MARIAM RAFIQUE VADRIA

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IBA GRADUATE DIRECTORY '10
MARIAM RAFIQUE VADRIA
0213-4936494, 0321-8996743
MARIAM_RAFIQUE@YAHOO.COM
Field Of Interest : Marketing, Market Research
Date Of Birth : November 2, 1987
City Available : Karachi

SCHOLASTICS
Qualification Year Institution Grade / GPA
BBA 2010 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi 3.59 (90.04%)
A level 2006 St. Patrick's High School, Karachi 3As 1B
O level 2004 Jaffar Public School, Karachi 9 As

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Amongst highest scorers in Consumer Behavior, Development Economics, Methods of Business Research
2nd Position Holder in 3rd Semester of IBA
Gold Medalist in O' level, All Pakistan Memon Federation
Students' Council Prefect, St. Patrick's High, 2005 - 2006

ELECTIVE COURSES
French Language, Brand Management, Consumer Behavior, Advertising*, Sales Management*, Analysis of Financial Statements*
*In process

WORK EXPERIENCE
Oct 2009 - To Date : Part time employee at IBA - Career Development Centre
June 2009 - Aug 2009 : Worked for 2 months English Language trainer at Horizon Technologies
July 2009 - Aug 2009 : 5 week internship at Novartis Pharma - Marketing in General Medicine Unit
June 2009 - July 2009 : 6 week internship at Pakistan subsidiary of Dabur India - Marketing & Sales
June 2008 - Aug 2008 : 11 week internship at Pakistan Chambers of Commerce - CSR committee
May 2007 - June 2007 : 4 week internship at Spectrum DYR - Client Services & Creative
2000 - To Date : Community volunteer, Dhoraji Youth Services foundation

MAJOR TERM PAPERS / REPORTS / PROJECTS
Prepared a Business Plan for an event management company operating in Karachi
Wrote an academic case study for IBA on a local entrepreneur of New Malik Automobiles
Created a research based video presentation on Brand Activation
Prepared gap analysis report on Jodia Bazaar for Marketing Issues in Pakistan
Conducted Consumer Market Research on Veet, Reckitt Benckiser Pakistan
Prepared a research report on Microfinance as a Solution to Women Development in Pakistan
Analyzed the Oil Marketing Industry of Pakistan

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Distinguished Diplomat in Model UN of IBA Karachi, 2010
IBA Delegate to Entrepreneurial Summit hosted by LUMS, 2010
Treasurer, IBA's First Ever National Documentary Competition, 2009
Event Manager of Dhanak, Arts and Photography Exhibition IBA, 2009
Scriptwriter and Actor in the Play '2020' at IBA Talentopia, 2008
Team Leader, 'Band-Aid Cause' in collaboration with HOPE, 2007

SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Good with Office 2007, Windows Movie Maker and basic video editing
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Interested in creative writing, handicrafts making, Sudoku, soft skills' trainings and workshops
Enjoy badminton and swimming
Learning French and Arabic

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