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Karina Barnes

Coach / Learning & Development Specialist

€1,700/day
London, GB
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Karina

Karina is a commercially focused and practical executive coach, L&D professional and talent acquisition expert with over 25 years experience.

With a Masters in Organizational Psychology, Karina has significant experience in private equity as well as pharmaceuticals, real estate and other corporate industries.


Karina’s particular expertise lies in:

• Coaching – preparing high potentials for the next step with a particular focus on those with 4-10 years experience. Supporting coaching clients to build their personal impact, assertiveness, influence, communication skills, management skills and more.

• Training – design and delivery of soft skills and management training such as communication, delegation, assertiveness, time management, decision making and networking.

• Learning & Development reviews – evaluating and updating a company’s L&D offering

• Talent acquisition – trouble shooting within recruiting departments and managing ad hoc recruitment


Results focused, practical, honest and approachable. Karina works closely with companies to understand their challenges and find the best solutions.

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
London (up to 10km)

Experience

  • The Talent Company Limited
    Freelance coach, trainer and recruiter
    HUMAN RESOURCES
    November 2016 - Today (9 years and 7 months)
    London, UK
    I provide freelance services in coaching and training under The Talent Company.

    Significant experience of coaching front office and operations individuals within financial services in particular.

    Training design and delivery across a variety of financial services companies including:
    - Networking skills
    - Assertiveness
    - Conducting effective appraisals
    - How to have difficult conversations
    - Interview skills for hiring managers

    Learning and Development review - review and redesign of onboarding process for a financial services client alongside design and delivery of a two day bootcamp for junior members of the front office team.
    Coaching Recruitment Training
  • Coller Capital
    Head of Recruitment and Talent Management
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    January 2011 - October 2016 (5 years and 9 months)
    One of the world's leading investors in private equity's secondary market with its headquarters in London and offices in New York and Hong Kong.

    Managed global recruitment including senior hires, MBA, graduate and internship programmes. Introduced a comprehensive talent management process and learning and development programme.
    Training Recruitment
  • Coller Capital
    Resourcing Manager
    August 2008 - December 2010 (2 years and 4 months)

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Education

  • Master of Science
    Birkbeck, University of London
    2006
    MSc, Organizational Psychology
  • BA (Hons), French and Modern European Studies
    University of East Anglia
    1997
    BA (Hons), French and Modern European Studies

Certifications

  • Associate Certified Coach
    ICF
    2021

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