Who is it for
Every journey begins with a specific trigger — and leads to a concrete decision. Here are eight situations we see every week, and six possible outcomes: find the one that sounds like you.
Starting points
Craving change
Your interest is fading, but no clear project has taken shape yet. The assessment gives that intuition structure, tests it against hard data and turns it into carefully weighed options — before restlessness wears you down.
Career change
The direction is set; what remains is the exact target, the training plan, the funding and the timeline. The assessment documents every choice and secures the transition.
Hitting a ceiling
Responsibilities have stalled — and so has your pay. The assessment gives you an objective view of your skills and your options: move up internally with solid arguments, or leave at the right moment.
Forced transition
When the break is imposed on you, rushing is the biggest risk. The assessment turns a constraint into a starting point: bounce back quickly, but in the right direction.
Returning after a break
Coming back means reclaiming your skills and re-anchoring your value in a market that has moved on. The assessment takes stock of everything you’ve built and sets a new trajectory.
Balance
Workload, meaning, priorities: when work spills over into everything else, it’s better to question the balance before something breaks. The assessment gives you a framework to decide — stay, adjust or leave.
Going independent
The urge to strike out on your own deserves better than a gamble. The assessment tests the strength of your project — skills, market, funding — before you invest time and money.
Second act
After twenty years in the workforce, experience is a powerful lever — provided you know where to apply it. The assessment turns everything you’ve built into a project you choose, not one you endure.
Possible outcomes
Outcome 01
A new role, a broader scope, internal mobility: progress without changing employers, backed by a well-documented case.
Outcome 02
A validated target profession, a training plan with dates, and funding already identified.
Outcome 03
Create or take over a business, on the strength of an evaluated project — not a hunch.
Outcome 04
Close a specific skills gap, or have your experience formally certified through a VAE (validation of prior learning).
Outcome 05
Same profession, different setting: sector, company size, culture or location.
Outcome 06
Confirm your current position, renegotiate your terms, reset your priorities. A fully valid outcome in its own right.
An assessment doesn’t automatically end in a departure: deciding to stay, for reasons you can clearly articulate, is a result every bit as solid as a career change.
The right plan
Guided assessment
The skills assessment as defined by the French Labour Code: regular one-on-one sessions, a regulated framework, eligible for the CPF (France’s personal training account). Recommended for career changes, PTP applications and transitions that involve funding.
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The same method, at your own pace, with three individual video sessions. Recommended for clarifying a desire for change, validating a project or moving forward without waiting on funding.
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