Julia Palko

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Experience

Receptionist
October 2013 November 2014
Absolute Stone Corporation, Cary, NC
Answered phone calls for office. Transferred calls to different office
members and provided answers to basic questions new customers might
have as well as scheduled appointments.
Welcomed customers into showroom, answering any basic questions and
directing them toward products in the showroom as well as connecting
them with sales staff when needed.
Ordered and maintained office supplies for showroom, office, break room
and restrooms.
Maintained filing for various office purposes.
Took credit card and cash payments from customers.

Library Page
August 2006 August 2007 & June 2008 Present
Athens Drive Community Library, Raleigh, NC
Provides a welcoming, professional, and helpful presence to all library
patrons, high school students, and staff members.
Provides excellent customer service by checking library materials in and
out, by answering questions at the desk and on the phone, and by
assisting patrons with copier and computer problems.
Organizes, shelves, and maintains the appearance of library materials in
their appropriate collection and area.
Cash handling and record keeping.
Performs specific tasks as assigned by supervisor and as needed by
library staff.

Student Employee
August 2007 May 2011
Carlyle Campbell Library at Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
Provided a welcoming, professional, and helpful presence to all library
patrons, college students, and staff members
Provided excellent customer service by checking library materials in and
out, by answering questions at the desk and on the phone, and by
assisting patrons with copier and computer problems.
Organized, shelved, and maintained the appearance of library materials in
their appropriate collection and area.
Cash handling and record keeping.
Performed specific tasks as assigned by supervisor and as needed by
library staff.

Education

North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC

August 2012 Present
Anticipated to graduate Spring 2015
Working on Masters of Library Science, certification as School Media
Coordinator
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC
August 2007 May 2011
Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Public History
Athens Drive High School, Raleigh, NC
August 2003 May 2007
Graduated with High School Diploma.

Other Activities

Participated in Girl Scouts for 13 years and served as

Co-Leader for Troop 630 in Raleigh for 3 years.
Volunteered once a week at the Meredith College Archives from
September 2011 to December 2011.
Interned for the Meredith College Archives Spring semester of 2011.
Helped to plan and implement a Murder Mystery event at the Carlyle
Campbell Library in 2010 and 2011.
Served as a Student Advisor on the Signs and Information Committee for
its duration at the Carlyle Campbell Library.
Completed a study abroad program for a month in Iceland in 2010.
Served as Fiction Editor for Athens Drive High Schools literary magazine
Blueprints in 2007 and was on staff from 2005-2006.
Completed a Library Media Studies class as a junior in high school.
Travelled abroad as a People to People Student Ambassador for three
weeks during the summer of 2005.

References

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