Career Explorer Program

Stop wondering and start plotting, with a research-backed approach to your career evolution.

Whether you’re re‑centering after years in motion or realizing your career no longer feels aligned, many professionals reach a crossroads where curiosity meets responsibility. You might feel drawn to explore what else is possible, but your next move can’t come at the expense of your income or credibility.

For most of the professionals I work with, any transition must protect what they’ve built while creating space for what’s next.

That’s exactly what the Career Explorer Program is built to do. An evidence‑driven process for discovering new career possibilities without putting hard‑won equity, reputation, or financial standing at risk.

This work mirrors the discipline of retained executive search, where I began my own career. In search, researches and recruiters don’t guess. They verify. They test ideas against market data, competencies, and compensation realities to confirm a candidate’s readiness and fit. The Career Explorer Program applies that same standard to you and your next move.

Reflection plays a role, but here, facts, patterns, and proof lead the conversation. Proof, not promise.

Why this program exists

Before LinkedIn, tailoring a résumé for each opportunity was straightforward and private. Today, your story is public and interconnected, making it difficult to rewrite your entire profile for every idea you’re exploring.

Most professionals can’t “pivot in private.” They need a process that balances experimentation with discretion, depth with efficiency. This is that process.

Our work together anchors exploration in real-world factors that determine whether a career change is truly feasible—turning curiosity into clarity, without inviting unnecessary risk.

The work we’ll do together pulls triple duty

• Researching real‑world requirements: Market signals—job descriptions, industry intelligence, compensation data—show the truth of what’s wanted. Together we measure your fit and your readiness.

• Identifying shared themes: We find connective tissue among your possibilities, revealing the skills and achievements you can carry forward across industries and roles.

• Building a narrative that flexes: The results become unified materials—a résumé and LinkedIn profile that stand up to human and algorithmic scrutiny while spanning the range of roles you could genuinely pursue.

This is what exploration looks like at The Redick Group: analytical, grounded, and still personal. For some, the outcome is validation of an existing path. For others, it’s a newly discovered one—but always one tested against fact.

At completion, you’ll have:

• A vetted list of viable directions capable of sustaining your income and authority

• A cohesive brand message that fits across functions and industries

• Concrete deliverables ready for both active and discreet searches

Curiosity doesn’t have to be costly. With the right process, it’s strategic.

Note: The Career Explorer Program includes the same rigor, structure, and strategic storytelling found in the Career Integration Program—but with added time and space to explore new and unconventional possibilities. If you’re still clarifying what you want, this is where we begin.

• Got just one career direction? Check out the Résumé Readiness Package (optimizing job search preparedness for a single role).

• Don’t need this much exploration? Check out the Career Integration Program (integrating 2-3 roles into a single brand).

Step 2 of 3: Review this program in detail

Phase 1 — Career Research, Analysis & Discovery

The first stage is about research and calibration—discovery led by data.

For many clients, it’s the first real audit of their professional lives. We analyze roles through Job Description Analysis (JDA), industry benchmarks, and compensation trends to test feasibility and appetite. Together we confirm which directions are worth pursuing and which would stretch skills, equity, or earning power too thin.

Rather than chasing ideas, we treat every possible role like a retained search assignment—determining market need, transferable competencies, and economic alignment before moving forward.

What these sessions do:

• Define functional and industry variables that influence market value

• Identify skill gaps early while revealing areas of value that might be discounted, overlooked, or unrecognized

• Translate credentials and experience into measurable positioning data

• Surface unknown but viable career targets

• Patterns emerge that turn wandering thought into structured opportunity—the same way a search consultant builds a slate of candidates.

You’ll complete Jared Redick’s Job Description Analysis (JDA) and then participate in:

• Career Research, Analysis & Discovery Session (60 minutes each)

• Career Research, Analysis & Discovery Session (60 minutes each)

• Career Research, Analysis & Discovery Session (60 minutes each)

• Career Research, Analysis & Discovery Session (60 minutes each)

• Career Research, Analysis & Discovery Session (60 minutes each)

Phase 2 — Résumé Writing, Strategy & Interview Prep

Once we’ve settled on a realistic set of roles, directions, and targets, our next step is to bring those insights to life.

Together, we’ll shape a résumé that aligns with your chosen directions while deepening your clarity about what’s next. Each session blends strategic thinking and storytelling; many clients describe it as a form of leadership coaching.

Collaborative decision‑making and writing that doubles as interview prep:

• Résumé Session 1 (60 minutes)

• Résumé Session 2 (60 minutes)

• Résumé Session 3 (60 minutes)

• Résumé Session 4 (60 minutes)

• Résumé Session 5 (60 minutes)

• Résumé Session 6 (60 minutes)

• Résumé Session 7 (60 minutes)

The résumé writing process as discovery

Phase 3 — LinkedIn Profile Development with Strategic Intent

Unlike a résumé, your LinkedIn profile must operate publicly—visible to colleagues, clients, and potential recruiters all at once. Each audience reads it differently.

Our work ensures your profile can sustain all of those perspectives at once—credible, discoverable, and discreet.

For those conducting a stealth search or simply remaining open to the right opportunity, the objective is to seem “happy where you are” while quietly signaling readiness. The process gives you a dual‑purpose presence that works as a business tool today and a search magnet tomorrow.

Together, we’ll develop:

• A coherent narrative that aligns LinkedIn with your résumé and clarifies your professional story.

• Keyword‑rich architecture that aligns with how retained search firms actually source talent.

• An authentic voice that bridges confidence and curiosity—assertive without signaling instability.

Tools & Deliverables:

• “LinkedIn for Business” Questionnaire (pre-writing prep)

• 3 supporting modules covering LinkedIn infrastructure and related decision-making, public-facing copy of your narrative, high-value keyword placement, and much more

Building a credible digital brand with all the right signals and none of the missteps:

• LinkedIn Profile Development with Strategic Intent Session (60 minutes each)

• LinkedIn Profile Development with Strategic Intent Session (60 minutes each)

• LinkedIn Profile Development with Strategic Intent Session (60 minutes each)

Goal: A full Library of Master Documents

It’s not all fun and games. Our lively, challenging, and hopefully fun Zoom-based work sessions will ultimately result in usable materials for your next move. Our bursts of visionary insight and practical grinding-at-the-details will eventually produce a forward-looking Library of Master Documents, which includes:

1. Executive Résumé (for humans and machines)

2. Résumé Addendum (if needed)

3. LinkedIn Overhaul

   1. LinkedIn Module 1 of 3: Principles & Philosophies

   2. LinkedIn Module 2 of 3: Sections, Connections & Technical Tidbits

   3. LinkedIn Module 3 of 3: Public-facing Copy

4. Cover Letter Kit

5. Variable Introductory Paragraphs for Cover Letter

6. Thank You Letter Template

7. Thank You Email Templates

8. References Sheet

9. Salary History Sheet (not necessary in all U.S. states)

Optional add-ons:

Executive / board bios and pitch decks, as well as short-form bios for book jackets, speech introductions, social profiles, and beyond.

Step 3 of 3: Compare all three paths and book a consult

If you’re making the investment, make sure you choose the right path.

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