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Kunal Makhija

Overseas Education Conselor

Overseas Education
Business Administration/Office Administration
Digital Marketing
Student Counseling
B2B/B2C Business Development
Employed Available
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I am a curious Overseas Education Counselor and have been occupied in Student Counseling and it's allied activities since the past 9+ Years . I also have been occupied with handling all day-to-day Office activities, maintenance and Business Administration. I have worked with many Overseas Delegates towards targets and I have also been involved in organizing and managing Study Abroad events with Local as well as International Partners.
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Experiences

Senior Counselor

Urbanpace Overseas Education Pvt Ltd
Since July 2023
  • Set-up a robust operations system for all employees in the Pune office.
  • Helped get 'Upace.in' platform which was almost in hibernation for the past 2 years with no development work by the IT team. Helped bring up UPace portal including the framework, work-flow, rules, tasks and timelines. All of this was done in line with all other competitors platforms.
  • Managed a team of 2 sales persons who are aspiring to be education counselors
  • Revenue generated individually between July 2023 & December 2023 has been INR.5,60,000/- & counting.
  • Handled 40 pre-enrolled students (end-to-end service from enrollment till visa)
  • Enrolled and took care of 23 students & their entire process since July 2023.
  • Responsibilities include but not limited to:
    • Operations Management
    • HR Management
    • Sales reporting
    • Branch Management
    • B2B relations
    • B2C relations
    • Employee relationship
    • Employee training
  • Branch Administration & Management (FC Road & Viman Nagar)
  • MBBS Counseling
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Branch Administration & Management
  • B2B relationship management
    B2C relationship management
  • Sales calling
  • Student Admissions: On-boarding, profiling, shortlisting, apps prep, applications & visa process.
  • Team Management: Handling and responsible for 2 Junior counselors under me (Level 1 & 2).
  • Training Activities: Setting up training modules for various countries & processes for the entire team. Also involved in partially making the current work-flow of the Counseling team.
  • Secured Scholarships worth USD1,50,000/- and counting, for students in USA up until February-2023.
  • Counseling Students for higher education abroad for various countries such as Canada, UK & USA.
  • Handling Marketing activities like: Flyer-Distribution, Event advertisements, College/School Seminars, Print Media, etc.
  • Handling day-to-day office activities like: maintaining work-flow, dealing with 3rd party vendors, dealing with in-line agents and associates, coordinating information.
  • Coordinating with foreign university representatives/delegations and sales heads and working towards a sustainable working relationship.
  • Organizing and coordinating Spot-Admissions Sessions at our Pune Office and nearby locations.
  • Visiting local Colleges and Universities and presenting our services to them in a deal-package.
  • Handling all office Administrative activities like: Internet maintenance/Troubleshooting, Office Furniture and premises maintenance, maintenance of healthy drinking water supply, all printing and network related maintenance/troubleshooting.
  • Counseling Students for higher education abroad for various European countries and also Canada, UK & USA.
  • Handling Marketing activities like: Flyer-Distribution, Event advertisements, College/School Seminars, Print Media, etc.
  • Handling day-to-day office activities like: maintaining work-flow, dealing with 3rd party vendors, dealing with in-line agents and associates, coordinating information.
  • Creating and maintaining the database for handling all leads.
  • Coordinating with foreign university representatives/delegations and sales heads and working towards a sustainable working relationship.
  • Organizing and coordinating Spot-Admissions Sessions at our Pune Office and nearby locations.
  • Visiting local Colleges and Universities and presenting our services to them in a deal-package.
  • Handling all office Administrative activities like: Internet maintenance/Troubleshooting, Office Furniture and premises maintenance, maintenance of healthy drinking water supply, all printing and network related maintenance/troubleshooting.
  • Student Counseling
  • Handling all office Administrative activities like: Internet maintenance/Troubleshooting, Office Furniture and premises maintenance, maintenance of healthy drinking water supply, all printing and network related maintenance/troubleshooting
  • Meeting and Coordinating with Foreign University Delegates and Sales Heads and working towards a sustainable working relationship.
  • Handling day-to-day office activities like: maintaining work-flow, dealing with 3rd party vendors, dealing with in-line agents and associates, coordinating information.
  • Facebook integration and Maintenance
  • Making sure all designs for all Marketing activities are ready in time.
  • Visiting local Schools, Colleges and Universities and presenting our services to them in a deal-package.
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  • Counseling Students about Further Education Abroad for various European Countries and also Canada, UK and USA.
  • Handling Marketing activities like: Flyer-Distribution, Event advertisements, College/School Seminars, Print Media, etc.
  • Handling day-to-day office activities like: maintaining work-flow, dealing with 3rd party vendors, dealing with in-line agents and associates, coordinating information.
  • Creating and maintaining the database for handling all leads.
  • Meeting and Coordinating with Foreign University Delegates and Sales Heads and working towards a sustainable working relationship.
  • Organizing and coordinating Spot-Admissions Sessions at our Pune Office.
  • Visiting local Colleges and Universities and presenting our services to them in a deal-package
  • Handling all office Administrative activities like: Internet maintenance/Troubleshooting, Office Furniture and premises maintenance, maintenance of healthy drinking water supply, all printing and network related maintenance/troubleshooting.
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  • Counseling Students about Further Education Abroad for Specific countries including Canada, UK and USA
  • Handling Marketing activities like: Flyer-Distribution, Event advertisements, College/School Seminars, Print Media, Radio Adverts, etc.
  • Handling day-to-day office activities like: maintaining work-flow, dealing with 3rd party vendors, dealing with in-line agents and associates, coordinating information, maintaining an efficient and effective database, partial move towards the aim of paperless office.
  • Meeting and Coordinating with Foreign University Delegates and Sales Heads and working towards a sustainable working relationship.
  • Organizing and coordinating Spot-Admissions Sessions throughout Pune.
  • Visiting local Colleges and Universities and presenting our services to them in a deal-package
Education

BBM(IB)

Maharashtra Institute of Technology School of Management - Pune

June 2008 to May 2011
Bachelors of Business Management - International Business.
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Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Grade 12)

Ness Wadia College of Commerce - Pune

June 2007 to May 2008
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

Secondary School Certificate Examination (Grade 10)

Sardar Dastur Hormazdiar High School - Pune

June 2005 to May 2006
Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
Skills

Marketing

  • Print Media
    Handling and maintaining relations with Advertisement Companies for publishing Print Media in Newspapers and Periodicals. Also responsible for finalizing the final output to be printed content wise and also design and aesthetics wise.
    Good
  • Radio Adverts
    Responsible for contacting local Radio Stations for Airing a short Audio Adverts regarding upcoming Overseas Events. Delivering the specific content to be aired to the respective media authorities. Planning and execution of entire Marketing Campaign.
    Good
  • Creation and Distribution of Marketing Material
    Creating designs and content for distributed materials (flyers, posters, leaflets, etc.) for Marketing and Advertising The Company's Brand. Overseeing the distribution of these materials according to the time-frame and locations provided by the upper management.
    Good
  • Local Partner Tie-ups
    Approaching and cracking a deal with Local Institutes and convert them to our Partners regarding sending students abroad for their higher studies.
    Good

Business Development / Client Relations

  • B2B & B2C
    Responsible for establishing new relations and contracts with other Universities and also responsible for creating new avenues for sourcing students.
    Advanced
  • B2B Client Relations.
    Responsible for keeping ties and maintaining relations with all University Representatives.
    Advanced

Office Administration

  • Database administration
    Creation and maintenance of all databases in the Office.
    Good
  • Network Administration
    Setting up, handling and maintaining the office local network. Troubleshooting and resolving Network issues.
    Good
  • Office Equipment
    Closely recording and maintaining status of all office equipment. Reporting any need of upgrades or replacements needed.
    Advanced

Overseas Education Counselor

  • Student Counseling
    Involved with end-to-end Overseas Education Counseling. Responsible for updated information on Products and services and all necessary interim changes.
    Advanced
  • Visa Applications
    I am familiar with the necessary procedures, documentation and application details for Student Visas for Countries like Canada, UK and USA.
    Fairly familiar with the same processes for countries like Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, North-Cyprus, France, Australia, New-Zealand and Germany.
    Good
  • Event Management
    Involved with organizing events like Spot Admissions and University Visits.
    Advanced
Interests

Travel

  • Bike Riding
  • Trekking
  • Fish-keeping (Aquaculture)
  • Football (Soccer)
  • Alternative Music

Gaming

  • PC/Console Games

Sports

  • Football
  • Motorsport
  • Cricket
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