Simon Schmitz

Looking for the right opportunity.

Siegburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Currently looking for an opportunity to get a foot in the door of consultation. With over 1,5 years of living abroad I am experienced in intercultural communication with western as well as east-asian cultures. I am fascinated by learning through immersion and finding the common in the utterly different.

Experience

  • English Second Language Teacher at Kyoshin Universal Campus ユニバーサルキャンパス
    May 2020 - Sep 2020 · 5 mos

    In my role as an English teacher I teach children of all ages english as an cultural experience by encouraging them in their interest and stimulating their curiosity for a second language.

  • Service Waiter at The Westin Miyako Kyoto - Marriott International
    Feb 2020 - Mar 2020 · 2 mos

    Working in the house-owned restaurant RAQOU I was responsible for customer service of western and Chinese customers. During the non-busy working hours I introduced my japanese co-workers to western style communication and cultural norms.

  • Service Waiter at Brickny Europe - AH-UN Japanese BBQ Yaki Niku
    May 2019 - Dec 2019 · 8 mos

    During my time serving the restaurant’s customers in japanese, english or german, I represented my companies values by acting out japanese style hospitality. Besides being a waiter I also translated the menus and acted as a mediator when issues of cultural differences arose.