Chamlesh Kissoondharry

Chamlesh Kissoondharry E:-Tel : (- Date of birth: 4th March 1993 Personal Profile I am a highly motivated individual with the ability to focus on tasks at hand until completion. I recently completed my Honours degree in Psychology at the University of Cape Town where I was able to develop both a theoretical and practical knowledge of Psychological concepts. Prior to this, I completed a BScSoc degree majoring in Psychology and Sociology. Academic Achievement •-: University of Cape Town - Honours Degree in Psychology (equivalent to Postgraduate degree for United Kingdom standards (Results: Upper Second division (71 %)). - Dissertation on: The mediating effect of Working Memory on the relationship between Acute Psychosocial Stress and Prospective Memory. Dissertation eligible for publication. - Subjected 64 participants, divided in 4 groups, to acute psychosocial stress and performed various Prospective/Working Memory tests to determine the effect of stress on Prospective memory and the mediating effect of Working memory. - My focus is on Stress and Memory, for which I developed extensive experience in delivering neuropsychological tests (N-back task, Prospective memory tasks, STAI State/Trait tests, Beck Depression Index test and the Fear Factor Stress Test) •-: University of Cape Town - BScSoc majoring in Psychology and Sociology - Named in Dean’s list for Humanities division of the University - Among top 15% academic achievers in my course - Invited by Golden Key International Honours Society to join. - Member of the Golden Key International Honours Society since 2014 - Core subjects included Research in Psychology I & II (Included a section on Inferential Statistics and another on Psychometrics), Social Research, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology I & II and Social Justice and Inequality among others. - See Results Transcript for detailed results per subject • 2011: College de la Confiance - A-Levels - Main subjects: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry • 2009: College de la Confiance - O-Levels Key Competencies • • • • Extensive knowledge on how to administer and analyse Neuropsychological tests (N-back task, Prospective memory tasks, STAI State/Trait tests, Beck Depression Index test and the Fear Factor Stress Test). In-depth understanding in Inferential Statistics Skilled in Statistics Software SPSS and Excel Excellent research faculties • • • • • • • • • IT literate Excellent Communication and Organisational Skills Proven team worker Leadership Skills Linguistic competence: English (written and spoken), French (written and spoken) and Mauritian Creole (native speaker) In-depth knowledge in conducting research using both Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies In-depth knowledge in Psychometrics Knowledge on how to conduct counselling sessions Good Listener Work Experience • • • • • • • 2017-ongoing: Part-Time Job with Plan and Simple Ltd 2017-ongoing: Interns at NPCC Mauritius-: Vice President at AIESEC University of Cape Town Talent Management portfolio-: Volunteering with AIESEC University of Cape Town Incoming Exchange Team 2012: Customer Care agent at Orange Mauritius 2009: Marketing Agent at Dreamlive Company Ltd 2008: Internship at Curatus Trust Company Ltd Key Achievements • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2017: Accepted as an accredited Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society 2015: Named in the Humanities Dean’s List 2014-ongoing: Member of Golden Key International Honours Society-: Part of the organising committee for the AIESEC UCT Youth to Business Forum-: Vice-President of AIESEC University of Cape Town Talent Management portfolio-: Member of AIESEC University of Cape Town Incoming Exchange Team-: Member of AIESEC University of Cape Town Incoming Exchange Team 2013 & 2014: Part of the top 15 % academic achievers in my courses at the University of Cape Town 2011: Deputy Head-Boy of College De La Confiance 2011: Three times Best First Speaker in ICAC National Debate Competition 2011: Part of the organizing committee for College De La Confiance Concert 2011: President of College De La Confiance Debate Society 2010: Security Council delegate in Model United Nations for College de la Confiance 2010: Runner-up in Beau- Bassin/Rose-Hill Debate Competition 2008: Prefect of College De La Confiance 2008 and 2007: Participant in CATS Convention 2008 and 2007: Vice- President of College De La Confiance Solidarity Club