Career Essentials for Professionals Who Want More Than Just another Job
Unlock Hidden Career Opportunities and Stand Out from the Crowd
Our six-month private career coaching programme is designed to help you make the right next move in your career — with greater clarity, confidence and control.
Working directly with James, you'll define what you really want, understand and articulate the value you bring, and develop a practical strategy to position yourself effectively and create the right opportunities.
With one-to-one coaching, ongoing email support and access to our Strategic Career Mastermind, you'll have the guidance and support you need to put that strategy into action.
Invest in Your Future:
A practical strategy for making the right next career move.
Career Essentials combines private coaching with practical strategies designed to help you take greater control of your next career move and position yourself more effectively in the market.
Over six months, we'll work together to clarify what you want, understand the value you bring, identify where that value is most relevant and develop a strategy for creating and pursuing the right opportunities.
The objective isn't simply to help you apply for more jobs. It's to help you approach the market differently — with greater clarity, confidence and purpose.
Define and Communicate Your Value
Understand what really differentiates you beyond your skills, experience and job title.
We'll identify the problems you solve, the outcomes you create and the value you bring — giving you a much stronger foundation for how you position yourself with employers and Hiring Managers.
Access Opportunities Beyond the Advertised Market
You'll also receive access to our Hidden Jobs programme, showing you why many opportunities never reach the advertised market and how you can position yourself directly with the people and organisations that may need what you offer.
You'll learn practical approaches to targeting, messaging, value-led introductions and creating conversations rather than simply waiting for vacancies to appear.
Turn Strategy into Action
Knowing what to do isn't enough. Your private coaching sessions allow us to work through what is actually happening in your job search and adapt the strategy accordingly.
From approaching a target organisation or preparing for an important conversation to positioning yourself for an opportunity or dealing with a setback, we'll work through the issues that matter as they arise.
Trust in Our Expertise
I'm James, and at Careers Matter, I work with experienced professionals to help them take greater control of their career and make the right next move.
With over two decades of experience running a recruitment business, I've seen first-hand how the job market really works — why capable people get overlooked, where opportunities actually come from, and what makes someone stand out.
I use that experience to help you understand the value you bring, position yourself effectively and access opportunities beyond simply applying for advertised jobs.
Together, we'll develop a practical strategy for your next move and I'll coach and support you as you put that strategy into action.
James' personal and down-to-earth approach was exactly what I needed. He combined his extensive recruitment expertise with real-world business experience, making the process both productive and enjoyable.
Working together helped me better reflect my expertise and value, strengthen my professional positioning and increase my visibility. I'm already seeing results, with new opportunities emerging.
David Hunter
Career Essentials – Find the Job You Really Want
Six months of private career coaching to help you make the right next move.
Career Essentials is designed for experienced professionals who want practical, one-to-one support to take greater control of their next career move.
Over six months, we work together to clarify what you want, define and communicate your value, develop the right strategy for taking that value to the market, and support you as you put that strategy into action.
What This Programme Includes
8 × private one-to-one coaching sessions
6 sessions over the first 3 months, giving you concentrated support while we establish your direction, positioning and strategy
2 additional sessions over the remainder of the 6 months, used when they will add most value as you implement the strategy
We focus on the issues that matter to your career and next move, rather than following a rigid coaching schedule
Sessions are not clock-watched and may run longer where useful
Strategic Career Direction & Positioning
Define what you really want from your next move
Understand the value you bring and where that value is most relevant
Position yourself around the problems you solve and outcomes you create
Develop a practical strategy for approaching the right market and opportunities
Hidden Jobs Programme
Full access to our Hidden Jobs programme
Understand why many opportunities never reach the advertised market
Learn how to identify and approach organisations directly
Develop value-led messaging designed to create conversations rather than simply apply for vacancies
6 Months Strategic Career Mastermind Membership
Join our regular live Mastermind sessions throughout your engagement
Continue developing your strategy, thinking and approach alongside other experienced professionals
Ongoing Email Support
You can contact me between coaching sessions when you need guidance on an issue, opportunity or decision
So you don't always have to wait until your next scheduled session to keep moving forward
This is not a fixed curriculum.
We use the six months to work on what you need to make the right next career move — and adapt the strategy as circumstances and opportunities develop.
Investment
£1,500 paid in full
or
£325 per month × 6
Both options provide the complete six-month Career Essentials programme.
Total Confidence Guarantee
If within 14 days you feel Career Essentials is not right for you, you may step away with a full refund.