Building an exciting early talent development journey

Show your graduates & Apprentices that they are valued &

stand out in a crowded market

 
 
 

The development journey is a critical component of any early talent programme

Not only does it need to cover all of the skills required for the role, but it also needs to allow the graduates and apprentices to grow, plan a career, set personal goals, and achieve their full potential.

An exciting and inspiring development journey will attract, engage and retain your early career employees. 

It will show them that they are valued members of your current and future plans, and it will help your graduate programme and apprenticeships stand out from a crowded market of opportunities. A supportive development strategy allows for personal and professional growth, confidence and fulfilment – meaning improved retention, a happier, more competent workforce and a better future for your organisation. To achieve this, you need to build a development programme that engages the learner. When done well, there is no end to the growth of every individual you support through your programme.

 
 

With so much experience working with early talent and designing, managing and evaluating developmental programmes I know that the best structure for success is multi-faceted.

My recommended approach combines mentoring, coaching, collaborative projects and learning modules which build layers of insight, knowledge and experience to allow your early talent to grow in confidence, competence and talent throughout. This means supporting the graduates and apprentices themselves, as well as building and sustaining support for the managers and mentors who are guiding their learning.

 

My mission is to help early talent Managers and businesses to develop and retain every cohort of graduates and apprentices bY:

  • Designing and implementing a development journey which aligns with your business values and brand

  • Empowering your early career employees to build, develop and grow in their careers, cultivating authenticity and autonomy

  • Supporting them through and beyond their transition out of the programme

 
 
 

How can I help?

As an experienced Career Coach and Development Consultant, my driving goal is to help others be happy and fulfilled in their work, building a career which allows for growth, meaning and success.

My role is as a guide and a consultant

I know that there is no single solution to early talent development programmes - each is created to suit your organisation, environment and objectives.

 
 

My services are tailored to your needs and objectives. I can:

  • Build a unique early talent development journey by understanding your development needs and objectives  

  • Create an induction giving each graduate and apprentice everything they need at the start of the programme and building strong relationships within their cohort

  • Design and deliver workshops to develop and grow the self-awareness, emotional intelligence, confidence, resilience, productivity and accountability the graduates and apprentices will need to successfully grow their career

  • Design and deliver workshops to support the managers and mentors who guide and support your early career employees

  • Work in partnership with your organisation and external partners to design a collaborative project for the graduates and apprentices to manage and deliver throughout their programme

  • Facilitate group coaching sessions and action learning sets

  • Provide one-to-one development and career coaching sessions to support development, increasing confidence and resilience alongside skills and knowledge

  • Coach the Early Talent Manager through their objectives and challenges

  • Support large programmes thanks to my network of experienced coaches and consultants.

 
 
 

Case studies

Here are examples of what I have delivered as a consultant and in my previous roles.

 

Why work with me?

With more than ten years of experience working in Talent Management for global companies, I have built a wealth of knowledge and insight into designing, implementing and evaluating early talent programmes. I have managed and developed recruitment processes and assessment centres, designing and evolving the development journeys of graduates. My experience includes rotational programmes and international programmes, which offer unique challenges from the perspective of team building and mobility. I am confident that my experience and capability will help your organisation achieve their ambitions and your graduates and apprentices fulfil their potential.

I begin by taking the time to understand the goals and values of your organisation to build an early talent development programme which reflects them. Throughout that programme I offer feedback, mentoring, support, one-to-one coaching and guidance, not only for the early career employees themselves but for the managers and mentors who are supporting them, supporting their development and growth alongside each cohort.

My hands-on, authentic approach enables me to develop positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, supporting the graduates and apprentices as they transition from the environment and expectations of university to the corporate workplace.

Experience

In 2018, I started my business to provide career coaching and early talent development consultancy services, empowering others to build a fulfilling career. I am also an associate coach with MyndUp and a volunteer coach with Yes Futures and Smart Works.

From October 2013 to April 2018, as the Group Talent Manager at Kingfisher Plc, I designed a unique International Graduate Programme that involved rotations across six countries and multiple functions of the group. I was responsible for the recruitment and end-to-end management of the International and Commercial graduate programmes.

From August 2009 to July 2013, as the Talent Manager at Veolia (Water), I was responsible for the recruitment and end-to-end management of the Business and Technical graduate programmes.

 

Qualifications

2018 - Diploma in Transformational Coaching; Accredited Certificate in Group Coaching (Animas Centre for Coaching)

2013 - Accredited MBTI Practitioner (The Myers-Briggs Company, ex-OPP)

2008 - MSc Human Resources Management (IGS Lyon, France)

 

Get in touch

If this looks like what you need and would like to set up a meeting to see if we’re a good fit, you can send me a message via the form below.