A selection of reviews
Below is a selection of Google reviews from clients I’ve worked with across interview coaching, Civil Service preparation, career positioning, application support and career transitions. To protect client confidentiality, I have used the name or initials shown on the client’s original Google or website review.
Interview coaching reviews
I sought Elizabeth’s help after repeatedly hitting a brick wall with my job hunting. I rarely got offered an interview and never got a job offer. I work in the public sector and found competency-based interviews to be a mystery. How do you apply the STAR technique without a photographic memory, and without sounding like a scripted robot. Elizabeth not only answered these questions but also took a critical look at my CV. I found the videos of our mock interviews hard and uncomfortable viewing, but they made it much easier to see and hear where I was going wrong. I highly recommend getting videoed, no matter how much it makes you cringe. Unlike interview books, and some coaches, that expect you to memorise ‘100 great answers’, Elizabeth takes a different and far more sensible approach. She teaches you what makes a great answer and how to formulate it easily, while also emphasising tone, body language and enthusiasm. Following our coaching session I went to my next interview feeling far better prepared and more relaxed. I was not only offered the job, but also offered a salary higher than advertised — without negotiation. I have seen a few interview coaches now; the only one I’ll be going back to is Elizabeth.
Client – Andy Mahony
Elizabeth is an excellent coach with clear and insightful understanding of employer needs and candidate skills. I thoroughly recommend the Skills Clinic to scaffold, structure and massively sharpen up interview technique and quality of response.
This will give you more confidence as well as understanding of yourself and your skills.As a result of coaching from Elizabeth for three different roles, I have been successful in portraying myself in the most authentic and optimal way possible, securing three promotions thanks to this input. Thank you Elizabeth!
Client – Liz Bennington
Elizabeth’s advice was quite simply brilliant. She provided extremely valuable insight into the responsibilities of the role I was interviewing for and how I could better represent my skills. I would recommend coaching to anyone who struggles to represent themselves well during the interview process. I have had three sessions with her over the last three or four years and each one has helped me take a jump forward in my career. I just secured a senior role after giving an apparently top-scoring interview. Thank you Elizabeth.
Client – Francis
Career position and application coaching reviews
I can’t recommend Elizabeth highly enough for job application and interview coaching. Elizabeth has not just helped me to get three or four new jobs or promotions over a five-year period — she helped me, over this time, to completely transform my professional identity from one based on technical knowledge to one focused on wider leadership and strategy, while still retaining and building on my technical expertise. As part of this process, she helped me to develop an interview-ready narrative about the soft skills I already had, but didn’t always know how to craft into a good response to interview question.
Client – Mmm Ssss
I had the pleasure of working with Elizabeth during a key stage in my career, and I can’t recommend her coaching highly enough. She created a supportive, insightful space where I could reflect honestly and gain clarity on my goals and direction. Elizabeth has a remarkable ability to identify blind spots and gently challenge unhelpful patterns, which helped me grow both professionally and personally. Her guidance played a big part in helping me secure my new role, and I’m incredibly grateful for her expertise and encouragement. If you’re looking for someone who listens, understands and empowers you to move forward with confidence, Elizabeth is the coach you want in your corne.
Client – Natalie Ameida
Elizabeth strikes a really good balance between frank feedback and positive encouragement. She really helped me focus on the strategic importance and personal impact of my interview stories, and to deliver them clearly and crisply. I got the job. Public sector head of communications.
Client – Eddie Gibb
Civil Service interview coaching reviews
Elizabeth was recommended by a colleague and it was an excellent recommendation. Elizabeth really knows her stuff. She obviously has a lot of experience in dealing with Civil Service interviews of a variety of types and at a range of grades. Her knowledge and experience meant that I immediately trusted her judgement. She took time to understand where I felt I had gaps, but supplemented this with practice interview questions. It was obvious from her feedback that she was able to identify areas for development that I had previously not considered, but which immediately rang true. Her approach meant that I felt I was getting genuine interview practice, but with “in the moment” feedback and discussion, which was invaluable and beautifully delivered. Elizabeth was hugely supportive both within and outside of the sessions, which was genuinely confidence building. In the event, I was unexpectedly successful in my application. I recognised from the positive feedback some of the areas that we had worked on, which was gratifying. I had measurable confirmation that seeking her advice had been absolutely the right choice. But even if I hadn’t been successful, it would still have been the right thing to do, because the added confidence I now hold in going into interviews will be a benefit that lasts.
Client – Kelly N
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.
Client – Cara Gooch
One of my best decisions was to contact Interview Skills Clinic. Elizabeth was such a great help. The advice she gave me in focusing my experience to the Civil Service was invaluable. The work she did beforehand really made our sessions constructive from the start. Reviewing my responses helped me memorise the important aspects for the interview and, yes, I was successful. Elizabeth gave me the edge to feel confident and control my nerves on the day.
Client – Nicki Smith
Confidence and career change reviews
I struggled in interviews for over a year and after being unsuccessful in over 20 interviews, I decided to give interview coaching a go. I found Elizabeth incredibly helpful. She was able to highlight the challenges I was facing and provide really useful suggestions on how to make improvements. I had two sessions with Elizabeth and I’m pleased to say that the second interview I went for after working with her. I was offered a position. If you’re hesitant about the fee, I understand, but it really is a good investment in yourself. I even recommended Elizabeth’s coaching to my husband and after one meeting, he got a job offer the very next interview he went for.
Client – RW
After resigning from a job in difficult circumstances, I got lots of interviews, but no offer. My anxiety and worry about being perceived as unreliable probably showed in the interviews and held me back. I saw Elizabeth hoping to understand what I was doing wrong and found the session extremely helpful. I was offered a job after the next interview. Elizabeth’s advice made all the difference to my preparation and self-perception. I recommended her to my partner, who was also offered the next job she interviewed for after seeing Elizabeth, having also had several interviews before with no offer. I would definitely recommend Elizabeth’s services, which have made a huge difference to us.
Client – Tim
I’ve never been very good at traditional interviews, as I find the pressured set-up of question-immediate-answer does not work well with my brain. I prepare really well and research deeply, but I often end up doubting every word I’m saying. In our first coaching session, I felt awful. I couldn’t answer the questions properly, ended up rambling and there might even have been tears. But Elizabeth was so patient and professional, as well as humanly kind. She helped me understand what the interviewer is really looking for, not just the way the question is phrased. At the same time, I had another interview for a completely different role, and everything I had learned with Elizabeth just sat comfortably in my mind. I can honestly say I excelled, and I got the job after two more stages. The recordings afterwards were extremely awkward to watch, but ultimately a great tool for development. If you think you’re rubbish at interviews, invest in yourself here.
Client – Kelly N
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I only had one session with Elizabeth and was planning the second one with her. But before the second session started, I had passed an interview and got a job offer. I learnt a lot from the first session with Elizabeth, how to present myself and interview skills. The most import thing is that she helped me build up my confidence, and believe that I could do it.
Hi Hayley. It was such good news that you were successful a few days later. You just needed to believe in yourself a little more. You can use this opportunity to continue to grow your confidence.
After missing out on two roles at the final interview stage, I felt I needed some some help to push through that barrier, especially with a final stage interview for my dream job coming up.I initially spoke with Elizabeth on the phone and after our first conversation I felt sure that she would be a great person to work with. We had a very detailed meeting, and it was obvious how well Elizabeth had prepared for it. She made herself familiar with the job description I had sent her and had prepared specific questions based on it. I really felt that Elizabeth had designed our meeting around my specific needs. During our meeting Elizabeth coached me through some terrific interview strategies. She also gave me valuable feedback about how I was coming across and my interview style. I felt so prepared for my interview. When my interview came around I felt confident and prepared….. and I got the job! Elizabeth is so knowledgeable and a consummate professional. I’d have no hesitation in recommending her and working with her again. Thanks for your help Elizabeth
Hi Dawn, many thanks for your review. I know you’ll do fantastically well in the year ahead and it’ll give you the challenge you’re looking for. There will be lots of new opportunities ahead at the end of the year.
After 4 unsuccessful civil service interviews, Elizabeth provided the insights and expertise neccessary for me to succeed in the interview process and as a result I was successful on the 5th attempt. Looking forward to starting my new career very shortly. Thanks Elizabeth!
Richard thank you. Civil Service interviews are challenging and sharing the right story with sufficient depth to get a high assessment is essential. Once you had these it was much easier to succeed. Well done.
Elizabeth helped me identify the core components of competencies that I had not fully grasped in my own preparation. She also brings heaps of experience, guidance on how these complex interviews are scored. This was absolutely fundamental to my interview success. Not only was she extremely helpful, made our session comfortable, easy to get straight in to, she also helped me out at very short notice. I am sure a different outcome would have resulted if not for her expertise. Very good value for money. I will be recommending to friends.
Thanks Laurie, You’ve made a real life changing career change and I’m sure you’ll love it.
Having worked in the mental health sector for over 10 years, I decided to go to University to study for my degree to change my career path and have a break. I decided not to work during my degree as I wanted a break and keep my focus on my studies. Although I don’t regret not working whilst studying, having spent a number of years not in work left be a little rusty and rough around the edges, I felt during the few interviews I had after my studies finished, I wasn’t performing as well as I could which was also having an affect on my confidence.
I used a search engine to search for an interview coach and I came across Elizabeth’s website. The website was easy to use and straightforward. Not being part of a company which offers masses of services was an advantage as it gave a personal touch and not one where money and fee’s would be the main concern as i wasn’t working at the time and affordability was a key factor. I’m really glad I did as after speaking to Elizabeth, I didn’t feel pressurised into buying a service and she allowed me to explain what I wanted, what I felt I needed improving on and how she could facilitate that process which was the key selling point for me.
The coaching session was really helpful as it allowed me to plan my interview technique and think about my responses during an interview. Although I had come across some of the techniques prior to our session, Having Elizabeth go through it was definitely useful. I was also provided with an audio file of the session and electronic notes which was another bonus. The interview we prepared for did not go as successfully as I wanted it to however, with the right tools in place I felt I knew what I needed to do in preparation for any future interviews and kept working on them. Since then, I have been successful in a number of interviews and have accept one of those roles which I am really please about as I start my new job next week!
In summary, I would recommend the service provided as it is a personalised, honest, professional and friendly service and she has kept in touch to see how things are! For me personally, there was a need to build my confidence, structure my interview responses and use techniques to answer questions which Elizabeth helped me with, the rest was down to me to believe in myself and perform on the day! Thank you very much!
Thank you Amar. I was just looking back at my notes and surprisingly we only had a 1 hour Skype session together. You did really well to go away and practise the new techniques yourself. Once you had the right tools you kept working on them until you got the result you want. It demonstrates that success does take preparation and practise but it’s worth it in the end. Enjoy the new role.
After several failed attempts at consulting-style interviews and assessment days, after a session with Elizabeth I really understood for the first time what the interviewer was really looking for and how they evaluated candidates. Despite a very short space of time between coaching and interview, Elizabeth helped me focus on what I needed to do to maximise the time that I had. She provided very specific and personal advice based on the job I was interviewing for. The difference in the interview was immediate and I’ve been able to secure an offer. Don’t underestimate the value of a good coach!
Thanks Jeremy. Preparing in the right way pays off. Well done. You’ll have a great experience. See you in a few years maybe.
This was the second successful job search that I have worked with Liz to prepare for interview. She provides that extra insight into what the employer is looking for based on the job description and the candidate specification. Liz helped me to effectively prepare and highlight my skills and strengths in the interview. She managed to fit me into her schedule at very short notice for which I am very grateful. Thank you very much Liz.
Hi Linda, you did amazingly well again. Onwards and upwards. With such ambition I am sure I will see you again in a couple of years. Have fun in the new role.
Being an A level student, I had very little experience with interviews and I had four upcoming interviews to study pharmacy, which worried me. My biggest concern was the Russel group universities. A week before my first interview, Elizabeth increased my confidence greatly, as she did not only prepare general and mathematical questions, she also went out her way to prepare questions related to my course. Also, her feedback and coaching was the most helpful. She picked up areas that needed improvement and provided great feedback. We also focused on how I spoke and my posture and what to do in stressful situations.I was prepared even for the most challenging questions. Due to this, there were no questions that “tripped” me up. I was successful at all my interviews and obtained offers in 1-3 days. There was this warmth and enthusiasm about Elizabeth that made me feel comfortable.
It was money DEFINITELY well spent and I would not hesitate to recommend her because it will set you up for success in the future!
Hi Nokutenda, I was so pleased that you got all the offers you wanted. I thought your drive to do well and to work hard was inspirational. Good luck with the course. I am sorry to be so late in accepting this review. Vary sadly my lovely Mother passed away last week and I have had to take time off.
I had four lengthy sessions with Elizabeth, with numerous emails and quick calls, over the period of six months while interviewing for several Senior Management positions in the public sector, the final one successfully.Beforehand I had thought I was quite good at presenting myself confidently, but her attention to detail (hand gestures too violent, where to look when thinking, taking off watches that clunk on the table, etc, etc), and ability to see what it was required in each interview, transformed by performance. She was also very strong outside the practice sessions in reviewing my stock of competency examples and refocusing them on the skills required. I think she provides a nice balance of professionalism with warmth, and clearly wants to understand her clients, their idiosyncratic strengths and foibles. The experience has very much changed my view of interviewing from a ‘win-some/lose-some’ amateur approach, to a career-transforming skill to be acquired and worked at in its own right. Thank you, Elizabeth, I will certainly ask for your help again if and when I face the next step up. And thank you for dragging me kicking and screaming into the 21st Century with Skype!
Stephen
Thanks Stephen. It was a pleasure to work together. You had some tough interviews but the effort was worth it. Enjoy the new challenge.
Elizabeth,
Thanks you so much for your assistance in helping me prepare for a Grade 6 competency based interview. As a Chartered Surveyor working in the Civil Service I felt that I had a sufficient professional skills for the role but I recognised that I needed help with my presentation skills and your coaching over a couple of sessions was instrumental in getting the role. You recognised the areas I needed to work on and set me tasks that would help me and give me confidence.
Money well spent, I will definitely recommend you to my friends and colleagues.
Simon
Thank you Simon. I gave you some new tips and techniques but you went away and did all the hard work. I am so pleased it paid off. Understanding how what the interviewer is looking for makes all the difference. I’m sure the new job will go well.