1:1 Career Transformation Coaching with Deepak Ramanathan

6-Month Career Transformation Program — 1:1 Coaching for VAVE, Should Costing, Cost Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain and R&D Professionals with min. 2 years to 265 years experience

24 sessions. 24 weeks. 6 months. One session per week, 60 minutes, 1:1 on Zoom, recorded and shared after every call.

For professionals with 2–25 years in R&D, Engineering, VAVE, Should Costing, Cost Engineering, Sourcing and Supply Chain who are stagnating, underpaid, overlooked, or ready for a significant career leap.

MONTH 1 — KNOW YOURSELF

Core Theme: Self-Discovery, Career Audit & Skill Diagnosis

Week 1 — Career Audit & Reality Check

Full career audit. Career Blueprint built — timeline, achievement audit, satisfaction score, stagnation diagnostic. You leave knowing exactly what the real problem is.

Week 2 — Identity, Strengths & Psychometrics

CliftonStrengths, DISC, VIA Character Strengths, Big Five, RIASEC — all five completed. You leave knowing who you are in language you can use in interviews, LinkedIn, and conversations.

Week 3 — Ikigai, Values & Purpose

Ikigai Map completed. Career Values ranked. Purpose Audit done. You leave knowing what drives you and what a meaningful next role actually looks like for you specifically.

Week 4 — Skills, Gaps & Competency Radar

8-Dimension Competency Radar built and scored. Skill Gap Matrix completed — current versus required level across all dimensions. You leave knowing exactly which 3 capabilities to develop in the next 90 days.

MONTH 2 — DIRECTION & TARGET

Core Theme: Target Role, Career Path & Market Mapping

Week 5 — Target Role & Career Path Matrix

Primary, Secondary, and Stretch roles defined. 1, 3, and 5-year roadmap built. You leave with a named destination, not a vague direction.

Week 6 — 50-Company Career Market Map

50 target companies identified with contacts, roles, and fit scores. A real pipeline built — not a wish list. You leave with a functioning career CRM.

Week 7 — Career Story Bank — Power 35 (Part 1)

Career Story Bank started. First 18 stories written in SARI format across 6 categories. Achievement Bank V1 complete. You leave with half your story bank ready.

Week 8 — Communication Baseline & 60-Second Introduction

60-Second Introduction recorded uncoached — this is your baseline. Communication Audit completed — 8-criteria recorded exercise. Career Clarity Score Month 2 recorded. You leave with a recorded baseline and your first transformation proof point.

MONTH 3 — MARKET YOURSELF

Core Theme: Resume, LinkedIn, Personal Brand & Network

Week 9 — Resume + ATS Audit & Rebuild

Resume audited against 12 criteria — before score recorded. Resume fully rebuilt — after score recorded. ATS keyword alignment checked across 10 real JDs. You leave with a clean, recruiter-ready resume.

Week 10 — Personal Brand Canvas & LinkedIn Rebuild

Personal Brand Canvas built — brand statement, perception gap, digital presence. LinkedIn Profile Rebuild Scorecard completed — before and after score. You leave with a rebuilt LinkedIn profile and a one-page brand document.

Week 11 — Network Capital Audit & Influence Strategy

Network strength, diversity, and relationship quality mapped. Persuasion and Influence Audit completed — your Cialdini influence style identified. LinkedIn content publishing begins. You leave with a functioning network map and a clear influence strategy.

Week 12 — JD Decoder, Pipeline & Career Story Bank (Part 2)

10 real JDs decoded — keyword frequency, skills demanded, fit scores extracted. Opportunity Pipeline Tracker operational. Power 35 reaches all 35 stories. Career Clarity Score Month 3 recorded. You leave with 35 stories, a live pipeline, and your Month 3 transformation score.

MONTH 4 — INTERVIEW & NEGOTIATION

Core Theme: Interview Mastery, Offer Strategy & Salary Negotiation

Week 13 — Interview Readiness Gate

Interview Readiness Score completed — binary 8-dimension go/no-go checklist. All 8 must be green before any mock interview begins. You leave either ready or with a clear action list of what to fix before Week 14.

Week 14 — Mock Interview Lab

Full recorded Mock Interview on Zoom — Technical, Behavioural, Leadership, and Difficult Questions. Trainer scores you out of 100 with written feedback. You leave with a recorded mock, a score, and specific improvement actions.

Week 15 — Negotiation Preparation Pack

BATNA document built. Salary research completed across Naukri, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor. Negotiation script written. Offer Decision Matrix built. TKI Conflict Mode completed — your dominant negotiation style identified. You leave ready to walk into any salary conversation.

Week 16 — Executive Presence & 60-Second Introduction Refinement

Executive Presence Audit completed — video review, body language, communication under pressure. 60-Second Introduction recorded again — Month 4 versus Month 1 comparison. Career Clarity Score Month 4 recorded. You leave with measurable executive presence improvement on video.

MONTH 5 — EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & LEADERSHIP

Core Theme: EI, Conflict, Stakeholder Influence & Business Acumen

Week 17 — Emotional Intelligence Diagnostic

Goleman EI Assessment completed — 4 quadrants scored, lowest quadrant identified. EI Diagnostic and Emotional Trigger Map built — 3 real professional situations redesigned from trigger to response. You leave knowing exactly where your emotional state is costing you professionally.

Week 18 — Conflict, Assertiveness & Feedback

Conflict and Assertiveness Profile completed — 10 domain-specific scenarios across all 5 TKI modes, assertiveness score out of 30. Feedback Response Audit done — Defensive, Compliant, or Growth pattern identified. Difficult Conversations Lab completed — 5 real scenarios scripted and practiced. You leave with practiced scripts for your hardest professional conversations.

Week 19 — Stakeholder Map & Influence Strategy

Every key stakeholder mapped — Power vs Interest grid, relationship quality score out of 5, 30-day influence plan per stakeholder. Business Model Canvas of your current employer built. You leave with a stakeholder strategy that makes your next promotion visible and executable.

Week 20 — Business Acumen, Finance & Strategic Thinking

Finance for Non-Finance Diagnostic completed — P&L literacy scored out of 20. Strategic and Critical Thinking Audit done — MECE framework, SCQA structured communication, Fermi estimation on a real business problem. Career Clarity Score Month 5 recorded. You leave thinking and communicating like a senior leader, not a technical specialist.

MONTH 6 — LEAD & SUSTAIN

Core Theme: Leadership Growth, Personal Operating System & Transformation Capstone

Week 21 — OKR Architecture & Leadership Baselines

OKR Personal Goal Architecture built — 3 Objectives with 2 Key Results each, all measurable. Maxwell 5 Levels of Leadership self-assessed. Time Management and Leadership Skills baselines completed. You leave with a structured personal goal system for the next 90 days.

Week 22 — Leadership Growth Plan

Situational Leadership style identified. Delegation Ladder assessed. GROW coaching model practiced in a peer simulation. Psychological Safety leadership checklist completed. Full Leadership Growth Plan built. You leave with a 90-day leadership behaviour change plan specific to your role and level.

Week 23 — Manager-to-Leader Gap Audit & Promotion Readiness

Manager-to-Leader Gap Audit completed — 20 observable leadership behaviours rated with evidence, scored out of 100. Promotion Readiness Audit done — role-level matrix showing exactly what readiness looks like at your experience level. 30/90/180-Day Success Readiness plan built. You leave with the exact evidence you need to make the case for your next level.

Week 24 — 90-Day Personal Operating System & Transformation Showcase

60-Second Introduction recorded final time — Week 24 versus Week 1, full before and after comparison on video. Career Clarity Score final recorded — Week 4, Week 12, Week 20, Week 24 trajectory. LinkedIn SSI final score measured. 90-Day Personal Operating System built — OKRs, habit stack, content calendar, leadership plan, stakeholder strategy, and 30/90/180-day roadmap. This is the document you take into the next chapter of your career. Program closes with your full transformation evidence portfolio.

What you walk out with after 24 weeks:

A rebuilt LinkedIn profile with measurable SSI growth across 6 months. A clean ATS-ready resume. 35 career stories ready for any interview or conversation. A recorded mock interview with trainer feedback scored out of 100. A BATNA negotiation document with a scripted opening. Your EI lowest quadrant identified and redesigned responses to your 3 hardest professional situations. A stakeholder map with 30-day influence plans for every key relationship. A leadership growth plan with 20 specific observable behaviours to shift. And a 90-Day Personal Operating System that keeps your transformation compounding after the program ends.

Upfront payment required. No refunds once program begins. Minimum commitment 6 months.