Curriculum vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION Constantine (Tim) Voridis
46, Arcadiou Street, Holargos, Athens, Greece, 15562 Athens (Greece)
2106533009 6972888475
tim_voridis8@outlook.com
https://gr.linkedin.com/in/constantine-tim-voridis
Skype tim.voridis8
PREFERRED JOB Counseling, Psychology, Public Relations, Human Resource
Management (Recruitment and Selection, Training and
Development), Advertising, Content Writing, Marketing, Strategic
Planning
WORK EXPERIENCE
07/2002–Present Freelance English Translator-Editor
Athens (Greece)
▪ Translation and editing of various texts and Psychology Research Studies. Use of Microsoft
Office.
02/12/2008–17/04/2015 Debt Management Clerk
First Data Hellas S.A., 23rd Klm, Athens-Lamia National Road, Agios Stephanos, 14565, Athens
(Greece)
▪ Contacting debtors and informing them about the overdue amounts of their credit cards
and bank loans.
12/2006–05/2007 Psychologist-Consulting Therapist (Part of my Military Service: Certified Practice
as a Psychologist-Therapist)
PREVENTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL HYGIENE’S OFFICE OF THE GREEK NAVY, Athens (Greece)
▪ Phone Line Support - Counseling services/psychotherapy sessions (if needed) for recruits,
navy officers, seamen.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
10/2002–06/2009 MPhil/PhD in Business and Organisational Psychology (Typical
completion of the MPhil – The research thesis is frozen/not
completed yet)
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, London (United Kingdom)
▪ Thesis title: "The non-verbal repertoire that Carl Jung's 4 psychological types, which
represent human personality, use in social contacts and successful business negotiation".
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Curriculum vitae Constantine (Tim) Voridis
09/2000–09/2001 MSc in Business/Organisational Psychology
UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, London (United Kingdom)
▪ Dissertation Title: "Non-verbal communication and cross-cultural differences as integral
parts of human behaviour in social and business negotiation".
▪ Academic Expertise: The Psychology of Communication, Negotiation, Counseling,
Teamwork, Body Language, Image Making and Personality Differences.
10/1995–09/2000 BA Hons in Philosophy-Education-Psychology (Psychology Major)
National Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Philosophy, Athens (Greece)
▪ Main Modules: Social Psychology (1 Research Study), Clinical Psychology, Group
Dynamics, Occupational Psychology.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s) Greek
Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C1 C2 C2 C2 C2
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (CPE)
Cambridge Optional Certificate of English Translation (June, 2002).
French B1 B2 A2 A2 B1
Certificat de la langue Francaise
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills ▪ Effective Communication, Presentation and Negotiation Skills gained through my
experience as Public Relations' Planner and Debt Management Clerk, respectively.
Organisational / managerial skills ▪ Inspirational Attitude and Effective Organisational Skills gained as Team Leader during my
MSc, as Consultative Therapist and Freelance English Translator.
Job-related skills ▪ Assertiveness and Innovative Ideas as Freelance EnglishTranslator and Public Relations'
Planner.
▪ Conflict Resolution Skills and Adaptability as Debt Management Clerk, Consultative
Psychotherapist and Public Relations' Planner.
Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT
Information
processing
Communication
Content
creation
Safety
Problem
solving
Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user
Digital competences - Self-assessment grid
May 2011: ECDL Core 5: Module 7 (Web Surfing, Internet and Communication)
July 2015: ECDL Basic and Standard: Module 2 (Windows 7-8: Using the Computer and managing the files).
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Curriculum vitae Constantine (Tim) Voridis
▪ Other Digital Competences: Social Media and Blogging, Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft
PowerPoint 2010, and E-commerce.
Other skills ▪ Cinema and Music: Writing Film and Music Reviews as a Free Member of Cine.Gr and
Discogs.com.
▪ Fan of Cycling, Swimming, Fitness, Healthy Nutrition, Photography and Travelling.
▪ Reader/Researcher: Comics-Children/Teen Literature, and Crime Fiction Novels.
▪ Blogging and Content Writing: www.psychologyteasers.blogspot.com.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Projects ▪ 09/2007-02/2008: Public Relations' Planner (Garde Advertising Company, Athens, Greece):
Coordinating promotion events and action plans for San Pellegrino natural juice drinks.
Seminars ▪ 27/7/2016 - 01/07/2016: Public Library of the Municipality of Kifisia, Athens, Greece (15th
Pathway to Employment by Skywalker: 5 days, 25 hours): Career Counseling, Emotional
Intelligence and Soft Skills.
▪ 27/11/ 2015 – 14/01/ 2016: Hellenic-American College of Athens, Greece (Hellenic-American
Educational Foundation Programs: 6 days, 12 hours): Social Media: Communication and
Advertising Strategies for Future Development.
▪ November 2015: Prevention and Counseling Center (Athens, Greece: 2 days, 8 hours):
Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy.
Honours and awards ▪ 06/2010, 02/2012, 07/2014-12/2014: First Data Hellas S.A.: Productivity Bonus Award as Debt
Management Clerk: 8 times (2 times for the Alpha Bank Debt Management Group and 6
times for the Credit M (Citibank) Debt Management Group. In August 2014, I ranked 1st in
total individual revenue.
▪ 10/2000-9/2001: Team Leader (during the MSc - appointed by the Department of Social
Sciences, University of Westminster).
Memberships ▪ Unicef ('Godfather'- Mothly Donator): 'Godfather' is a person who makes a monthly
donation in order to support children's needs around the world.
▪ The British Psychological Society: E-Subscriber (January 2015).
References Available on request
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    Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATIONConstantine (Tim) Voridis 46, Arcadiou Street, Holargos, Athens, Greece, 15562 Athens (Greece) 2106533009 6972888475 tim_voridis8@outlook.com https://gr.linkedin.com/in/constantine-tim-voridis Skype tim.voridis8 PREFERRED JOB Counseling, Psychology, Public Relations, Human Resource Management (Recruitment and Selection, Training and Development), Advertising, Content Writing, Marketing, Strategic Planning WORK EXPERIENCE 07/2002–Present Freelance English Translator-Editor Athens (Greece) ▪ Translation and editing of various texts and Psychology Research Studies. Use of Microsoft Office. 02/12/2008–17/04/2015 Debt Management Clerk First Data Hellas S.A., 23rd Klm, Athens-Lamia National Road, Agios Stephanos, 14565, Athens (Greece) ▪ Contacting debtors and informing them about the overdue amounts of their credit cards and bank loans. 12/2006–05/2007 Psychologist-Consulting Therapist (Part of my Military Service: Certified Practice as a Psychologist-Therapist) PREVENTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL HYGIENE’S OFFICE OF THE GREEK NAVY, Athens (Greece) ▪ Phone Line Support - Counseling services/psychotherapy sessions (if needed) for recruits, navy officers, seamen. EDUCATION AND TRAINING 10/2002–06/2009 MPhil/PhD in Business and Organisational Psychology (Typical completion of the MPhil – The research thesis is frozen/not completed yet) UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, London (United Kingdom) ▪ Thesis title: "The non-verbal repertoire that Carl Jung's 4 psychological types, which represent human personality, use in social contacts and successful business negotiation". 30/11/16 © European Union, 2002-2016 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 1 / 3
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    Curriculum vitae Constantine(Tim) Voridis 09/2000–09/2001 MSc in Business/Organisational Psychology UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER, London (United Kingdom) ▪ Dissertation Title: "Non-verbal communication and cross-cultural differences as integral parts of human behaviour in social and business negotiation". ▪ Academic Expertise: The Psychology of Communication, Negotiation, Counseling, Teamwork, Body Language, Image Making and Personality Differences. 10/1995–09/2000 BA Hons in Philosophy-Education-Psychology (Psychology Major) National Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Philosophy, Athens (Greece) ▪ Main Modules: Social Psychology (1 Research Study), Clinical Psychology, Group Dynamics, Occupational Psychology. PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Greek Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C1 C2 C2 C2 C2 Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency (CPE) Cambridge Optional Certificate of English Translation (June, 2002). French B1 B2 A2 A2 B1 Certificat de la langue Francaise Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Communication skills ▪ Effective Communication, Presentation and Negotiation Skills gained through my experience as Public Relations' Planner and Debt Management Clerk, respectively. Organisational / managerial skills ▪ Inspirational Attitude and Effective Organisational Skills gained as Team Leader during my MSc, as Consultative Therapist and Freelance English Translator. Job-related skills ▪ Assertiveness and Innovative Ideas as Freelance EnglishTranslator and Public Relations' Planner. ▪ Conflict Resolution Skills and Adaptability as Debt Management Clerk, Consultative Psychotherapist and Public Relations' Planner. Digital competence SELF-ASSESSMENT Information processing Communication Content creation Safety Problem solving Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Digital competences - Self-assessment grid May 2011: ECDL Core 5: Module 7 (Web Surfing, Internet and Communication) July 2015: ECDL Basic and Standard: Module 2 (Windows 7-8: Using the Computer and managing the files). 30/11/16 © European Union, 2002-2016 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 3
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    Curriculum vitae Constantine(Tim) Voridis ▪ Other Digital Competences: Social Media and Blogging, Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, and E-commerce. Other skills ▪ Cinema and Music: Writing Film and Music Reviews as a Free Member of Cine.Gr and Discogs.com. ▪ Fan of Cycling, Swimming, Fitness, Healthy Nutrition, Photography and Travelling. ▪ Reader/Researcher: Comics-Children/Teen Literature, and Crime Fiction Novels. ▪ Blogging and Content Writing: www.psychologyteasers.blogspot.com. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Projects ▪ 09/2007-02/2008: Public Relations' Planner (Garde Advertising Company, Athens, Greece): Coordinating promotion events and action plans for San Pellegrino natural juice drinks. Seminars ▪ 27/7/2016 - 01/07/2016: Public Library of the Municipality of Kifisia, Athens, Greece (15th Pathway to Employment by Skywalker: 5 days, 25 hours): Career Counseling, Emotional Intelligence and Soft Skills. ▪ 27/11/ 2015 – 14/01/ 2016: Hellenic-American College of Athens, Greece (Hellenic-American Educational Foundation Programs: 6 days, 12 hours): Social Media: Communication and Advertising Strategies for Future Development. ▪ November 2015: Prevention and Counseling Center (Athens, Greece: 2 days, 8 hours): Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy. Honours and awards ▪ 06/2010, 02/2012, 07/2014-12/2014: First Data Hellas S.A.: Productivity Bonus Award as Debt Management Clerk: 8 times (2 times for the Alpha Bank Debt Management Group and 6 times for the Credit M (Citibank) Debt Management Group. In August 2014, I ranked 1st in total individual revenue. ▪ 10/2000-9/2001: Team Leader (during the MSc - appointed by the Department of Social Sciences, University of Westminster). Memberships ▪ Unicef ('Godfather'- Mothly Donator): 'Godfather' is a person who makes a monthly donation in order to support children's needs around the world. ▪ The British Psychological Society: E-Subscriber (January 2015). References Available on request 30/11/16 © European Union, 2002-2016 | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 3