Testimonials

Ros was a tremendous help during my job search process. I was in the midst of changing directions in my career after 6 years in investment banking to financial public relations. Ros was able to help me with revising my CV, to tailor it to my new vocation, as well as thinking creatively about interview preparation. After our coaching session I had a more defined view of the messages I wanted to convey in the interview and a clear view of what I wanted to learn about the organisation from my interviewers. I felt completely confident and relaxed when walking into each meeting, which helped tremendously with building a rapport with my future colleagues. I would recommend interview coaching to anyone, and in particular those who are seeking to change career direction, as each industry has its own unique style and screening technique.

Dorothy, Interview Coaching

Before calling Ros, I had always known that I had always NOT been in the right sector for me. But when one is successful, rewarded and looked up to, it is hard to force oneself to change. For what? A tragic family event made me wake up to reality: I knew I had to do something to change, but how? To what/where? At that time I got introduced to Ros and career coaching with her has helped me see who I really was and how/where I could make my real self be happy professionally. It's a tough change but the rational structure of Ros' coaching reassures you that you're doing the right thing. She is also very supportive mentally and shows honest empathy which, when you're going through change, is crucial. I also am very thankful to Ros for having enabled me to cross some of my 'old-time career dreams', as I realized they did not match my personality/needs/values. Also for big travelers it comes very handy and cheap to coach via 'skype' as Ros offers it.

Josephine, Finance


I took Ros on as my coach from August 2007 through March 2008. In that time, I have worked out most importantly what my key values are through a series of exercises that we did together along with an evaluation of my skillset. This has proved to me to be extremely useful in determining my new career direction which is Events Management. I can thoroughly recommend Ros Toynbee for life coaching as she is reliable, responsive, flexible, resourceful, accommodating and empathetic.

KH, Business Affairs, film organisation


I approached Ros at a time when I was really unsure about what next steps to take careerwise. I had thought about some options but didn't really know what would be best for me. I think the main benefit of having Ros as a coach was having a structured approach to making career decisions and having her objectivity. We looked at my strengths, weaknesses and values and progressed through to researching different careers. The whole process left me with a level of clarity which had been missing before. Ros will not tell you what to do next in your career, but guide you through letting you come to your own conclusions. I am about to start a new job and I am more positive about what the future holds for me and my career.

Johanna, Marketing



Working with Ros was a real treat at a time in my career where I felt uncertain, lost and frankly a bit disillusioned. Ros's fine tuned coaching approach, her knowledge of people and motivational attitude meant that I got out a lot more than I had anticipated.
She validated what I suspected in terms of the person that I am and therefore most likely to enjoy doing, but much more than that, she helped me identify those key choices and short and long term realistic plans to get me there.
Outside of the sessions themselves, it also served as a springboard to have much bigger conversations with my partner about our life and what matters. Furthermore, the exercises and tools we used throughout, I can now draw on whenever I need to.

Magali Nedgar, Alliance Manager



I started working with Ros after an extended period in which I have not been satisfied at work and shortly after being promoted to a new role I felt was not the right role for me.

Through working with Ros, I regained a sense of direction for my career, came up with my vision for the next few years and learned a lot about my needs and wants, what motivates me and my values.I am now a lot clearer on my next steps and the skills I want to acquire in order to get there. If I can summarise in one word what it is that I gained through the experience it would be CLARITY.

I'd like to thank Ros for her patience, her fantastic listening, motivation and all the practical advise she gave me along the way.

David Shaked, Six Sigma Black Belt



Coaching with Ros has been a real inspiration for me building my business. Working from home and keeping some very strange hours over the past year gave me a tendancy to lose direction and spend time on things that just do not pay back but I could not see that. Starting with an entire life/work review, we were able to sort out what was important to me and my business and then focus on each aspect one at a time. Some tough talking and enlightening conversations have given me the confidence to be bold and let my business really flourish. I can highly recommend her if you think you could benefit from some help - even if you think you won't - you will!

Clare Gillbanks, Meet at Last Ltd