Greece
As a Senior Career Counselor, I specialize in transforming complex professional challenges into clear, actionable pathways. My expertise lies in combining deep psychometric assessment with labor market intelligence to support diverse populations—from students and professionals to youth offenders and migrants. My Core Pillars: Strategic Career Development: Facilitating complex career transitions through evidence-based counseling, advanced psychometric evaluation, and personalized action plans that align individual talent with evolving market demands. Inclusive Reintegration: Designing specialized employability strategies for high-barrier groups (Correctional facilities, NGOs, Disability support). Project Coordination: Spearheading EU-funded initiatives (ESF/Erasmus+) for institutional bodies with a focus on audit-ready compliance. Leadership & Training: Managing multi-campus Career Offices and delivering capacity-building seminars for employment specialists. The Goal: To bridge the gap between human potential and the evolving labor market through empathy, organization, and measurable impact.
Delivering high-impact career counseling and vocational guidance across two distinct educational pillars, focusing on professional empowerment and social inclusion: 1. Special Vocational Education & Training (ENEEGYL & EEEEK): Conducting Individual & Group Counseling sessions to enhance students' self-awareness and vocational readiness. Designing and implementing Individual Transition Plans for students with disabilities to facilitate their entry into the labor market. Strengthening Community Engagement by organizing educational visits to professional organizations. Organizing awareness-building initiatives for employers on Diversity & Inclusion in the workplace. 2. Second Chance School (SDE) - INEDIVIM: Providing tailored Career Coaching to adult learners through individual and group interventions, focusing on re-skilling and up-skilling strategies. Delivering specialized workshops on Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, and Labor Law, ensuring learners understand their employment rights and the fundamentals of the modern business environment. Conducting workshops on professional branding, CV drafting, and interview preparation. Bridging the gap between non-formal education and sustainable employment via targeted networking with local stakeholders.
Providing specialized career counseling and vocational guidance within the framework of ESPA-funded national projects, commissioned by major institutional bodies (TEE, SVE,OEE, ΕΥDEVEK) cooperated with leading Lifelong Learning Centers. 1. Vocational Guidance & Psychometric Assessment Expertise: Psychometric Assessment: Administering and interpreting standardized psychometric tools to evaluate professional skills, interests, values, and personality traits. Career Counseling: Conducting high-impact individual sessions (primarily remote/online) focusing on labor market trends, educational pathways, and skill gap analysis. Professional Branding: Crafting tailored Europass CVs and Letters of Recommendation, ensuring alignment with modern recruitment standards. Labor Market, Legal & Rights Advisory: Providing expert insights on current employment trends and the evolving landscape of the Greek labor market, labor law and workplace legislation and employment rights. 2.Operational Project Coordination & Compliance: Autonomous Case Load Management: Managed the end-to-end lifecycle of large beneficiary cohorts, from initial outreach to successful project completion. Workflow Optimization: Independently coordinated complex scheduling and resource allocation to meet strict project timelines. Compliance & Technical Deliverables: Ensured 100% accuracy in the documentation and digital reporting required for ESF and National audits. Platform Monitoring: Supervised real-time progress through specialized MIS/CRM platforms, maintaining high standards of data integrity and reporting. Key Partners: Universal Education, KDBM IDEA, KDBM Apopsis- Saronis, KDBM Technopolis, KDBM Master
Operated within a performance-driven environment with strict KPIs, reporting to the Employability Manager on the implementation of donor-funded projects. Core Implementation & Coordination: Project "Educational Routes": Managed the full operational cycle of vocational guidance missions to Technical High Schools (EPAL) nationwide. Responsibilities included developing specialized educational content and coordinating all logistics for school interventions. Disability Inclusion: Provided expert one-on-one counseling for beneficiaries with disabilities, facilitating their professional integration and establishing linkages with the labor market through various partners. Diversity & Migration Support: Acted as a key point of contact for beneficiaries with migrant backgrounds, managing complex cases that required language mediation and navigation of Greek institutional frameworks. Technical & Operational Support: Case Management: Handled CV optimization, goal-setting, and empowerment sessions for multiple internal programs. Compliance & HR Support: Facilitated the hiring process by managing the collection and verification of legal documentation for successful job placements. Cross-Departmental Collaboration: Partnered with the Academy for re-skilling/up-skilling alignment and engaged with employers to generate job opportunities.
Spearheaded the Career Office operations for both Athens and Patras campuses, leading a cross-functional team to enhance student employability and industry connectivity. Leadership & Team Management: Supervised and mentored staff on partner network expansion, internship cycle management, and CRM data integrity. Strategic Business Development: Directed Career Days, coordinating with key industry partners across diverse sectors to facilitate direct hiring. Operational Strategy: Designed and implemented strategic initiatives to increase brand awareness among businesses and improve the overall student experience. Public Speaking & Training: Acted as the lead speaker for career exploration workshops and professional development seminars. Placement Excellence: Managed the full recruitment cycle for students, including CV screening, psychometric evaluation, and interview coaching before employer matching.
Served as a key member of the interdisciplinary team, focusing on the professional empowerment and sustainable social reintegration of ex-offenders with emphasis on the implementation of EU-funded projects. Vocational Empowerment: Designed and delivered specialized employability programs and vocational guidance sessions tailored to the unique challenges of the reintegration process. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Worked within a multi-functional team (legal, psychological, social) to develop holistic reintegration strategies for beneficiaries. Employer Advocacy: Acted as a liaison between beneficiaries and the corporate sector, negotiating employment opportunities and managing stakeholder relations to reduce social stigma. Compliance & Reporting: Supported the collection of data and documentation required for technical reports and audits of funded actions. Train-the-Trainer & Capacity Building: Served as a specialized Master Trainer/Instructor, delivering vocational counseling seminars and workshops to DYPA (Public Employment Service) counselors. Focused on sensitizing staff and providing tools for the effective labor market integration of vulnerable groups. EU Project Implementation: Actively involved in the operational delivery of European-funded initiatives, ensuring all actions aligned with project goals, timelines, and reporting requirements.