This was the visual CV I sent for the post of cultural coordinator at Alliance Française de Pune. I was called for an interview and I hold the post since a couple weeks now. I was inspired by various visual CV's out there, and this one that I made draws inspiration from a mediatation where I chalk out ideas on a blackboard!

1. Do I have what it takes to be
Alliance FrançaisePune’s
Cultural Coordinator?
Let’s find out!
P.S. My name is:

2. Sex: Male
Relationship Status: Single
Ready to shift to Pune
Age: 24 years
DOB: 5thJune 1990
Resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat
(World Environment Day)

3. Marathi, Mother tongue
P.S. I sing in these languages too 
Japanese, Beginner level
Gujarati, Native proficiency
Hindi, Native proficiency
French, Professional capacity -DELF B2
Native proficiency

4. Nouns, adjectives, verbs & phrases
that speak of :
*my abilities
*my characteristics
*my being

5. The following slides will walk you through my formal education, and shed light upon my extra-curricular interestsas well

6. Schooled at GSEB & ICSE educational institutes in Ahmedabad
*Bright at studies, yet average at examinations
*Patricipated in debates, elocutions, creative writing, quizzes, theatre, science expo, public speaking, carpentry, orchestra, interschool basketball & skating tournaments
*Lead my house ascaptainfor a year: organising events, taking trials for competition entries, sports days & festival celebrations
*Excelled at Japanese as a third language
*Awarded 100 attendanceaward, 3 years in a row

7. St. Xavier’s College Ahmedabad, 2007 -2010
*Did you know that Botanists are artists, mathematicians, very observant & show empathy towards all creatures?
*Why study plants at all? Well, because although immobile, they exploit various forces of nature and mobile creatures to propogate, reproduce, & nourish themselves. They aren’t wasteful and manage their resources optimally!
*Hence, B.Sc. Botany = M.B.A. (sort of)
*I was part of two societies:
*TaruMitra(tree plantation & preservation)
*Utkarsh(supporting differently-abled students)

8. Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2010 -2013
*I’m a tech savvy1geek/nerd and closely follow all technology related articles, research, news, & scientific journals
*The software engineering concepts I learnt have real world use cases; E.g. I follow object oriented programming philosophy of ‘modularize, re-use & re-factor’ in my work
*I participated in two Microsoft TechNet conferences(Windows 8 & Windows Phone launch)
*I wrote a tech-help blogfor two years (now defunct)
1 from French: savoir-faire

9. The following slides will walk you through my professional experience, and my accomplishmentsat work

10. Motif Inc. Social Media Management team, August 2010 -October 2011
*Collected data, analysed social sentiments & prepared reports for our clients (Pharma, Employment, Entertainment, & Telecom domains)
*I started as a research associate in data collection division, and achieved record collection in the month of joining. I was awarded during customer service excellence week, and given analyst responsibilities in the following month. I quickly joined quality control, and data visualization
*When the SMM team was dissolved in mid 2011, I was retained in the Business Development team for leads generationand writing case-studies

11. PicDif Media, December 2011 -June 2012, part-time
*Tagged photos with keywords, described them in formal and informal structures for better visibility & handled search engine optimization
*Managed IT (hardware, software, website issues)
*Wrotescriptsfor local TV commercials and designed posters

12. Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad, June 2013 -May 2014
*Introduced efficient processes for streamlining the front desk duties, redesigned the student database, actively promoted cultural activities and classes
*Provided technical assistance for all cultural events, extended IT related help to professors and other AF staff
*Coordinated library events in collaboration with librarian
*Handled online promotionof AF Ahmedabad (facebook page, website)
*Was the only receptionist sent for training at AF Bangalore
*Received the new AF website trainingat AF Pune

13. Alliance Française d’Ahmedabad, June 2014 -present
I currently handle:
*Visual communication-design of posters, brochures, & website elements
*Online and offline promotion of events, courses and other services
*Cultural activities -coordination, taking feedback, value-additions
*Library events-planning & execution (in collaboration with librarian & cultural coordinator)
I have been trained under our cultural coordinator, Mr. Chintan Pandya:
*To envisage cultural activities in collaboration with other bodies, around festivals & celebrations, and more
*In developing partnerships and getting sponsors

14. The following slides will walk you through activities that I engage in on a daily or weekly basis -my passions

15. *Initiated at an early age, I have been practicing meditation for more than 10 years
*I do not follow any particular school of thought, and create my own methods based on my experiences
*Having understood that all emotional responses are energy transactions, I channel negative emotions into productivityinstead of controlling or suppressing them
*Frequency: Daily

16. *Being observant, having a keen eye for detail, and always looking for the extra-ordinary within the ordinary, I make a good photographer
*I love motion, and like to capture it at sub speeds (slow motions) or super speeds (time lapses)
*Click on the picture to check out my Instagram feed
*Frequency: Any odd moment
instagram.com/neoritz

17. *Wheels have fascinated me just as much as the human who invented them -imagine my joy when I discovered that shoes with wheels exist!
*I have been practicing skating since school, and have participated in a few interschool competitions
*I would love to make it my sole mode of conveyance(no pun intended). However, I am waiting for good quality streets in India
*Frequency: Weekly (after a 5 years hiatus)

18. *Hit a ball with a bat in any direction? -No, thank you!
*Dribble a bouncy ball through a bunch of players with the help of your own bunch and shoot it into a basket several feet above the ground? -I’m game for it!
*I played point guardin Basketball at interschool levels
*I encourage my colleagues/classmatesto play weekly matches
*Frequency: Weekly

19. *I read books of all kinds. But the combination of motion and sound is a much more fulfilling experience
*I prefer foreign languagefilms and TV shows as I get to discover new cultures & their way of living, among other things
*Moreover, having a language barrier enables me to pay more attentionto expressions, gestures, and random motion in the background
*Frequency: Twice or thrice a week

20. Let’s see what I can do forAlliance Française Pune

21. Objective: Make AF Pune the most happening place in town
How do we achieve it? By:
*Collaborating with local bodies, other cultural institutes for events
*Raising awareness of French culture, art and music, travel, cuisine among locals via news articles, special presentations, & on-air
*Encouraging students to go beyond classroom learning
*Promoting the library via thematic & targeted library events
*Ensuring regular AF Pune appearances in the press
And, of course, coordination of regular cultural events

22. Promoting AF Pune on various social platforms
*Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube
*Updating these platforms with value-additions and not just information regarding courses and events
Making the AF Pune website more interactive
*Adding flip-through brochures & interactive tours
Visual communication
*Designing posters for events & French courses, and distributing them across institutions in the city
*Having a bimonthly/quarterly newsletter printed and distributed among members, students, partners etc.

23. *Identifying and approaching individuals, institutions, & other organisations for partnership/sponsorship
*Collaborating with local organisations for the promotion of cultural activities, higher education in France, and more
*Attracting advertisements for AF Pune catalogs, newsletters, posters and on our website
*Researching client benefit in associating with AFPune and making targeted presentations/pitches

24. I’m waiting to hear from you. I’ll be glad if you call me for a personal interview!
If not, I handle rejection well …So let me know

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