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Career Strategy · Assessment · Transition

Career clarity.
Development with impact.

I support professionals and leaders, organisations and educational institutions through career transitions, career reviews and targeted development, grounded in 13 years of Executive Search, Hogan Assessments and Positive Psychology.

No recruitment · no placements · no commissions

13 yearsExecutive Search
Hogancertified
CH & onlineZurich · Graubünden

Why it matters

Not every career question needs the next job right away. Sometimes it needs clarity first.

Synergies Consulting combines a decision-maker's perspective from Executive Search with structured assessments and practical transfer. The result is not abstract reflection, but a robust direction and a next step that can be put into action.

Core services

From understanding to deciding.

Available individually or combined into a clearly structured process, personal, well-founded and with tangible outcomes.

01

Career Clarity & Transition

A structured career review, clear decision criteria and a realistic next step, especially when several paths are possible or the current path no longer fits.

  • Strengths, motives and career criteria
  • Evaluate options rather than simply collect them
  • A concrete decision and action plan
02

Hogan Assessment & Development

A well-founded perspective on strengths, potential risks and values, combined with a personal debrief and concrete development priorities.

  • Hogan-based assessment
  • Personal 1:1 debrief
  • Transfer into career and development
03

Positioning & Interview Impact

Communicate your experience clearly, credibly and consistently across your profile, application, online presence and interview.

  • Concise profile and robust proof points
  • A coherent narrative, including difficult topics
  • Interview simulation and feedback

AI & authenticity

Use AI efficiently. Stay unmistakably you.

AI can structure a CV and draft a motivation letter in seconds. What it does not automatically provide is your own voice, credible examples and a personal narrative that also holds up in the interview.

I show people how to use AI with purpose, without making their profile generic, interchangeable or artificial.

Your own voice instead of standardised AI phrasingReal proof points instead of interchangeable claimsConsistency from CV and letter through to the interview

For organisations

Development starts with an honest assessment of where you stand.

For organisations supporting employees through internal mobility, career realignment or a new leadership assignment.

01

Hogan-based assessment with a personal debrief

02

1:1 career-transition and development support

03

Concrete development priorities and a transfer plan

Discuss your needs

For universities & education providers

Career education that translates into practice.

For Career Services, Bachelor's and Master's programmes, as well as CAS/MAS formats. Existing curricula are complemented with practical exercises, templates and visible transfer.

01

Career Clarity Lab

90 minutes · up to approx. 30 participants

Translate strengths, values and career criteria into a clear basis for decision-making.

Outcome: Career Compass + next steps
02

Profile & Storyline

3 hours · up to approx. 24 participants

Translate experience into a concise profile, strong proof points and a credible personal narrative.

Outcome: concise profile + storyline toolkit
03

Interview & Presence

3 hours · up to approx. 18 participants

Structure answers to key questions, use examples convincingly and practise personal impact in interviews.

Outcome: guide + simulation + feedback
04

Career Design Sprint

2 × 3 hours · up to approx. 18 participants

Bring career review, positioning and an implementation plan together in one integrated format.

Outcome: personal Career Action Plan
05

AI & Authentic Applications

90 minutes · up to approx. 30 participants

Use AI effectively for CVs and motivation letters without losing your own voice, real examples or credibility.

Outcome: prompt guide + authenticity check

Optional for Executive and CAS/MAS programmes: individual Hogan Assessments with a personal 1:1 debrief.

Discuss a workshop

For RAV / KIGA / AAM

Additional modules for job-search readiness.

As an extension to existing counselling, I focus on translation and practice: sharpening the profile, building a coherent narrative, practising interview impact and strengthening the implementation routine.

Module 1 · Online 1:1

Profile, clarity & coherent narrative

  • 60-second profile + proof points
  • Narrative covering gaps, changes or a new career direction
  • Refine AI-assisted copy so it remains personal and credible
  • Consistency check across CV, online profile and interview
Module 2 · Online 1:1

Interview transfer

  • Prepare structured answers to six key questions
  • One or two simulations with direct feedback
  • Personal interview guide
Optional · 7 to 10 days later

Follow-up & refinement

  • Reflect on initial practical experience
  • Refine key answers and positioning
  • Prepare for specific interviews

For professionals & leaders

When the next step is not simply “more of the same”.

Perhaps your current role has become too narrow. Perhaps several options are on the table. Or you know exactly what no longer fits, but not yet what should come next.

We first create clarity around criteria, strengths and realistic paths. Only then do we move into positioning, communication and implementation.

Book an informal introduction

How it works

Clearly structured. Individually delivered.

  1. 01

    Introduction

    20 minutes to discuss your goal, timing and mutual fit.

  2. 02

    Clarify the assignment

    Define the format, desired outcome and framework transparently.

  3. 03

    Go deeper

    Assessment, reflection or training. Always focused and practical.

  4. 04

    Secure the transfer

    Translate insights into decisions, language and action.

Simona Cascarano

About me

I know both sides: the person and the decision.

Since 2013, I have worked at the intersection of talent, leadership and career decisions. As a Partner at Stellar Executive Search AG, I understand the perspective of decision-makers and the questions that genuinely matter to people in career transitions.

Through Synergies Consulting, I combine this experience with Hogan Assessments and Positive Psychology. Structured, personal and always focused on translating insight into concrete next steps.

Hogan Advanced certifiedCAS Positive Psychology · University of ZurichZurich · Graubünden · online
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Contact

What would you like to become clearer?

A 20-minute conversation is enough to clarify the goal, suitable format and a possible next step, openly and without obligation.