Helen Ostermann
M.Sc. in Business Psychology; studied in Bochum with a focus on Organisational Psychology. Certified trainer and business coach. Core areas of expertise: management diagnostics and leadership development. Most recently worked as a project manager in a consultancy focused on these areas. Independent consultant and trainer since 2016.
Professional Career
Since 2016
CORNELIA TANZER – ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, Cologne
Consultant
Since 2016
Independent Consultant and Trainer
2015 – 2016
Obermann Consulting GmbH, Cologne
Project Leader
2014 – 2015
Obermann Consulting GmbH, Cologne
Consultant
2011 – 2014
Workgroup for Competence and HR Development, Faculty of Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum
Student Research Assistant
2010 – 2011
Institute for Management and Organisation (IMO) GmbH, Bochum
Project Assistant
2008 – 2014
Schwäbisch Hall Training GmbH, Schwäbisch Hall
Project Assistant and Freelance Associate in Aptitude Diagnostics
Project Experience
- Individual assessments / management audits to support staffing decisions and assess development potential
- Group assessment / development centres for (emerging) leaders, including analysis and derivation of development measures
- Conducting development interviews following potential or staffing assessments, including the definition of individual development actions
- Designing assessment and development centre procedures
- Developing company-wide competency models based on detailed job analysis
- Designing and implementing recruitment and selection processes for large applicant volumes
- Designing and delivering leadership trainings (e.g. employee management, leading through change, AC moderation and interview techniques)
- Designing and facilitating team development initiatives
Academic Education / Further Education
- Master of Science in Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum – Focus: Organisational Psychology
- Bachelor of Science in Business Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum – Focus: Work and Organisational Psychology
- Train-the-Trainer Certification (Ruhr University Bochum)
- Certified Business Coach (Academy of Ruhr University Bochum)
- Currently: In training as a Psychological Psychotherapist (Behavioural Therapy), APP Cologne
