Career Specialist

PMCDANZ

Career Specialist

Jenny specialises in supporting individuals of all ages through career transitions and managing complex changes. Her work includes guiding senior leaders in their development for the next role, navigating team dynamics, and providing coaching on employability skills and personal branding.

With a diverse career background, Jenny has worked as a Career Consultant for Career Services, The New Zealand Defence Force, NZ Libraries, and in private practice. Her expertise spans career and talent management, teaching managers "coach-like" behaviours, professionalising career management systems, conducting training, writing policies, and embedding competencies into performance agreements. She has played a pivotal role in transforming workplace cultures across a variety of organisations.

Jenny Bean

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Jenny’s Approach

Jenny empowers the people she works with to achieve their best in work, life, community, and the world. Whether helping individuals navigate career transitions or supporting leaders through complex team dynamics, Jenny’s goal is to equip her clients with the tools they need for success.

Qualifications and Certifications

  • Master of International Security (Distinction) – Massey University

  • Bachelor of Arts in Sociology – University of Canterbury

  • Diploma in Career Guidance – NMIT

  • Licensed Practitioner of CareerIntelligence, CareerSmart, and CareerPlanet

  • Hogan’s Suite of Leadership Assessment Tools Accreditation – Winsborough

  • Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Qualified Interpreter – Form M and Form Q

  • Coaching and Supervision Certificate – Unitec

  • Lominger Competency Accreditation

  • Self-Directed Search Certification – NZ Council of Educational Research

  • Registered B Psychological Test User – NZ Council for Educational Research