One complimentary career coaching session a year for every UK graduate 

EDHEC Alumni’s Career Centre for Life is very pleased to remind the UK Alumni community about their special career offer: one complimentary online career coaching session a year with Marileen Koppenberg (EDHEC 1997) for each graduate.

Who is Marileen? 

Marileen graduated from EDHEC Grande Ecole in Lille in 1997 and moved to London to start her career in finance. She comes with over 15 years' experience in banking with JPMorgan in London, having worked in both Investment Banking, Debt Capital Markets and Asset Management, Fixed Income.

More recently, Marileen retrained as a coach and launched her own business centred around Life and Career development coaching. Marileen is ICF accredited and fully certified in 2021 with Co-Active Training Institute (CTI). Her focus as a coach has been on career progression and personal development.  She has helped a wide range of professionals establish their presence, increase their confidence, and navigate challenging transitions.

Outside of coaching, Marileen is an active volunteer and trustee for non-profit organisations linked to the Education sector, with a deep passion and particular focus on supporting and promoting Financial Literacy for primary and secondary school children. 

Marileen has a degree from EDHEC Business School in Lille, France and holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, USA.  Marileen is Dutch, grew up in France and started her career in London which became her home.

What is this career coaching session for? 

Whether you are looking for a new job in the UK, struggling in your current role, feeling stuck in your career or encountering challenging work relationships, this online career coaching session can be a great opportunity for you to:

• Assess your professional status
• Reconnect with your own strengths and deep aspirations
• Develop a career plan and/or explore options
• Implement a job search strategy
• Prepare for your interviews
• Identify areas of personal development needed for further career progression
• Regain confidence and identify self-limiting thoughts or beliefs
  
  

How does it work? 

Please remember that this service is only reserved to graduates. For students, please check with your respective career centre.

For graduates, this is how it works:

• Book your session by emailing Marileen directly mbkoppenberg@gmail.com
• Agree together on a one-hour time slot for the online coaching session
• Respond to the pre-coaching session email with the required information. Cancellations of less than 48hrs means you might forfeit your coaching session.

We hope you will enjoy this service from your EDHEC Alumni Career Centre for Life!