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Work History
Education
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Affiliations
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Maria Carolina De Gouveia Marques Nunes Esteves

Gondoma,Por

Summary

A highly skilled professional with fluency in English and Portuguese, and a conversational level of Italian. Demonstrates rapid decision-making, excellent listening, and communication abilities. Possesses strong interpersonal skills and sound customer service experience from both voluntary and commercial sectors. Empathetic and resilient, having lived in multiple countries within culturally diverse environments. Career goals include leveraging multilingual capabilities and interpersonal expertise to enhance customer relations in a dynamic organisation.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Babysitter

Freelance
Porto, Gondomar
03.2025 - Current
  • Responded appropriately to the physical and emotional needs of the child, ensuring their comfort at all times.
  • Ensured child safety during indoor and outdoor activities for parents' peace of mind.
  • Maintained healthy eating habits by preparing nutritious meals and snacks.
  • Built strong relationships with families through trust and outstanding communication skills resulting in long-term babysitting contracts.
  • Received positive feedback from parents due to exceptional babysitting service provided consistently.

Freelance interpreter

Freelance
London/Porto
09.2020 - Current

-Provided both private individual and group tours around London and currently around Porto and occasionally Lisbon


- While guiding around the city simultaneous interpretation was provided, allowing foreigners and locals to interact despite speaking different languages, translating from Portuguese/English and English/Portuguese



Assistant librarian

Westminster Library and Maida Vale Library
London, London
06.2018 - 06.2018
  • Informed patrons about upcoming literary events or book releases to increase engagement.
  • With meticulous organisation skills, kept shelves neat and well-stocked at all times.
  • Handled customer queries effectively to improve overall user experience.
  • Participated in book clubs, interacting with members of the public of all ages and multicultural backgrounds
  • Researched library trends in terms of public engagement
  • Performed tasks in preparation for literary events held by the library


Education

A-Levels - Humanities

Escola Secundaria de Rio Tinto
Porto
10.2019 - 06.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages: Anglo-American studies

Coimbra University
Coimbra

Skills

  • Rapid decision-making
  • Excellent listening
  • Fluency in multiple languages- Fluency in English and Portuguese (due to learning both simultaneously) and a conversational level of Italian
  • Excellent communication
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Sound customer skills gained in both voluntary and commercial sectors
  • Empathetic and resilient nature due to having lived in multiple countries and because of a culturally diverse background
  • Lived in a cultural melting pot




Languages

English
Proficient (C2)
Portuguese
Proficient (C2)
Italian
Intermediate (B1)

Affiliations

  • Volunteering at animal shelters
  • Baking
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Fundraising- collecting donations for the foodbank, selling raffle tickets, charity run (against breast cancer) etc
  • Football
  • Music- Musicals, Opera
  • Sewing (by hand)

Accomplishments

Achieved grade six in ballet

Timeline

Babysitter

Freelance
03.2025 - Current

Freelance interpreter

Freelance
09.2020 - Current

A-Levels - Humanities

Escola Secundaria de Rio Tinto
10.2019 - 06.2021

Assistant librarian

Westminster Library and Maida Vale Library
06.2018 - 06.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages: Anglo-American studies

Coimbra University
Maria Carolina De Gouveia Marques Nunes Esteves