In today’s job market, many candidates are doing what feels like the right thing - spending hours applying for roles online, tailoring CVs, and clicking “submit” across multiple platforms. And yet, the response is often limited. For many, this creates a frustrating disconnect of high effort, low return. The reality is that while online applications remain part of the process, they are rarely the most effective route to securing meaningful roles.

At DMA Group, one of the most effective tools we continue to integrate into our Career Advancement and Outplacement Programmes is DISC profiling, embedded within a structured, human-centred coaching framework.

In career transition and outplacement work, impact is best measured not by promises made, but by outcomes experienced. One of the most meaningful ways to reflect on the value of outplacement and career coaching support is through the voices of those who have lived the process. One of our recent outplacement participants shared the testimonial below, reflecting on what holistic, practical, and deeply engaged career transition support looks like in practice.