:

  • English Language: A*
  • Mandarin Chinese: A*
  • Business Studies: A*
  • Mathematics: A*
  • Biology: A


Completed the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme


Volunteer Experiences:

  • Planted mangroves in Bali to prevent soil erosion
  • Taught students in Xi'an and Wuhan English
  • Built a well in a rural village in Siam Reap
  • Collected trash in Port DIckson beach
  • Visited and cleaned multiple special needs orphanages in Phuket and Lake Toba
  • Raised money through sales of foodstuff to purchase essentials for the local orphanage
  • Ran a campaign to raise awareness on child marriages
  • Carnival Day haunted house charity organiser


Model United Nations debates:

  • Delegate of FairMUN 2018 (World Health Organization Council)
  • Delegate of ReformMUN 2019 (Commission on the Status of Women Council)


Awards:

  • Duke of Edinburgh bronze award (2020)
  • 1st place for Sports Day 2020 tug-of-war
  • Global Citizen Award 2019/2020
  • Knowledgeable IB Learner Profile Award 2018/19
  • Outstanding Effort Award 2018/19
  • Outstanding Effort Award 2017/18


Clubs:

  • Member of Photography Club
  • Member of Science Scholar Club
  • Member of Badminton Club
  • Member of Zumba Club


Miscellaneous:

  • Student Council Member 2019-2020
  • Sports Day 2020 Jupiter Tele-match Captain
  • Member of Sports Day 2020 Jupiter cheerleading team
  • Wrote articles and contributed photography for Fairview News Issue
  • Honors Day 2019 dancer
  • Played the trumpet for four years
  • Took additional Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) classes

University of Manchester
United Kingdom

Bachelor of Arts from Economics And Politics
09.2022 - Current

Skills

Leadership

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Timeline

University of Manchester

Bachelor of Arts from Economics And Politics
09.2022 - Current

Intern

Value Intelligence Services
06.2021 - 07.2021

Intern

EquitiesTracker
04.2021 - 04.2021

Fairview International School

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
08.2020 - Current

Entrepreneur

THWShop
04.2020 - 08.2020

Social Media Marketing

Entreprenuer
02.2019 - 07.2019

Cashier/Restaurant Waitress

Uokatsu
11.2018 - 01.2019

Fairview International School

IGCSE O-Level Qualification
01.2016 - 07.2020

Hobbies & Interests

  • Investing & Cryptocurrency: keep up to date with news and new related technologies
  • Tennis: trained for 5 years and played leisurely for 6 years
  • Reading
  • Photography
  • Badminton: played leisurely for 8 years
  • Swimming: trained for 2 years
  • Community Service: been actively volunteering since I was 12 to different causes
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