Career management case study - career consultant support for Paul

The circumstances

Redundancy hit Paul just a week after he had celebrated his 50th birthday. He had spent the previous 10 years as Production Director of a large manufacturer. The parent company had sold the subsidiary company to a competitor that did not wish to retain the incumbent management team. Paul decided to engage the services of Appleby Associates and worked with one of our professional career consultants.

The issues

He hadn't conducted a job search for more than 23 years because his last three moves had all been initiated by headhunters
He had reached 50 but was far from ready for the scrap heap
And he was in a state of shock over his sudden redundancy

The outcome

An Appleby Associates career consultant first helped Paul come to terms with redundancy and see it as an opportunity to take stock. After exploring a number of options that fitted with his skill set and interests, his career consultant helped guide him through the unadvertised job market. A short while later he took up the position of Operations Director with a 5% equity stake at a smaller manufacturing company.

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