A little bit about me…
A BA (Hons) Media Studies and Languages (Italian and Spanish) graduate from Sussex University, 2012.
Starting my career in the Business School world, I joined London Business School as a fresh graduate. I reviewed most probably 500+ CV’s during my time recruiting for the MBA, Masters in Finance and Masters in Management, met and coached with maybe 200 applicants and absolutely loved the 2 and a half years spent there. I exceeded my targets, generating surplus income simply on the basis of doing what I loved, meeting with candidates, understanding what they wanted to do out of life and how I could help them get there. A career coach in the making…
Shortly after London Business School I then moved into Investment Banking Graduate HR at Citigroup. I wanted to understand the world of finance and what it was the banks were looking for in MBA candidates. It was super interesting and I got involved in diversity initiatives but I missed the element of interacting with people.
The next stop was the University of East London. I quickly resonated with the University as I shared the same values in helping people, and I loved the diversity of its workforce. I was in an office of over 10 different languages. I created a role from scratch and managed the recruitment from the European region. This is where I truly blossomed in my career. I had a director who believed in me and gave me the autonomy and trust to just get on with what I was tasked to do. And because I felt so supported, I grew in confidence, loved what I was doing and naturally I performed extremely well.
Global University Systems made me the commercial person I am today. Going from public to private education was no easy transition, but one that made me realize how strong in developing new business I am because I use my people skills to understand their needs and desires. I had a really close team of business developers and we bounced off each other’s positive and competitive energy and we’re still friends today. I was also part of the GUS on staff happiness committee, and I think this was a pivotal changing point in my career. I started to research Jobs in staff happiness…
Cass Business School, it was good to be back in the business school world surrounded by world class academics doing research on Formula 1 strategy to meeting brilliant candidates who wanted to start their own business or change career completely. I loved being in this environment again, advising and coaching such interesting and ambitious individuals. And the more I coached the more I reflected on my own career and what I wanted next…
So here I am! I’ve decided to pursue my passion in Psychology and I will be starting the MSc Conversion in Psychology at The University of East London in September 2020!
