Career Change Sophie Hide

How valuable was the Career Analysts experience in helping you create a framework within which to make career decisions?

Very. Some of the suggestions were things I had already thought of, but Mary had new ideas too and tired to wrestle with my myriad of issues! Some of the ideas in the report don’t appeal at all, but others do – it’s been great for me to try and see why some ideas are no longer appealing (albeit work areas in which I have long-standing experience), and o have a really sound baseline for me to consider what I do next.

How satisfied were you with your consultant?

Extremely.

How satisfied were you with your report?

Extremely.

How valuable was the Career Analysts experience in helping you to understand yourself better?

Extremely.

What were your reasons for coming to Career Analysts?

Totally lost about career path. Looking for change of career. Assessing strengths and weaknesses.

Which aspects did you find particularly useful?

The discussion with Mary and the efforts she took to try and understand my circumstances. Her moral support for my current career / employment difficulties.

What aspect, if any, could be improved?

I didn’t really like doing the timed tests online – I felt that I did worse with some of the tests than if I had been able to hold the paper, turn it around, draw on it etc. My main screen went blank for one of the tests and I lost about a minute of optimum viewing. I would have preferred to do these as a pen and paper exercise. I don’t think it gave a particularly good representation of my abilities.