Testimonials

“Just after finishing a bootcamp in Software Engineering, working with Candida has changed the way I deal with challenges and helped me overcome limiting beliefs.She listened attentively, providing valuable insights and guidance tailored specifically to my goals and aspirations. Her expertise and knowledge in the field were evident, and she consistently offered practical strategies, such as writing and thinking exercises, incredible CV feedback, as well as resources like books, articles, and videos, to help me achieve my objectives. I felt she genuinely cared about my success and well-being, and her belief in my abilities fuelled my motivation. Candida’s friendly nature created a comfortable environment, and I always had a great time in our sessions. I am immensely grateful for the positive impact she has had on my life.”

Thank you very much for your support, it really made a difference 🙂

Working with Candida through the job hunting process has been nothing short of a delight. Candida has an incredible to make you feel valued, seen and appreciated. Regular check-ins, emotional availability for those moments the job hunt inevitably gets you down, and unparalleled knowledge and advice to apply to the nitty gritty of applications and interviews culminate to provide an all-encompassing and thorough experience. When it came to the technical, I loved that Candida not only gave advice on what was best, but tailored, non-boilerplate examples that really help to give advice context and demonstrate how to apply this throughout what you’re working on.

Candida has an incredible heart, and that shines brightly in the work she does. She oozes kindness, compassion and empathy and bundles that up with a vast consummate of knowledge that one can only gain from extensive experience and acuity. I feel so privileged to have worked with Candida and could not recommend her enough, or thank her for being a friend during this process.

Thank you so much Candida, you really helped during what can be a very shit process. Your check-ins, availability and support really brightened some dark moments and I can’t thank you enough.

Candida was my coach during my job hunting process after graduating from Makers. From our first sessions I knew that I was lucky to have her as my coach. Candida provided not only really useful advice on how to approach, improve and make the most of my job hunting process, but was also an excellent emotional intelligence coach too. I appreciated and took on board every advice she gave, and found myself gradually moving forward and improving throughout my job hunting journey. Candida always allowed me to see whatever situation I was in from a different perspective, and how to learn and grow from this. I really appreciated her energy and approach to helping me throughout this journey. From my personal experience, I always made sure to point out to my mentees to reach out to their coaches as the breadth of invaluable knowledge they provided really help with the different stages you face when job hunting. The knowledge and advice given is never stuck to just that particular moment in time, but is applicable to all stages of this process but also to future job hunting and life ventures. Candida always made sure to help me feel at ease with my progress, helped me appreciate and celebrate every progress I made whether it be big or small, and helped me to stay focused on my journey. After graduating from an intense bootcamp, I felt a lot of fear and uncertainty and I will always be grateful for the help Candida gave me during my whole job hunting process.

After graduating from the Makers Academy, I had the pleasure of working with Candida as my Careers Coach but our conversations felt much more like talking to a good friend. The job search can feel overwhelming so having someone as kind, supportive and positive as Candida to talk with really helped me in managing both the job searching process as well as my wellbeing during a really stressful time.

Candida gave great advice on ways to tackle the job search, organise my time with all the competing priorities and how to structure my CV and covering letters. Really importantly, she was always there to listen and quick to celebrate the progress I was making rather than focusing on the things I hadn’t done. After every session, I felt much lighter, happier and clearer on the way forward with a manageable set of actions to progress.

I couldn’t recommend Candida highly enough.

Candida’s coaching sessions came after a 12-week coding bootcamp. The intensity of the course had left me slightly brain-fried and unsure of the next steps for actually securing that job offer and being in the right mindset to apply and promote the skills I’d gained. Her coaching, encouragement and insights had a remarkable effect on me and reframed how I approached the job hunt.

Because of her friendly support and openness, I felt comfortable enough to unearth, discuss and break-down some mental blockers that were holding me back. She is a brilliant coach and a thoughtful listener – and from her guidance I feel more equipped to deal with obstacles that arise, and have more perspective on them.

Having Candida as a coach was genuinely a highlight of the bootcamp experience. If you feel overwhelmed, or lacking in self-confidence, I can’t recommend her coaching enough, to understand where these feelings could be coming from and ways to deal with them. I know that it has benefitted me so much, and I feel really lucky to have had the opportunity to work with her!

Candida put me at ease effortlessly, creating a non-judgemental space for growth, while offering clarity on my issues.

I thoroughly enjoyed working with Candida who helped me through the ups and downs navigating the job-hunting process. You can tell she really cares about you as an individual, offering advice from a place of caring. Candida is knowledgable on many tools and techniques used to combat issues such as dealing with overwhelm, perfectionism, self-doubt, anxiousness in interviews, how to ‘network’. She’s super relatable and not pushy in her suggestions. She understands that we are human! By offering advice and a range of suggestions, she empowers you as an individual to discover what works for you, and sets you on a path for success in the future too.

One amazing thing Candida personally helped me overcome was my fear of networking. I definitely gained a new perspective, it’s great to finally see the power of making connections.

With coaching, I didn’t know I needed it until I tried it. I came with an open mind, and really dug deep in my fears/weaknesses and shared it with Candida. I made an effort to try new things from the advice given to me and it immediately I noticed a difference. I made progress and gained confidence each time we met, despite the immense struggle of job-hunting. Candida is focused on self-care first, which made all the difference now that I think back on it. Had I not been coached during this time, I imagine I would have driven myself up the wall.

I feel well equipped on the next step on my journey, and I am grateful for all the support Candida has given me!