Our guest this month is Lucia Knight. Lucia is the founder of Midlife Unstuck and describes herself as a mid-life career satisfaction designer. She's also the author of X Change: How to torch your work treadmill. Previously she was a headhunter at Page Executive where she focused on board level positions.

What you will learn:

*How to get the best out of working with search firms

*The biggest mistakes candidates make

*How to prepare for an interview- The Inverted Pyramid model

*How to find your superpowers

*The secrets to a successful career change

Quote:

"The best advice I can give is deliberately play. Deliberately play an experiment with your career every day. And I don't mean throw it, I mean tiny little experiments... Our careers can be dynamic if we choose to experiment and play."

- Lucia Knight

Resources:

Her book: X Change: How to torch your work treadmill

A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink

Connect with Lucia on Linkedin

Her blog on career design - at any age. 

Work with Lucia 

Our guest this month is David Morris. David is Head of Technology and Media Careers at London Business School. For the last 17 years he's been connecting students to the technology and digital world at both startups and multinationals.  He has a really strong network in the London tech scene via VCs, incubators, accelerators, and also the wider technology scene.

What you will learn:

*The value in working at a startup

*The steps for interviewing at a startup or tech company

*How to research for an interview

*Which companies are right for you

*How to stand out

Quote:

"A lot of people get put off working in tech because they believe that to work in tech you need to be a technical wiz …. but actually, the tech industry is open to career switchers. It's open for people who have those transferable skills and knowledge from other sectors." - David Morris