NOREEN SALMAN QAYAM

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IBA GRADUATE DIRECTORY '10
NOREEN SALMAN QAYAM
0213-4614307, 0333-3879340
NOREEN.QAYAM@GMAIL.COM
Field Of Interest : Finance
Date Of Birth : August 19, 1988
City Available : Karachi

SCHOLASTICS
Qualification | Year | Institution | Grade / GPA
BBA | 2010 | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi | 3.1 (85.22%)
Intermediate | 2006 | Defence Authority College for Women, Phase 8, Karachi | A grade (74%)
Matriculation | 2004 | St. Lawrence's Convent Girls' School, Karachi | A1 grade (84%)

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Position holder from 1st-5th grade at St. Lawrence's Convent School

ELECTIVE COURSES
Treasury and Funds Management, Security Analysis, Corporate Finance*, Investment Banking*
*In process

WORK EXPERIENCE
Jan 2010 - Current : Freelance essay/report writer
June 2009 - July2009 : 6 week internship at Elixir Securities Pakistan - on rotation in all departments (Sales, Settlements, Money Markets & FX, Research, Risk, Corporate Finance & Advisory)

MAJOR TERM PAPERS / REPORTS / PROJECTS
Developed a Financial Model of MCB Bank and its Stock Valuation Report
Analyzed the role of HR Managers as Negotiators
Prepared a comparative research report on the Energy Shortfall in Pakistan and its Causes and Repercussions
Conducted business research to determine the marketing strategy of 'Bulls&Bulls'
Prepared a research report on whether to invest or not to invest in Mutual Funds
Prepared a report on IBM Pakistan to analyze its CSR activities and ethical practices
Created business plans 'Pet Animals Care & Training (PACT)' and 'Al-Shafi Care – chain of OPDs'
Prepared an industrial analysis of the Automobile Sector in Pakistan

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Cluster facilitator of 17 participants at the IBA LeadershOp Conference '10, 2010
Interior Décor team member for business start-up 'The Common Room', 2009
Member of marketing team for Charity Carnival for Zindagi Trust, 2009
Coordinator of the Go Green Environmental Society at IBA, 2008-09
Participated in the IBA Business Plan Competition conducted by the IBA Entrepreneurship Society, 2009
Member of the organizing team at the IBA Annual Dinners, 2008 and 2009
Organized and participated in the Annual Charity Bake Sales at IBA, 2006-09
Contributing editor of the DACW college magazine 'Sahil', 2006
Member of the Throw-ball team in the inter-class tournament in school, 2004
Published a poem in the Dawn Young World magazine, 2003
Participated in the 1st Dawn National Spelling Bee competition, 2002
Earned 3rd position in All-Karachi arts competition by the Arts Council on 'My Pakistan', 1996

SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Eager to interact with people from diverse backgrounds
Interested in crafts, learning different languages, trying out various cuisines and travelling
Enjoy music, movies, sketching, painting and cooking/baking
Avid reader of fact and fiction, like to write prose and poetry