Case Study

Sales Director finds position through targeting the unadvertised job market

Mike was a Sales Director in his late forties who had been made redundant and was very unsure of his next steps and what direction he wanted his career to go in. He knew what he didn’t want to do but didn’t really know how his skills and knowledge could get him into a role he did want to do.

We helped Mike think in depth and rationally about what his core skills were and how he could market himself to find roles that he would enjoy. We gave him a much clearer understanding of the types of roles he should look at and also, as importantly, the ones he should avoid. Mike said that the mix of advice, structured profiling and support was invaluable and he benefited greatly from the thoughtful and advisory style that we were able to give. Mike also discovered a lot about himself and his abilities through the sessions.

Mike has since landed a new role which came from a completely speculative approach to a company he identified as one that he would like to work for and that he has now started. When we contacted him he said that he was really looking forward to starting and was extremely grateful to us for our help in achieving this.