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Four ways to start. One way of working.

Every move is personal and different. I use the same underlying approach every time, adapting the depth and level of support to what you need and how far you want to go.

The Basel Method

One method, built from how hiring actually works.

Everything I do runs on a single method, the Basel Method: a set of frameworks drawn from how hiring decisions are really made, not how the careers industry says they should be. Three pillars, with one constant at the centre.

Be understood

Positioning · Relevance · Trust & Visibility

So the right people instantly see you as the answer to a specific problem.

Reach the right people

Access · Engagement

So you get into the conversations that decide roles early.

Run it well

Execution
So the search has rhythm and momentum, not stop-start guesswork.

At the centre — Mindset & Identity: confidence, clarity, consistency.

Where are you?

Not sure where to start? Start here.

Most people arrive without a clear label for what they need. Read these and see which one sounds like you.

“My story, CV and LinkedIn don’t do me justice.”

→  Clarity

“My priority is traction, a way into the informal market and to articulate myself better once I’m there.”

→  Access

“I’m making a complex, senior move or pivot and want a partner through it.”
→ Executive Counsel
“I have one decision or conversation to get right.”
→ Precision

The Outcomes

In their words.

Clients have used the work in different ways. Securing roles with leading employers. Accessing opportunities before they reached the market. Moving into Director, Senior Director and C-suite positions. Getting back into work after parental breaks and long-term absences. Joining boards, entering venture environments and making career moves that materially changed trajectory, confidence and compensation.

The Detail

Want the full picture?

Each way of working has a short brochure with the detail – what’s included, how it runs and the questions people usually ask. Download the one that fits or bring your questions to a call.

The Next Step

Talk it through.

If you’re thinking about your next move, internal or external, and want to approach it intentionally rather than reactively – let’s talk. If a programme isn’t right, you’ll still leave clearer than you arrived.

FAQs

Common Questions.

How do I know which programme is right for me?

It depends on where the friction is. If your CV isn’t making the phone ring, start with Clarity. If you know the roles worth having aren’t advertised and usually come from networks, consider Access. If the move spans boards, investors and executive teams, or you are looking for the most comprehensive support, it’s Executive Counsel. If one specific conversation or decision is the whole question, or if you’re not sure if we would be a good match, Precision. It’s usually best to talk it over, book a 20-minute call and I’ll tell you what I think — including if the answer is “none of these yet.”

A recruiter is paid by the company to fill a role, not to get you the right one. They do not work for you. Outplacement is built for volume at scale with the veneer of personalisation. They will tell you what to do with your CV, rather than build it for you. A LinkedIn coach usually says “post more”, even if your target audience rarely uses the platform. This work is hyper-personalised to you, and is based on fifteen years inside hiring — so the support is about how panels really decide, not how the internet says they should. 

Yes. A large share of the work is for people who can’t be seen to be looking. Nothing is public, nothing goes near your current employer and the outreach strategy is built specifically to move without being obvious. NDAs are available on request or we can use yours.

That’s often the most valuable place to start. Some of the best outcomes are an internal move, a renegotiation or deciding *not* to move at all. The work begins with defining what you actually want — the search comes after, if it comes at all. It’s happened more than once that a client starts the work, then finds the confidence and clarity to define a new way forward with their current employer.

Less than running a sub-optimal search on your own, which is the real alternative. Each programme is built around the lives of people who don’t have time to waste: focused sessions, clear objectives, nothing performative. The aim is to do this once, properly, and equip you with the instincts and habits to be self-sustaining in every future move you make.