Accredited Career Practitioners

Personal Details

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Name: Helen Cooper
Email: helen.cooper@acsol.co.uk
Serves: Essex, East Anglia, London

Personal Profile

I am a fully qualified and experienced career coach, working with both individual clients and organisations. I currently run my own career coaching practice based in Essex and also do a variety of research into career and labour market issues.

I work with clients at many different stages of their careers, from school leavers through to those planning for retirement. I offer a range of career coaching and counselling services tailored to suit individual requirements. This includes CV and interview coaching, as well as advice and support with issues like career change, redundancy, self-employment and work/life balance.

I particularly enjoy working for myself and the flexibility which this gives me in terms of work/life balance. Work can be pretty hectic, so I do value some downtime mostly with friends and family, gardening and playing the piano. I am fascinated by people’s working lives, but also understand the complexities and difficulties which can arise too. I therefore provide a client-centred approach which aims to support clients in finding a job, resolving problems at work and making the most of their working lives.

For further information visit: www.helencooperassociates.com

Professional Information

ACSOL Accredited Careers Advisor

Relevant Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • MSc Career Management and Counselling
  • MPhil Management Studies
  • Diploma in Management Studies

Professional membership:

  • Chartered Institute of Personnel Development
  • Institute of Career Guidance
  • Centre for Guidance Studies

Skills & Achievements in Career Guidance

  • I successfully established my own career coaching practice five years ago in the Essex area.
  • I work with a wide variety of clients including school leavers, college graduates, women returners, career changers, retirees, self-employed and anyone facing redundancy or work/life balance issues.
  • I provide tailored coaching packages, from one-off meetings to a series of sessions (meetings or telephone).
  • Key outcomes for clients can include skills audit, CV, interview coaching, jobsearch plan, career management plan.
  • I undertake corporate work, particularly tailored outplacement services for smaller companies including redundancy counselling, CV, jobsearch planning, interview coaching.
  • In 2007 I completed MSc Career Management and Counselling, University of London and now undertake some sessional tutoring there.
  • I do a variety of freelance research into career and labour market issues including mid-career change, flexible working, higher education issues, teaching careers and women’s career development.

Experience in Career Guidance

I began my career in Human Resource Management and then moved into Economic Development, working with employment and training organisations. I have worked at management level, but also juggled part-time jobs to fit around family commitments. I was made redundant at one point, have changed career and currently run my own career coaching business.

So I have some personal experience of the ups and downs of working life, as well as having studied the latest approaches to managing careers. This enables me to offer professional advice and support to a wide variety of clients at all stages of their careers.