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Fabiula Rifiski on October 16, 2024 at 09:16 am
Elizabeth is truly amazing. She has not only helped me stand tall but also completely transformed how I approach interviews and view my skill set. As an interview coach, she goes beyond the basics of preparing for a role. She helps you tailor your skills to fit the specific roles you’re applying for, but more importantly, she opens your eyes to what you’re truly capable of. Sometimes we underestimate our natural abilities because they come easily to us, but Elizabeth shows you how to express these in a way that highlights their full value. She helps you see beyond tasks and focus on the big picture - especially on soft skills, which are crucial in today’s job market. When I first worked with Elizabeth, I received offers from three major companies immediately after our sessions, and I was able to choose the role that was the perfect fit for me. When I later went through a career change, she helped me again, and I successfully landed the job I was aiming for. I highly recommend Elizabeth. Her insights and guidance are invaluable!
Emily Stroud on September 24, 2024 at 11:06 am
Coaching with Claire Hodgson was the best decision I made to kick start my career. Warm and approachable and also punchy, she challenged me to improve much more than I believed I was capable of, and then built up my confidence to perform optimally at interview. I know I would not have got my dream job in the Civil Service without her help. She’s a great coach, so do not waste another second thinking about hiring her. Do it. If you want the job, she is the key to get you through the door.
Jon on September 04, 2024 at 11:40 am
I highly recommend Elizabeth and the interview skills clinic. Elizabeth helped me prepare for an interview for a Civil Service Grade 6 role and the three sessions gave me the confidence and skills needed to get the job. As someone who has struggled with interviews in the past I now have the skills to confidently tackle senior Civil Service interviews for the years to come. Elizabeth has a complete understanding the civil service behaviours and interview format so it felt like getting insider knowledge which proved to be essential. Thanks again to Elizabeth and the team.
Ivana on March 25, 2024 at 08:43 am
Elizabeth is an outstanding interview coach whom I highly recommend. Her sessions helped me overcome insecurities as a non-native speaker working in higher education, boosting my confidence and highlighting my skills and abilities. Elizabeth’s calm and kind attitude helped me to stay grounded, but also guided me back to my strengths when I felt lost during the interview, ultimately leading to the attainment of my dream job. I am immensely grateful for her support and look forward to future collaborations.
Sonal on February 22, 2024 at 13:04 pm
Elizabeth is a very supportive coach. I was applying for a Business Analyst role and within an hour of a second interview I was called back by the company to let me know that they really liked me and offered me the job. I thought I knew how to use the STAR approach before but Elizabeth has a unique interpretation of it and I was complimented on my response. What really helped me was the way she broke the STAR up for me in a way which was relevant to the role and sector I was going for. My interview felt much more like a conversation. I learnt a lot and feel so much more confident in interviews
Aashna on February 20, 2024 at 12:50 pm
After five years abroad,I decided to re enter the London job market. Having used Elizabeth's services before, I did not hesitate to contact her again. With her guidance and support I was successful in getting offers from multiple companies. Elizabeth is sincere and cares about her clients and their job satisfaction beyond the remit of her role as an interview coach, her many years of experience give her a discerning eye and she can predict in a very short space of time what her clients need and how to get them from A to B. I would recommend her wholeheartedly. She also goes out of her way to make time for her clients and is very punctual and organised.
Alexia on February 11, 2024 at 16:38 pm
Interview coaching with Matt was exactly what I needed. My skills were rusty and I'd lost confidence. I really liked Matt's direct but supportive approach. I was out of my comfort zone during the sessions (which was good!) but through practice my confidence grew and learning took place. I now have an excellent structure to work with for future interviews. I'm very grateful for Matt's help. Thank you.
Kris on January 30, 2024 at 12:43 pm
I was feeling insecure in my communication skills when I met with Elizabeth for a mock interview. Her knowledge paired with her straightforward approach meant that in one hour we had covered a number of actionable insights that instantly boosted my confidence. I walked into the interview with a clear plan (and renewed belief in my competence) and dare I say I even enjoyed it! Thank you for doing what you do!
Yasmin on January 21, 2024 at 22:50 pm
Matthew has been incredibly supportive and helpful throughout my application process (on multiple occasions. With his support, I was able to land my first civil service role. He put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into every session. His techniques were incredibly helpful and I have learnt skills that I will continue to use throughout my career. Couldn’t recommend more.
Develyn on January 17, 2024 at 14:00 pm
Elizabeth is a fabulous coach. Following her coaching, I had two coaching sessions I got a senior programme manager role in the Civil Service, it was a very complex role. I offered the job and I was told my interview was excellent!! Elizabeth gave me such detailed and insghtful feedabck I was able to reshape all my Behaviour answers and went into the interview feeling much more confident. Thank you Elizabeth
Elizabeth provided excellent feedback and advice on how to present competency examples, and helped me prepare for Civil Service interviews. Not only was I offered my dream job, but the civil service’s feedback on the application proccess noted my interview technique as a great strength.
Hi James, many thanks for your review. You did amazingly well to get two offers as it’s so competitive for graduates. Now you can focus on your studies. Well done. Get a great holiday in before you start.
Dear Elizabeth,
Thank you very much for the interview skills course. After just one two hour session you were able to help me identify my interview technique faults, and the tips you gave me helped me enhance my preparation for and performance at interviews. Less than three weeks after our session I was offered three interesting civil service senior managerial posts overseas. I would not have done it without the honest feedback and advice I got from you. I am likely to come back to you in preparation for future interviews/promotion boards etc…All the best. Kebur
Many thanks Kebur. You clearly worked hard to get the depth into your examples and achieve a high SIFT score. Enjoy the challenge in Kuala Lumpur!
A great result Kebur. You clearly worked hard to add more depth to your examples and must have achieved a high SIFT score. Well done! Enjoy the role in Kuala Lumpur.
We would highly recommend Elizabeth to anybody who is in the slightest lacking in self confidence and lacking experience when faced with the daunting prospect of a university interview.
Our daughter Natasha had only just over a week to prepare for three interviews for a place on a Veterinary Medicine course at Nottingham, RVC and Liverpool universities.
Having very little idea of the nature and content of these interviews (in some cases Multiple Mini Interview format) we sought the urgent help of Elizabeth.
In just three sessions, two face to face and one via Skype, she primed Natasha on what to expect and how to approach these interviews. Elizabeth covered every angle possible with regard to interview techniques. She focused on Natasha’s weaknesses and helped develop her strength further.
As a result Natasha’s confidence levels soared. She attended her interviews with a real sense of positivity and afterwards felt quietly confident that she had performed well. She has since been offered a place at both Nottingham and Liverpool universities and is still expecting a decision from the RVC.
Elizabeth’s role in Natasha’s successful interviews has been, without doubt, invaluable. She could not have done it without her.
Once again we would highly recommend Elizabeth’s expertise and insight to anyone applying to highly competitive courses such as Veterinary Medicine.
Hi Natalie, thanks so much for the review. I was so pleased to hear what a fantastic result Natasha had. I still need to catch up with Natasha to learn more about the exact interview questions as it’s a useful insight for the next student. I am sure she’ll love the course
I always found Interviews a daunting prospect and when I received an invitation to one for a most desirable possition, I realised I needed help to achieve the desired outcome.
Elizabeth was recommended to me by a friend going through the same experience and I decided to get in touch.
I am really pleased that I did. Elizabeth offered great insight into the process and what the employer would expected from my interview answers and perhaps most importantly into my weaknesses, with effective advice on how to address and correct them. The interview result was a positive one and I know I could not have done it without her guidance.
Her expertise and personal approach is excellent, and the option of using Skype for training sessions is a very helpful tool. I would have no hesitation in recommending Elizabeth and calling on her help and advice again myself, for future such events.
Hi Magnolia, thanks so much for adding a review on the website. The interview process for pilots are rigorous and lengthy, you did fantastically well and I am glad the hard work paid off. Skype coaching is very effective for those people like yourself who can’t meet in London.
Elizabeth provided me with very helpful and comprehensive guidance for preparing what must have been a rather unusual scenario for her: an interview for a job with the German government, held in German. Her guidance focussed on what to say/what answers and topics to prepare, how to practice answers and body language and how to manage nervousness. I’m delighted to say I got the job — many thanks Elizabeth!
Hi Felix, I so pleased that the interview went well for. Enjoy the new role.
Back in December 2015 I had been invited to an assessment centre for the final stage of the application process for a sponsored degree apprenticeship with CapGemini. I was feeling very unprepared, but managed to book a last minute Skype session with Elizabeth and despite her busy calendar, she went out of her way accommodate a session with me. Due to extenuating circumstances, I didn’t get the apprenticeship with CapGemini, so I decided to take a full year out and go travelling.
On my return to the UK, I was invited to an interview for another sponsored degree apprenticeship with Vodafone. I applied everything Elizabeth taught me when preparing for it, meaning I went into it a million times more confident than I would have done without the sessions. It went perfectly, and I was offered a place a few days later, and I’m now 4 months into the scheme.
Although there was a gap between my sessions with Elizabeth and my interview with Vodafone, I am certain that I wouldn’t have secured a place had I not undertaken her training. The sessions are adapted to suit you, thanks to her thorough preparation, meaning they are guaranteed to improve your interview technique. Not only that, everything I learnt was transferable, meaning I have been able to apply them to the workplace, allowing me to progress in my role.
Hi Harry, it was good to come back and add a review to my website. I really appreciate your time and I am so pleased that you felt the coaching helped. You’ve got a great position and start to your career which will only progress further. Well done.
Elizabeth’s training was exceptional. I had 2 interview skills sessions, the first revolving around preparation and how to structure my answers, and the second session built on these in a mock interview style session. The biggest difference for me after talking with Elizabeth is my confidence, the sessions themselves were adapted to meet my needs and to tackle the problems I was having in interviews, giving me more confidence in how I answered. 1 month on, I have a job offer with a small accountancy firm just outside of London. I couldn’t recommend Elizabeth enough and would urge anyone to get into contact.
Hi William thanks for your review. I was so pleased to hear that I was able to boost your confidence and that you now been offered a training contract in January. I am sure you’ll do really well. What a great start to the New Year. You face so many new opportunities and challenges.
Our daughter, Joanna, has university interviews coming up and she so dearly wanted to be offered a place at one particular university where the course is always significantly oversubscribed. It was a daunting prospect which was not made any easier because the first interview was at the university she wanted to go to. Quite understandably Joanna was very nervous. Our daughter had a Skype session with Elizabeth and soon afterwards they had a face-to-face session, both of which Elizabeth has thoroughly prepared for beforehand. She had carefully looked into the questions that might come up for the degree Joanna wishes to study for. After the 2 sessions Joanna was far more confident and much better prepared. Joanna attended the interview and afterwards her one word answer to how it went was “good!” We understood she might have to wait 1-2 weeks before the university contacted Joanna. We did not have to wait long – the university offered a place the day after the interview! So well done Joanna and thank you so much Elizabeth for your help. We strongly recommend Elizabeth to anyone else who would is considering coaching for university interviews.
Thank you. Joanna will make a super teacher and I am pleased I was able to help her get into her choice University.
Elizabeth’s coaching is first class! I have always struggled with interviews over the years and she made me think and look at things in a completely different way which I would never had imagined. The coaching was designed specifically for the role I was applying for, looking at all potential questions that could have been asked, allowing me to prepare for anything that was thrown at me. The coaching made all the difference giving me the edge I’ve been looking for and successfully securing a position with a major company in my chosen profession.
Hi Tom, moving to the graduate management programme was a challenge. It was a very different type of interview to what you were used to but the preparation paid off. I am delighted work is going well for you and I am happy to support you at the next promotion stage.
Elizabeth made very significant improvements to my interviewing, both in terms of the examples I used (and which aspects of those examples) and my interviewing technique. Throughout our sessions she was incredibly supportive and gave the type of frank advice which made the difference. She obviously has tremendous insight and expertise in the type of interview which I was preparing for – in my case, a senior civil service post – which she was able to pass on in a focussed and sensitive manner. At all times she was professional and a complete joy to work with. I cannot recommend her highly enough. I truly believe that Elizabeth made the difference in me getting the job. Thank you Elizabeth!
Tim, I am glad the coaching made a difference as you had some challenging interviews. Thanks for getting in touch & for the review. I am sure the new role will go well.