Identify the right opportunities. Fix what’s holding you back. Build a stronger career strategy. Take action.

A Career Development Consultation looks at the whole picture. We work with you on your career direction, the opportunities you should be targeting and anything that may be preventing you from making progress.

You may be looking for your next role, aiming for promotion, trying to move into another department or sector, returning after a career break or considering a completely different direction. Sometimes people come to us thinking they need another job and discover that what they really want is to go freelance, start a business or make a bigger career change. It doesn't matter whether that's inside or outside publishing; we know how to identify your transferable skills and position your experience as an attractive proposition to employers.

This isn't only about fixing what's not working. It's an opportunity to take a proper look at your career, what you've achieved so far and what you could do next — including possibilities you may not yet have considered. We never automatically assume that you want more of the same. Instead, we use established career guidance techniques to get to the heart of your career aspirations.

Where a job search is part of your plan, we’ll look at how you are approaching the market and how effectively you are presenting yourself. That can include your CV, applications and covering letters, personal marketing, LinkedIn and social media, contacts and networking, approaching employers, proactive job-search initiatives and interview performance.

We have helped publishing professionals move between departments and sectors, secure promotions, move from bookselling into publishing, from academic to trade publishing and make career changes both within and outside the industry. Whatever direction you choose, the aim is to identify what needs to happen and turn it into practical action.