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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Just want to say a big thank you to Elizabeth for all the useful hints and tips. The face to face coaching was brilliant, I was expecting a serious person to tell me how rubbish I was. But Elizabeth was very pleasant and she put me immediately at ease which made the coaching much more interesting. Skype session was very useful for me and hearing myself back helped me alter the way I was answering questions and adjust my tone of voice.The Interview panel was blown away by the way I presented myself and answered the questions, I was successful In getting the job. I couldn’t have done it without the extra help from Elizabeth. If you have an interview coming up as this will increase your chances of success.
Hi Sarah, many thanks. You were doing the job so had all the experience you needed. It was just about learning how to tackle the competency questions which you clearly did very well. I am glad you got the promotion you deserved.
I thoroughly recommend Elizabeth. Elizabeth immediately recognised where I was making errors in my interview preparation and after having coaching sessions, moral support and such excellent, useful and encouraging help and guidance, Elizabeth completely changed my interview techniques, enabling me to secure a renowned graduate role. I am so happy to have approached Elizabeth, who has helped me to have more confidence and changed my perspective towards interviews. Thank you so very much for such wonderful guidance and coaching!
Avni, I am so pleased for you. You can now pursue what you really want to do instead of accepting second best. Thank you for your generous feedback.
I would like to start my feedback by saying that Elizabeth’s one-to-one interview coaching sessions are worth every penny!
By the time I decided to enlist her help I was in a very dark place, I was a desperate and depressed man. I had reached a point where every interview opportunity was a nightmare situation. However, during the one-to-one session she was able to pin point areas where I was going wrong and told me precisely what I needed to do in order to improve my chances at the next job interview.
What I really liked about her session was her honesty, she told me what I needed to hear! some times the truth hurts but doing the opposite would have been a disservice to me, even though I didn’t get the job offer immediately following coaching session, the good seed had been planted nevertheless, in my case it was third time lucky! I finally landed my dream job, which I started at the beginning of September.
And one more thing, during the initial consultation, I informed her that I was unemployed and surviving on limited resources, however, she was kind enough to accommodate my situation at a reduced rate. I have nothing but massive praise for Elizabeth Conley!
Thank you Henry. You made me laugh. It was tough love! I am glad it has all worked out well for you. Enjoy the new role.
I was looking for the second job in my career and realised I had never had a professional interview before – so I had two sessions with Elizabeth before my panel interview (over Skype and in person). Videoing our sessions was especially helpful. I was offered the job and in the feedback they gave me I was told I had scored the highest of all the candidates! Without Elizabeth’s methodical coaching and experienced approach I would never have known how to present myself, how the job description should be analysed in preparation for the interview and how to give full answers for competency based questions. Reading blogs and looking at YouTube videos is just inadequate and misleading.
I would highly recommend Elizabeth and I have no doubt I will call on her services again. Thank you Elizabeth.
James thank you. I know you’ll do a great job and clearly the interviewers could see this too. Enjoy the role.
I had a great experience and particularly enjoyed the video sessions. I felt encouraged and motivated. Elizabeth has changed how I feel about job interviews for the better.
Many thanks Gary. You were a good communicator already and we just worked on making subtle changes to stand out in a tough competency interview. I know you put a lot of time into the preparation and I’m so pleased it paid off for you.
I would like to say a big thank you to Elizabeth for helping me to succeed in finding a suitable position.
I contacted Elizabeth as I desperately needed to move from my temporary position as a pharmacist to a permanent post. I had been searching for over a year and had applied for numerous jobs- I always managed to get an interview but failed to attend on every occassion…. due to anxiety and not believing in myself… it had turned into a vicious cycle.
Elizabeth simplified everything and taught me how to prepare for my next interview and build on my confidence. I had a few struggles along the way and did not have time to have face to face interview with Elizabeth.
However, with the support of Elizabeth, I actually made it to the interview! Unfortunately, despite getting excellent feedback on my interview, I came a close second to getting the job, but did not get offered the post.
I applied for a second job- which comprised two
separate interviews- a technical interview and a value based interview. I applied everything Elizabeth taught me, and was offered the post! I am still shocked! This was all in an matter of two months!
I still need to work on my self belief, but feel confident in preparing for and attending interviews. I definitely do not have the same level of anxiety and understand the process far better.
I also learned a great deal about myself in this process and actually look forward to my next interview (maybe next year) and would recommend Elizabeth highly. The support she provided was clear, effective and personable. Elizabeth is brilliant at recognising an individual’s needs and tailoring the support specifically to achieve their goals, including taking into account their current commitments and time constraints.
As someone who works for the NHS, providing a high quality service is a key goal for me and I would say that the service Elizabeth has provided me with is of a very high quality and comes highly recommended.
Thank you again Elizabeth for your excellent advice support and care.
Sophia
Thank you for your generous comments. You did all the hard work and were actually fantastic all along but had just got into a cycle of self-doubt. I’m so pleased that you got the job you deserve and can use this experience to grow your confidence.
I was transitioning from a technical role to a senior executive role. A session with Elizabeth helped me to articulate my experience as well as gain much needed confidence! Thank you again and would highly recommend you!
Hi Jennifer, it was a pleasure to work with you on Skype. A boost of confidence is all that was needed. Well done.
I contacted Elizabeth specifically to give me confidence in answering competency style questions in an interview. I really struggled with this aspect of an interview and although I was familar with the STAR format I was unable to make this work for me.
I was impressed with Elizabeth’s coaching style and willingness to help me ensure I used my strengths to overcome this personal barrier. I have just had 2 job offers in the same week and can honestly say Elizabeth has helped to give me the confidence in myself to achieve and overcome my personal barriers.
Thank you again Elizabeth
Shaun, I’m so pleased for yuo. You’ve done so well. 2 job offers in 1 week! You cracked the competency based interview approach and let your personality shine through. Enjoy the new role.
I had two sessions with Elizabeth. They were truly excellent and really boosted my confidence for the interview. I was preparing for an interview for an academic position and she knew exactly what was required. I felt so prepared going into the interview that I really flew through it. I got the promotion and I thanks to Elizabeth I did the best interview I possibly could.
Hi Joan, thank you. Your success in the interview demonstrates for me the importance of taking a focused approach. It was an excellent match of competencies versus your experience. We just had to work on getting this across to the panel in the interview with relevant stories and confident body language which you did. Well done!
I contacted Elizabeth when I was preparing for my first UK interview in banking sector. As an international student, I wasn’t really familiar with the procedures and also quite nervous about my upcoming interview. I did three sessions with Elizabeth (one before every round) and got the job in the end!
Elizabeth made me feel so much more comfortable about my skills and gave honest feedback. My communication style changed enormously just in three sessions and Elizabeth boosted my confidence – I was absolutely the best possible version of myself in the interviews, thanks to her. Our sessions were tailored to my needs and the exercises were extremely useful. We practised competency based questions, technical questions and polished up my answers to personal and motivational questions.
I would highly recommend coaching as it made a huge difference to my interview skills.
Anna, thank you. You did really well. It was a long process but worth it in the end. It’s a fantastic start for you and will open up many opportunities. You can now focus on your dissertation.