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Motivated Young Man with 5 Years of Sales, Marketing, and Writing Experience- for Hire Immediately

Now that I have moved my family back to my hometown, I am in need of a job within an hour radius of Fort Payne, AL; that includes Chattanooga, TN.  Many people say it’s all about networking and who you know.  If that’s the case, it won’t hurt to pass my resume along to the World Wide Web.  I am ready to be employed immediately.  Thanks for taking a look and  for keeping me in mind for anyone you know who would be looking to hire a guy like me, who has plenty of experience in communication, writing, sales, and marketing. Feel free to just copy and paste the link  to this page (http://wp.me/PxqBU-1WI) and pass it along to any particular person you know who may be interested.

Nick Shell

  • 256-996-6689         ·         nickshell1983@hotmail.com

Summary

  • Reliable, diligent professional who dedicates himself to his work.
  • Self-starter with an optimistic attitude that has proven to motivate others.
  • Prolific reader and writer who continuously seeks out information to back intriguing ideas.
  • Strong foundation in roles of management, with a particular interest in the area of marketing.

Professional Experience

Freelance Writer: September 2009-Present

www.ScenicRouteSnapshots.com created through www.WordPress.org

  • Create, design, and maintain all website content.
  • Content consists of 400 individual posts written since the website’s inception.
  • Received over 100,000 hits in its first year; currently averages between 500 and 1000 hits per day.

Sales Representative/Head Recruiter: January 2006- December 2010

Paschall Truck Lines, Franklin, TN

  • Recruit owner-operators and independent business owners to broker freight.
  • Perform and critically review background checks on all potential drivers.
  • Consistently meet and often exceed monthly quotas.
  • Assist in recruitment and training of incoming departmental staff.
  • Design advertisements sent to thousands of business owners nationwide.
  • Collect and report final recruitment numbers monthly for department.
  • Act as company ambassador at two trade shows per year.

Assistant to the Computer Administrator: July-August 2005

Fort Payne City Schools System, Fort Payne, AL

  • Assisted in installation, un-installation, and maintenance of computers and printers district-wide.

Shift Manager: August 2004-May 2005

LaHaye Student Center, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

  • Supervised and oversaw the performance of other student workers during shift.
  • Monitored and assisted incoming students using the facilities.
  • Responsible for the opening and closing of the building and the duties within that role.

Substitute Teacher: February-May 2002

Fort Payne City Schools System, Fort Payne, AL

  • Taught, assisted, and monitored students from grades K-12.

Student Aide Coordinator: August 2000-May 2002

Fort Payne City Schools System, Fort Payne, AL

  • Mentored and directed elementary students in their studies in the Extended Day Program.
  • Managed, evaluated, and documented the performance and work ethic of student workers monthly.
  • Coordinated snack time, purchased and delivered snack foods for over 120 students on a weekly basis.
  • Recruited substitute aides as needed.

Educational Experience

Bachelor of Arts, English, May 2005

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

Outreach Abroad

  • Volunteer ESL Instructor, Global English School, Bangkok, Thailand (June-July of 2003 and 2004)
2 Comments Posted on People, Spirituality, Uncategorized

Finding Favor is Better than Being Lucky

Luck vs. destiny.

Here in Nashville, a phrase that pretty much instantly started annoying me the first time I heard it was “networking”.  “It’s all about networking”, say the people who claim to know how struggling musicians become stars.  And they’re right.  It’s all about who you know.  Of course talent and experience have something to do with it too.

But it’s one thing to know the right people, and another to find favor with them.  To stand out and to be special in their eyes.  By doing a quick Google search of the phrase “found favor Bible”, it becomes pretty apparent that finding favor with the right person, or with God, dramatically altered a person’s life throughout Jewish and Christian history:

Joseph found favor with Potiphar.  Esther found favor with King Ahasuerus.  Daniel found favor with the Babylonian king.  Noah, David, and Mary found favor with God.  In all of these people’s lives, their careers as well as their social and spiritual roles would never the same (in a good way) after finding favor.

Therefore, a staple request in my daily prayers is to find favor with the right people.  (As well as for wisdom!)  While I do believe it’s important to pray specifically for my future life plans, I also am adamant on trusting God in all the unseen blessings, detours, and surprises that come packaged with them.  Because those unseen elements in life often carry the most weight, more so than the ones we plan or have any control over.

Finding favor with people doesn’t necessarily mean being charming, suave, or slick.  I think back to a much underrated movie I admit I really like, despite the fact it’s technically a “chick flick” and it seems no one else has ever seen it: Little Black Book, starring Brittany Murphy and Holly Hunter.  A certain quote from this movie really sticks out in my mind and conveniently ties in to the current subject matter: “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.”

What others may see as luck, I choose to see as divinely ordained favor, where God appoints a person in our lives to grant a good opportunity.  That’s my version of luck. But of course, in all the Biblical cases where someone found favor with God or the right people, the favored person had already done their part to be qualified.  Noah was already a righteous man.  Mary was already a righteous woman.  Then God used them for great things.

They may not have had the proper experience yet, but they had the right relationship with God and had paid their dues in the mundane stuff of life.  Then, it happened.  The Big Event began and they finally became active in the role they had prepared for their entire whole lives to fulfill.