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The Hidden Job Market

How senior women land their best roles before they're ever advertised. Steal the exact strategy my clients use to attract recruiters, get approached by hiring managers, and land senior roles that are never publicly listed — often without submitting a single application.

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The job market has two levels
Illustration of the visible vs. hidden job market A small visible portion of advertised roles above the waterline, and a much larger hidden portion of roles filled through referrals, headhunters and internal moves below the waterline. ADVERTISED ROLES Job boards & LinkedIn ads waterline Where senior women actually get hired Referrals · Headhunters Internal moves · Warm intros
I secured the first role I wanted and negotiated a 20K pay rise as they knew I was the obvious choice.
Vanessa · VP Customer Success
Why this guide

It's time to stop missing opportunities you don't even know exist

Right now, there are brilliant senior opportunities out there that you'd be exceptional at.

The problem isn't you. It's that the people making hiring decisions don't know you exist yet. And nobody hires someone they've never seen.

Give me 30 minutes and I'll show you exactly how to change that — for good. Together, we'll uncover where you're currently invisible in the hidden job market, what's stopping the right people finding you, and exactly how to become the obvious choice.

People coming to you with opportunities.
Being the first name that comes to mind when the right role opens up.
Decision-makers already rating you before they've even met you.
Being introduced to opportunities you'd never have found on your own.
Being recommended in rooms you're not even in.
Becoming the obvious choice long before a role is ever advertised.

Ready to tap into the hidden job market? Of course you are.

Show me the opportunities
I got two job offers in 8 weeks after 8 months of rejections, once I knew how to re-position myself.
Bryony · Head of Retention
Leanne Cooper, founder of You First Coaching and creator of the Accelerate programme
Your coach

Hi, I'm Leanne

Founder of Accelerate, the UK's leading career progression programme for ambitious, fast-moving female senior leaders. And the secret weapon behind the women who become the obvious choice for every opportunity they go after.

I provide life-changing career advancement support for female senior leaders to help them accelerate their career progression and secure the salary, recognition and fulfilment they deserve.

1000+Women supported
20+Years in senior leadership
UK'sLeading career programme

So they can

  • Gain complete clarity on their career ambitions
  • Build a clear roadmap to their desired outcome, fast
  • Get expert advice on job search strategy, networking and interview prep
  • Develop the confidence and self-promotion skills senior roles demand

So they can stop

  • Wasting their precious time
  • Going around in circles
  • Doing a job that doesn't pay them what they're worth
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I secured my dream role following redundancy — it was so worth working on my positioning to make sure I nailed it.
Faye · Director of Property
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