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OUR CAREER CHANGE LAUNCH PAD

The world’s longest-running group-based career change course

The Launch Pad is an 8-week experience to help you find direction and get into action with your career change – in a radically different way.

Discover new career paths that truly fit who you are
Create exciting new work opportunities
Follow a proven methodology to find your next career, without risking your finances or your day job

Next course runs from

6 February-3 April

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The difference in my confidence and self belief after just a few short weeks is phenomenal. I am so glad I signed up – it's the best thing I have ever done for myself.

Amy, shifted from IT to Portfolio Career

You’re ready to make a change, but you’re not sure where to start

On the outside, you have a good career. On the inside, you know there’s more to life than this.

You've had enough of waking up and feeling flat about the day ahead. You can't shake the sense that you're in the wrong place, and it's leaving you feeling frustrated and unfulfilled.

You want to create a career that feels good on the inside, rather than just looking good on the outside. You want to do work that feels like “you”.

The Launch Pad is an 8-week immersive experience, delivered online, to give you clarity, confidence and direction

Built on 14 years’ experience of working directly with more than 11,000 career changers, our methodology is based on three pillars – most of which run counter to conventional careers guidance.

Get out of your head and into action

If you're stuck in analysis paralysis, more analysis won't help.

Instead, through our 'lean career change' approach, you'll be making hands-on progress right away.

Through the weekly Missions and Exercises (more on those below), you'll be actively generating new exciting ideas; running iterative experiments to test what works at minimal risk; and, as each action builds on the previous ones, you'll be feeling clearer and more confident every week.

Surround yourself with a supportive community

Nothing slows progress in career change like isolation. If you're feeling lost and alone, this needs to change. Fast.

That's why we surround you with a powerful support team of fellow career changers, coaches and subject matter experts.

You'll tap into their knowledge and expertise, ask questions, share insights and ideas, get help when you're struggling, celebrate your successes, and relax into the knowledge that we've all got your back.

Learn unexpected approaches that work

If conventional career advice worked for career changers, you'd have likely shifted by now.

In the Launch Pad, you'll learn techniques designed specifically for people like you: who don't have 'relevant experience'; who don't have an established network; who don't know exactly where they're going, or how to get there.

You'll finish up armed with a toolkit of approaches and strategies that suit your situation, and that you can use at any time.

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The Launch Pad showed me that career change doesn't have to be scary; it can be exciting, light-hearted, an adventure.

Mat, shifted from Advertising to Own Business

Follow a step-by-step, structured process

Every week, you'll get a carefully designed set of missions and exercises.

Missions

Missions are active tasks that get you engaging with the world outside of your head (think conversations, experiments and challenges). They’ll test your assumptions, open your mind to new possibilities, and get you making step by step, tangible progress toward clarity on your future career.

Exercises

Exercises are reflective tasks that draw out insights, flip perspectives and hone possibilities (think worksheets, creative thought experiments and planners). They’ll help you clarify your thinking, open your mind, and uncover ideas you didn’t know you had.

You’ll move through our three-stage process

01. Discovering
- Learn how to generate new ideas, even when your mind feels like a vacuum.
- Tap into the old dreams and unspoken possibilities you’ve kept hidden for years.
- Challenge the automatic ways of being and behaving that are keeping you stuck.
Finish this stage with an exciting new worldview, a new set of career possibilities + a deep understanding of what you want and what you’re good at.
02. Focusing
- Bring together your ideas in an unconventional way that gives you access to new career options.
- Reveal the hidden clues that have been right in front of you the whole time.
- Articulate what you want and what you bring to the table in an authentic way.
Finish this stage with 3-5 career themes that give you purpose, energy and direction.
03. Testing and Validating
- Test your new career directions to make sure they’re viable, without needing to leave your day job (or take financial risks).
- Build confidence, experience and authority in your chosen career areas.
- Learn to create new work opportunities for yourself, even when there’s no job advertised.
Finish this stage with confidence that you’re on the right track, your first option tested, and a tailored roadmap to move forward.

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I don't think I've ever felt as strong about taking control over my career as I do now. It’s an amazing feeling!

Elaine, shifted from Business Development to Talent Management

Get expert input on your shift

Your Launch Pad leaders will be providing you with expert input, challenge and accountability throughout the eight weeks. And they haven't just made their own successful shifts; they also bring years of experience to share with you from working in large corporates, government, non-profits, international development, social enterprise and entrepreneurship.

Anna

Anna Levy will be your coach

As with many, Anna’s journey to career coaching started with her own experiences of the misery of Monday mornings and being unfulfilled at work.

Discovering London’s buzzing start-up scene inspired her that it was possible to leap off the treadmill and create a work life of wonderment, and she ended up training as a coach to help others do the same.

Anna trained with the Co-Active Training Institute and is also a Careershifters & Firework Advanced Certified Coach.

Louisa

Louisa Taylor will be your coach

Louisa was recognised as a high performer throughout her 17-year corporate career in tax (in a Big 4 accountancy firm and FTSE 100 businesses), and has now happily shifted into career and life coaching (and spending time with her amazing daughter).

She’s also often found on and around the stage, appearing in musical theatre productions and writing content for theatre programmes.

Louisa trained with the Co-Active Training Institute and is also a Careershifters Firework Advanced Certified Coach.

You’ll also be supported by

John Lees

John Lees is one of the UK’s best known career strategists. He's published 15 books on careers and work including the UK best-seller ‘How to Get a Job You Love’ and his latest , ‘Get Ahead in Your New Job’. His books have been translated into Arabic, Georgian, Polish, Japanese and Spanish.

Natasha Stanley

Natasha is the co-creator of the Launch Pad experience and the primary writer at Careershifters. She’s regularly featured in the media, and has helped thousands of people to shift into work they love. Natasha also leads the ICF-accredited Careershifters coach training programmes.

Richard Alderson

Richard is the founder of Careershifters. He's helped thousands of people with their career changes and has been featured in media publications including The Times, the BBC, CNBC, Mashable and Inc Magazine.

Save time and effort with our tools and resources

Move faster and track your progress with our ready-to-use tools and cheat sheets

For each mission and exercise that's part of the course, you'll get an easy-to-download PDF cheat sheet to follow. These are accompanied by checklists, templates and tools for you to complete as you progress on your career change journey.

Use what's worked for others

Why re-invent the wheel? We'll share with you the emails and scripts that have successfully opened doors and generated job offers for our previous participants, so that you can adapt these for your own shift.

Join a community that will help you move faster in your shift

Share ideas, crowd-source solutions to challenges, celebrate successes, and cheer one another on when things get tough. You’re not on your own any more.

Get support and accountability from your coaches and a peer group of like-minded shifters

If you've struggled to make progress on your own up to this point, the Launch Pad is designed to put the ideal team around you. Draw on the expertise of our coaches; know that you'll be supported and held to account by your peers; and take advantage of the wealth of connections that can come from your group.

We'll be here for as long as you need us

Our support doesn't just last for the duration of the course. You’ll become part of our Launch Pad Alumni, which will provide you with a supportive community in a private Facebook group and ongoing support with our quarterly 'Momentum' calls.

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The Launch Pad has helped me to know that I'm not alone; I'm not the only person seeking more fulfilling and rewarding work, and I now feel that I'm part of a real community. This is probably the one thing that has impacted my performance most throughout my journey.

Leanna, currently shifting from Construction to Education

Feel secure with our 2-week money-back guarantee

We've put hundreds of hours into creating the Launch Pad and we stand 100% by the impact we believe it can make on your life. That’s why we’ve included a guarantee. If, within the first two weeks of The Launch Pad, you decide you'd rather not continue, we’ll refund your course fees.

Finish the course with the insights, tools and support you need for this career change – and for future ones

We're not expecting you to change careers in eight weeks (though it has happened). But by the end of your Launch Pad experience, you’ll have:

Clarity on your 3-5 career ‘themes’; broad, defined career directions that fit who you are and what you’re excited by

At least one tangible career idea that you’ve tested in the real world, without risking your finances – and a proven process for testing more

A full skills audit, so you can understand what your skills are and how you can use them in different careers

Confidence on how to express what you’re good at in a way that enhances your chances of securing work in your future chosen field

A LinkedIn profile that positions you in the best possible way for your shift (even if you don't feel you have relevant experience)

A new set of connections in fields that inspire you – and the ability to make new inspiring connections at any time

A support network of bright, motivated, like-minded Launch Pad alumni from around the world

A new mindset about what's possible for you, and how to create, rather than wait, for exciting work opportunities that are right for you

Complimentary ongoing quarterly momentum calls after the course – for as long as you need them

As a result, move faster, de-risk your shift, and feel excited about your career again

Move faster than you can by yourself

De-risk your shift by following a tried and tested approach, doing it with others, and avoiding common mistakes – saving you time, money and stress

Reach three months from now feeling confident, inspired and excited about the future

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I came out with more fulfilling results than I could ever have imagined. I've been trying to do this for over ten years in my own way, but never got anywhere until now – I lacked guidance, structure and support. Launch Pad was revolutionary for me, and I am so much happier!

Chiaki, shifted from Tax to Governance

Our participants come from a diverse range of sectors, work situations and ages

Sectors

Work situations

Age range

This is what participants from our July 2020 Launch Pad reported

8.9 /10

Average satisfaction rating

Would recommend the course to a friend

... and here are stories from our alumni

The Launch Pad shifted my mindset – I wouldn’t have approached my now boss and then taken the chance to move into this job opportunity without the course.

Rosana - From Engineer, Aerospace Industry to startup that teaches and develops games for the elderly

After applying what I learned on the Career Change Launch Pad, I've secured myself the job I wanted in the company I wanted. Never dreamed it would come true!

Nicky - From redundancy to Account Manager

I couldn’t make a change on my own. I needed someone else to help me understand what I was great at, to guide me through the process of transferring my skills to something more meaningful.

TJ - From Banking to Non-Profits

I'm happy for two reasons: firstly, that I actually made a change and have embraced it, and secondly that the change feels right – it's where I am meant to be right now.

Andrea - From Insurance to Data Science

I've taken the plunge to being a freelance writer, and in doing so I feel far more energised and more 'me' than I have done in a really long time - in fact perhaps ever. I'm so happy!

Nina - From HR to Freelance Writing

Incredibly motivating. It changed my perspective and I now work for myself. The Launch Pad helped me be brave enough to make the shift.

Julie - From Senior Lecturer to Consultant, Trainer and Coach

The Launch Pad helped me to gain confidence in myself and let go of self-limiting beliefs. I've now shifted into a portfolio career that makes me happy and fulfilled.

Anne-Cecile - From Consulting to Portfolio Career

The whole experience of learning from Careershifters and getting this job has literally changed my life.

Lee - From Picture Editing to Journalism

I'm now doing a professional qualification at a cooking school. It wasn't a rash decision; I did my homework, added up my financial figures and talked to a lot of people. The Launch Pad gave me the tools to do this. I'm loving what I'm doing.

Judith - From Higher Education to Cookery School

The Launch Pad showed me that career change doesn't have to be scary; it can be exciting, light-hearted, an adventure.

Mat - From Advertising to Freelance

Without the Launch Pad I wouldn’t have been able to create the business I have today; not only did I get the big picture on the jigsaw box, I was able to understand how to fit all the pieces together.

Karen - From Public Services to Own Business

I feel certain I would still be stuck doing my 'day job' if it wasn't for the boot up the **** that the Launch Pad gave me. Thank you!

Lottie - From PR to Nutritional Therapy

The Launch Pad is designed to work around your current commitments

The course is designed to fit around full-time work.

We recommend you dedicate a minimum of 3.5 hours a week to the process.

You’ll have access to the materials for as long as you want after the course.

There are two options for joining

	Launch Pad	Launch Pad Plus
Intensive support and accountability over 8 weeks with our coaches and Launch Pad community Powerful, specialist help with your career change journey from our coaches, mentors and experts, via our online community and weekly group coaching calls
A clear step-by-step process to follow, through 28 video-based trainings Short weekly Missions, Exercises, and How-To videos break everything down step-by-step
Time-saving downloadable cheat sheets / exercises Practical, printable resources, including scripts for connecting with inspiring people, tools for testing your career change ideas, and handy tools for organising your time
Lifetime access to the Launch Pad Revisit the materials and call recordings at any time after the end of the course, and enjoy access to all future updates and improvements
Support for as long as you need it after the course Get access to our ongoing quarterly support calls after the course – for as long as you need them
'How to build a LinkedIn profile that attracts opportunities' course Learn how to highlight your skills, experience and interests without letting your boss know you want to shift, discover LinkedIn strategies for connecting with inspiring people, and maximize your networking potential
3x45min one-on-one coaching calls Personal, focused one-on-one time with our certified career coach, Angie, to tackle your biggest career change challenges
Peace of mind, with unlimited email support Personalized support, advice, and answers to your career change questions from the Launch Pad Team at any time
Personal review of your Linkedin profile and resume Re-brand yourself and make sure you’re presented in the best possible light with the help of our expert team

LAUNCH PAD - EARLY BIRD

$1,495

^$995

(or four instalments of $275)

2-week money-back guarantee

LAUNCH PAD PLUS - EARLY BIRD

$1,995

^$1,495

(or four instalments of $395)

2-week money-back guarantee

Take part at no risk

If, within the first two weeks of The Launch Pad, you decide you'd rather not continue, we’ll refund your participation fee.

Careershifters has featured in

The Times BBC The Guardian Financial Times
Inc CNBC Mashable

Questions?

What are the benefits of Launch Pad Plus?: Our Plus option is for you if you’d like additional, personalised support with your Launch Pad experience. You’ll get private one-on-one time with one of our coaches, extra tailored support via e-mail (in addition to the Facebook group) and a personalized review of your resume and LinkedIn profile.
When will your next intake be?: February 2021.
Do you have something less involved that I can start with?: Yes. Our workshops are short, powerful ways to learn more about what you want from your next career and the steps to take -- and the ideal pre-cursor to our Launch Pad
Any other questions?: See our Help Center or drop us a line at hello@careershifters.org.

Does the Launch Pad work for introverts?: Yes. The course is designed for extroverts and introverts alike. We've taken particular care to craft the Missions and Exercises to work for introverts – both in terms of their effectiveness, and in terms of feeling comfortable and feasible to do.
What's the difference between a mission and an exercise?: Missions are activities you will conduct in the outside world, often involving other people; exercises are reflective exercises you can do at home by yourself.
How many people will be taking part in the Launch Pad?: Each intake is different, but you can expect between 6-12 fellow shifters to be part of your cohort.
What if I'm away or unavailable for part of the course?: Generally, this will be fine. We ask that you commit a minimum of 3.5 hours a week to the process, so if you're unable to complete a week’s Missions and Exercises, you should be able to catch up. All calls will be recorded during the course for you to review at any point, and all the materials will be available to you for as long as you need them afterwards.

The Launch Pad is an 8-week experience to help you find direction and get into action with your career change – in a radically different way.

6 February-3 April

You’re ready to make a change, but you’re not sure where to start

The Launch Pad is an 8-week immersive experience, delivered online, to give you clarity, confidence and direction

Get out of your head and into action

Surround yourself with a supportive community

Learn unexpected approaches that work

Follow a step-by-step, structured process

Missions

Exercises

You’ll move through our three-stage process

01. Discovering

02. Focusing

03. Testing and Validating

Get expert input on your shift

Anna

Anna Levy will be your coach

Louisa

Louisa Taylor will be your coach

John Lees

Natasha Stanley

Richard Alderson

Save time and effort with our tools and resources

Move faster and track your progress with our ready-to-use tools and cheat sheets

Use what's worked for others

Join a community that will help you move faster in your shift

Get support and accountability from your coaches and a peer group of like-minded shifters

We'll be here for as long as you need us

Feel secure with our 2-week money-back guarantee

Feel secure with our 2-week money-back guarantee

Finish the course with the insights, tools and support you need for this career change – and for future ones

As a result, move faster, de-risk your shift, and feel excited about your career again

Move faster than you can by yourself

De-risk your shift by following a tried and tested approach, doing it with others, and avoiding common mistakes – saving you time, money and stress

Reach three months from now feeling confident, inspired and excited about the future

Our participants come from a diverse range of sectors, work situations and ages

This is what participants from our July 2020 Launch Pad reported

... and here are stories from our alumni

The Launch Pad is designed to work around your current commitments

There are two options for joining

LAUNCH PAD - EARLY BIRD

$1,495

$995

LAUNCH PAD PLUS - EARLY BIRD

$1,995

$1,495

Careershifters has featured in

Questions?

^$995

^$1,495