Career
Perhaps you have arrived in the job market and realise it has been a long time since you put a CV together or attended an interview. Perhaps you feel excited but nervous about making some career changes, or maybe you need to keep confident and motivated in the hunt for your future role.
CV writing and CV clinics
Held for individuals or small groups, we help you understand the psychology behind CV writing and how to put together an effective and well presented CV. We do not just give you a template to copy, but challenge you to think about your personal marketing so that you can increase your levels of success towards the career you desire. Please note that we will not write your CV for you. We believe you will have more success with your CV if you can understand how best to pitch and present yourself for your chosen career.
Dates: please contact us for the date of the next clinic
Interview practice
We offer mock interviews tailored around specific roles. Typically, people benefit from a two-staged approach; a first “real” interview, usually videoed, followed by some specific, constructive and often challenging feedback. Sometimes we find it is worth exploring your psychological beliefs that may be having an impact on your interview technique. We then finish with a later second interview to practice your new found approach.
Assessment preparation
Psychometric tools and assessment centres are increasingly popular ways for organisations to select people. We provide an overview of many of the different products in the market place and let you sample or “dry-run” some of the tools providing you with feedback and preparatory guidance. This includes personality profiles, analytical reasoning tests, in-tray exercises and others.
Career choices
There are times when you need some help to review your career, explore possible career options, and make bold career choices. We offer a tailored mixture of coaching and high quality psychometric profiling to help you make significant career choices. Sometimes, the things that prevent you getting your new role can be psychological rather than your actual skills. We help you address this, make choices and move forward.
Testimonials
CV Clinic: “Julia’s input on my CV transformed the way I think about selling myself. She encouraged me to restructure it in a way that made me feel more employable and suggested changes that I would never have come up with. Her advice has stayed with me and continues to frame how I think about myself and what I have to offer.”
Helen Ward, Experienced Primary School Teacher, Cumbria
CV Writing: “Julia gave me some invaluable guidance with my CV and targeting it to specific job applications. The result? I have a new job which is way beyond where I had originally hoped to be!” David Woodcock –Farm Manager, Cumbria