Open Office Hours with Andrew Jones

Open Office Hours with Andrew Jones is a new initiative exclusive to our students and alumni. A complimentary 20-minute, one-to-one session, where you can consult Andrew on anything. Below is a description of Andrew’s work, which should provide you with an idea of how he may assist you.

Andrew offers three one-to-one working methods: Coaching, Mentoring or Career Counselling. Career Counselling discussion topics include: Career Strategy, Personal Branding & Social Media for Careers, Professional Networking, Transition to a New Role, Managing your Growth, Working through Retrenchment, Transition to Management, Transition to Leadership, Mid-Career Change, Transition to Entrepreneurship. 

You may ask any topic related to your Personal Effectiveness, Management or Leadership Practice during the Coaching or Mentoring discussion. Some common topics are: Self-Confidence, Emotional Self-Control, Adaptability, Motivation, Resilience, Trust & Relationship Building, Influencing Skills, Communication, Culture Building, Delegation, Organization Development, Decision-making, Executive Presence and Conflict.

Regardless of where you are starting from and the working method, Andrew will guide you through three phases:

• How did I get here?

  Create your personal inventory of Motivation, Ambition, Experience, Personality, Behaviour, Skills, Knowledge, Network and Passion through a process of self-awareness exercises, appropriate psychometric tools, and career review.

• Where am I going?

  Create your strategy from your personal inventory. Develop long-term goals and interim objectives to support your development and develop parallel strategies to respond to market trends.

• How will I get there?

  Pragmatic tools for planning and executing your action plan efficiently and effectively, including personal branding, CV-writing, research, networking, target identification, building relationships, interviewing, assessment centre preparation, managing your pipeline and negotiation through to planning your first 90 days. Specialist services include CV review, interview preparation, and mock interviews.