Does any of this sound like you?

  • Your work feels meaningless and pointless and you struggle to get up in the morning to go to work?

  • You feel trapped at work but don't know what else to do?

  • You feel like your talents are wasted. You want to progress in your career but certainly not in the same field you are in now!

  • Maybe you have been made redundant, or you are going through a career transition and see this as an opportunity to change careers?

  • Your work stresses you out, makes you miserable and unwell? You are working all hours, with no time for the things you really want to do?

  • Although you are busy at work you are bored. Work is a constant struggle to be interested and motivated at work

I Get It!

I have been there too!

I am Diana Dawson, Founder of Working Career and I understand what you are going through because ............

I have been there too!

In my early working life, I worked in buying and supply chain management for a large retailer. It just wasn't me! I loved the people that I worked with but I hated the job. Like you, I felt trapped and miserable and didn't know what else I could do? I felt burnt out and my unhappiness at work was affecting the rest of my life too. 

You are reading this, so you, like me, came to the stage when you thought - I must do something about this - I have to take action! There must be something that I enjoy out there!

So I left my job and I explored and tried all sorts of other career paths. Until I realised the problem was the solution - I am fascinated by makes people happy at work. So I retrained to be a career counsellor and coach,  so that I can help you.

What if you could have a happy and fulfilling work life?

For over 20 years I have loved my job and had the privilege of working with people like you to find meaningful work.  

I have developed a 7 Step Career Change Programme so You don’t have to try every job out there until you find your path! 



Find out what you get from The Career Change Programme

- Your ticket to a happy work-life

 

  • Over 7 hours of one to one coaching with Diana Dawson, an Accredited Master Coach, Coaching Psychologist and qualified Career Counsellor       
  • The Highlands Ability Battery and two in-depth reports on your innate abilities and strengths PLUS in-depth feedback on the Highlands Ability Battery
  • Career exercises and quizzes to find your experiences, skills, interests, values, and personality 
  • A Comprehensive 64-page workbook to guide you through the process
  • Access to your own learning portal where you have everything you need
  • A clear 7 Step Process to Make the Right Decision as to Your Next Move
  • Resources to Research and Find Your Next Move
  • Steps to Drive Your Career Forwards with Confidence
  • PLUS Bonus Material to ensure your Career Change goes as smoothly as possible

What will we be doing on the 7 Steps?

Before we begin: 

You will be provided with log on details to your portal where you will find everything you need for the programme including your downloadable Career Workbook.

You will be provided with exercises for our first 90-minute coaching session:

Step 1: Start with Where You are Now and What has Bought You Here

• You will decide on your personal goals for the programme • You will clarify what's going on for you and why you need to change careers  • Then we will take stock of your career and understand your career journey experiences • We will start to explore what really matters to you at work and what gives you the confidence to succeed 

Step 2: Discover What You are  Natural Good at - Your Abilities and How they Benefit You

• Before our next 90-minute coaching session, you will take The Highlands Ability Battery. This is an in-depth assessment, based on 80 years of research, to discover your hard-wired natural talents, your gifts and your abilities (takes 3 hours to complete online) • This will provide you amazing insights as to what comes easily and naturally to you at work: what you naturally excel at and how this relates different types of work • You will find your personal style, how you best learn and the sort of environment you are best suited to • You will receive detailed bespoke reports and get career ideas for careers that suit your unique strengths • Our coaching session will be an in-depth analysis of your innate strengths and how they match to different roles

Have a look at sample reports here: 

Adult Highlands Ability Battery Report

Customised Career Exploration Report

Step 3: Explore What You Love to Do and What Motivates You 

Our next 90-minute coaching session will cover Step 3 and Step 4:

• You will discover your interests and passions • And uncover the skills you have and want to use • You will understand how your personality preferences affect your work and the types of roles you are suited to • You will further clarify your best work environment, where you can thrive • You will take another short assessment to generate more career ideas that suit your preferences

Step 4: Find Your Values 

• As part of this coaching session,  you will clarify your work values and define what is really important to you at work • We will draw together your learning to use a model to determine your work purpose


Step 5: Find Your Purpose and Create a Vision of Your Successful Future Career

• In our next 90-minute coaching session, we cover Step 5 and Step 6 and draw things together and find out what you want your future work-life to look like • We develop your career purpose  statement to help you to make informed career decisions

Step 6: Explore Your Options and Find Your Dream job

• When we meet for our next 90-minute coaching session you will be ready to shortlist and prioritise your career ideas  You will have the resources to explore the different options and be able to make informed decisions about the future you want • You will start to form a strategy about how to take the steps forward

Step 7: Take Your Next Steps to Where You Want to Be

• Our last 60-minute coaching session focusses on your action plan going forward • You will be on your way to a happy, successful and fulfilling work-life. 

Bonus 1: Develop a Career Change Mindset

In this bonus, you will learn how to train your brain to open up to new experiences and to get ready for change. You will learn how to find new aspirations which will fuel your need to change to a happy work-life

Bonus 2: Keep Positive and On Track

I'm not going to lie - Career Change can be hard so I am going to provide you with some resilience tools to keep positive and on track so you will achieve your ideal career path

Bonus 3: Extra Exercises

I am going to give you some more exercises to clarify your Interests and Values - just because I can!


By the end of the Career Change Programme, you will:

  • Have a clear direction for your way forward in your exciting new career

  • A blue print for your future career - what matters to you at work and what you need going forward

  • Greater self-confidence, flowing from greater self-understanding, enhanced belief in your skills and abilities, and knowing what your personality preferences, strengths and abilities are

  • New ideas to develop to maximise your potential; knowledge as to what work environments will make you thrive

  • A clearer vision of your future

  • Improved career decision-making skills

  • An understanding of what motivates you, and of the steps you can take towards your goal

What Our Career Change Clients Say

  • Career Changer from Financial Analyst to UX Designer

    “If you have any doubts about what you currently do, question if you are going down the right career path or just don’t know what you want to do, I’d recommend working with Diana at Working Career. I would (and have!) recommend the programme to anyone considering a career change or who has that creeping feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction with their job.”

  • Career Changer from Lawyer to Human Resources

    “Diana’s programme of coaching and assessment has proven to be invaluable. She guided me through a process of going ‘back to basics’ in terms of drawing out and identifying my motivations, values, ethics, natural abilities and aspirations. Through Diana’s coaching, I was able to identify a new career path that, with her encouragement, I was able to research. As a direct result of Diana’s help, I have now been accepted onto a 2 year MSc to retrain in a completely new field. My area of study is one that I would never have identified for myself without the programme I undertook with Diana – the impact on my personal confidence and hopes for my professional future has been profound.”

  • Career Changer from BBC Producer to Occupational Therapist

    “Working with Diana was an incredibly valuable experience. Diana’s career coaching, allowed me to explore much more than my acquired skills set. Her holistic approach took into account my natural abilities (hardwired from the age of 14!), values, interests and goals, which lead me to re-discover what truly fulfils and inspires me. This insight has given me the confidence, to re-focus in both my work and personal life. Diana’s supportive and enthusiastic nature helped me to determine what was really important to me after losing sight of this over the years. In addition to this, after moving abroad she continues to provide her expertise and support. After helping to re-design my CV and giving lots of great advice, I was offered two jobs within the space of a week! Working with Diana always results in positive action. I cannot recommend her highly enough.”

FAQ

  • Who is this career change programme for?

    If you are a professional individual and feel you are in the wrong career or have been unhappy at work for a while, this is the course for you. You will be open to change and willing to put in the work to make success happen.

  • Is there a specific start date or can I start at any time?

    You may enroll at any time and as soon as you do you’ll have instant access to the course material to get started!

  • Do I have to take this career change programme within a specific time?

    I know life can get busy so you will have access to the full course for one year from the original date of purchase.

  • How long will this career change programme take to complete?

    There are 7 Steps to this programme. Some of the steps take longer than others. The longest is completing The Highlands Ability Battery, which takes over 3 hours to complete online and the feedback is 90 minutes. Other steps only take an hour or so.

  • What if I decide its not the right programme for me?

    If you contact us within 3 business days of your original purchase and have only viewed up to Step 2 of the programme then you will be eligible to receive a refund in full. You can not receive a refund if you have started the Highlands Ability Battery as it can not be "undone" and used by someone else. You’ll find our contact details in the Terms & Conditions link at the bottom of this page.

  • What happens if I want 1-2-1 coaching as part of this course?

    Extra coaching can be included during or at the end of the programmes. Contact Diana