Position Ignition

Position Ignition is a Careers Guidance Service that provides career support, advice and guidance to individuals and organizations. It was set up to provide highly personal career consulting services to individuals similar to those provided to senior businessmen in other professions such as a literary agent, talent agent and a sports agent. Although headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the company is a virtual business without any established offices. The business has created a modern virtual way of working and provides career advice to high level professionals in their homes and in open spaces.[1] Position Ignition is the first UK company to call their career consultants career guides. They currently have 15 career guides working with them.

Position Ignition
IndustryCareers Advisory Services
Founded2009
FoundersSimon North
Nisa Chitakasem
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Websitewww.positionignition.com

History

The business was established in 2009, offering services around the career transition process.[2] Since its launch, the company has acted as a guidance service around areas including career planning, finding a job, getting promotions and choosing appropriate career directions.[3] The career services provided all use a framework developed by co-founder Simon North, and run throughout the businesses main service streams. This 3-stage process has led enabled the business to provide career programmes that guide individuals from where they are through to the point of reaching their goal. In 2011, Position Ignition launched Position Ignition for Organisations, offering consulting and support to employers around working with and the management of employees.[4]

Honours

In July 2010, the global media intelligence provider Cision placed Position Ignition's career blog at No. 9 in its Top 10 UK Career Development Blogs.[5] Later on that month, Cision also featured the blog in its Featured Blog Spotlight.[6] Also in July 2010, the career blog placed at No. 3 Online Degrees' 100 Career Advice Blogs.[7]

Published Articles

Career articles written by Position Ignition co-founders Simon North and Nisa Chitakasem have appeared in The Guardian,[8] Changing Careers Magazine,[9] Director Magazine, ShortList[10] and on iVillage.[11]

Interviews with North have appeared on Simply Business[12] and FT.com.[13] Position Ignition has also featured or been cited on Total Jobs,[14] Management Today,[15] Moneywise,[16] Student Accountant Magazine,[17] The Press and Journal,[18] and in The Sydney Morning Herald.[19]

See also

References
  1. "Virtual Business Awards 2010 – VB Awards 2010 " Position Ignition". Vbawards.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. "Give your career a kick start | What's Good on the Web". Whatsgoodontheweb.co.uk. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. "Live Q&A: Getting out of a career rut | Guardian careers". The Guardian. London. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  4. "Finding new roles for existing staff within your organisation". Hrzone.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. "Top 10 UK Career Development Blogs | Cision United Kingdom". Uk.cision.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  6. "Media Updates – UK – 23rd July 2010 | Cision United Kingdom". Uk.cision.com. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  7. "Top 100 career advice blogs". Onlinedegrees.org. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  8. Simon North. "Walk the line | Guardian Professional". Guardianpublic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  9. "Changing Careers issue 13 new". Changingcareersmagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  10. "How to get a pay rise – Instant Improver – ShortList Magazine". Shortlist.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  11. "High salary or baby? | iVillage UK". Ivillage.co.uk. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  12. "Taking the next step – an interview with Simon North". Simplybusiness.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  13. IFA still stands strong as career choice Archived 28 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, By Simoney Girard, 22 July 2010, FTAdviser.com
  14. "How to find a job in your own backyard". Totaljobs.com. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  15. "Crash Course in: Internal job applications – Leadership, business and management news, tips and features from MT and Management Today magazine". Managementtoday.co.uk. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  16. Last updated: 10 October 2011 (10 October 2011). "Make redundancy work for you". Moneywise. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  17. http://www.positionignition.com/storage/press-article-image/Position%20Ignition%20Career%20Article%20SA%20Magazine.pdf
  18. "Article – Time for a career change?". Press and Journal. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  19. "Is it time to quit your job?". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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