Focusing on you
It starts with me…
Whether you need a one-off piece of interview coaching or a number of career sessions to understand more about yourself and making a complete shift in your career, I’ll be there to support you. No matter what shape you are in, I’ll help you to get career fit to take control of your career and be more fulfilled, happy and successful at work.
It is important for me to hear your career story and understand as much as possible about your current situation. This will take place for FREE either by phone or through a virtual discovery call and I’ll then be able to pinpoint our career focus.
01 — Career curiosity
Your career journey is of course unique, irrespective of whether you are a paediatrician, research scientist or the owner of a branding agency - the way that you’ve navigated to get to where you are will be different. The first step, is to be curious about understanding more about yourself and what led you to want to get in touch to talk about your career. Sometimes seeing a career coach once is enough to kick start you into action but for others it may require more time to think, create ideas, and discover if the options you are thinking about are realistic and will inject the fun that you are looking for into your career and life.
02 — Explorer
Career thinking, often looks at a four stage approach and although career theory is always in my mind, I am action based as a career coach. I often draw pictures and sketch out ideas as you are talking and sharing your career story. It helps me to build up themes and people often say how useful it can be to see a visual representation on paper. Exploring requires both of us to immerse ourselves in the moment and really take time to think about your motivations, interests and combine this with what is achievable in the market place.
03 — What do you think?
Decision-making is for many of us the hardest area to do. The reasons for this are complex but depending on the career that you are in you may have felt at times like you are on a conveyor belt - moving from career stage to the next without taking a moment to stop and really take stock of where you are heading and if this is exactly what you want to do. For some of you career enhancement is critical - how can you make sure that you are doing everything that you can to give yourself the best chance of success? For others, the opportunity to stop and think about your career decisions may lead you make changes and think differently about what you want to do next. I am here to help with this, to challenge you (in a good way) and to ask the questions that other people may not do.
04 — Making it happen
I spend time working on specific areas such as CVs, personal statements, presentations, pitches, appraisals and interview coaching. You do all the hard work but I’m there to listen, critique and enable you to have the confidence to go into any career situation being as prepared as you can be. You’ll know that you have given it your all to make this happen.
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Working with Susie as my coach has helped tremendously, in particular with my transition to being a Director of my own company. The time with her has given me space to reflect, gain new insights into myself and think differently about approaching the decisions I've had to make. Susie has a real depth of experience and understanding, and shares this in a very flexible and pragmatic way which is insightful and responsive to my needs. I particularly like the balance she strikes between encouraging me to reflect and providing observations and suggestions. I think she’s a great coach and would recommend her highly.
- Jen Young, Company Director, London
After an extended maternity leave and losing all confidence in my ability and drive to return to work, Susie helped get me excited, motivated and allowed me to believe in myself again. We did a workshop and mapped out potential routes for my career and found new areas to explore. By updating my CV and revisiting my LinkedIn profile, Susie brought out the best of me and allowed me to test the workforce with confidence. After just 1 week of actively seeking work I attended 2 interviews, I got both positions and was able to negotiate rates and working patterns that suited me which is something I would never have imagined being able to do! I now know my worth and the value and expertise that I bring to the marketplace. It’s onward and upwards for me, thanks for Susie and her enthusiasm and belief in me.
- Kate Johnson, Creative Operations, London
Working with Susie has been life changing in that she has allowed me develop, shape and propel my career forward for the better: from providing the space to reflect on my past career path to understand the best decisions to take moving forward, developing my career brand, understanding my key skills, rethinking my weaknesses, developing my leadership, and talking through my career challenges. As well as her extensive experience which she brings to each conversation, she is insightful, creative and dynamic. Every session is valuable and constructive and I come away reframing the issues we have discussed with new reading material, challenges to take on and positivity. With all of this she is such a warm, highly enthusiastic and thoughtful person to work with who goes above and beyond for every consultation. I cannot recommend working with Susie more highly.