Top-rated career coaches in Cambridge
Here are the leading career coaches working with professionals in Cambridge. Each has been assessed for expertise, clear communication, and a strong track record of client success.
Michelle Hillier
Self-discovery Coach
As a TEDx speaker, educator, and published author, I've spent over two decades helping people unlock their hidden potential through movement, creativity, and radical self-discovery. From captivating large crowds to intimate coaching sessions, I've helped millions reclaim their power and move beyond their limits. I'm all about creating safe, transformative spaces for people to reconnect with their inner flame.
Jillian Harris
Creative Industries Coach
Jillian is a coach and strategist who supports individuals through periods of personal and professional change. Drawing on psychology, systems thinking, creative practices and somatics she helps clients clarify direction, navigate the messy unknowns with grace, and design careers that feel aligned, resilient, and meaningful.
Dr John O'Dwyer
Leadership Coach
Leadership consultant, author, educator, and creator of the GettingItDone Toolkit. Known for blending practical wisdom, academic rigour, and humour, he helps teams and executives align vision, execution, and culture to deliver measurable results.
Working in Cambridge
Employment Landscape
In Cambridge the job market remains anchored by its deep-technology and life‑sciences ecosystem, but conditions are mixed. The Greater Cambridge area added roughly 5.3 percent more jobs across 2023–24, with knowledge‑intensive services seeing nearly 12 percent growth and tech and high‑tech manufacturing also contributing. Life‑sciences and healthcare continued to expand, albeit at a slower clip of around 5.6 percent. However, some bright spots dimmed: AstraZeneca recently paused its £200 million expansion of the Cambridge research site—a move that stall plans for around 1,000 new roles. At the same time, venture investment is strong, with Cambridge firms raising substantial capital and new commercial roles surging, particularly in biotech and AI‑driven life sciences. Job seekers will encounter competition and opportunity tightly tied to deep‑tech, commercial innovation, and evolving investor sentiment.
Dominant Industries
Typical Roles
Hiring Patterns
Recruitment remains strongest in knowledge‑intensive segments such as biotech, deep tech, and commercial operations, where investment and spin‑outs are fuelling roles in marketing, sales, and data science. Conversely, early‑stage lab and discovery roles face headwinds as investors grow risk‑averse and firms look to cut back or contract out parts of R&D.
"Finding your place here means navigating a high‑value, innovation‑driven job market where commercial and applied skills are increasingly prized over early‑stage discovery roles"
What is WORK-SELF?
Work Self is a career development system that helps people grow through coaching and daily habit support.
What Work Self provides
- One to one coaching for clarity and momentum
- Software that guides habits and simple next steps
- A structure that keeps progress moving between sessions
Why people choose it
- Builds confidence and better decision making
- Creates steady progress with small daily actions
- Makes career growth feel clear, guided, and achievable
How it works
- 1Meet with your coach to set goals and direction
- 2Follow daily guidance in the software
- 3Build habits that lead to long term improvement
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Coaches available in Cambridge
We select top coaches who understand the local market dynamics and global career trends.
Michelle Hillier
Self-discovery Coach
As a TEDx speaker, educator, and published author, I've spent over two decades helping people unlock their hidden potential through movement, creativity, and radical self-discovery. From captivating large crowds to intimate coaching sessions, I've helped millions reclaim their power and move beyond their limits. I'm all about creating safe, transformative spaces for people to reconnect with their inner flame.
Jillian Harris
Creative Industries Coach
Jillian is a coach and strategist who supports individuals through periods of personal and professional change. Drawing on psychology, systems thinking, creative practices and somatics she helps clients clarify direction, navigate the messy unknowns with grace, and design careers that feel aligned, resilient, and meaningful.
Dr John O'Dwyer
Leadership Coach
Leadership consultant, author, educator, and creator of the GettingItDone Toolkit. Known for blending practical wisdom, academic rigour, and humour, he helps teams and executives align vision, execution, and culture to deliver measurable results.
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