Iryna Hodun
Cedar Falls
Summary
A flexible and adaptable candidate who can handle unexpected challenges has strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, is open to learning new skills and taking on different tasks, and works well with others as part of a team. An individual who has the ability to have a positive and helpful attitude when dealing with clients or visitors and to take the initiative of helping coworkers contribute proactively to the team.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Blank Park Zoo, Eyes event
10.2021
- Talking to visitors and informing them about the event, passing drinks, and snacks
- 2.5 hours of volunteering
- Gained experience working outside at events by talking to people and working in a group
Volunteer
Celebrasian Festival
10.2021
- Transporting equipment, deliveries, sanitation stations, errand runners, and more
- Cleaning festival area as well
- Helping people around the festival if they have had any questions and helping with directions
- 2.5 hours of volunteering
- Improved skills of being organized and paying attention to details, and also gained more experience in working in a group
Sales Associate
Victoria Secret PINK
12.2023 - 01.2024
- Boosted customer satisfaction levels through exceptional service, addressing concerns promptly, and providing a welcoming store environment.
- Developed new client relationships by actively engaging with potential customers and highlighting the benefits of our product offerings.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
- Collaborated with team members to improve overall store performance, sharing best practices, and offering support as needed.
Volunteer
World Food And Music Festival
09.2023 - 09.2023
- Assisted with special events and programs.
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
- Assisted with cooking demonstrations done on-site by local chefs
- helped set up the demonstration area
- 7 hours of volunteering
- Improved skills of talking to other people at the festival, improved engaging skills
Volunteer
Latino Heritage Festival
08.2021 - 09.2023
- Transporting band equipment, deliveries, sanitation stations, errand runners, and more
- Cleaned festival area
- 12.5 hours of volunteering
- Improved skills of being organized and paying attention to details, and also gained more experience in working in a group
Volunteer
Girl Scouts Cookies And Ice Cream
08.2023 - 08.2023
- Made ice cream and milkshake products at Iowa State Fair
- Total 27 hours of volunteer work
- Improved skills working in a team and the ability to volunteer for longer period
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
Club Attendant
Student Council
08.2021 - 05.2023
- Took part in organizing school events such as Homecoming, Winter Formal, fundraising events, etc.
- Gained confidence in leadership skills
- Lead initiative as we had to organize events and approach and engage students
Volunteer
Johnston Public Library
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Organizing books that have been returned, donated, or needed to be reorganized around the public library
- Making kites for the festival, and helping with cleaning and organizing at the back of the library Helped visitors in case they needed directions around the library or assisting them
- 15 hours of volunteering
- Learned the Dewey Decimal Classification System
- Improved patience, the ability to be able to pay attention to details and be focused
Volunteer
Johnston High School Library
01.2023 - 03.2023
- Organizing books that needed to be organized around the high school library
- Volunteer at the front desk to check in and check out students at the library
- Making creative affirmations for daily artboards at the library
- 22 hours of volunteering
- I have practiced and improved my creative skills as well as the skill of correctly using the check-in and check-out system
- Developed the ability to organize books
- Meals from the Heartland
Volunteer
Johnston High School Live Stream Network
01.2023 - 01.2023
- Recorded a live-stream Show Choir performance for Johnston High School broadcasting for 5 hours
- Gained the ability to focus for a longer period
Volunteer
North Point Church
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Assisted with special events and programs.
- Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
- Helped setting up regular and special events at the church
- Volunteered 50 hours in total
- Gained experience working with people in a group and talking to people who attend church
Volunteer
Reggie's Sleepout
10.2022 - 10.2022
- Raising money for Reggie’s Sleepout event by making bracelets and engaging people around in my community to raise money for a foster care service.
- Volunteered for 15 hours in a month and raised $300
- Improved leadership skills, as I was spreading information about fundraisers and engaging people to participate.
Volunteer
Global Youth Service Day
03.2022 - 04.2022
- Organized a backpack drive by engaging the local community and spreading information
- Started an “Anything but a backpack day” in Johnston High School
- Encouraged students and parents to donate bags, totes, and backpacks which were donated to a foster care system
- Collected 100 items that were donated to the foster care system.
- Gained leadership and event management experience by creating a service event for the community of Johnston to show support for local youth in foster care
Volunteer
Johnston Partnership
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Started an “Anything but a backpack day” in Johnston High School
- Encouraged students and parents to donate bags, totes, and backpacks which were donated to a foster care system
- Collected 100 items that were donated to the foster care system
- Gained leadership and event management experience by creating a service event for the community of
- Johnston to show support for local youth in foster care, Sorted food donations, helping clients to shop, stocking shelves
- 12 hours of volunteering
- Improved organizing skills, because we had to organize a lot of donations and set them up, as well as outgoing skills, as we needed to assist people while they were shopping
- Iryna Hodun hoduni@uni.edu +1 (515) 344- 9636
Volunteer
Meals From The Heartland
12.2021 - 01.2022
- Packing meals for people in need in countries that are located overseas and in America.
- 6 hours of volunteering
- Gained experience in working with packing and creating packages and working a team through communication.
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
Volunteer
Legacy Nutrition
12.2021 - 01.2022
- Packing meals for people in need in countries that are located overseas and in America
- 6 hours of volunteering
- Gained experience in working with packing and creating packages.
- Making drinks and smoothies for customers to collect money for the Johnston Basketball team
- 2.5 hours of volunteering
- Developed skills that require communication with customers as well as making drinks and working in a team environment.
Volunteer
Hodun Services
02.2020 - 04.2020
- Organized and collaborated with sorting through public historical archives
- Categorized 150 pages into an Excel spreadsheet
- Gained patience, organizing skills, and improvement in using Microsoft Excel
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design, Business Communication
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA05.2027
High School Diploma -
Johnston High School
Johnston05.2023
Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Client Relations Strength
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Adaptability and Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Time Management
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working
Polish
Limited Working
Timeline
Sales Associate
Victoria Secret PINK
12.2023 - 01.2024
Volunteer
World Food And Music Festival
09.2023 - 09.2023
Volunteer
Girl Scouts Cookies And Ice Cream
08.2023 - 08.2023
Volunteer
Johnston High School Live Stream Network
01.2023 - 01.2023
Volunteer
Johnston Public Library
01.2023 - 03.2023
Volunteer
Johnston High School Library
01.2023 - 03.2023
Volunteer
Reggie's Sleepout
10.2022 - 10.2022
Volunteer
Global Youth Service Day
03.2022 - 04.2022
Volunteer
Meals From The Heartland
12.2021 - 01.2022
Volunteer
Legacy Nutrition
12.2021 - 01.2022
Volunteer
North Point Church
10.2021 - 11.2022
Volunteer
Blank Park Zoo, Eyes event
10.2021
Volunteer
Celebrasian Festival
10.2021
Volunteer
Latino Heritage Festival
08.2021 - 09.2023
Club Attendant
Student Council
08.2021 - 05.2023
Volunteer
Johnston Partnership
08.2021 - 03.2022
Volunteer
Hodun Services
02.2020 - 04.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Interior Design, Business Communication
University of Northern Iowa
High School Diploma -
Johnston High School
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