Career Transition

A Time to Reflect, Plan, And move Forward

JStone Consulting is here to support you during what can be a challenging and in some cases, an unforeseen phase of your career. Career transition can take on a number of forms.

  • Career Coaching - It may be intiated by your desire to change and move in a new direction.

  • Outplacement Support - It may be a redundancy situation.

  • Transitional Coaching - It may be a change in roles or a promotion.

Along with many years as a senior HR manager in New Zealand and overseas, Hamish has worked as a recruiter, a search partner and a provider of Outplacement services, putting him in a strong position to support you.

Hamish will help you decide on where to from here and if it is your desire to continue in the job market, he will work with you to evaluate your career to date, define your current options and develop a plan and next steps. From there, Hamish will work to build the skills and tools you need to effectively compete in the job market.

Hamish’s Approach

Career Coaching

Hamish will work with you to promote deep reflection and self-discovery to help you gain clarity about your strengths, values and aspirations, while also identifying potential barriers and action steps and a career plan.

A Career Plan is a roadmap and may include:

  • Self -Assessment

  • Career Vision and Goals

  • Skills and Knowledge Gap Analysis

  • Development Plan

  • Action Plan and Timeline

Outplacement Services

Hamish will work with you to develop the essential tools and skills you need to approach the job market with confidence.

The approach is tailored based on individual needs but may include:

  • A career plan - as above

  • Interview Coaching

  • A well-constructed elevator pitch

  • Getting ahead of the competition in a competitive market

  • An impressive CV

  • Effective networking

  • Mapping the market

  • Budgeting (with an independent advisor)

Transitional Coaching

For those individuals who need help transitioning to a different or bigger role. Hamish will help you with these critical adjustments:

  • What does success look like?

  • Processing emotional responses - providing space to work through imposter syndrome, or being overwhelmed

  • Navigating the identity shift - from ‘doer’ to ‘leader’

  • Closing the skill gap - identifying what new capabilities are needed

  • Developing a 30-60-90 day plan