Jan Hildebrand

Retired

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Inspiring career & business direction, I provide coaching to help you make a successful transition, find a new job, accelerate your career or start-up and grow a successful business. With over 30 years' experience, I give you the tools you need to identify and evaluate opportunities, market yourself successfully and support you to maintain momentum and enthusiasm to achieve results. American born with 20 years experience in design and brand consultancy, I worked in Washington, New York, San Francisco, Holland, Hong Kong and London - where I founded award-winning design consultancy, Hildebrand. Over 14 years, I grew it from start-up to profitable exit in 2000 – an achievement that enabled me to re-channel my career into coaching & business mentoring. For the last decade, I worked with leading career transition companies, DBM, HDA and Reed. Recently I worked with Channel 4, the National Union of Journalists and currently coach at the Telegraph Media Group and Henley Business School, .. How I can help you plan, advance and manage your career to achieve a successful result:: * Identify new directions, get insight into your strengths, clarify and achieve your objectives – become more satisfied and fulfilled as you move forward. * Strategies to utilise all routes into the job market – gain greater opportunities. * How to prepare strong CVs and marketing letters that get the meeting, and interview coaching to present more successfully, handle difficult questions, negotiate – get the job. * Help to start, develop and establish a successful business. * Build business relationships, branding, marketing and creative/effective design communications. MBA from Henley Management College, Life Coaching Diploma, degree in Visual Communication. Qualified practitioner in various psychometric assessments. Seeking new opportunities to work with Talent and L&D managers to deliver coaching to individuals wanting to enhance their performance, plan, manage and advance their careers.

Experience

  • Career & Business Consultant at Jan Hildebrand
    Jun 2003 - Present · 23 yrs 2 mos

    - Supports individuals to plan, manage and advance their careers, identify new directions, gain insight into their strengths, clarify and achieve their objectives. - Extensive experience with individuals at all levels in media, publishing & creative environments and FTSE100 companies in telecoms & technology, banking & financial, pharmaceutical & healthcare, oil & gas, FMCG & retail, food & drink, management consultants and public sector organisations.

  • Career Coach at Telegraph Media Group
    Oct 2013 - Sep 2015 · 2 yrs

    Delivers results-focused 1-2-1 coaching to employees on career and personal development (freelance consultant).

  • Career & Business Coach at Henley Business School
    Apr 2007 - Feb 2014 · 6 yrs 11 mos

    - Enables international Executive MBA students to make a successful transitions into a new jobs and build successful careers.

  • Career Development Coach at Channel 4
    Aug 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

    - Results-focused coaching to employees on career and personal development. (freelance consultant)

  • Career Adviser / Project Worker at National Union of Journalists
    Jun 2010 - Jun 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Established, managed and co-ordinated career transition support programme for NUJ members, complementing its professional training courses. (1 year contract).