Melik Burke

• Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
• Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
• Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
• Accurately processed POS transactions, returning coin, currency, payment cards, and receipts to customers.
• Answered customer questions about sizing, accessories, and merchandise care.
• Solved customer challenges by offering relevant products and services.
• Engaged with customers to effectively build rapport and lasting relationships.
• Engaged with customers to build rapport and loyalty.
• Listened to customer needs and desires to identify and recommend optimal products.
• Monitored customers for signs of security concerns and escalated issues to management.

I was a fundraiser/salesman for Doctors Without Borders. They would send us out into Washington DC. Where we would pitch to random people on the street and try to get a donation for the charity.

• Engaged children in arts and crafts, singing, sports activities, games and field trips while maintaining safe environment.
• Established and built relationships with campers to ease fears in new environment.
• Helped campers build confidence and self-esteem through consistent guidance and mentoring.
• Cultivated effective relationships with campers, parents and other camp counselors by utilizing active listening and dynamic interpersonal skills.
• Coordinated and led group activities for campers and counselors.
• Monitored activities matched to individual and group abilities to keep campers safe.
• Provided positive and authoritative approach to guiding behavior by using age-appropriate limits and choices.
• Enforced discipline and policies to protect safety of recreational activity participants.
• Recognized and implemented safety standards to minimize incidents or accidents.
• Tracked attendance, checking off present individuals.
• Organized, led and promoted interest in recreational activities.
• Managed daily operations of recreational facilities.
• Supervised and coordinated work activities of personnel.
• Worked with children of varying age, interest, skill, and developmental levels.
• Led groups of children safely through variety of camp activities.