Our consultants
CareerBalance Consultants are experts in offering professional career counselling, career guidance and job hunting support to individuals. We all hold a relevant postgraduate qualification in Career Counselling & Coaching, in Human Resource Management or in Occupational Psychology. We are also trained to use various aptitude and psychometric tools.
We are constantly adding to our skills and our understanding of careers and the modern job market through our work with clients and through professional development.
Our own careers have been varied and interesting. Ranging from working in large organisations to operating as freelance consultants. We have experienced many of the issues which you may be facing - significant career changes, redundancy, coping with over-demanding jobs, re-qualifying, and returning to work after a career break.
Collectively our career experience includes banking, insurance and financial services, the legal profession, management consultancy, IT, publishing, teaching, HR and training, sales, marketing and public relations. We understand the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors.
We have assisted hundreds of individuals over the past seven years and our work gives us a unique insight into a huge range of careers and organisations. Because we are a small team we are careful of our reputation and put a lot of effort into getting the best results for each and every client we work with. Many of our clients now come to us by recommendation.
Simon Broomer
Simon Broomer, CareerBalance founder and director
Simon is a career planning and a job search specialist. He uses a combination of professional counselling skills, expert guidance and coaching to ensure you can make informed decisions and take the action you need to progress your career.
Simon holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Career Management and Counselling from the University of London.
He has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of career management and people development. Simon established CareerBalance in 2001. He has worked as an associate with leading career management consultancies. He qualified and practiced as a solicitor. Simon’s career includes training, people development and sales and marketing roles. He’s worked for Pearson Plc, Herbert Smith, Chase Manhattan Bank, the NHS, SpeakFirst Training and Reed Elsevier plc. His clients come from all backgrounds, occupations and sectors so he has a wealth of knowledge about the modern job market and new careers.
Simon's comments on how to manage your career appear in the Career Section of the Times.
Karen Gill
Karen Gill BA (Hons) Law, Career & Talent Management Specialist
I work with clients in a pragmatic way which is tailored to your individual needs. I enable you to recognise and use your own talents, motivations and skills, and to establish your goals to manage your career effectively. This process is rarely a 'quick fix' but will give you effective tools to manage your life and career long after our work together has finished.
As a trained career counsellor and with over twenty years in the recruitment field I possess extensive knowledge of the job market and how to secure the best job opportunities. If you are looking to set up and run your own business, I can also assist you as I was one of the founders and directors of successful company for several years.
Karen is a career coach and counsellor. Originally qualified as a solicitor specialising in employment law, Karen has worked in a large London law firm and in the legal department of a major public company. Karen went on to co-found Graham Gill, a leading legal recruitment company, where she was a Director for 18 years.
Karen has worked with professionals, particularly lawyers, at all levels. She has made her own career changes from lawyer to entrepreneur to career coach and counsellor. She has also taken career breaks to retrain and to redirect her skills and expertise. Karen works as a Samaritan in her spare time.
Peter Wilford
Peter Wilford
Peter Wilford has an extensive background in Human Resources and People Development. He has worked in a number of industries including financial services in the City (Charterhouse PLC), oil (Texaco), telecommunications (Cable and Wireless), construction and engineering (Biwater, Trafalgar House/ Kvaerner).
Peter has run his own consultancy providing tailored HR & Training solutions for SMEs and large organisations undergoing change. He is a practising outplacement consultant delivering one to one coaching and group support to the corporate and private markets. Peter is accredited by the British Psychological Society for testing and assessment work and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Peter has a strong interest in working with individuals and groups to grow in their roles and realise their full potential. His specialist expertise lies in executive coaching and mentoring, assessment and development, performance management, resource planning, job analysis and profiling and competency models.
“I work with clients in a very hands on way. I look for the strengths in any client and help them to build on them and to develop others by offering impartial but focused advice using a range of supportive skills including coaching, counselling and mentoring.
“I bring a commercial outlook to situations derived from having worked in many organisations both as an HR practitioner and as an external Consultant who has grown and managed a business.”
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