Petra Sekerkova

Petra Sekerkova 43 Wembley Avenue, Yarraville, Melbourne, 3013; (-;-www.linkedin.com/in/petrasekerkova WORK EXPERIENCE Chandler Macleod Group, Melbourne (AUS) Project Consultant • Screening video interviews Steople, Melbourne (AUS) Psychometric Assessment Development Consultant Fixed-term Contract • • • • • (03/2020)- Present (12/2019)- (1/2020) Statistically quantified a psychometric strength of the HPT tool Run Structural Equation Modelling Analysis to design a new HPT model structure which exceeded validity benchmarks Presented an Impact analysis of the new model to the company board (CEO & 2 partners) Collaborated with Steople CEO on implementing the solution and engaging relevant stakeholders Designed communication plans for internal & external stakeholders affected by the changes Dixons Carphone, Brno (CZ) Project Consultant, Learning & Development workshop Facilitator (07/2019)- (09/2019) UK’s technology market leader with more than 41 000 employees across 9 countries • • • • Examined Dixons’ Business Metrics (e.g. retention rate, fluctuation) with the Team Performance Metrics Identified the main enablers and disablers of Effective Teamwork - Designed a team development program Presented the analysis to the management & Negotiated a 3-month contract to implement the program Facilitated 12 half-day workshops for 92 IT professionals (graduate engineers to senior management) Self-Employed – Collaboration with Steople, Brno (CZ) Project Consultant, High Performing Teams (HPT) Development Program (08/2018)- (08/2019) Organizational Development Consulting project focused specifically on High Performing Teams • Mapping the Czech market & Business Development opportunities for Steople (AUS consulting company) • Analyzing Business needs within the companies via interviews with managers and designed a tailored Team Development Program • Team Performance check-in (status quo) via administration of the HPT survey and interpretation of the results within the context of the business • Evaluation of the program with managers, Consultations of the next steps Summary of the project: • Established cooperation with 2 Multinational companies (> 1000 employees) and 1 Start-up company • 25 teams; 236 employees involved in the program Steople, Melbourne (AUS) Associate Consultant – Placement (01/2018)- (08/2018) Steople is a business development consulting firm operating across Australia, New Zealand and the US • Creating content and delivery of various projects within the Organizational Development area • Supported a Culture Change project – revised a strategic vision of a Government Department in AUS • Co-designed a Competency training tool for a multinational AUS company (> 60 000 employees) • Mentored and led a team of 4 placement students – assigning them to projects aligned with their development plans • Proposed a plan to compare cultural differences between AUS & CZ as well as map potential business opportunities for Steople’s future expansion to the European market – the project was successfully executed Manpower - Experis, Brno (CZ) IT Recruitment Consultant • • (06/2015)- (09/2016) 360° end-to-end recruitment, managing portfolio of clients and building candidate pipelines (from graduates to executive management) Implementing an innovative approach for effective sourcing of candidates – I researched and delivered training for internal staff (colleagues) to help them to work with different IT professional platforms for sourcing candidates (GitHub, Stackoverflow…) EDUCATION Psychology, Graduation Year (2019) Masaryk University, Brno • • • Graduated with distinction (top 6% students of the program) Thesis: “Statistical analysis of High Performance Teams survey™ and a comparison of cultural differences” – in collaboration with the Australian Consulting firm “Steople” Awarded a Merit Scholarship Master of Organisational Psychology (2017/2018) Deakin University, Melbourne • • Bilateral Exchange program Coursework: Organisational Development & Change management, Leadership Development & Coaching, Organisational Intervention Strategies, etc. – 2 years coursework completed in 1 year (68 ECTS) EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Project SPOLU – Workshop Leader at Psychiatric Clinic Černovice, CR (Training of Cognitive Skills) Volunteer Assistant - Aged Care Centre “Kociánka” Career Counselling Volunteer - Primary school ZŠ Křídlovická, Brno Volunteer Assistant - Special Developmental School Ibsenova • Various volunteering roles to help local communities in Brno (CZ) ADDITIONAL SKILLS Accreditations: • MLQplus Leadership Questionnaire Certificate; STRONG Interest Inventory Certification Program, Coaching Program Level 1 Languages: • Slovak (native), English (fluent), German (basic) Other skills: • Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel); Working knowledge of statistical programs (AMOS, SPSS, R, NVivo); Basic of programming language (Python)