Career Advice in London

Simon Broomer

Simon Broomer, CareerBalance Managing Director

Simon is a career planning and a job search specialist. He uses a combination of  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 (2003) from the University of London.He has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of career management and people development.

 

Simon worked in banking and asset finance before moving into the publishing industry in sales and marketing roles. He qualified and practiced as a solicitor and then provided training & development for individuals in law firms  He set up CareerBalance in 2001.

 

Organisations Simon has worked for include the Chase Manhattan Bank, law firm Herbert Smith, Reed Elsevier, Pearson PLC, BIS Banking Systems, United Leasing and SpeakFirst. Simon is often asked to give an expert view on careers and the job market. See our press section for a selection of articles.  

 

Simon's comments on how to manage your career appear in the Career Section of the Times.

Vikki Osborne

Vikki Osborne BA MCIPD

Vikki is a career development and coaching specialist. She takes a client centred approach to coaching, facilitating the process with well established (and sometimes challenging!) questioning techniques. Her work is underpinned by counselling theory and practice.

 

She has over 17 years of people management and development experience working in private and public organisations in the construction, engineering, banking and legal services sectors.

 

Vikki is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD) and has recently completed an MSc in Career Management & Counselling at Birkbeck College, University of London.

David Pullinger

David Pullinger , Executive Career Coach and Advisor

 

David Pullinger is a qualified coach with experience as an HR Director in Thorn EMI and with Legal & General, where he was Head of the Talent Programme. Since 2001, he has worked part time for Imperial College Business School as a Career Coach and Adviser, working primarily with MBA students.

 

David has recently consulted with Zurich Insurance, Norwich Union and Sesame as well as regularly helping a firm of Executive Search Consultants with psychometric profiling, and working with a range of SMEs.

 

He is particularly interested in how careers can be built to ensure they provide us with real meaning and fulfilment, and he continues to do research in this field.

Suki Bahra

Suki Bahra , Career and Job Search Coach

??Suki is a Law graduate (LLB Hons.) with over a decade of working with lawyers and executives as a recruiter and headhunter. Suki also worked in a leading US law firm as a Legal Recruitment Manager, responsible hiring fee earners.

 

Suki has a natural interest in assisting individuals to reach their potential in both their careers and in their lives as a whole.

 

She is a qualified coach and has assisted a range of individuals including lawyers, business leaders and well-known celebrities to achieve their goals. She was a featured coach in “The Apprentice Magazine”.

 

Linda Aitken

Linda Aitken BA, Pre-Retirement Planning Specialist

Linda Aitken has followed a career with Marks & Spencer plc, has specialised in advising individuals as they make career and life transitions, particularly as they approach the second half of their lives. She is passionate about helping people to be well prepared as they approach retirement.

 

Linda is a skilled facilitator and communicator with a unique blend of commercial and personnel expertise. She has worked throughout the UK and also in the Far East. This has enabled her to gain experience in this arena for over 15 years.

 

Her experience has been gained working with major organisations in both the public and private sectors. She coaches individuals and groups on pre-retirement issues.

Luisa Goodfrey

Luisa Godfrey

 

Luisa holds a MBA from the University of Reading and is an experienced and successful business leader and coach. She has over 15 years experience of the Defence, Security, Public and Not-for-profit sectors.

 

An excellent communicator and facilitator she has held senior management positions leading large, highly profitable multi-disciplinary teams in both the UK and USA.

Sue Moseley

Sue Moseley, BA Hons, MSc

Sue is a Qualified Career Coach with a MSc (2001 with merit) in Career Management and Counselling from Birkbeck, University of London. She undertakes ongoing CPD and training activities.

 

Sue’s 10 year track record as career coach includes work with British Airways, BBC, Ernst & Young and Sainsbury’s. Sue has also worked with individual in the legal, financial and public sectors.