This document is a resume for Alyssa Zandi. It summarizes her communication and research experience, including internships with an online marketing firm and a local workforce organization where she conducted interviews and wrote articles. It also lists her undergraduate research assisting with psychological experiments and surveys. Her education is included, a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Michigan State University in 2012.

1. Alyssa
Zandi
2232
Crowley
Street,
Muskegon,
MI
49441

231.903.2711

alyssa.zandi@google.com

www.alyssamariezandi.com
Communication
and
Research
Experience
Online
Marketing
Intern;
Netvantage
Marketing,
East
Lansing/Grand
Rapids,
MI
Spring
2012
–
Present
Help
improve
client
presence
on
the
web,
mostly
by
working
by
article/blog
writing
and
working
with
social
media.
Involves
promoting
products
and
contests,
chatting
with
other
users,
sharing
interesting/relevant
content,
and
connecting
with
similar
businesses.
Writing
style
ranges
from
fun,
blog
style
to
news
style
with
information
gathered
from
reputable/expert
sources.
Other
tasks
include
working
on
blogger
outreach,
link
building,
and
various
SEO
tasks.
Communications
Intern;
Capital
Area
Michigan
Works!,
Lansing,
MI
Fall
2011
Main
project
was
writing
for
the
annual
dinner/awards
for
the
Top
Alumni
of
the
Year.
This
involved
contacting
and
interviewing
alumni
that
secured
job
placement
through
CAMW!,
writing
alumni
success
stories
that
appeared
in
a
booklet
dinner
guests
received,
helping
coordinate
photos/videos,
and
interviewing
the
alumni
for
videos
shown
at
the
dinner.
Also
helped
plan
an
IT
Council
Tech
Tour
and
worked
with
Keep
Learning,
a
local
non-­‐profit
organization.
Undergraduate
Researcher;
Michigan
State
University,
East
Lansing,
MI
Spring
2011
Conducted
original
research
under
the
direction
of
Dr.
Carlos
Navarrete.
The
study
was
comprised
of
an
online
questionnaire
that
was
open
to
the
public
on
the
subject
of
anthropomorphism
as
applied
to
cars
and
the
relationship
between
personality
and
car
preferences.
Subjects
were
recruited
through
the
MSU
HPR
website,
social
media,
and
various
psychology
research
websites.
SPSS
Statistics
was
used
to
analyze
and
interpret
results.
Undergraduate
Lab
Assistant;
Michigan
State
University,
East
Lansing,
MI
Fall
2010
–
Spring
2011
Ran
participants
through
psychological
experiments
involving
questionnaires,
virtual
reality,
and
decision-­‐making
in
the
Intergroup
Relations
Lab.
Collected
data,
worked
with
experiment
devices
and
computer
programs,
and
paid
extreme
attention
to
detail.
Other
Volunteer
and
Work
Experience
Undergraduate
Assistant;
Michigan
State
University,
East
Lansing,
MI
Spring
2012
Helped
Dr.
Mark
Becker
with
creating
quiz/exam
questions,
holding
office
hours,
and
anything
else
to
make
sure
Cognitive
Psychology
(PSY
200)
ran
smoothly.
General
Assignment
Reporter;
The
State
News,
East
Lansing,
MI
Summer
2011
Interviewed
people
and
wrote
both
print
and
web
articles
about
a
variety
of
topics
related
to
the
happenings,
residents,
and
students
of
East
Lansing.
Produced
brief
video
stories
for
The
State
News
website.
Freelance
Writer;
Spartanedge,
East
Lansing,
MI
Spring
2011
Reported,
wrote
articles,
and
produced
video
on
various
news
topics
including
online
food
ordering
and
texting
and
driving.
Volunteer;
Ottawa
County
Court
Legal
Self-­‐Help
Center,
Grand
Haven,
MI
Summer
2010
Assisted
patrons
with
looking
up
information,
obtaining
the
correct
legal
forms,
and
completing
legal
forms
accurately.
Provided
resources
and
documents.
Helped
with
a
number
of
case
types
including
divorce,
child
support,
and
small
claims.
Office
Assistant;
Muskegon
Area
Intermediate
School
District,
Muskegon,
MI
June
2008
–
August
2009
Created
workshop
materials,
processed
payment
paperwork,
made
phone
calls,
compiled
documents
and
evaluations,
scanned
items
into
a
digital
database,
and
assisted
at
the
WINGS
summer
camp
for
kids.
Sales
Associate;
Hollister
Co.,
Muskegon,
MI
September
–
December
2010
Sales
Associate;
Maurices,
Muskegon,
MI
September
–
December
2010
Education
Michigan
State
University
–
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
Psychology;
2009
-­‐
2012
Honors
College
Member,
graduated
With
Honor
Muskegon
Community
College
–
Dual-­‐Enrollment
Credits;
2007-­‐2009
Phi
Theta
Kappa
Honor
Society
Member
Muskegon
High
School
–
High
School
Diploma;
2005-­‐2009
Valedictorian,
National
Honor
Society
President
Skills
Social
media,
Hootsuite/Sprout
Social,
multimedia
capturing
and
editing,
blogging/writing,
tweeting,
iMovie
and
Flip
video
productions,
survey
creation,
information/data
gathering,
data
analysis,
Final
Cut
Pro,
Microsoft
Office,
basic
SPSS,
some
basic
HTML
and
Photoshop
knowledge.