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.

Co-authored by Ross Mengel & Alexa Stafford, this article shares insights on how to support everyone involved and affected by workforce restructuring in an organisation, including managers and colleagues remaining behind.