Atena Hajikhani

As you know, Iran is in economic sanctionfor such a long time. There are lots of brands and products that the Iranian people cannot buy themselves.

When I came to Turkey I wanted to do something about it, so, I start my own online shop on the Instagram platform.

They can order me whatever they want from here or other countries and I will buy it and send it to them.

Cause I wanted to do it by myself I tried to learn how to develop a business page, and how to treat people so that they can trust me. I learned how to work with apps to make better posts and stories. I'm also learning how to take good pictures of products.

• I'm so good at making good relationships with the customers.
• I love making content and I'm still learning to be better

For my thesis, I was working on the effects of practical conditions on phosphate coating for Dr. Asghar Sarabu.

He was my professor. One of the best in his field but unfortunately, he passed away a few months ago.

During my research, I translate the first chapter of Conversion Coating by Rajagopal in Persian.

• Gathered and organized information for research purposes.
• Wrote research papers, reports, reviews, and summaries regarding phosphate coating.

I've been working as an assistant and researcher in a bio laboratory at my university next to Dr. Nafise Olov for 4 months during covid.

We were working on a medicine for breast cancer

But as covid got expanded a lot, I quit the job.

• Tracked collected specimens by initialing, dating, and noting times of collection.
• Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
• Analyzed test data and presented findings using charts and graphs.
• Researched new methods and techniques to improve laboratory procedures.

I was working as a seller and also learning about how to make jewelry out of gold.

• Fielded customer questions to share information about products, availability, and pricing.
• Used consultative sales techniques to understand customer needs and recommend relevant products and services.
• Assisted customers with prompt and polite support in-person and via telephone.