SOME OF OUR CLIENT RECOMMENDATIONS...
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Established professionals testimonials
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"I have benefited tremendously and have learnt new and helpful ways to control my nerves, to be effective in interview and to have confidence at work." |
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"Having worked with my career coach on a variety of different personal projects, I have always been amazed by her ability draw out the best in people by relating directly to the task or situation in hand. Whether it was career planning, goal setting, job applications or simple CV writing, Through her personable approach, creative thinking and wealth of experience she taught somebody who was always akin to getting somebody else to do it for him, the skills and knowhow needed to react best to life’s personal and professional lessons. Two years on and I put my current and future successes down to the strong career foundation built by my coach, which ultimately provided the framework for my career to build and grow. I would have no hesitation in recommending Career Alchemy for any personal or professional development work." |
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"I used Career Alchemy's career coaching services after they was recommended to me. The Skype call/meeting I had changed my life without a doubt. I got in touch as I was struggling to know where to go next career-wise. I was even finding it difficult to summarise what I liked and enjoyed and what I didn’t. But through the questions Carolyn asked we got to the bottom of it. I have now ended up in a role, which was something my coach asked if I had considered during that call. Crucially, the difference with this career coaching call is that it wasn’t just about career. It was talking about my whole life situation, which I think really made the difference as I could be open about all the things that impacted me as an individual. Thank you!" |
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My career coach is a very dedicated, professional individual who has absolutely altered my path through life for the better. I'm excited for the next time our paths cross and I would highly recommend her as an inspiring individual who is very approachable. " |
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"My coach provided me with some excellent career coaching and helped steer me onto the right path. She demonstrated an exceptional insight into the problems many of us have in our career choices and directions focusing on my specific situation with alacrity. She provided some very useful strategies to challenge negative thinking and maintain direction in my search for the right path. I am grateful for her willingness to challenge me and her constant exhortation to re-align my thinking not in terms of what I could offer but what needs I could meet in an employer. A brilliant careers coaching professional.." |
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"Without a shadow of doubt, one of the country's best careers advisers and coaches! A stand-out trait of my Career Alchemy coach is an ability to break-down a seemingly complex task - be it personal or professional - in a way that empowers you to understand the necessary steps needed for lasting success/change. Working with my coach has helped me forge a solid career in China, and also the confidence to apply for and attain positions such as “Future Energy Leader” under the World Energy Council, “Co-Chair” of the 48 Group Club’s Young Icebreakers Beijing Chapter, and “Global Shaper,” under the World Economic Forum. I can provide the utmost assurance that Career Alchemy will add huge value in any area where you are looking for assistance - be it personal or professional." |
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"I approached Career Alchemy with issues concerning job applications, interviews etc. She got me to focus on mistakes, helped me correct them and boosted my confidence in the job hunt. She made me aware of body language and how I can benefit from it on interviews. Furthermore she taught me how to give short, credible and focused answers to interview questions whilst managing to stay on track and keep interviewer`s attention at all time. In addition she also helped me overcome emotions related to past experience which were otherwise going to lead to poor answers to interview question. Moreover with my coach`s assistance, my CV and covering letter became much more professional and meaningful. I think it is the interview tips, the CV and covering letter advice, the knowledge of various industries, psychology, human behaviour (the list goes on and on)... that makes my coach the best career development practitioner I have ever worked with." |
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"I was asked to give a speech in front of a distinguished Cabinet Minister and a group of business and third-sector professionals. My career coach greatly helped me in confidence-building and effective speaking in a very short space of time.Her coaching, tips and subsequent practising ensured that for the first time in my life I was smiling and feeling confident in the art of public speaking. What's more, I was looking forward to it and have greatly enjoyed making the speech, and even felt I could go on for longer. I have transferred these skills to my personal and business life and it is striking how much of a difference they have made! I feel more self-confident, positive about life, happy to deal with every type of person. NO responses have disappeared from my dictionary. It is always a positive YES!" |
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I consider myself very fortunate to have worked with Carolyn as a career coach. She is clearly a very effective, experienced and talented professional who helped me immensely through a number of Skype sessions. I was at a career crossroads when I initially contacted Carolyn. I was immediately struck by her engaging and confident manner and I quickly realised that she had a knack of building a trusting and supportive relationship, but at the same time a challenging one; which was just what I needed. We started off by discussing what I liked and what really made me tick, and she challenged me through discussion and further research to properly understand what I wanted to do…and what I didn’t! Over the years I had been on a number of leadership training courses on how to make a positive personal impact as well as formal presenting skills. I was therefore shocked by how much and how quickly Carolyn was able to add further help and guidance in these areas in the way she did. Carolyn has certainly made a big difference for me in my career and I plan to use her skills again in the future. Putting it simply…If you are looking for a career coach, look no further. |
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"I asked Career Alchemy to work with me to help identify why I was no longer satisfied with my position and what directions were naturally suited to me. I wish I had gone ten years (or more) earlier to pre-empt the chronic problems that many of us have with work. Everyone should have one of their coaches in order to help assess their current and future work/skill/career/talent. Carolyn helped me see many more possibilities, as well as narrow my focus - and get the position I wanted along the way! Her enthusiasm and energy imbued me with much unapologetic confidence of who I can be. The ideas, checks and questions in the extensive course materials are mental food for years ahead. An investment not a cost." |
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"When my career coach was recommended to me, I was disorganised, severely lacking in confidence, and had absolutely no direction in my life. Within a few short months, I gained self-belief and a consistently positive outlook on my future. Carolyn's seemingly limitless ability to read and correctly assess the needs of her clients, and her willingness to happily face any issue without hesitation, renders her an essential aspect of my career even now. The impact my coach's guidance has had cannot be overstated; I firmly believe my professional life so far, and my recent promotion to be directly attributable to her consistently positive, caring, and enthusiastic approach to encouraging confidence and success." |
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"My Career Alchemy coach has been a great help. She has helped me identify what my passions are and how to pursue them within a career. She is very good at helping you understand what your strengths are, and how to convey them through a CV and job application. Thanks to her help and sound advise, I quickly secured a job in a field I am passionate about. Thanks, Career Alchemy!" |
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"I had an in-person session, as well as Skype sessions, with my coach in order to prepare for my telephone and face-to-face interview. Working with my coach has definitely helped me gain more confidence as a candidate; and, I believe she helped me perform better throughout the recruitment process, and, as a result, secure a position with a major consulting firm. I strongly recommend using a Career Alchemy coach - whether you are looking to narrow down your careers options or already have specific jobs or goals in mind." |
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"I had two coaching sessions with my Career Alchemy coach. Previously I wasn't sure how to achieve my career goals. My coach helped me to identify my key strengths and create an action plan that helped me to land a very good job in the sector that I wanted to be. I can recommend Career Alchemy to anyone who is looking for career advice." |
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"I went seeking careers advice as an arts student on how to pursue a career in medicine. Not only did my coach comprehensively and clearly inform me what I needed to do to accomplish this, she instilled in me a much needed confidence that it was achievable, and continued to monitor my progress beyond the session. She was professional, competent, and most importantly to me genuine and honest. I am now studying postgraduate medicine and acknowledge my coach's role in getting me here." |
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"I have never met someone as driven and determined to help. She single-handedly drove me on to push my own personal development much further than I had ever anticipated, and because of her advice I am now reaping the rewards. The most defining point of our relationship came in the second year where I was struggling to comprehend how my diagnosis of aspergers syndrome would effect my future chances of employment. During that meeting my coach told me that my communication was fine, which nearly brought me to tears and gave me the confidence to push on and communicate more freely - without being hindered by my own lack of confidence. . Thank you - you made me believe." |
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"I admire my coach because she is passionate about what she does and she is dedicated to give her clients the best career advice out there. I had a couple of meetings with her and I am now fully confident that I can make my dreams come true. She inspired me, she helped me realise my potential and she gave me directions as to what to do next in my career. " |
"Really helps you to discover what you're best at. Highly recommended!" |
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"My coach's confidence gave me confidence to start my own business, something I would never have done without her help." |
"My career coach has helped me to find out what I really believe in, what I want to do in my life and where I definitely do not want to work. She has helped me to start reaching my dreams, I am also more confident, believing in myself and knowing what and where I would like to be in my life. I am more than happy to recommend my career coach to anybody who seeks some advice about their career and I am really grateful for all help and advice I have received from her so far." |
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"I first approached my career coach for advice after receiving recommendations from two of my peers. Across several meetings, I was struck by the depth of her knowledge, patience and uncanny ability to take a jumble of disparate ideas and guide you into forming a coherent plan and then giving you the tools to implement the plan. Now several years into my career, I still call upon the lessons my coach taught me every time I write a CV or send in an application and would recommend her without hesitation. " |
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Because of her advice, I am now reaping the rewards." |
"Career Alchemy takes a holistic approach. My coach has a masterful way of understanding people and assisted me in finding answers at a time when I was really struggling with the next steps. When you work with them, the alchemy starts to work in your life and before you know it you're on a journey of self-discovery. I have now embarked on a new career path that includes other projects that I intend to pursue in my free time. I cannot recommend Career Alchemy highly enough and would certainly use their services again should I be in need of any career guidance in the future." |
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I cannot recommend the coach's highly enough. Her energy, enthusiasm, passion, professionalism and no-nonsense approach to challenging circumstances is refreshing and commendable. The two training sessions I attended gave me the confidence to take ownership of my career and to pursue the goals I wanted to achieve rather than ones which were expected of me. " |
"It is no understatement that If it was not for Career Alchemy's guidance and support, I would not be where I am today - a Director of my own company, doing what I love, in Mauritius. The coach's mentoring and the fantastically structured course changed my mindset and attitude completely, and were the foundations upon which I took the leap." |
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"I approached Career Alchemy because I was experiencing difficulties in my career, After being made redundant my coach supported me by guiding me towards a career path that I have always aspired to, but never felt adequate to chase. The result was successfully securing a junior position within in a industry and job role that I felt was beyond me at times, and I am now employed and working towards my initial careers aspirations with the motivation and drive I previously lacked. I liked the manner that my coach approached and listened to my issues, and afforded me numerous options and advice where I needed it the most. My coach continued to support my goals and helped me deal with the previous day-to-day issues I experienced in the previous role, which at times made me feel trapped into a career I no longer desired. I would recommend Career Alchemy coaching to people who feel trapped, unhappy or are at a career crossroads and are unable to see a way to change this. " |
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"My career coach has a thorough understanding and actual applied knowledge in her role. I have benefited tremendously from the service that she provides and have learnt new and helpful ways to control my nerves, to be effective in interview and to have confidence at work. I strongly recommend her services and skills to fellow members of staff, students and indeed anybody that feels they could benefit from one or more of her sessions. Thank you for all your time and hard work!" |
"Carolyn and I worked together on the delivery of two key elements of EY’s Parental Advice campaign following a chance meeting at an event I had been asked to attend in place of another. Her energy and enthusiasm for what she does blew me away during our first conversation and I saw an opportunity to work together to leverage her expertise and strengthen our Parentaship evenings with a workshop designed and delivered by the lady herself. The session she created is engaging, insightful and thought-provoking and grounded in sound pedagogy with a sprinkling of her own personality. Carolyn has delivered the workshop at three of our parent evenings at time of writing and the feedback from our participants has been extremely positive. Carolyn was also kind enough to agree to feature on a live panel at an event we hosted during National Apprenticeship Week in collaboration with The Pool. The event was live streamed and has to date had 29,000 views on Facebook. Carolyn’s contributions on the panel were excellent. At a time when quality careers advice has never been more important if you are looking for a careers expert with the edge then Carolyn is the lady for you! " |
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"Carolyn has been instrumental in developing our careers service while I was at Aberystwyth. She has played important roles in developing new professional skills offerings for our MBAs, MScs and undergraduates. She brings creativity, enthusiasm and energy, coupled with a thorough understanding of the graduate recruitment market." |
"Carolyn presented a webinar for me called, Quick Ways to Develop Confidence in Clients. She shared a number of great tips on helping clients turn that 'monkey brain' off and calming down when they are facing interviews and other anxiety-producing activities. She was a real pro to work with and delivered great content. I look forward to continuing to work together in the future." |
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“At Unilever, whilst we believe that engaging with and attracting diverse young talent is key to building a business fit for the future, we know there are barriers which may prevent that first step being taken. We chose to partner with Career Alchemy as we see great value in their approach; not only equipping young people but also those in their support network, including parents and carers. We look forward to working together to bring young talent to careers they and their parents may not have previously considered.” |
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