Career transition at the senior level can be both unsettling and liberating.
An executive may suddenly find themselves outside an organization after decades of success. Another may still be employed but recognize that the current chapter has run its course. And sometimes an accomplished professional simply begins asking: Is this what I want to do for the rest of my career?
Those questions deserve more than a hurried job search.
At a Career Crossroads?
Sometimes the most valuable first step is simply having a thoughtful conversation about what comes next.
Transition Before Transaction
Before the résumé, before LinkedIn and often before deciding what job to pursue, we begin with the more important question:
What do you actually want your next chapter to look like?
Together, we examine experience, strengths, interests, values, financial and lifestyle considerations, opportunities and constraints. Then we develop a practical strategy for moving forward.
The career transition process
Clarifying the next professional chapter
Identifying transferable strengths and experience
Developing an executive value proposition
Positioning and personal branding
Résumé and LinkedIn strategy
Networking strategy
Recruiter strategy
Interview preparation
Compensation and negotiation strategy
Evaluating opportunities
Transitioning successfully into the new role
From Journalism to Career 2.0
“I consulted Ash when my career was at a crossroads. I was leaving journalism after about two decades and had no clue what was next. I was overwhelmed and bewildered to a point of inertia. Ash worked a miracle, coaching me to sketch out a Career 2.0 vision that built on my skills and interests.”
Nathan Koppel went on to write: “In six short sessions, I was off and running in corporate comms, a career I continue to enjoy more than a decade later.”
Nathan Koppel
Director of Communications, Vinson & Elkins