The career engine

What we offer


CAREER COACHING: 

What Next?

A confidential conversation on achieving the next steps in your career. 

Discussion around where you have been most successful, what has made you successful and what you'd like to do next

Thinking about logical next steps and what would make sense from an industry, functional and leadership perspective

  • How to approach finding your next  role

  • How long should you allot to finding your next  role

  • Tips, techniques and advice on how to expedite your career search


CV ANALYSIS:

CRITIQUE AND BRAINSTORM

45 minute or 60 minute discussion for leaders and execs on how to optimise your CV for success

1. Analysis and Critique:

  • Is your CV currently serving the purpose you need it to?

  • Instead, would a short executive bio suffice?

  • Does your current CV reflect what you really enjoy doing?

  • Is the format inviting?

  • How well does it use white space?

  • Could your CV represent you as a standalone document, or does it require verbal explanation?

  • Does your career show linear career progression?

  • How can we make your CV and linkedin profile more coherent?

  • Can we tell "your story" better?


CV TRANSFORMATION

  • How to optimise your CV for AI screening and other ATS tools (even as an Exec)

  • How many CV versions do you need?

  • Should your re-write your CV for each role you are interviewing for?

  • Should you have a profile section?

  • What is the current thinking on Covering Letters?

  • Moving from a major corporate to a start-up?   

  • How best to position your CV

  • How can you underline your "scrappiness" when you were previously managing over 500 employees?

  • How to cover off time away from your career and other CV gaps

3.  A bullet pointed summary of the points discussed, plus potential further CV pointers will be presented to you by email within 3 working days of the discussion

Please note:

Here at The Career Engine we passionately believe that a CV written by the individual it concerns is more congruent, more authentic and therefore more impactful.


BUILDING YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE

~ Optimising your shop window

How and why a compelling LinkedIn profile is your closest ally in the race for your next executive leadership position

Understanding the importance of linkedin - why it matters even at Executive level

  1. Analysis and Critique of current linkedin profile

  2. Optimising for ATS and AI Screening Tools - even at Exec level

  3. Should I use AI to help me write my profile?  (sneak preview: yes AND no!)

  4. How to use LinkedIn for networking and career advancement
The Career Engine