What you find rewarding at work
Whose situation would you like to improve, and in what way? How much responsibility would the role give you for those results?
GCAP PIVOT
Think about career possibilities, direction, and where to apply
Explore possibilities. Choose your next direction.
How could your experience create value in a different company or role? Work with experts in business and hiring to explore directions you might not discover on your own.
Discuss your next career stepA BROADER VIEW OF YOUR FUTURE
Look beyond the companies you already know.
You may want to join an international company, find your next opportunity to grow or understand where else your expertise could be valuable. PIVOT is an individual programme that explores these questions through your experience, strengths and the realities of different roles.
Drawing on knowledge of both employers and professionals, GCI suggests companies and roles you may not have considered. Exploring, comparing and testing these options helps you make your own informed choice.
YOUR CAREER MAP
Discover the work your experience could lead to.
These are examples of conversations that expand your career possibilities. We look beyond a description of your experience to examine what you did and why it felt rewarding. From there, we identify possible strengths and explore how they could apply in other roles.
Please select an example of dialogue that interests you.
The questions, answers, and exploration tasks will change depending on the experience you choose.
Selected dialogue example:Solving customers' business issues
What were your responsibilities and what did you find rewarding?
Coach / first question
Please tell us about any experiences you have had in your work that have been particularly rewarding.
Participant / Example response about experience
I clarified what the customer wanted to achieve with the system, aligned the user and technical teams, and supported its use after implementation.
Now let's dig into the experience.
Coach / Further questions
Which stage felt most rewarding: proposing the solution, implementing it or helping the customer use it? What did you personally change at that stage?
Participant / What you did and what you want next
Helping the customer put it into use after implementation. The user and technical teams had different expectations, so I clarified the work they wanted to accomplish and each person’s role. In my next role, I want to stay involved until the customer achieves results, rather than stopping at the sale.
Which strengths could you apply in other roles?
This suggests strengths in understanding customer objectives, connecting people with different expertise and helping them put a solution into use. Together with your interest in customer outcomes, these strengths point towards roles with responsibility beyond implementation.
The basis of experience revealed through dialogue
Clarifying objectives / aligning departments / supporting adoption after implementation
Which directions should you explore, and what should you check next?
Customer success
Leverage experience to support post-implementation usage and customer outcomes.
What to check nextCheck to what extent the role is responsible for retention rates and sales.
Implementation and transformation project leadership
The point of contact is the ability to align objectives and roles between departments.
What to check nextCheck your experience of responsibility for budgets, deadlines and the team or arrangements needed to deliver.
Partner business development
Explore roles that bring several organizations together to deliver value.
What to check nextVerify experience in starting a business and responsibility for profitability.
Don't just suggest options.
In this dialogue,what you find rewarding and what you want to take responsibility for nextbecomes clearer. GCI also suggests companies and roles, using real job openings and dialogue to examine where your experience fits and where there are gaps. This helps you develop new options into choices you can assess for yourself.
CHOOSE WITH YOUR OWN CRITERIA
Turn an appealing role into a choice that fits you.
More options do not necessarily make a decision easier if you are unsure what matters to you. Select the criteria you want to explore and consider the questions that could help with your next decision.
Questions to compare with a potential role
Capabilities you want to develop
What skill do you want to acquire next? We look beyond just the appealing words in the job offer to make sure the role is one where you can actually gain experience.
Don't make a decision based on your wishes alone; compare it with the facts of the job, the responsibilities required, and the conditions.
YOUR EXPLORATION / 8 SESSIONS
Move closer to your next choice with every conversation.
This sample standard-course curriculum has 8 sessions of 60 minutes each. Bring the information and insights you gather between sessions into the next conversation to test and develop your thinking. We adjust the allocation to your questions and progress.
1–2 sessionsEXPLORE
Explore possibilities based on your experience and aspirations.
Examine your past decisions, results and rewarding experiences to identify evidence of your strengths and the conditions that matter to you. Alongside companies and roles you already know, GCI suggests further options.
What to do at this stage
Take stock of your experience, prioritize what matters to you and identify companies and roles to explore.
Decide which strengths to draw on and which directions to explore.
3–5 sessionsVERIFY
Examine the work and the requirements for selection.
Use public job postings to compare responsibilities, required experience and working arrangements. For each option, identify where your experience fits, skills to develop and unanswered questions. Investigate through research and conversations, then review what you learn.
What to do at this stage
We will compare companies and jobs, review decision-making criteria, collect information, and verify hypotheses.
Develop reasons both to pursue an option and to rule it out, rather than relying on its appeal alone.
6–8 sessionsDECIDE & ACT
Choose your next direction and plan how to pursue it.
Compare the information you receive with your wishes and choose your next action, such as applying, exploring additional areas, or gaining the experience you need. Clarify the reasons for your decision and the conditions for review, including the option to remain in your current position.
What to do at this stage
We will flesh out your career direction, preparation tasks, and action plan for your application.
Build criteria that let you revisit your decision independently as new information emerges.
WHAT YOU TAKE WITH YOU
Take your next step for reasons you understand.
Move from repeatedly asking which option is best to comparing options yourself and finding the information you need. Develop a way to assess and act on future career choices.
- Explain your strengths
- Describe in what situations you played what role and demonstrated your strengths.
- Compare companies and roles
- Identify how your experience relates to each company and role, and why you would choose it.
- Identify gaps and unanswered questions
- Distinguish skills you need to develop from questions you still need to answer, then decide what to investigate.
- Choose your next action
- Take your next step by applying, exploring, and gaining experience.
PEOPLE WHO EXPAND YOUR VIEW
See your experience through different professional perspectives.
Experts in management/business, recruitment/career, finance, global talent, etc. will bring their perspectives to consider the next possibilities. We not only ask about your wishes, but also confirm the connection between the skills and experience required for the job.
Some of the coaches who can help you explore your career
Shinichi Ikawa
Career strategy
We will capture your experience from a business/organizational perspective and flesh out your next role and career strategy.
Shun Kiyohara
Career strategy and interview preparation
We connect the hiring company's requirements with the individual's wishes, and organize the desired role and preparation tasks.
Ryuichiro Hanajiri
Management/Finance/Governance
We will explore the value of experience and next options from the practical aspects of management, finance, and governance.
Dan Ring
English interview/career development
Based on our experience in human resources and career development, we will hone your strengths and ways of thinking to convey in English interviews.
These are some of our coaches. We bring together a wider range of expertise to suit your target company, role and preparation needs.
PROGRAM & FEE
Make time to explore possibilities and strengthen your choice.
Expand your career options, organize your decisions, and take action. Depending on the number of sessions, we will expand the range of activities from organizing to searching, comparing, and verifying after starting.
Standard courses offer 4, 6, 8 or 10 sessions. Each time is 60 minutes, and you can choose according to the area you want to organize and the time required for exploration and verification.
Select a session count to view an example curriculum.
CURRICULUM EXAMPLE / 8 SESSIONS
Repeated exploration, comparison, and verification
Don't just think about it, use the information you get from action to narrow down your direction.
What we aim to achieve in this course
Based on the information obtained through exploration, you will be able to explain the direction you want to go in and the reasons for your choice, and then move on to the next action.
- Sessions 1–2
Explore possibilities based on your experience and aspirations
We will organize the basis of your strengths and the conditions you want to value, and expand your hypotheses about the company and job, including suggestions from GCI.
- Sessions 3–5
Examine the role and your criteria for choosing it
Research the scope of responsibility, required experience, and work styles through job openings and dialogue, and bring the information you have together to compare.
- Sessions 6–8
Choose a direction and take action
Choose your next action, whether it's applying, exploring more, or gaining experience. Clarify the reasons for your choice and the conditions for reviewing your decision.
This is an example curriculum. Your current situation, the options you want to explore and what you learn from taking action determine how we tailor the content and allocation of sessions.
After discussing your questions and reviewing the support available, you can decide whether to enrol.
CHOOSING YOUR COURSE
Find the right course through a conversation.
We will ask you what you want to consider, your available time, and your budget, and then suggest the necessary support and number of sessions.
Start with 4 sessions and expand as needed.
Start with a 4-session course. If you want to continue exploring and testing your options, you can upgrade by paying the difference.
If the situation changes, you can cancel the contract midway.
If the selection results or circumstances change, you can cancel your contract midway. Detailed terms and conditions, including payment upon cancellation, will be provided to you before you apply.
Explore multiple companies and roles
Explore several companies and roles before narrowing down your choice. We tailor the curriculum to the options you are weighing and the questions you need to answer.
In a free consultation, we explain each course’s support, scope and application conditions.
Payment is generally made in one instalment. Courses of 8 or more sessions can be paid in up to 2 instalments.
QUESTIONS
Your questions about PIVOT
QI haven't decided whether to change jobs yet. Can I consult with you?
PIVOT is a program for thinking about career possibilities, directions, and places to apply. We will work together to organize how to make use of your experience and what to confirm next, including the option of staying in your current position.
QCan you also suggest companies and job types that I don't know about?
We will ask about your experience, strengths, and hopes, and GCI will also suggest companies and positions that are candidates. Check the connections between the job content and the skills required by using public job postings. Don't limit yourself to options you already know.
QDoes this service include job placement?
At PIVOT, we provide individual coaching to expand your options, create a basis for your decisions, and decide your next action. It does not guarantee specific job placement or employment. We will provide you with a free consultation regarding the support you are seeking and will guide you to the most suitable service.
QWhat kind of diagnoses and reports do you handle?
Assessments and materials cover your direction, experience, strengths, priorities and current readiness. They help clarify how you fit the roles you are considering and what to investigate next. We explain the specific content and sharing arrangements in line with your consultation.
QCan you consider a global job even if you are not confident in English?
The communication required varies depending on the job content. We will compare the direction in which you can make use of your experience and the skills required for the job, and make sure to prepare for the job, including English.
QOnce I’ve chosen an employer, can I move on to employer-specific preparation?
The curriculum can be redesigned in accordance with changes or additions to the direction or application destinations. In addition to Amazon, AWS, and Google, please contact us if you are aiming for other companies or jobs. If adjustments to the number of sessions or fees are necessary, we will check the current terms and conditions and advise you.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Start here, even if you cannot yet put your questions into words.
Please tell us about your current experience, what direction you are interested in, and what you would like to change. During the free consultation, we will organize the issues you need to check first and guide you on how to proceed as you consider your next career path.
Discuss your preparationYou do not need to choose a course before speaking with us.