Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Generic

Jennifer Hamel

Beverly Hills

Summary

Efficient, professional manager with 10+ years of experience providing exceptional customer service, building rapport with customers, managing staff & businesses while maintaining a high level of professionalism. Eager to learn, grow my knowledge, & succeed in all aspects of my works.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Licenced Insurance Agent

Progressive
03.2024 - Current
  • Exceeded corporate quotas for monthly policy sales.
  • Provided coverage option information to assist clients in protecting assets.
  • Attended continuing education courses and workshops to gain additional insurance industry knowledge.
  • Upsold additional products and services after identifying customer needs and requirements.
  • Promoted products and services using upselling and other sales strategies.
  • Recommended type and amount of coverage based on analysis of customers' circumstances using persuasive sales techniques.
  • Built relationships with clients using active listening and issue resolution to provide excellent service.
  • Working with multiple computer systems

Caregiver

Personal Caregiver | Beverly Hills, FL
06.2022 - 03.2024
  • Basic household duties: Dishes, Laundry, Light Cleaning/Organizing
  • Keeping track of medication
  • Running errands: Picking up prescriptions, Shopping, Scheduling & Transport to Doctors appointments
  • Hygene: Bathing, Bathroom Assistance, Grooming (nail clipping, brushing teeth, etc)
  • Assistance with medical equipment such as oxygen tanks & wheelchairs
  • Companionship


Server/Trainer/Bartender/Manager

Hooters | Johnson City, TN
12.2019 - 04.2022

Same responsibilities & accomplishments as prior employment at Hooters with the following additions:

  • Led a team of staff members, including servers, chefs, and support staff, fostering a positive & collaborative work environment
  • Accurate inventory counts & orders
  • Accurate money safe counts, deposits, & order
  • Assisted staff in different departments to ensure a smooth & successful shift & customer satisfaction, including front of house & back of house
  • Conducted regular staff training sessions to enhance service standards, product knowledge, and customer engagement
  • Developed and executed promotional events & partnerships to attract new customers
  • Ensured compliance with health & safety regulations, leading to a consistently high rating in health inspections

Bakery/Deli/Meat Associate

Walmart | Abingdon, VA
02.2019 - 12.2019
  • Safely unloading daily truck orders, involving heavy lifting
  • Working in a freezer & cooler for hours at a time to unload truck orders, reorganize stock, & pull stock to replenish sold items on the sales floor
  • Accurately counting & logging new inventory into the system to keep track of backstock
  • Providing excellent customer service to ensure customer satisfaction
  • Assisting customers with finding products & items, as well as recommending other options if we are out of stock on an item they were searching for
  • Informing customers of active sales

Server/Trainer

Hooters | Alcoa, TN
08.2013 - 04.2018
  • Greeting & seating guests at the door with a welcoming & upbeat attitude to initiate a pleasant dining experience
  • Manage seating charts to ensure timely service for guests as well as ensuring staff can properly greet tables in a timely manner
  • Greeting tables & providing excellent customer service in a timely manner
  • Successful upselling of orders
  • Checking & confirming orders prepared & ready in the food window to be ran to the correct tables in a timely manner, to ensure order accuracy & quality
  • Order quality follow-ups with guests using the 2 bite-2 minute rule to verify customer satisfaction
  • Followed guest recovery protocols to ensure customer satisfaction after customer complaints
  • Followed cleanliness & safety protocols to ensure a safe & clean environment for both guests & staff
  • Training new hires for both hosting & serving positions
  • Completed opening/closing duties in a timely manner to ensure next shift staff is prepped for their shift

Seasonal Server/Bartender/Manager

Dockside Bar & Grill | Louisville, TN
06.2016 - 10.2016
  • Warmly greet guests as soon as they enter the restaurant Provide excellent customer service in a timely manner
  • Accurately take & enter orders while successfully upselling
  • Checking & confirming orders prepared & ready in the food window to be ran to the correct tables in a timely manner, to ensure order accuracy & quality
  • Order quality follow-ups with guests using the 2 bite-2 minute rule to verify customer satisfaction
  • Followed guest recovery protocols to ensure customer satisfaction after customer complaints
  • Followed cleanliness & safety protocols to ensure a safe & clean environment for both guests & staff
  • Training new hires for serving, bartending, & management
  • Completed opening/closing duties in a timely manner to ensure next shift staff is prepped for their shift
  • Successfully opening & closing the restaurant as keyholder
  • Accurate inventory counts & orders
  • Accurate money safe counts, deposits, & orders

Manager

Pals Sudden Service | Lebanon, VA
08.2010 - 07.2013
  • Provide excellent customer service & building rapport with guests to ensure customer satisfaction & guests return
  • Accurate & cleanly food prep daily
  • Training Staff in multiple departments ranging from cooking, food prep, trainer positions, order/money windows
  • Maintaining a safe & clean environment for both staff & customers alike
  • Accurate inventory counts & orders
  • Accurate money safe counts, deposits, & orders
  • Opening & closing the store

Education

High School Diploma -

Castlewood High School
Castlewood, VA
06-2009

License of Cosmetology - Cosmetology

Russell County Career & Technology Center
Lebanon, VA
04-2009

Skills

  • Excellent Customer Service
  • Time Management
  • Building Rapport
  • Fast & Eager Learner
  • Detail Oriented
  • Communication
  • Computer Sufficient
  • Tech Savvy

Timeline

Licenced Insurance Agent

Progressive
03.2024 - Current

Caregiver

Personal Caregiver | Beverly Hills, FL
06.2022 - 03.2024

Server/Trainer/Bartender/Manager

Hooters | Johnson City, TN
12.2019 - 04.2022

Bakery/Deli/Meat Associate

Walmart | Abingdon, VA
02.2019 - 12.2019

Seasonal Server/Bartender/Manager

Dockside Bar & Grill | Louisville, TN
06.2016 - 10.2016

Server/Trainer

Hooters | Alcoa, TN
08.2013 - 04.2018

Manager

Pals Sudden Service | Lebanon, VA
08.2010 - 07.2013

High School Diploma -

Castlewood High School

License of Cosmetology - Cosmetology

Russell County Career & Technology Center