Executive Career Coaching, Career Change Coaching & Interview Coaching for Professionals
Welcome to Working Career. I’m Diana Dawson, an Accredited Master Coach and Coaching Psychologist with over 20 years of experience helping professionals build successful, confident and fulfilling working lives.
I specialise in:
Career Coaching & Career Counselling
Clarity, direction and confidence for your next step — including career change, career transitions, and finding work that fits your strengths and values.
Interview Coaching
Build confidence, manage nerves and succeed in competency-based interviews, promotions and assessments.
Executive Coaching
Develop your leadership skills, resilience and presence so you can thrive in senior or demanding roles.
Wellbeing & Confidence Coaching
Reduce workplace stress, strengthen resilience and create sustainable, long-term success.
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How Coaching can help you
Feeling stuck or ready for something new? Career change coaching helps you explore options, overcome uncertainty, and confidently move into a career that feels meaningful and rewarding.
Want to feel confident and prepared for your next interview? Whether it’s a competency-based interview, a panel interview, or a high-stakes executive role, I’ll help you overcome nerves, master interview questions, and showcase your strengths with clarity and impact.
Ready to take your leadership to the next level? Executive coaching helps you build confidence, communicate with impact, develop leadership skills, and manage workplace challenges with clarity.
Looking to grow in your current role or plan the next step in your career? Career development coaching helps you identify your strengths, enhance professional skills, and map out a clear path for career growth.
Do you hold back at work because of self-doubt or impostor syndrome? Career Confidence Coaching helps you recognise your strengths, build self-belief, and show up with confidence in meetings, interviews, and everyday work situations.
Feeling stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed at work? Well-being coaching helps you build resilience, manage workplace stress, enhance sleep quality, and restore balance, enabling you to thrive.
Let’s Get Started With Some Free Career Resources
🎄 12 Days of Career Clarity
A festive career reset to help you step into 2026 with confidence
Inspired by the idea of the 12 Days of Christmas, this is my gift to you as we close out the year.
What You’ll Get
✅ Daily clarity tools
Short, practical resources — from reflection prompts to quizzes and templates — you can dip into at your own pace.
✅ Confidence-boosting exercises
Simple ways to reconnect with your strengths, achievements and what makes you feel fulfilled at work.
✅ Career change guidance
Supportive prompts to help you understand what’s no longer working and what you want next.
✅ Mindset resets
Gentle reframes that ease self-doubt, overwhelm and the pressure to “have it all figured out.”
✅ Goal-setting and vision tools
Resources to help you think about 2026 with more clarity — without the rigid pressure of resolutions.
YOUR FREE E-BOOK: Your End-of-Year Review E-Book
Whether you’ve had a challenging year, a mixed one, or you’re simply ready for a fresh start, this free End-of-Year Career Review will help you pause, reflect and reconnect with what matters most in your work and life.
What You’ll Gain
✅ Clarity about your year
Make sense of what worked, what didn’t and why — without judgement or criticism.
✅ A deeper understanding of your values
Spot the patterns, strengths and motivations that shaped your decisions and energy in 2025.
✅ Insight into what needs to change
Identify the habits, boundaries or work situations that no longer support you.
✅ A clearer direction for 2026
Use simple coaching prompts to define what you want more of — and what you’re ready to leave behind.
✅ A reset for your confidence and focus
End the year feeling grounded, intentional and better prepared for whatever comes next.
Get Started with Interview Coaching
YOUR FREE SCORESHEET: Interview Readiness Scoresheet
Preparing for an interview and want to feel confident, clear and fully prepared?
Download this interactive score sheet to quickly assess how ready you are — and what to focus on next.
What’s Inside 💼
A simple, structured readiness checklist
Covering everything from your preparation to your STAR examples.
🎯 A self-rating scale
Identify what you’re strong in and where extra practice will make the biggest difference.
🚀 Practical prompts and coaching tips
Know exactly what to work on before your interview, without overwhelm.
📥 A downloadable, interactive PDF
Clear, actionable insights to help you walk into your next interview with confidence.
Why Work with Me?
Expert Career Coaching to Help You Find Clarity, Confidence and Fulfilment at Work
Work shapes so much of our lives — more than 100,000 hours over a typical career. Yet many people spend longer choosing a house or car than thinking about whether their work truly fits them.
If you’re feeling stuck, uncertain, unfulfilled or ready for a fresh start, career coaching can make all the difference.
I support professionals who are:
exploring a career change or career transition
preparing for an important job interview, assessment or promotion
developing leadership skills through executive coaching
struggling with stress, burnout, wellbeing or confidence at work
If any of this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.
My coaching is tailored, practical and grounded in psychology. I use a blend of career counselling, coaching, psychometric assessments and tools such as the Highlands Ability Battery to help you understand your strengths, motivations and career direction.
As a Cognitive-Behavioural Hypnotherapist, I also offer evidence-based strategies for managing interview nerves, presentation anxiety, workplace stress, insomnia and mindset challenges — giving you the clarity and confidence to perform at your best.
Everyone deserves to feel happy, confident and fulfilled at work. My role is to help you take meaningful steps towards a career and working life that genuinely supports your wellbeing and potential.
About Me – Diana Dawson
Accredited Master Coach | Coaching Psychologist | Career Change Specialist
I’m Diana Dawson, founder of Working Career. I’m an Accredited Master Coach with the Association for Coaching and a Coaching Psychologist with more than 20 years’ experience in:
Career coaching and career change coaching
Executive coaching and leadership development
Interview coaching and preparation
Career counselling and psychometric assessment
Wellbeing at work and resilience coaching
I help mid-career and senior professionals build clarity, confidence and direction — whether they’re changing career, navigating organisational change, preparing for interviews, or wanting to feel more grounded and motivated in their work.
My coaching style is warm, practical and supportive. I combine psychological insight with clear action steps to help you make decisions that feel aligned with who you are and where you want to go.
Outside of coaching, you’ll usually find me outdoors with my horse, Tommy, or training for long-distance open-water swims. These endurance challenges shape my approach: steady, encouraging and focused on building resilience and self-belief.
My mission is simple: to help professionals and organisations create fulfilling, sustainable and meaningful working lives.
Diana Dawson – Executive, Career, Well-being & Interview Coaching UK
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