Struggling to explain what you bring? Let’s fix that.
Clear strengths. Strong CV. Confident interviews.
Career Ignition helps you understand your strengths, turn them into clear, practical examples, and communicate them with confidence in your CV, LinkedIn profile, and interviews.
Who Career Ignition Work With
Career Ignition supports people at important turning points in their careers - whether you’re just starting out or considering a change in direction.
Students/Recent Graduates
You’re preparing to start working and want clarity, confidence and strong employability foundations.
You might be thinking:
“I’m not sure how my degree connects to real career options.”
“My CV sounds generic.”
“I’m not confident in interviews.”
You’re looking for:
Clear understanding of your strengths.
A focused CV and LinkedIn profile.
Interview confidence.
Early Career Professionals
You’re in your first role, changing direction or want to strengthen confidence and performance.
You might be thinking:
“I don’t want to invest years in the wrong direction.”
“I’ve grown quickly, but I’m not sure this path suits me.”
“My CV doesn’t reflect who I’m becoming.”
You’re looking for:
Clearer direction and confidence rooted in your strengths.
Language to reposition yourself confidently.
A structured plan for your next move.
Mid-Career Professionals
You’ve built experience and credibility and now you’re reassessing what comes next.
You might be thinking:
“I’m plateaued or stagnating.”
“I’m disengaged or burnt-out.”
“I’ve been made redundant.”
“What do I do after my career break.”
You’re looking for:
A clearer professional identity.
A narrative that reflects who you are now.
Strategic transition planning.
Confidence and resilience for the next chapter.
How Career Ignition works
Career Ignition has a simple, flexible framework. Discover is the starting point for every client
Once that foundation is in place, we decide together what comes next, shaping a route that fits your goals.
Discover
Understand your core strengths and how they show up in real professional situations.
Apply
Turn your strengths into clear, employer-relevant language across your CV, LinkedIn, and professional narrative.
Showcase
Practise communicating your value through structured examples and confident interview performance.
Launch
Put a focused 90-day plan into action with accountability and measurable progress.
Built on the CliftonStrengths® assessment and delivered by a Gallup Certified Coach, Career Ignition gives you a simple, structured way to move from uncertainty to clarity, and from clarity to confident career action.
Want to see how each stage works in practice? You can explore the full programme details here.
What to Expect from Career Ignition
Every journey begins with Discover
This stage creates the foundation. You identify your strengths, understand how they show up in real situations, and develop language to describe your value clearly.
Wherever you are right now, Career Ignition helps you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Once clarity is in place, we decide what would be most helpful next.
Some people want to strengthen their CV and professional positioning.
Others want to prepare for interviews.
Some need structure and accountability over a longer period.
The focus adapts to you.
Whether you are:
A student
A recent graduate
Early in your career
Considering a change
You always know what you are working on and why.
There is no pressure to move through every stage.
Some people complete Discover and feel clear enough to move forward independently.
Others prefer continued structured support.
We decide that together.
What You Can Expect
Throughout the process, you can expect:
Calm, focused conversations
Clear structure
Practical outputs
Honest, constructive feedback
Defined next steps
What makes Career Ignition different?
Most career support programmes focus on fixing weaknesses or perfecting documents. Career Ignition starts earlier by understanding how you naturally think, work, and contribute.
Career Ignition delivers:
Clear language to describe your strengths and value.
CVs and profiles that reflect you, not templates.
Structured interview examples you can rely on.
Confidence in professional conversations.
Direction and momentum, not guesswork.
Career Ignition is not:
A quick fix or overnight solution.
Generic advice built from templates.
Surface-level CV editing.
Motivational coaching without structure.
Someone telling you what you “should” do.
What clients say
Previously, I didn't know how to effectively talk about my experience, often leading to long-winded monologues in interviews. This process has helped me identify my strengths and translate them into clear, compelling examples of the value I can bring to employers.
Rhys - Neuroscience Graduate
I was struggling with showcasing my skills within my CV and during interviews. The sessions helped me create an organised list of my strengths and taught me how to tailor them to specific job requirements. This clarity has streamlined my application process and helped my confidence in interviews.
Sam - Energy and Sustainability Engineer
Alan created a really supportive and insightful space that helped me better understand what I naturally do well, and how those strengths have shaped my career so far. With his guidance, I was able to articulate my experience much more clearly and confidently, which made a huge difference to my CV and job applications.
Richard - Senior Business Analyst
Not sure where to start with Career Ignition?
A quick conversation can help us figure out what support makes sense for you