Career Transition Toolkit

Practical guidance to help you navigate career change with clarity and confidence.

Whether you’re actively looking, quietly exploring options or preparing for a future move, this toolkit brings together clear, grounded advice for mid- to senior-level professionals. It focuses on what actually helps when careers change: positioning, visibility, conversations and relationships.

This toolkit combines four standalone guides that work best together: writing a clear, effective CV; using LinkedIn intelligently when you’re looking for a new role; networking for people who don’t like networking; and understanding how search firms operate and how to engage with them effectively.

Rather than offering generic job‑hunting tips, the guidance is designed to support informed conversations, realistic expectations and confident decision‑making. It’s practical, market‑aware and based on how roles are really found at this stage of a career.

Author: Lucy Goode

Lucy has 25 years in agency leadership roles and has now retrained as a business psychologist and executive coach. Before retraining, Lucy worked as a headhunter specialising in senior agency and marketing roles, giving  her first-hand insight into how senior hires are assessed, positioned and appointed.