Career Coaching & Transition Support
Zürich · Switzerland
The Change Republic is a Zürich-based firm that provides career coaching and transition support for leaders who are navigating a career transition, questioning their professional identity, or preparing for their next leadership chapter.
We work with people who feel capable, but not fully aligned, and want clarity, confidence, and direction. We work with clients in Switzerland and across Europe.
An engagement usually runs 6 to 8 sessions over several months, 60 to 90 minutes each, in person in the Zürich area or hybrid. We like to meet in person first, wherever you live. We look at your strengths, your values, the story you tell about your career, and where you fit in a job market that AI is changing.
Clients come from professional services, energy and industrials, banking and finance, life sciences and technology.
Human‑Centred Career Coaching & Transition Support for Leaders Navigating Change
You are not just building a career anymore.
You are shaping the next chapter of your professional life.
The decisions you make now influence not only your role, but your confidence, your energy and your long-term direction.
And right now, work feels different.
AI is reshaping industries.
Roles are evolving, or disappearing in reorganizations.
Expectations are rising.
The pace of change does not slow down.
It is no longer enough to simply perform well.
You are expected to reinvent, adapt and stay relevant in a landscape that keeps shifting.
At some point, even the most capable professionals need a structured space to pause, reflect and rethink their direction.
That is what career coaching provides.
I work with senior professionals and leaders across Zürich, Switzerland and Europe who want more than just their next job.
They want clarity about where they are heading — and confidence in how they move forward.
Professionals navigating career transitions.
Leaders stepping into new roles.
Experts considering a pivot or reinvention.
High-performers who sense that their career path must evolve as the world evolves.
Our work is grounded in Secure Base Leadership, strengthening clarity and resilience at the same time. Together, we examine your strengths, your values, your narrative and the assumptions that may be holding you back.
We explore how you position yourself in an AI-influenced market, how you articulate your value with confidence, and how you build a strategy that aligns both ambition and authenticity.
You do not need more advice.
You need clarity.
You need perspective.
You need the courage to redesign your career before circumstances redesign it for you.
This is career coaching in Zürich and across Switzerland and Europe for professionals who want to move forward with intention, not just react to change.
Tünde Lukacs is a Zürich-based career transition coach. She works with senior professionals across Switzerland and Europe who are leaving a long corporate career or rebuilding after a restructure. She is IMD- and ICF-certified, spent over 20 years in energy, professional services and transformation, including as a Partner at one of the Big 4 firms, and works in English, German, Italian and Hungarian.
Professionals from these companies have chosen to work with us
Deloitte · EY · Johnson & Johnson · MSD · JTI · Criteo · Alpiq · Implico · Forbes · Fast Company · TEDx · IMD Alumni Club · Universität Zürich · HWZ · iVentiv · Ladies Drive · Women in Business Maastricht · Zürich Social Hub · Women in Digital Switzerland · Capacity
What Is Career Coaching Like In Zürich?
Career coaching is a confidential, structured partnership designed to help you take ownership of your next professional chapter — not just improve how you perform in your current role.
It is not generic advice.
It is not job placement.
It is a focused space to clarify direction, rebuild confidence and make intentional career decisions in times of change.
At The Change Republic, career coaching in Zürich and across Switzerland and Europe focuses on what truly drives long-term professional fulfilment and relevance: clarity of vision, strategic positioning, resilience, and the ability to navigate transitions in an AI-influenced world without losing your sense of identity or purpose.
Every engagement is tailored to your context — whether you are navigating redundancy, stepping into a bigger role, considering a pivot, or questioning what comes next. The work strengthens how you think about your value, articulate your strengths, evaluate opportunities and design a path that aligns ambition with authenticity.
The outcome is sharper career decisions, stronger professional confidence, clearer positioning in the market, and a career strategy that is future-ready, without being driven purely by trends or pressure.
Who Do We Work With in Career Coaching?
Career coaching at The Change Republic is designed for professionals at a crossroads, whether the change has already happened, or you feel it coming.
For those whose role has been eliminated through reorganisation, restructuring or market shifts, and who now face the unsettling question: What next? You may be actively searching for a new position. Or you may be asking a deeper question: how can I monetise my experience, reposition my expertise, or redesign my career entirely?
For those who are still employed, but sense that change is inevitable. AI is reshaping your industry. Your organisation is restructuring. Or perhaps nothing dramatic has happened, yet you feel the quiet pull toward something different. A bigger role. A different field. A portfolio career. More autonomy. More meaning.
This work supports both moments.
Professionals navigating redundancy and rebuilding confidence.
Leaders preparing for what comes after their current role.
Experts exploring how to translate decades of experience into new value.
High-performers who do not want to wait for change to force their hand.
Career coaching provides a structured, confidential space to assess where you stand, clarify what you truly want, and design a forward strategy grounded in both realism and ambition.
If you are questioning your direction, whether by necessity or by choice — and you want to move forward with clarity rather than anxiety, this work is for you.
What Are The Focus Areas For Career Coaching?
What We Work On
Clarifying Your Values and Long-Term Goals
Career transitions are rarely just about the next job.
They are about alignment.
Before we talk CVs or applications, we clarify what actually matters to you now. Your values. Your definition of success. Your energy drivers. Your non-negotiables.
Together, we examine what you want more of, and what you no longer want to tolerate. Whether you are navigating redundancy or proactively planning your next move, this clarity becomes the foundation for every decision that follows.
Building a Personal Brand Beyond Titles
Your job title is not your identity.
In times of transition, many professionals realise how tightly their confidence has been tied to their role. We work on defining your value beyond position, hierarchy or employer brand.
What do you stand for?
What problems do you solve?
What perspective do you bring that others cannot?
We refine your narrative so you can articulate your strengths with conviction — in interviews, networking conversations, LinkedIn positioning, or when exploring new ways to monetise your expertise.
Attracting Opportunities — Not Just Applying for Them
Career growth is not only about searching. It is about positioning.
We focus on how you become visible in the right circles, how you activate your network strategically, and how you create momentum around your expertise. This includes refining your CV, LinkedIn presence and executive narrative — but also strengthening how you show up in conversations.
Whether you are actively job-seeking or preparing for a future shift, the goal is to move from reactive to intentional.
Leveraging AI to Strengthen Your Career Strategy
AI is not just changing organisations — it is changing careers.
We explore how AI affects your industry, your role and your long-term positioning. You learn how to:
Use AI tools to sharpen applications and preparation
Analyse market trends and emerging roles
Strengthen productivity and skill relevance
Identify new monetisation opportunities
The goal is not to compete with AI, but to position yourself alongside it, using it strategically while reinforcing your uniquely human strengths.
Navigating Change with Confidence
Transitions can trigger doubt.
Redundancy can impact identity.
Anticipated change can create quiet anxiety.
Our work strengthens resilience and confidence at the same time. You gain structure in moments that feel uncertain and a strategy grounded in both realism and ambition.
This is career coaching in Zürich and across Switzerland for professionals who want to design their next move, not drift into it.
How do we work together?
How the Work Is Done
Career coaching at The Change Republic combines deep executive experience with structured psychology and strategic career insight.
Before founding The Change Republic, Tünde spent years as a Partner in a global professional services firm. She pivoted through careers in energy trading, consultant, COO and change expert. She understands performance pressure, restructuring realities and the identity shifts that often accompany career transitions. This is not theoretical career advice, it is grounded in real executive experience and a clear understanding of how careers evolve in complex environments.
The work rests on three pillars.
Secure Base Leadership — Applied to Your Career
Confidence and clarity are not opposites. They reinforce each other.
Career coaching builds both. You strengthen decisiveness while creating internal stability. Instead of reacting to market pressure or fear, you make career decisions from a place of grounded self-awareness.
This foundation allows you to move forward without losing yourself in the process.
A Blend of Human and AI-Supported Coaching
Career transitions today require fluency in both human strengths and technological change.
Between sessions, you can use structured AI-supported tools for reflection, skill analysis, market exploration and opportunity mapping. This extends the work beyond conversation and helps you test ideas, refine positioning and explore new directions with greater precision.
AI becomes a strategic advantage, not a threat.
Tailored Career Design
Career coaching engagements are fully shaped around your situation.
Some professionals need focused clarity sessions.
Some combine one-to-one sessions with structured reflection over several months.
Sessions take place in Zürich or virtually across Switzerland and Europe. Every engagement is designed around your context, experience level and transition timeline.
This is not generic career advice.
It is focused, context-aware support designed to help you design your next move with intention and confidence.
Pricing
Individual coaching costs between CHF 3,000 and CHF 20,000. The exact price depends on the size of the engagement, how long it runs, and the tools included, such as the Leadership Circle Profile or AI-supported tools. For company-sponsored and team coaching, you receive a quote after a first conversation.
Expert Insights on Career Coaching
Featuring three in-depth articles on Career Coaching
AI Rewrote the Job Market. Have You Kept Up?
How to Navigate a Career Transition in Switzerland in 2026
Career Coach vs Outplacement vs Recruiter: Who Does What When You Leave a Role
Career transitions in Switzerland are becoming more common in 2026 as restructuring, AI-driven changes, and shifting professional values reshape the job market. Many experienced professionals are finding their roles eliminated or transformed, forcing them to reassess their relevance and career direction. Navigating this transition involves both emotional processing and strategic action, yet common mistakes include staying invisible, clinging to past titles, mistaking activity for progress, and trying to manage the transition alone. A more effective approach is to clarify personal values, identify true strengths, align them with market needs, and craft a clear professional narrative. Career coaching can accelerate this process by helping professionals reposition themselves strategically and move forward with clarity and confidence.
The roles worth having often never get posted. That one fact explains most of the confusion about who to call when your role ends, because two of the three people offering to help you are working for somebody else. A recruiter is paid by the company that is hiring. Outplacement is a service your employer buys when your role ends. A career coach is someone you hire yourself.
AI is reshaping the job market as companies grow output without increasing headcount, making many traditional senior roles rarer and more competitive. Instead of focusing only on sending applications, experienced professionals may benefit from shifting their mindset from job seeker to value creator. The key question becomes not “How do I get a job?” but “How can I monetize the expertise and problems I know how to solve?” Opportunities increasingly exist in consulting, interim roles, advisory work, and independent projects where expertise is clearly packaged and visible. In an AI-driven market, judgment, relationships, and the ability to interpret complex situations are becoming the most valuable skills.
Success Stories: Our Clients Say
“My coaching journey with Tünde has been truly transformative. Tünde accompanied me through a challenging transition phase and supported me with her grounding presence and exceptional coaching skills, helping me walk through the change with grace and a new perspective.
I am deeply grateful for that, and I know this coaching journey will have a long-lasting impact on me.”
E. R., Project Leader, Germany
“Working with Tünde was a fantastic experience. She provided a safe space to openly share my goals, fears, and uncertainties. Her attentive listening, relatable experiences, and encouraging support motivated me throughout. She introduced me to new ways of communication and problem-solving, which helped me grow. Thanks to her guidance, I gained the confidence to secure my new job by the end of the mentoring program. I’m truly grateful for her help!”
A. R., Global Product Manager, SIKA, Switzerland
For more client voices, visit our Testimonials page.
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AI Career Transition for Mid-Career and Senior Professionals
When AI changes your role, the fastest route for an experienced professional is usually to reposition the judgment and experience you already have. Most advice online points to retraining in data science or learning to code. After 10 to 20 years in a field, that often means starting again at the bottom.
AI already drafts, summarises and analyses. Someone still has to decide with incomplete information, lead a difficult meeting, keep a demanding client and answer for the result. Experienced leaders are paid for exactly that work, and your next role sits there.
In coaching we make this concrete:
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List the tasks in your current role that AI already does, or soon will.
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List the decisions and conversations people still bring to you.
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Build your positioning, CV and LinkedIn profile around the second list.
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Use AI tools yourself every week, so you can talk about them from your own experience in any interview.
For some people this leads to a similar role in a new industry. For others it leads to interim, advisory or independent work, where experience is sold directly.
Can My Employer Pay for Career Coaching When My Role Ends?
Often, yes. In Switzerland, outplacement support is frequently part of a redundancy package, and the terms can be negotiated. You can ask for a coaching budget and use it with a coach you choose yourself.
Ask early, ideally before you sign any separation agreement. Once it is signed, the terms are much harder to change.
What to ask for, in writing:
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a budget for coaching or outplacement, stated as an amount in CHF
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the right to choose your own coach or provider
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enough time to use it, because a senior transition often takes longer than a few months
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whether you can start the coaching during your notice period
If your employer already works with a fixed outplacement provider, you can still ask whether the same budget can be used elsewhere.
For coaching paid by your employer, you receive a quote from The Change Republic after a first conversation, which you can pass on to HR.
For the difference between outplacement, a recruiter and a career coach, read Career Coach vs Outplacement vs Recruiter: Who Does What When You Leave a Role.
How to Talk About a Role Elimination in Interviews and on LinkedIn
Say it in one or two factual sentences, then move to what you want next. For example: “My role was eliminated when the company merged two regional teams. I am now looking for a role where I lead a larger transformation program.” A short, calm answer lets the conversation move on to your work.
In interviews:
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Name the business reason: a reorganisation, a merger, a function moved abroad.
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Leave out blame and the long history.
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Mention one result from your last role, so the story ends on your work.
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Practise the answer out loud until it takes less than 30 seconds.
On LinkedIn:
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Write the work you do, and want to do next, into your headline.
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Add an end date to your last role.
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If you post about the change, keep it short: thank your colleagues, say what you are looking for, and ask for introductions.
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Decide on purpose whether to use the Open to Work banner. You can also make it visible to recruiters only.
Use the same two sentences at a networking coffee, in a call with a headhunter and in your LinkedIn About section.