Senior executive
Executive career transitions

The leaders who transition well don't wait to be found.

Careers Expert Group is a boutique transition firm for senior leaders. We position you with the search firms, boards and decision-makers who fill executive roles, often before a role is ever advertised. One coach, start to finish. By consultation only.

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Advising leaders since 2011
30,000+
executive careers advanced globally
40
new clients a month, never more
1 coach
from first conversation to final offer
8 offices
globally
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A two-minute briefing

How executive appointments are actually decided.

Dan Evans, Director of Executive Services, on how senior roles are really filled, and what that means for how you approach your next move.

A boutique firm

Not a CV service. A transition partner.

Senior moves aren't won with a better document. They're won by being known to the right people, positioned the right way, before the opportunity is public. We work with a limited number of senior leaders at a time, and each one is guided by a single Executive Transition Coach from the first conversation to the next appointment.

I

By consultation only

Every engagement begins with a private strategy conversation. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you.

II

One coach, start to finish

Your strategy, documents, LinkedIn and market approach are built by one senior coach who knows your story.

III

A capped client roster

We limit how many leaders we take on each month, so every client has our full attention.

75%
of executive roles are never advertised.
The hidden job market

If it's advertised, you're already playing catch-up.

Most senior roles are filled quietly, through executive search firms, boards and networks. By the time a role reaches a job board, you're one of hundreds of applicants competing for the same seat.

Everything we do is designed to get you into those conversations first: approaching the search firms that fill roles at your level, making sure your LinkedIn appears in their searches and shortlists, and giving you a personal strategy to approach the market before anything is advertised.

How the programme works
Services

Every stage of a senior transition.

Start with the full programme, or bring us in for the part of your move that matters most right now.

Flagship programme

Executive Transition

Our complete programme: your target market, the search firms and companies that matter, your documents and LinkedIn, then six months of us flagging roles before they're advertised, positioning you for each one and making the early approaches with you.

01 Define your target market
02 Identify the recruiters in your space
03 Identify the companies in your space
04 Your transition strategy
05 Executive documents
06 LinkedIn branding
07 Sourcing and outreach

Not ready for the full programme? Start with Executive Profile, Brand or Strategy and add the rest later. Compare programmes.

Documents

Executive CV

A CV that makes your value obvious in the first ten seconds, and applications addressing the position description for public sector roles, written by one coach who knows your story.

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Visibility

Executive LinkedIn Profiles

A profile built to surface when search consultants run their searches, and to hold up when they look closer.

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Strategy

Executive Brand

Define what you're known for and the market where it's worth most: your value proposition, executive bio and networking CV, built before you approach anyone.

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Interviews

Executive Interview Coaching

Prepare for panel, board and search-firm interviews, and negotiate as the preferred candidate.

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Governance

Board and NED Positioning

Position yourself for non-executive and board roles, from your board CV to how you approach chairs and search firms.

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For employers

Executive Outplacement

Discreet, senior-level transition support for leaders leaving your organisation.

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Our approach

How a transition works.

01

A private consultation

A confidential conversation about where you are, where you want to go, and whether we're the right fit.

02

Your strategy

We define your target market, map the search firms and companies that matter, and set your plan of approach.

03

Your positioning

Your executive CV, bio, networking CV and LinkedIn are rebuilt around one clear, consistent story.

04

Into the market

With Executive Transition, six months of us flagging roles before they're advertised, positioning you for each one and making the early approaches to the search firms and decision-makers.

Your coach

Senior coaches. One point of contact.

Every Executive Transition Coach brings at least 10 years' experience guiding senior leaders through their next move.

Katie, Executive Transition Coach

Katie

Executive Transition Coach
Ashleigh, Executive Transition Coach

Ashleigh

Executive Transition Coach
Kerri

Kerri

Executive Transition Coach
Leah

Leah

Executive Transition Coach
Executive starting a new role
Limited places each month

Your next move deserves a strategy.

We take on a limited number of senior leaders at a time. Request a private consultation to see whether we're the right fit.