Shambhavi Kulkarni
Shambhavi Kulkarni is finishing her 3rd year as a Social Studies undergraduate at Krea University. As her extensive track record of volunteering shows, she is committed to social causes. In her role as a teacher, her listening and observational skills were vital for evidence-based interventions. Working across age groups taught her to be resilient, adaptable, creative and resourceful. This helped her juggle multiple roles of market research, content creation and community management at Arré Voice. She was able to leverage her writing skills to make compelling copies. Across organizations, she's prioritised developing one-on-one relationships through perspective-taking, to be a better team player.
Shambhavi is interested in the humanities, with a wide-ranging course selection that takes advantage of the liberal arts curriculum. She is willing to delve into new fields and spend time learning from scratch. Her enrollment at the Summer School at Science Gallery Bengaluru in 2022, where she studied environmental crises from a multidisciplinary perspective is a testament to this. She also has a passion for arts and culture.
Internship(Duration)
Copywriting, content & community management intern
May - July 2024
• Developed content strategy for and posted on Threads accounts
• Developed content strategy, daily prompts and audio content for K-pop and Mental health communities in app
• Did market research, user retention and beta feature offers through phone interviews with app users
• Used WhatsApp and Arré Voice app to connect with users and ran activities to increase app activity
• Ran events on the app and marketed them by making copies for Instagram
Job experience
Cafe at Brown University
Server
September 2019 - March 2020
• Worked 1-2 hour shifts, 6-8 hours weekly
• Juggled multiple counters such as sandwich and coffee-making
• Learned to communicate effectively and work alongside others to serve long lines of customers in a timely manner
• Helped train other newer workers
• Monitored to maintain a consistent supply of items
• Cleaning counters
Projects & Work
Research Intern
June - July 2017
• Worked with C. elegans and set up genetic crosses to further a research project
• Learnt to operate different types of microscopes and used them unsupervised
• Implemented the experiments independently and organised them so that related time sensitive experiments could be done
• Wrote a research report
• Worked with Dr Neena Ratnakaran
Volunteering Experience
Akanksha Foundation
Teaching & Operations intern
August - October 2023, January 24
• Assistant teacher for Sr Kg, 1st and 2nd standard at Abhyudaye Nagar Mumbai Public School
• Taught basic reading and maths through exercises to groups of students
• Ran one-on-one lessons and tests for reading to assess learning level
• Talked with students’ parents regarding child’s performance and suggestions for doable home-study
• Assisted with form filling, notebook correction, attendance totalling, e-tablet relabelling & storage
• Prepared students for elocution and assemblies
• Identified students with possible neurodivergence, health issues or struggles at home or in the classroom and consulted with senior teachers to support them better
• Building inquisitiveness, emotional literacy, interpersonal skills, conflict management and self-reliance in children
• Classroom management i.e. preventing & breaking up fights, making sure children eat their food etc
Udaan India Foundation
Teaching & operations intern, Youth Programme
June - July 2023
• Assisted high school students one on one with grammar exercises and ran basic english classes
• Helped students choose topics, prepare scripts and rehearse for presentations. Gave moral support, corrected grammar and pronunciation, gave tips on elocution
• Worked one-on-one with a slower student during classes to teach Microsoft Suite and work through exercises together. Corrected tests on the same and gave individual feedback
• Called to Udaan students and parents for retention and recruitment for new courses
• Updated Excel databases with biodata of student admission forms
Parikrama School
Operations Intern
July 2022
• Created teaching materials (such as charts, placards and props) and according to the given specifications
• Helped organise books at the library
• Worked with the science teacher to devise and prepare a biology experiment for middle school students
• Devised, prepared and ran a lecture demonstration on a physics concept for high school students
Funshaala, Bombay International School Teacher
September 2017 - June 2018
• Designed exercises for middle and elementary school students to learn basic math and English as a second language
• Led teaching sessions for these students, developing classroom management skills
• Mentored students one-on-one and created and implemented individualised plans to promote student
learning
• Worked with minimal supervision