Changing careers
Work out which skills travel, which gaps matter and which roles are worth testing before you leave the job you have.
Sessions from$120
Your next move, planned one step at a time
One to one coaching for people changing careers, preparing for interviews or rewriting a CV that undersells them. Sessions run by video or in a quiet room in town. Nobody can promise you a job or a salary; Leona helps you walk in prepared.
60 minsessions, by video or in person
20 minintroductory call at no charge
1 dayto answer each session request
- Career change
- Interview practice
- CVs and cover letters
- Evening and Saturday sessions
Where coaching helps most
Most people arrive with one of these questions. Sessions mix honest conversation with practical homework, and each one ends with a next step written down.
Interview practice
Mock interviews for panels, video calls and competency questions, with notes on every answer and a recording if you want one.
Practice from$120
CVs and cover letters
A rewrite that leads with evidence, suits the conventions of the country you are applying in and reads well on a phone.
Rewrites from$240
Professional profiles
Your online profile and networking messages rewritten to match the CV, so anyone checking sees one consistent story.
Profiles from$140
Returning to work
Coaching after a break for caring, illness, study or travel, including a calm way to explain the gap.
Sessions from$120
Promotion and pay talks
Preparation for a promotion case or a pay conversation: the evidence, the words and your answer if the reply is no.
Sessions from$120
Coaching is not recruitment: Leona does not place people in jobs and takes no fees from employers.
Sessions and packages
Book one session to test the fit, or a package when the work will clearly take a few weeks. Every price includes written notes after each session.
Single session
each$120
- Any one topic, from CVs to career change
- Written notes and a next step
- Recording on request
Career change package
from$540
- Skills and values mapped from real examples
- Three target roles researched together
- CV rewritten for the new field
- Interview practice before applications go out
Interview sprint
from$330
- Questions drawn from the job advert
- Panel and video interview practice
- Notes on every answer
- A short call the day before
Packages are paid in two parts, at the first session and at the third. A session moved a full day ahead simply shifts to a new slot; one moved later than that is still charged.
How coaching with Leona works
Four steps from the first conversation to the interview itself, at a pace that fits around the job you already have.
Introductory call
Twenty minutes at no charge to talk about where you are and whether coaching is the right kind of help.
Request a time
Choose a session or package, a day and a time. Leona confirms it, offers another slot or says honestly if it is not the right fit.
Work the sessions
Each session ends with notes and one task, so progress happens between meetings as well as in them.
Check in after
A short call after an interview or a big decision, to talk through what happened and plan the next step.
Changing careers without starting again at zero
Most people changing careers have more to offer the new field than they think, and less idea how to say it. Sessions start with what you have actually done, not with job titles, and translate it into the language of the roles you want.
Before anyone resigns, Leona suggests small tests: a conversation with someone in the field, a short course or a project on the side. A career change is a big decision, and it deserves evidence before it gets a leaving date.
- Skills drawn from real examples
- Target roles tested before you commit
- A plan that fits around your current job
- Honest advice when the timing is wrong
What a CV rewrite covers
A CV that works in one country can look wrong in another. Length, photos and personal details follow different customs, so each rewrite suits the place you are applying.
| Part | What changes | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Opening lines | A short summary of what you do and what you want next | Readers decide in seconds whether to keep going |
| Experience | Duties rewritten as results, with numbers only where they are true | Evidence persuades where lists of duties do not |
| Skills | Grouped around the role you want, not the job you had | It shows the fit with a new field |
| Layout | Clean headings that screening software and people can both read | Some employers sort applications with software first |
| Cover letter | A one page letter for each application you care about | It answers the question the CV cannot |
The room, the screen and the practice table
Where sessions happen, in person above the bookshop or by video from wherever you are.
From people who have sat in the other chair (example reviews)
The mock interviews were harder than the real one, which was the point. The notes after each session were short and useful.
Five sessions did not hand over a new career, and Leona never claimed they would. They produced a clear plan, a rewritten CV and two conversations with people already in the field.
Explaining a three year break used to feel awkward. After two sessions it had become one calm sentence.
Things people ask before booking
Can you guarantee a job or a pay rise?
No. Hiring and pay decisions rest with employers and depend on the market, the field and many things outside anyone's control. Coaching helps you prepare well and decide clearly, which is all an honest coach can offer.
Are you a recruiter?
No. Leona does not place candidates, takes no fees from employers and has no reason to steer you towards any company.
Is coaching the same as counselling?
No. Coaching looks forward at work decisions and is not therapy. If work stress is affecting your health, please talk to a doctor or a qualified counsellor; if anyone is in danger, ring your local emergency number straight away.
Do video sessions work as well?
For most people, yes. Practising by video is useful in itself, since many first interviews now happen on a screen.
Can you help with jobs in another country?
Yes, by video. CV conventions, working rights and employment rules vary by country, so for visas or contracts Leona points you to an official source or a qualified adviser.
What if plans change before a session?
Give a day's notice and the session moves to another slot without charge. Shorter notice means the session is paid for, unless an emergency got in the way.
Request a session
Pick a session, a day and a time that suit you. Leona answers within one working day to confirm, offer another slot or suggest starting with the introductory call.
- Nothing is booked until Leona confirms
- Payment is arranged directly once confirmed
- Evening and Saturday times available
Find the coaching room
Phone on weekdays, or email any time and Leona answers within a working day.
Reach Leona
A coaching room above a bookshop in the town centre, with video sessions anywhere
Session hours
| Monday to Thursday | 08:00 to 20:00 |
| Friday | 08:00 to 14:00 |
| Saturday | Video sessions, 09:00 to 12:00 |
Not sure coaching fits?
Book the twenty minute introductory call. If coaching is not the right help, Leona will say so and suggest what might be.
Book the introductory call