You want to break into a new role or industry: This is a perfect situation in which to enlist the help and expertise of an advisor. They have knowledge about a large volume of roles, the skills required to break into new and diverse fields, have far-reaching networks and can provide you with the assurance and confidence often demanded by a change in career.

You have been made redundant: Redundancies can affect even the most confident and accomplished candidates, leaving them feeling confused, anxious and unsure about the future. Redundancy rarely reflects incompetence and can in fact have many positive outcomes, including providing the opportunity to study, volunteer or start anew. Career counselling can help you focus on these positives and provide the assurance that you are capable of finding another role you love.

You need a change: Career counselling can give you a fresh perspective on your skills and the jobs they are best suited to, especially if you are feeling stagnant or directionless. Maybe you are in a job where your experience is not being fully utilised? Perhaps your goals have become muddied and unclear? Consultation with a career advisor who has extensive knowledge of the candidate experience and job market can be extremely valuable. They are also a source of objective but customised information that can be difficult to find elsewhere.

You are rebuilding your CV: It is one thing to update and edit your resume for job applications, but it is another thing all together to rebuild and transform it, and a career advisor can definitely assist with this. Drawing on extensive experience and networks, they can provide you with high-level detail on how to tailor and target your resume to specific industries and organisations, even to specific employers. The fresh perspective of a career counsellor may also help you better define and articulate skills you have failed to recognise as worthy of inclusion in your resume, making your resume truly reflective of your unique capabilities and accomplishments.