Helping you thrive in uncertain times

Surviving The Gap helps people who are out of work, returning after a gap or working out what comes next. We combine human support, practical learning and tools that help people make use of their real experience with confidence.

For Individuals 

Workshops & training

Learn practical techniques to help manage the stresses of job seeking and career change, and organise your job search. Update your digital and remote-working skills, and build everyday habits that boost productivity and employability.

Workshops & training 
Surviving The Gap workshops and training

Reset and rebuild

Lunchtime talks

Reset and Rebuild lunchtime talks explore emotional self-care for people navigating job search, career change, freelance uncertainty, redundancy, or difficult work experiences. Each talk examines a particular emotional situation, providing insights and practical tips and techniques that will enable you to acknowledge, address, and move forward.

Reset and rebuild 
Reset and rebuild lunchtime talks

One-to-one coaching

A supportive place to talk through your specific situation, identify priorities, consider options, and identify next steps.

One-to-one coaching 
Surviving The Gap one-to-one coaching sessions

Surviving The Gap: Career Core

Turn your work experience into a strong, authentic, targeted CV

Surviving The Gap Career Core AI CV builder

Create a single authoritative Core Record of your career, with every fact checked for accuracy and cross-checked for consistency, and to generate from it CVs targeted for specific roles.

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Upcoming events

  • Webinar

    AI for CVs with Integrity

    Monday, 12th October, 2026

    16:00–17:30 (UK time)

    Looking for work is demanding enough without wondering whether AI has quietly made things up on your CV. This 90-minute live workshop is for people who want to use AI as a genuine helper, not a ghostwriter – and who want to stay fully on the right side of integrity. Webinar details.

  • Workshop

    Surviving The Gap: Self Help Tips and Techniques

    Tuesday, 13th October, 2026

    19:00–21:00 (UK time)

    Managing the stresses and emotions of job seeking, and navigating your job search or career change with confidence and purpose. Workshop details.

  • Workshop

    Reset and Rebuild: Why You Feel Stuck

    Wednesday, 14th October, 2026

    13:00–14:00 (UK time)

    An exploration of why prolonged work pressure, uncertainty, redundancy, and job-search stress can leave you feeling stuck. Workshop details.

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