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What people say about me ....
“Jo helped build my confidence in myself and abilities, but also supported on all recruitment aspects which were critical to me securing my new role. I found the resources really useful, readily available to look at and overall the scheme helped me acknowledge my key strengths and weaknesses, areas that need improving to progress my career.”
“Jo is an excellent communicator. She is enthusiastic and keeps interest levels high throughout the presentations. I have learn a lot and will definitely use my newly acquired knowledge.”
"I have had the pleasure of working with Jo this year, and have been truly impressed with her professionalism and wealth of knowledge and experience. Jo's guidance and programme provided support, information and guidance which was invaluable in making me rethink my CV, my personal brand and ultimately giving structure to my career aspirations and goals. Jo is absolutely a 'go to' when you want to focus on developing your career"
“My wife actually found Vale Career Consulting - having contacted several CV/career consultants, Vale responded soonest with a reasonably priced and efficient service. We set up a video consulting call quickly, having already sent my existing CV for review. In the call, Jo talked me through a presentation about how to improve my CV, with lots of great tips. She then went through a new revised version of my CV she had prepared. This included some questions, which required me to make some amendments (which I used the presentation Jo had prepared as an aid), these changes were then promptly reviewed, amended again and approved. Within 24 hours, I had a fantastic new CV and renewed confidence in my job search. I strongly recommend Vale Career Consulting, I had actually been offered a similar service from a large company provided by my last employer, however, their service was slow and impersonal and I gave up on them. The personal touch from VCC has yielded much better results.”
Craig Bethnall
Head of Commercial, Luxury, Retail and FT Weekend Events Financial Times Live
"Jo's ongoing support was fundamental in the process of obtaining a new role. Her kind and professional attitude was a real source of encouragement and belief that I could succeed.”
“The importance of the covering letter was particularly useful. It is good to know how
important the letter is and how I can increase my chances. With previous covering letters, I have found it difficult to be sure of what I needed to include. Google has many variations on what a good cover letter. It's good to hear it from an expert.”
"Jo is so skilled at what she does - I went from feeling overwhelmed in preparing for interviews, to feeling confident for them. I had two interviews the week after Jo’s sessions and nothing took me by surprise. I got offered both jobs and I know I wouldn’t have done as well if I hadn’t done Jo’s sessions.
Her CV critique was invaluable too - I’m so proud of my CV now rather than just hoping it will do.
Thank you Jo"
Claire Lees, HR Manager
“What an amazing, inspiring and energising experience working with Jo”
“Jo gave me so much confidence and positivity heading into the interview and I’m delighted to say that I got the job!"
“I cannot thank Jo at Vale Career Coaching enough for the confidence and guidance she gave me.”
“Highly recommend Jo Rowney to anyone. Her insight, wisdom, guidance and ability to help you tap into self belief on the job front is outstanding”
“Excellent service and lovely person too!”
Jo is an amazingingly skilled, patient, reassuring and sturdy guide to helping you create an outstanding CV to reflect your unique worth and message to future employers. Despite working in HR myself, the idea of pulling together a CV as I contemplated my next career move was daunting and not one I was looking forward to. Jo helped me to see I needed to approach the task as a reflection of who I am as a professional person and how I want to represent myself going forward. It was a real revelation.
Not only is Jo a highly empathetic and insightful person, she has created the practical guides and tools to help you work your way through the process in a methodical yet creative manner. These tools help you to really dig into what you have achieved and what that brings in terms of skills and competencies, and more importantly, how to communicate that in your own voice. I am delighted with the outcome and feel that I now have a document that I am proud to share with my professional network. But more importantly, I have a new view on my worth, skills and competency that I hadn't really consciously thought about before. Investing in myself by working with Jo is one of the best things I have done for my career in a long time.
Donna Brown - HR Director
“Jo's engaging personality and friendly supportive nature comes across very clearly and that made for a very good environment during what was a challenging time for me. I also have learnt a lot from her suggestion of careful, detailed preparation while looking for a job - right from CV preparation, to covering letters to preparing from interviews. The program made me think about myself - in terms of my achievements, experiences, skills and helped me document them, which in turn helped me realize what I can /cannot bring to the table for a new role. I will definitely keep doing this in future”
"I was recently made redundant from a large IT organization after 10 years of service. I had rusty language and my work examples I presented at interview were not to the point and often quite long.
Jo helped me before to switch positions internally at Atos, but has now formed her own consulting company called Vale Career Consulting.
Of course the internet is full of videos and articles on how to be successful at an interview but they are never tailored to target what’s not working for you specifically. They are very general.
Jo helped me get there by revising my CV, offering sessions that helped improve my speech and techniques to stay on track by having the right work examples. She was honest with me about how I was being perceived. I truly valued that honesty.
The results started showing quickly after that and I’ve now been offered a great job. I couldn’t be happier for choosing Vale Career Consulting."
Cristian Buica
Helpdesk Manager
"I've had the pleasure of working directly with Jo, and she has shown her knowledge and expertise which in my opinion goes above and beyond. What stood out about Jo for me in our dialogue is her passion and enthusiasm which reflects the Emotional Intelligence and know-how she brings to the table each and every time."
Hilesh Radia
Senior Marketing Director
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