Reviews: Louise Millar-Hoffmann

"I have had the privilege of working with Louise Millar Hoffman and know her to be a hardworking person of the highest personal integrity and skill at finding collaborative solutions for parties in conflict and in avoiding costly court battles. Louise is committed to dispute resolution and to achieving successful outcomes. In her work with couples as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner (FDRP), Louise is passionate about helping couples to communicate effectively and assisting them to reach their own informed agreements. A Nationally Accredited Mediator dealing with workplace and other disputes, Louise has a strong understanding of business issues with an extensive career in Training and Development, Career and Professional Development, Recruitment support and Career Transition/Outplacement. She is passionate about helping organisations and individuals discover their strengths and options. Louise inspires and empowers meaningful values-led action, dispute resolution and pathways. She has enormous knowledge and the skill and empathy to assist parties in both the family and business space to work through disputes to a mutually satisfactory resolution. - Yvonne

"Louise is conscientious and thorough in her approach to Family Dispute Resolution and worked hard throughout her training and internship to gain her Graduate Diploma Qualification. She cares about ensuring a fair and equitable process for clients and making sure that the needs of their children are considered when reaching parenting agreements.   I am sure she will do very well as a mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. - Joanne

"I would like to than you so much for your efforts and support through the process. I would not have been able to do it without you while continuing to deliver in my job. It was an absolute pleasure to work with you.  - Connie

"I  cannot express enough how invaluable these sessions with Louise are!  Initially thinking I was perhaps rather unqualified and under skilled to  utilise career counselling, I was proven wrong very quickly. Louise  provides the necessary skills and knowledge for any student or  professional at any stage of their career. I had just quit my job and  effectively the same role for the last 7 years to break into the ‘green’  sector. Having already applied for a considerable amount of jobs in the  sector and getting nowhere I was very hopeful for my time with Louise.  Within only a few weeks of having commenced working with Louise I was  able to gain entry into the sector through not one, but two roles!  Louise provided me with the skills to completely reshape my resume,  invaluable insight into the recruitment process and highlighted so many  other potential opportunities and how to access them that I was simply  not aware of. Not only did I receive three in person sessions, but was  also emailed personalised information on current employment  opportunities out there and tips/knowledge and articles relevant to my  individual situation. I will carry the skills learnt from Louise through  the entirety of my career and recommend her to anyone who wants to  design and work the career they dream of." - Tara

"I chose the Eco Program that Louise offers.  It was an insightful and  helpful exercise for me. I want to change my career and I can say the  program has helped me to clarify things that I didn't know and discover  others.  Firstly it gave me awareness of an area of interest where I now  know to be an unrealistic path to pursue. Although a bit  disappointing for me, this at least helped me to move on and discard  that option. On the other hand, during the discovery process Louise  showed me other paths that I can realistically pursue and which are also  very interesting to me. Now, with the couple of options we narrowed  down I have a plan to get immersed and explore more to finally take the  plunge to study another career that will help the environment.  I liked that Louise is patient, a good listener, and very  knowledgeable about the work she does. She also offered me good tools  and sources of information."  - Carlos

Hi  Louise, just to let you know I got two job offers. One offer was  through a job ad, and one through my network, and I ended up taking the  job I got through my network.  So your advice was spot on – keep  focussing on the network side of things for those opportunities. And was  it the job I was after?  Yes!  A project manager delivering energy  efficient and resource management projects for commercial and industrial  clients, based in Melbourne. Your specific advice that proved of most value:

1. The CV tweak – updating page 1, key skills with evidence, and having a unique CV for every job 
2. The network.  Use it – a proactive mail was the pathway to the job I took. 
3. LinkedIn – updated profile, groups, threads and connections 
4. Interview prep – running through the STAR interview questions before the interview so examples were fresh in mind
   
   So thanks heaps for the advice. - Dale

"Louise  was instrumental in my career change success. She helped me transform a bland CV into something that effectively communicated my career goals and highlighted my skill set. She also assisted with translating my experiences into what I call "HR-speak", so that recruiters could  smoothly connect the dots of my career to date into an overall vision of my capacity. I would recommend Louise's services to anyone attempting a  career change." - Monique

"You may be a  professional in your field, however when it comes to your career plan you shouldn't think twice about taking some professional guidance yourself.

Louise Millar-Hoffman offered me an extensive and personalised career plan after an in depth assessment and thoughtful inquiry.

The  investment can't be under-estimated when you find yourself three months  down the track in a role you hadn't considered  before, but one that  ticks all the boxes you couldn't put your finger on when you could only  communicate how dissatisfied you were with your last position.  

I  highly recommend Louise and her approach and will have her to thank for  guiding me to the tools required to plan the next however many phases  of my future work/life career." - Sylvie

"It  was a pleasure to work with Louise Millar-Hoffmann in Melbourne who is a  highly professional, passionate and approachable person.  As conference  convenor of the 2009 Career Development Association of Australia Annual  Conference, Louise had the vision and organisational skills to manage  an innovative conference that pushed the boundaries in many different  ways.  She also dealt with a variety of set-backs and alterations to the  program with aplomb, indeed when faced with a significant late  withdrawal from the program, she turned adversity into triumph by  securing the services of an Australian icon as a replacement who proved  to be one of the biggest hits of the conference.  As an experienced  Career Development professional I can recommend Louise as someone who  delivers consistently at a high level, and can work exceptionally well  under pressure."  - Prof. Jim Bright ACU/Bright and Associates