Fareen Shaikh is a Berlin-based Certified Systemic Career Coach and Advanced Neurodivergent Coach with over 14 years of experience across HR, recruitment, and career development. She works at the intersection of higher education, coaching, and employability, partnering with universities, business schools, and international programmes across Germany to support students and professionals navigating the job market. Her workshops and coaching focus on practical career strategy topics such as CV and LinkedIn positioning, interview preparation, salary negotiations, AI-enabled job search, and navigating the German labour market. She works particularly closely with international students, career changers, and professionals experiencing career transitions or periods of unemployment. Beyond practical job search skills, Fareen’s work addresses the underlying drivers of career progress. She supports clients in building confidence, career clarity, decision-making capability, and structure, helping them move through uncertainty with greater self-trust and direction. Her approach is psychologically informed and inclusive, with a strong emphasis on creating safe learning environments and supporting diverse ways of working and learning. Drawing on her background as a recruiter and her own experience as an international professional building a career in Germany, Fareen combines hiring insight with coaching depth to help individuals translate their strengths into compelling professional narratives and sustainable career paths. Through workshops, group programmes, and individual coaching, her goal is to empower people to navigate career transitions with clarity, confidence, and a sense of agency in an evolving world of work.
