Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
Languages
Timeline
References
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SHIVIKA LALCHANDANI

Pune

Summary

I bring a comprehensive set of skills that I believe will be valuable to your Organization. In my Operation Head role, I honed my abilities in student counseling and recruitment, providing a firm foundation for the Admissions Counsellor position. My communication, people-centric nature, and compassion have afforded me excellent teamwork skills. I am excited to contribute my talents and proficiency in customer service toward your team efforts. As an engaging communicator with a proven track record in student support, my focus on building strong professional relationships has been a beneficial asset throughout my career. Accomplished professional devoted to students' needs. Focused on helping students manage and overcome personal, social, and behavioral problems negatively impacting wellbeing or academic success. Goes above and beyond every year to enhance student experiences and help each reach full potential.

Overview

12
years of professional experience
1
Certificate

Work History

Migrare Overseas Education Consultant
Pune

Senior Education Counselor
01.2018 - Current

Job overview

  • Proactively engage with international students and their families while end to end services of recruitment to visa processing
  • Identify and partner with key players to send applications to various universities worldwide
  • Creating, maintaining a student pipeline through various marketing activities such as webinar for maximum conversions
  • Continually enhancing student visa and product knowledge base through trainings, workshops, sessions, partner discussions
  • Conducting IELTS Training for my students
  • Creating a strong vendor network to ensure successful outcomes for my students
  • Provided guidance and counseling to students on academic program selection, course registration and career planning.
  • Developed and implemented educational plans for individual students based on their needs, interests, abilities and goals.
  • Conducted student interviews to assess academic performance, social development and emotional well-being.
  • Advised students on appropriate courses of study at the high school level that would help prepare them for college entrance requirements.
  • Maintained accurate records of all student interactions as part of an ongoing assessment process.
  • Assessed transcripts from prior schools in order to determine a student's current academic standing.
  • Evaluated applications from prospective students to determine if they met the criteria for admission into a particular institution.

QBIX Academia
Pune

Sr Abroad Counselor
09.2015 - 12.2017

Job overview

  • Interacting with the students and understanding their goals
  • Counseling students and taking a follow up
  • Coordinating with the Universities and Subagents
  • Conducting SOP/ LOR seminars
  • Maintaining CRM
  • Established collaborative relationships with parents and guardians in order to provide effective care for their children.
  • Researched best practices in the field of counseling in order to stay current on evidence based treatments.
  • Provided individual and group counseling sessions for clients.

Geo Intellectual Careers Pvt Limited
Pune

Admissions Counselor
05.2013 - 08.2015

Job overview

  • Counseling students and Guiding them for their course
  • Conducting Spot Interviews for the Universities
  • Co-ordinating with the Universities and Sub- Agents
  • Maintaining MDB
  • Visa filing for students Managing Administrative Responsibilities

CIMS
Pune

Coordinator/Counselor
05.2012 - 05.2013

Job overview

  • Call students who have shown interest in higher studies
  • Keep track of enquiries from various modes like emails, phone and direct enquiries during exhibition and maintaining the record of the same
  • Providing Information about various courses to the student and guiding them about the best course which will be suitable for them
  • Maintaining the record of the students joining the course and keeping a track of the fees to be paid

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Managing Process
  • Customer Service
  • Communication
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Curriculum coordination
  • Career Counseling

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Worked with Femina as writer and stylist.
  • Modelling/Photoshoots for brands like Times of India, Indian Express, Femina, Filmfare, Citadel, Zig Wheels, Idea, Ibibio, Pretty Secrets.

Affiliations

Affiliations
  • Femina — Worldwide Media Worked with Femina as writer and stylist. Modelling/Photoshoots for brands like ● Times of India, ● Indian Express, ● Femina, ● Filmfare, ● Citadel, ● Zig Wheels, ● Idea, ● Ibibio, ● Pretty Secrets

Certification

  • Certification is USA, UK , Ireland , Germany And Canada from KC overseas Consultants
  • Certified From British Council Agent Training Course

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Senior Education Counselor
Migrare Overseas Education Consultant
01.2018 - Current
Sr Abroad Counselor
QBIX Academia
09.2015 - 12.2017
Admissions Counselor
Geo Intellectual Careers Pvt Limited
05.2013 - 08.2015
Coordinator/Counselor
CIMS
05.2012 - 05.2013

References

References
References available upon request.
SHIVIKA LALCHANDANI