Palesa Skosana

I am a young hard-working individual and I am dedicated to thriving in any job that I do. I have a few years experience in different job fields such as telephonic sales, in-person sales, ESL tutoring online and freelancing as a transcriptionist.

Brand Ambassador (Part time) - Atomic

(2017-12 - 2018-04)

• Promotions.
• Promoting products to the public and distributing samples.
• Reaching a targeted audience daily to boost productivity and sales for the companies that were being promoted.

Telephonic Sales - Discovery Insurance

(2019-01 - 2019-12)

• Sales Representative.
• Taking in cold-calls and selling to potential clients.
• Taking over 300 calls per day.
• Reaching or exceeding daily targets of sales that are expected.
• I obtained skills such as building rapport with clients, effective listening skills and closing skills.

Telephonic Sales - Affinity Health Insurance

(2019-02 - 2020-07)

• Sales Representative.
• Taking in cold-calls and selling to potential customers.
• Taking over 300 calls per day.
• Reaching individual sales goals, team goals and company goals to ensure success.
• Massive improvement on my sales skills.

Online English Tutor (Part Time) - NativeCamp

(2020-11 - 2021-04)

• Tutoring English to ESL students.
• Ensuring that students understand each lesson.
• Helping students improve their reading.
• Rate students and give reviews after each class.

Freelance Transcriptionist - Rev.com

(2021-06 - 2024-04)

• Listen to and transcribe audio and video files into written file for different companies.
• Research any given information.
• Proofread files and maintain a 4.8 Metric out of 5 as Revver Plus.
• Reach set goals to do a certain amount of files a day while producing quality work.

Volunteer - The Teddy Bear Foundation

(2024-08 - 2024-10)

• Assisting with reception and administrative work.

High School Matric - Westridge High School (2017)

120 Hour TESOL Certificate - Teaching English to Children & Adults - Teach TEFL (2019)

Bachelor Of Marketing In Management - Marketing - University Of South Africa (UNISA) (2022)

Coursera HubSpot CRM - CRM - HubSpot (2025)