Susanne Schwarzer
Personality Profiling & Career Design
I am Susanne Schwarzer,
Personality Profiler & Career Coach in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
I combine psychological expertise with tools from LINC (a spin-off of Leuphana University) and BIP® (developed at Ruhr-University Bochum).
These instruments are scientifically robust – no unvalidated “type tests.”
My vision:
a working world where jobs fit people, not the other way around.
My motivation:
I enjoy helping people regain control over their careers –
experiencing joy in a (fitting) job, instead of enduring "survival mode."
A glimpse of my own profiling results:
empathetic, responsible, analytical, conscientious...
All in all, psychology was the perfect fit 😊.
My professional background:
10 years in Toronto, Canada—during which time I started at Lufthansa Americas.
Management trainee program in New York, USA.
19 years in leadership positions within the Lufthansa Group across five continents,
focusing on:
- Customer centricity (quality management)
- Employee centricity (change & communication).
It was a period defined by profound transformation processes, crises (e.g., 9/11),
and the day-to-day reality of working in a major corporation.
I understand the world my clients are leaving, staying in, or actively shaping—without them having to explain to me how that world works.
Competencies
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Psychology based Personality Profiling
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Career Coaching (based on Personality Profiling results)
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Burnout Prevention
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Systemic Business Coaching
incl.
- Short-term coaching concept
- Design Thinking problem solving approach
- Positive Psychology focused on strengths and sustainability
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Intercultural Communication
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Conflict Communication
Training
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M.Sc. Communication & Industrial Psychology
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Personality Profiling - Coach & Trainer Certification, 2022
LINC GmbH
- Certification accredited by ICF-International Coach Federation
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Systemic Business Coaching Certification, 2017
Sieger Consulting
- Program certified by DCV-Deutscher Coaching Verband e.V. and IOBC
International Organization for Business Coaching
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Change Driver - Interdisciplinary Change Consultant, 2016
hs results & Lufthansa Corporate College
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Career Navigator® Licensing, 2015
CoachingUp®
Further courses (selection)
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Stress- and Burnout-Expert
Medical Association North Rhine accredited course
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Self-Management and Burnout Prevention
(distinct from psychotherapy)
Dr. Kienzler Consulting
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Life Concept: Taking Stock | Evaluate | Design
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmitz, TU Darmstadt
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Reconstruction of Personal Development History using the Wheel of Influence (according to Volmer/König)
Sieger Consulting
Principles
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Appreciative systemic coaching principles
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Empathy
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Respect for dignity and self determination
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Outcome openness
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Systemic coaching
is a professional and solution-oriented reflection support.
The coach's job is to create an expanded framework of thought in which the client can clarify his goals and find his solution, or develop alternative courses
of action and increase his options.
Coach and client are partners on equal terms: the coach is an expert in the process, the client is and remains an expert in his own topic and is therefore responsible for the solution.
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Clarity and transparency
of the profiling and coaching process.
I check instruments and methods for -
scientific validity
and therefore do not use "type tests", despite their popularity in many companies.
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Privacy and confidentiality
personality profiling and coaching content is discussed solely between me and the client (regardless of who pays the bill).
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In the event of a presumed
illness
Personality Profiling & Business Coaching are no replacement for psychotherapeutic or medical treatment that may be necessary, but can possibly be useful as a complement.