I help people develop and communicate their career narratives in one-on-one online coaching sessions.
By mapping and understanding your goals, values, strengths, skills and experience, you will become an expert at telling your own authentic career story and then successfully navigate your next career move.
As a career coach and multi-award winning journalist, I have proven success in boosting my clients’ clarity and confidence by developing their innate storytelling abilities. I teach my clients how to pitch their value and tailor their message for the right audience.
Owning your career journey will give you the advantage of knowing who you are, what you do well and where you want to go. This will enable you to shine bright, be remembered in a hot job market and achieve your career goals.
about ruth beran
I am a career storyteller.
With 20+ years’ experience telling audio, online, print and television stories, I help other people tell their own stories to achieve their career goals.
At high school though, I wanted to be an environmental lawyer. Before I even graduated from university, I was working in the legal department at the NSW Environment Protection Authority. What I discovered is that the law wasn’t creative enough for me.
So I ran away with the circus – the Shell Questacon Science Circus – and spent a year travelling Australia presenting science shows to school children.
The skills I acquired (while dressed as a superhero who couldn’t fly) allowed me to communicate complex information to a wide variety of audiences. I created science and history documentaries for broadcasters like the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Radio New Zealand (RNZ). What I discovered was that everyone has a story.
So I began teaching journalism, social media and careers subjects at NSW TAFE. I worked in the career services at the College of Law, UNSW Law and AGSM@UNSW Business School. I worked in executive search specialising in higher education. I became a volunteer career coach for Dress for Success Sydney and a career consultant for Outplacement Australia and Blue Sky Career Consulting. What I discovered is that most people struggle to tell their own unique career story.
So I founded Career Storytelling to help people articulate their individual value proposition.
If you struggle to answer the common interview question: “Tell me about yourself?”, I can help you become your own career storyteller.
academic career coaching
Do you have a doctorate? If you are an early- or mid-career researcher and are unsure of your next career move, I can help.
I am uniquely placed to understand the opportunities and challenges that academia presents.
My higher education experience stems from working as an academic headhunter for universities around Australia and New Zealand, in career services at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the College of Law, as a science journalist and as a TAFE teacher.
Find out how your PhD and experience can be leveraged for an academic or non-academic career and most importantly, work out how to move forward and get unstuck.
