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Executive Coaching for Career Direction and Interviews

Job searching can feel frustratingly difficult, even when you have strong experience and a solid track record. Most of the time it comes down to clarity: what you’re aiming for, and how to present your experience.

You may be aiming for a more senior role, changing sector, returning to work, or trying to stand out in a competitive market. You may know you have valuable experience but still find it difficult to explain it clearly and convincingly in interviews or recruiter conversations.

This Executive Coaching is designed to help you build a clearer career narrative, supported by evidence from your own career history, so you can make better decisions, position yourself more effectively, and perform more strongly throughout your job search.

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What Our Executive Coaching Helps You Do

This is practical, outcomes-focused coaching to help you:

position yourself for stretch roles, sector changes, or a return to work
identify your strongest selling points and how to evidence them
develop an elevator pitch that feels natural and credible
build stronger interview answers and improve confidence under pressure
clarify which roles to target – and which to avoid
shape a job search strategy that is focused and realistic
handle recruiter and headhunter conversations more effectively
reduce uncertainty by replacing guesswork with evidence and preparation

How the Coaching Works

Our Executive Coaching is tailored to your goals but follows a clear structure so you can make progress quickly.

Goal and Direction

We begin with a thorough one-to-one consultation to build a clear picture of where you are now and what you want to achieve. This covers:

current role, career history and progression to date
strengths, achievements and evidence of value
frustrations, recurring patterns and confidence gaps
role preferences and sector interests
future ambitions and practical barriers to progression
moving up a level or changing sector
repositioning after redundancy or a career break
identifying a realistic next step and narrowing your options

Evidence-Led Career Analysis

We review your CV and career history in detail, looking beyond titles to the real substance of the work. This includes:

transferable skills and positioning opportunities
scope – team size, stakeholders, geography, budgets
outcomes – what improved, what changed, measurable results
progression and level of responsibility
commercial, operational, strategic or leadership value
strengths and patterns across your career
underused evidence or experience that may carry more market value than you realise

GP Job Scorecard Framework

You complete a tailored GP Job Scorecard – a proprietary Grieves Pryce framework – to provide structured insight into:

your strengths, preferences and preferred working style
motivators, values and aspirations
the type of roles you are best suited to
perceived skills/experience gaps and how to address them
what you want more of – and less of – in your next move
confidence levels and barriers to progression
long-term direction – not just the next application

Coaching Sessions and Practical Outputs

We focus on the areas that will make the biggest difference, such as:

strengths analysis with supporting evidence from your career history
executive positioning and career narrative
target role analysis, suitability and market fit
barriers, objections and how to overcome them
role targeting, sector options and stepping-stone planning
recruiter messaging and how to handle pushback
interview structure and answer-building
building confidence through stronger evidence and preparation

What You Get From Coaching

Depending on your needs, our Executive Coaching can include:

a clear executive or professional positioning overview
a strengths summary with supporting evidence
target role recommendations with analysis of suitability and credibility
likely barriers and how to overcome them
sector recommendations and market positioning guidance
transferable and marketable skills mapping
interview answer frameworks and practice
messaging for recruiters and headhunters
a 2–3 minute elevator pitch and positioning statement
stepping-stone role options and longer-term career direction
succession-readiness insight for senior clients
professional development recommendations aligned to your goals

Coaching Summary Report (produced after coaching)

Following the executive coaching process, you may also receive a Coaching Summary Report – a comprehensive written, evidence-based narrative that captures:

your strongest positioning
your most marketable skills
recommended role directions
how you can evidence your target roles, skills and sectors
interview messaging and core proof points
suggested development areas and training courses

This becomes a practical reference document you can use throughout your job search – and a visual cue you can refer to when speaking with headhunters and recruiters.

Who It’s For

Our Executive Coaching is ideal if you:

are aiming for a stretch role and want a stronger narrative
want to change sector without sounding like a risk
are returning to work and need confidence and structure
have broad or complex experience that is difficult to summarise
feel pigeonholed by your current title or specialism
feel you are underselling yourself and want stronger language
want a more focused approach to targeting roles and opportunities
are getting interviews but not converting them
are not getting interviews and need clarity on your positioning
are planning a broader leadership or executive move over time

Why It Works

Most professionals already have strong experience. The difficulty is translating that experience into a clear, persuasive and consistent narrative.

Our Executive Coaching helps you do exactly that through structured analysis, evidence-led positioning and practical preparation, so you can communicate your value more clearly and confidently across applications, interviews and recruiter conversations.

I cannot recommend Tracey highly enough. I sought more support in my job search and opted for the Executive Concierge package. Tracey provided expert coaching, possible career avenue guidance, and all of the materials and networking contacts I needed to support my search. This made the daunting task of finding the right role so much easier and resulted in me securing a C-suite position within just two months. Excellent – much more than just a CV writing firm and worth every penny.
Peter T, CTO, London

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this coaching, CV writing, or both?

This page is for coaching. Many clients combine coaching with CV and LinkedIn writing, but coaching can also be done on its own.

Do I need to know my target role already?

No. If you are unsure, the process can help narrow your options and create a realistic plan.

Can you help with interview preparation?

Yes. Interview preparation, answer structure and confidence-building are central to this coaching.

Do you provide a written summary?

Yes. A Coaching Summary will be produced after coaching as a reference document for your job search.

What makes this different from a standard CV review?

This is much broader than a CV review. Rather than only commenting on your CV, we look at your full career history, your strengths, your aspirations, your barriers, your likely market fit, and how you should be positioned for future opportunities. The process is designed to help you understand not only what you have done, but how to present it more convincingly and where it is likely to have the greatest value.

Can this help if I feel boxed in by my current title or specialism?

Yes. Many clients come to coaching because they feel they are being seen too narrowly. We help you look beyond current labels and build a broader, more credible narrative around your experience, strengths and future direction. This is especially valuable if your current title does not reflect your full capability or if you want to move beyond being pigeonholed in one area.

Will it help me understand whether a stretch move is genuinely credible?

Yes. One of the strengths of the coaching is that it looks at role fit properly. Rather than simply suggesting aspirational job titles, we look at where you are already credible, where you may need stronger positioning, where objections might arise, and what kind of route is likely to be most realistic.

Does the coaching cover sectors as well as roles?

Yes. The service looks at both role fit and sector fit. You will gain insight into sectors where your experience already has strong relevance, adjacent sectors where your skills may transfer well, and environments or types of businesses that may suit you best. This is especially useful if you are considering a sector change or want to broaden your options.

Is the coaching personalised or based on a standard template?

The process is structured, but the coaching itself is tailored to the individual. The scorecard and report framework create consistency, but the analysis, recommendations, positioning and final outputs are shaped around your own experience, ambitions, strengths and career direction.

Will I receive a detailed written report?

Yes. The coaching includes a detailed written report tailored to your background, goals and evidence. Depending on your coaching brief, this may include strengths analysis, role recommendations, sector guidance, barriers and how to overcome them, marketable skills, a positioning summary, an elevator pitch, and professional development suggestions. The report is designed to be a practical tool you can use throughout your job search and beyond.

Ready to Clarify Your Next Career Move and Improve Your Interview Performance?

If you want clearer direction, stronger interview messaging and more confidence in your career conversations, our coaching can help.

Get in touch to discuss your goals, the challenges you are facing, and what support would make the biggest difference.

Book a Free Confidential Discussion

Call +44 2081 508 259

No obligation. Strictly confidential. Senior consultants only.

Available Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (GMT). Consultations available via Zoom or Google Meet.