Last updated: 21st Jun 2026
Are you actively looking for your next leadership role? Before you speak to another executive recruiter, apply for another leadership role or walk into another interview, get clear on two things.
First, what is your ideal next role? Second, what is your value proposition?
Smart answers to both of these questions will save you months of wasted effort. Get them wrong – and watch one role after another slip by.
1. How To Switch Industries Without Taking A Step Back In Your Career.
The key to a successful industry change? Lead with transferable themes in your background.
But not all moves are possible. Arielle Executive’s Managing Consultant, Philippa Counsell, explains what’s realistic for you, and how to pull it off.
2. The Most Fatal Job Search Mistake Accomplished Leaders Make.
The more accomplished you are, the more career directions you have in front of you.
You’ll be tempted to appear flexible (e.g., “I can do transformation, growth, operations, or turnaround work”) – but that’s one of the most common and expensive mistakes we see.
Philippa explains how executives with complex careers accidentally shoot themselves in the foot by targeting too many directions – and what to do instead.
What is the best way to position yourself when your background is broad or unusually complex?
3. How To Make Executive Recruiters And Employers Notice You.
Your future employer isn’t buying your past activities – they’re buying a promise of future outcomes. Here’s how to sell your background correctly.
Philippa explains what a strong value proposition looks like – and how you can build one.
How Arielle Executive Helps Leaders Get More Interviews And Job Offers.
No senior leader builds a successful career alone.
Arielle Executive helps Australia’s executives remove the roadblocks that make job search harder than it needs to be.
Which of these roadblocks would you like to remove first?
I am applying for executive roles, but not getting traction.
I have a complex career that I don’t know how to sell.
