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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
I booked two quite last minute interview preparation sessions with the Interview Skills Clinic. They were very accommodating and helpful at a stressful time. I had two interview prep sessions with Matthew Eastlake who was very supportive. He had taken a detailed look at the job specification I had for the role and was able to guide me successfully in what the employer was looking for, how best i could construct and prepare my answers, convey my enthusiasm for the work and generally present myself more confidently. After having a number of interviews where i felt I hadn’t presented myself to the best of my ability, I can say that these sessions really helped. I finished the interview feeling that I had brought my best to it and was offered the role! Thank you Matthew and ISC.
Hi Annie-May, I was very pleased that you were offered this role and I believe you will be a very strong addition to their team. You worked hard to prepare for the interview given the required approach was different to those you had experienced previously. I hope the new role goes well and please keep in touch. Matt
I had a session with Elizabeth which was amazing. It helped me understand what i was doing wrong at the interviews but mostly helped gain some confidence which is really important to an interview. I found the job I wanted a month after our session . They are great professionals and great people
Elisavet, I was so pleased to hear about your success. You have excellent skills and experience and come across much better than you think and here is the evidence. Enjoy the new role.
I had 2 sessions with Elizabeth to prepare for several interviews I had coming up. Few things were very helpful for me: learning how to construct the answers. What words to use to express confidence. How to engage with the panel. And how to get better at speaking. The recording of the sessions is incredibly useful, I was able to look back over and over and practice, and.. I got the job! Thank you Elizabeth!
Hi Marta, thanks for the review. It sounds like you’ve found the perfect role and culture to work in and I am sure you’ll make a great success of it. It was a pleasure to work together.
Matthew was a pleasure to work with coaching me on round 1 and 2 of interviews with the civil service which I passed. He was very responsive, extremely positive, helping me to realise my full potential and pushing me to perform to my best. He is very knowledgeable on the civil service and the standard required to pass the interview stages. I’m very glad I contacted Interview skills clinic and I would definitely recommend Matthew for anything related to interview coaching!
Thanks Amreet, I enjoyed our work together and I was very pleased to see the way you went about your preparation and practice, there is no substitute for putting in the time to perfect your answers and place yourself in the role so that when the interview comes along you are confident and looking forward to it. I hope the new job goes well. Matt
I am so grateful to Elizabeth for helping me to get my dream job in the civil service. I had thought that I just wasn’t very good at interviews, but Elizabeth gave me the confidence and skills to excel in an interview setting. She provided advice for how to answer both competency and strength-based questions, she helped me to select my best examples, and she gave me honest feedback while also building up my confidence. It was amazing how much she was able to squeeze into a session, which she recorded so I could reference later. My sessions with Elizabeth were expensive, but it was honestly the best money I spent all year. I will undoubtedly go back to Elizabeth the next time I’m preparing for a job interview, and I would highly recommend Interview Skills Clinic to anyone looking to advance their career.
Hi Cara, thanks for taking the time to wrote a review. I am pleased coaching was worthwhile and delighted that you got the success you deserved. Good luck with the new challenge and I hope to work together on your next promotion 🙂
I found the service to be excellent, well informed and very positive. I got the job which is another bonus! I would absolutely recommend Matt and his team to anyone wishing to take a chance and go for opportunities that might otherwise seem out of reach.
Thank you Denise, I very much enjoyed working with you in preparation for this role. Your focus and hard work paid off, I am very pleased you have secured such an important role and wish you every success, please keep in touch. Matt
I went to these guys about doing a week before doing an interview. We spoke through my existing competencies with Chista and what I could improve, over the course of an hour and a half. Happily, I passed the interview! I think the clinic gave me more of an insight into how behaviours are scored, and how to structure my responses.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review Tom, and I was delighted to hear of your success. Well done on securing a highly-competitive Civil Service role, and I very much enjoyed working with you in preparation for the interview. I wish you continued success in your new role, and hope that our paths will cross again in the future. Best wishes, Chista
The Interview Skills Clinic were excellent, really amenable with my chaotic schedule and fitting me in when they could. The coaching given is second to none, and really focuses your mind on the specifics of adapting your examples to the specific factors required for the job and what criteria need to be outlined in your examples during the interview. They were very honest about were you needed to improve, and gave you clear and constructive direction on how to do that. It was also really helpful to have the follow-up sessions and review how your interview techniques were developing, and where you could tweak your answers. It’s expensive, but worth every penny to get that job. Thanks again for the super support. 🙂
I was so excited to hear about your success, very much deserved. I am sure you’ll love the role, please keep in touch and let me know how you get on.
Elizabeth coached me for an upcoming senior leadership interview. Her insights, feedback, and advice on technique made a huge difference to my performance and I was offered the role. Highly recommended.
Andy, many thanks for your review. It was a pleasure to work together, enjoy the new challenge and I hope to work together in the future. Elizabeth
After a string of unsuccessful interviews severely knocking my confidence, I sought help from the Interview Skills Clinic. I had 3 sessions in total with Chista and she was absolutely amazing! The first session was general interview skills practice and Chista gave me so much useful advice, which I could then go away and work on. The other 2 sessions were tailored specifically for interviews I had coming up. Chista took the time to carefully go through the job specs and make the practice interviews relevant to those specific roles. This allowed me to prepare answers to questions which I had not previously thought of, some of which came up in the interviews!
Chista was extremely encouraging throughout, which allowed me to build my confidence back up. She sent me good luck messages in the morning of my interviews, which I thought was very thoughtful, and she was always available to answer any last minute questions I had.
After the sessions with Chista, I actually ended up being offered 2 out of 3 jobs that I had interviews for, so I couldn’t recommend her enough. Thanks a lot Chista!
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review Alicia, and what wonderful news about your 2 job offers, many congratulations! I really enjoyed working with you and learning about your admirable work for the WHO and Students for Global Health. It’s clear that you’re very passionate about your work and I have no doubt that you brought this out during the course of your interviews. My best wishes to you for your new role and for the future – I’m confident that you will continue to shine. All the best, Chista