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Life Transition, Purpose & New Beginnings

Smart Career Horizons

Rediscover · Design · Enjoy

For people approaching retirement, closing a career cycle or wanting to take a break from their career. Rediscover your identity and purpose, and design new personal, social and life horizons.

Smart Career Horizons is an online retirement transition and new-life-stage program with 12 modules over about 12 weeks, for senior professionals worldwide, in English and Spanish, with a certified coach.

Suggested duration
12 weeks
Modules
12
Total time
≈ 49 h
Format
Online, at your pace
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Who is it for?

People approaching retirement, closing a career cycle or wanting to take a break, who want to design a new stage with purpose, projects and wellbeing.

What you'll take away

A clear vision of your new stage, your career and legacy valued, personal, social or professional projects under way and a plan built around wellbeing.

Why choose Smart Career Horizons

How each module works

Each module combines reflection, guided practice and a concrete action plan, with progress tracking and the support of a coach if you choose one. The full methodology is shared when you start the program.

Video sessions with your coach, inside the platform

On plans with a coach, sessions happen by video call without leaving Smart Career System. While you talk with your coach, your modules, exercises, resume and action plan stay in view so you can work on them together in real time.

  • Nothing to install: it works in the browser, on desktop or mobile.
  • Video and content side by side: you move your exercises forward during the session.
  • A private room per session: only you and your coach. Not recorded.

Your search in 8 stages

An effective search doesn't start by sending résumés: it moves through stages. This is how this program's topics are organized.

  1. 1

    Self-awareness and diagnosis

    Strengths, motivations, competencies and aspirations.

    • · Your Starting Point: Self-Awareness
    • · Your journey and your legacy
  2. 2

    Professional goal

    Roles, industries and work modes you're looking for.

    • · Your identity beyond the job title: strengths, know-how and achievements
  3. 3

    Market analysis

    Demand, trends and in-demand profiles.

    • · Trends and opportunities for a new stage
    • · AI and digital tools for your new stage
  4. 4

    Value proposition

    A results-focused professional message.

    • · Design your projects: mentoring, volunteering or ventures
    • · Holistic preparation for your new stage
  5. 5

    Resume, LinkedIn and digital presence

    Tailored to the opportunities you're after.

    • · Communicating your new stage
    • · LinkedIn and a professional presence built on experience
  6. 6

    Networking and outreach

    Relationships with key people and companies.

    • · Support network and community
  7. 7

    Applications, interviews and offers

    Prioritize opportunities and prepare with evidence.

  8. 8

    Tracking and improvement

    Measure indicators and adjust your strategy.

    • · Your action plan and follow-up
    • · Design and enjoy your new stage

The program's 12 modules

Organized by the Discover · Prepare · Connect · Grow method. Open each module to see its topics and activities.

Discover

1Your Starting Point: Self-AwarenessUnderstand how your mind learns, interprets and responds to change, through neuroscience and the Ontology of Language. Explore your identity, your beliefs about age and the opportunities of a new stage.
2Your journey and your legacyGo through your life and work story with a lifeline to recognize the lessons, strengths, values and themes that give coherence to your journey. From there, explore ways of leaving a mark and write a first version of the legacy you want to share in your new stage: with your family, your community or new generations.
3Your identity beyond the job title: strengths, know-how and achievementsSeparate who you are from what you did. Recognize how your identity rested on roles, take stock of your strengths, your explicit and tacit know-how, your achievements and the people you helped grow, and choose what you want to keep using in this new stage.
4Trends and opportunities for a new stageExplore how longer lives and multi-stage careers open new ways to contribute: bridge jobs, part-time work, consulting and advisory roles, boards, teaching, mentoring, the social economy and volunteering. Get a general view of the longevity economy, the value of intergenerational teams, how to recognize and counter ageism and how to choose reliable sources. You will use the "Occupation explorer" and a "Personal SWOT" to connect the context with your strengths and choose paths to research.

Prepare

8AI and digital tools for your new stageLearn to use generative AI and simple digital tools wisely for what matters to you in this stage: learning, getting organized, communicating, looking after your professional presence and finding communities and projects. You will write your first prompt with a real goal, learn to verify and protect your privacy against scams, recognize how you learn best and put together a short, realistic use plan.
10Holistic preparation for your new stagePrepare for your new stage as a whole: finances, health, time and relationships. Assess where you stand in each area, design a typical week, identify what to discuss with specialists (without sharing figures) and choose one priority with a concrete plan. This is not financial, legal or medical advice: it helps you arrive better prepared for those conversations.

Connect

5Communicating your new stageWhen your working life changes, the people around you need to understand it, and you need words to tell it. In this module you prepare how to communicate your transition or retirement to your family, colleagues, organization and network; you write a short narrative of your new stage; you rehearse your answer to "so what do you do now?"; you practice assertive communication, boundaries and listening; you explore intergenerational conversations and learn to present what you offer as a mentor, advisor or volunteer. LinkedIn and your digital presence come in module 6.
6LinkedIn and a professional presence built on experienceUpdate your LinkedIn profile for your new stage: a headline and About section that say what you offer today, your experience presented as contribution and a Featured section with evidence. Learn to share your know-how, become visible as a mentor, advisor or volunteer, look after your privacy and digital safety and keep a realistic posting rhythm. You will use the "LinkedIn Social Selling Index" as a reference and a "Personal brand audit" to review your consistency.
7Support network and communityNurture and expand your personal, professional and community ties for your new stage. You will draw your network map across four areas, recognize what you bring to a community, learn to reconnect and request conversations without awkwardness, and choose concrete spaces —associations, mentoring, volunteering, learning groups— where you can give and receive support, knowledge and companionship.

Grow

9Design your projects: mentoring, volunteering or venturesTurn your ideas into projects that give meaning to your new stage: mentoring, volunteering, teaching, advising, a small venture or creative and community projects. You will sort your options by impact and energy, discover your best contribution through appreciative inquiry, write your proposal in one sentence and design a small first experiment to test before you bet.
11Your action plan and follow-upBring together what you worked on in Smart Career Horizons into a personal plan: two or three objectives with observable results, milestones, support and a review rhythm. Prioritize your next steps, do a final review with the GROW model and recognize your biggest achievement in the program, as the basis for designing and enjoying your new stage in module 12.
12Design and enjoy your new stageClose the program by moving from plan to everyday life: prototype several versions of your new stage with small tests, design a balanced weekly rhythm, care for meaning and enjoyment, create a transition ritual, stay connected with others, decide when you'll revisit your plan and celebrate the journey.

Enrollment

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Digital

$69 USD

All modules, tools and guides at your own pace, with a progress report. No coach sessions.

Self-paced, no coach · 150 days of access

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1:1 Guidance

$490 USD

Everything in Digital + an assigned coach who reviews your reports and 1:1 sessions at key milestones.

5 sessions × 60 min · 150 days of access

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Premium

$890 USD

Everything in 1:1 Guidance + more sessions, CV and LinkedIn review, mock interview or project plan, and messaging with your coach between sessions.

9 sessions × 60 min · 210 days of access

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FAQ

What is Smart Career Horizons?

Smart Career Horizons is an online career development program with 12 modules over about 12 weeks. Each module combines theory, practice, reflection and weekly tasks, self-paced or with a coach.

Who is Smart Career Horizons for?

It's a program for people worldwide, available in English and Spanish. If you're unsure where to start, the Digital plan is a good first step and you can add a coach later.

How much time do I need?

About one hour per week per module, plus small weekly tasks. The program takes about 12 weeks and access lasts longer to give you room.

Does it include sessions with a coach?

Yes, 1:1 Guidance and Premium plans include one-on-one sessions with coaches from our team. Depending on the module and specialty, a different coach may support you at each stage; all use the same methodology and know your journey. The Digital plan is self-paced.

Is it 100% online? In which language?

Yes, it's 100% online and available in Spanish and English.

When can I start?

Anytime: create your account, complete your sign-up and choose your plan.

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Smart Career Horizons: Retirement & New Career Stage