Curriculum vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Simone Bolten
4, Camphuijsstraat, 2012XR Haarlem (Netherlands)
(+31)615382675
simone.bolten@gmail.com
www.ediblecheese.wordpress.com | https://nl.linkedin.com/in/simonebolten |
www.facebook.com/ediblecheese
Skype simone.bolten
Sex Female | Date of birth 11/12/1989 | Nationality Dutch
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Young, enthousiastic, ambitious and creative Professional with strong communication,
leadership and organisational skills gained in job, internship and volunteerwork at NGO,
now seeking a new career opportunity.
WORK EXPERIENCE
16 February 2015–present
Web Content Specialist
Editor and Writer @ Edible Cheese on wordpress - www.ediblecheese.wordpress.com
▪ Content management – writing and planning posts on various topics on the website
▪ Web management – updating and managing the website
▪ SEO – search engine optimization through analysation of webcontent
▪ Social media management – Managing Facebook and Linkedin profiles
▪ CMS system – Creating and managing the Wordpress Website
Business or sector Non-profit
20 Oct 2014–30 September 2015
Delegate Sales Executive
IDC Benelux [International Data Corporation]
Transformatorweg 80, 1014AK Amsterdam (Netherlands)
www.idcbenelux.com
▪ Business Development - contact business executives by telephone and email in order to solicit their
attendance at IDC events. Developing new business by cold calling and networking;
▪ Account Management - maintaining and looking after current business and clients by telephone
canvassing and networking at events;
▪ Lead Generation - Source relevant business executives to include within IDC's database;
▪ Marketing Support - following up with potential attendees with email communication of information
relating to the event;
▪ Contact Update - updating spreadsheets with the outcome of the call made to the contact.
Business or sector Commercial
11 Feb 2013–9 Aug 2013
Project, Campaign, Editor, Communication, Event Assistent [Internship]
JEF Europe [Young European Federalists]
25 Square de Meeûs, 1000 Brussels (Belgium)
www.jef.eu
▪ Support to the coordination of the pan-European actions of the Young European Federalists,
including the Democracy Under Pressure Action;
▪ Policy monitoring on themes linked to the strategic priorities of JEF;
▪ Support to events organization and management;
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▪ Support the Secretariat in the implementation of its daily tasks (international seminars, meetings,
etc.);
▪ Supporting the external communication including: website management, creating newsletters and
press releases;
▪ Managing the social media profiles of the organisation including: Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and
Flickr;
▪ Representing the organisation by travelling to - and attending international activities within Europe,
participating in conferences of EU institutions and partner organisations.
Business or sector NGO
5 Jul 2005–12 Sep 2014
Student Jobs
▪ Home Care - Viva Zorggroep Haarlem, Groenekruis-Domicura Maastricht
▪ Hospitality Industry - Brasserie Van Buuren Maastricht, Los Amigos Maastricht, Golden Tulip Heiloo
▪ Retail - Supermarket Jumbo Maastricht, Supermarket Vomar Heiloo, Supermarket C1000 Heiloo
▪ Secretarial Assistent - Golf & Country Club Heiloo
Business or sector Diverse
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1 Sep 2009–Present
Bachelor of European Studies
EQF level 6
Zuyd University
Brusselseweg 150, 6217HB Maastricht (Netherlands)
www.zuyd.nl
▪ General - English, German, Spanish, Business Writing, Communication, Marketing, International
Organisations, Research Skills (SPSS), Decisions-making in the EU, European and Dutch law,
Regional Policy etc.
▪ Specialisation - Management and Policy (in the 2nd year combined with specialisation
Communication Management)
▪ Minor - Money, power and conscience (Ethics and entrepreneurship)
From 1 September 2011 to 15
December 2011
Euromed Management – Ecole de management
[now Kedge Business School]
Erasmus Exchange
Rue Antoine Bourdelle, domaine de Luminy, 13 288 Marseille, Frankrijk
http://www.kedgebs.com/en | +33 (0) 491 827 800
▪ International Business, International Trade, Environment & Geopolitics, European & International
Marketing, International Marketing cases, European Competitive law en French for beginners
PERSONAL SKILLS
Mother tongue(s)
Dutch
Other language(s)
English
UNDERSTANDING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
C1
C1
C1
B2
C1
CEFR
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Curriculum vitae
German
B2
B2
B1
B1
B1
CEFR
Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Communication skills
Organisational / managerial skills
Computer skills
Other skills
References
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▪ Building, preserving and managing the reputation of an organisation by writing press releases and
maintaining their social media. May 2012 until May 2013 - Public Relations Officer in the board of the
Young European Federalists (JEF) in Maastricht.
▪ Actively spreading ideas of a better, more democratic and federal Europe through organising
debates, have discussions and through dialogue with other organisations and the media. August
2012 until August 2013 - Political Secretary of JEF Nederland
▪ Promoting and representing an organization. September 2014 until present – Ambassador of JEF
Nederland in Haarlem
▪ Selling events to delegates. Oktober 2014 until September 2015 – Delegate Sales Executive at IDC
Benelux
▪ Leadership (responsible of a board of 5 people). August 2013 until September 2014 – President of
JEF Nederland
▪ Event management (organising the yearly christmas gala and regular social meetings). September
2009 until May 2011 - Member of the Zuyd University Activity Commission.
▪ Good command of Microsoft Office programms [Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook] through the Zuyd
University educational programme
▪ Good command of SPSS (research statistics) through a project called Europe Calling of Zuyd
University. An organization gave a research assignment on crisis media management of international
companies. [January 2012-April 2012]
▪ Good command of Prezi presentations. This knowledge was acquired during the Europe Calling
project when the endresults were presented to the organisation.
▪ Good command of Mailchimp for making monthly newsletters and mailing lists for JEF Nederland
[since januari 2014] and JEF Europe [February 2013-August 2013]
▪ Good command of Wordpress, by creating and updating the website of JEF Nederland [April 2013September 2014 – jefnederland.wordpress.com and the blog Edible Cheese in 2015.
▪ Good command of managing social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter. This knowledge
was acquired through my internship at JEF Europe, Blog at Edible Cheese and board period in JEF
Nederland.
▪ Debating and discussions. This knowledge was acquired at various activities during my internship,
my years in the board of JEF and during my studies.
Provided upon request
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