For career advisers, recruiters and course creators
A career guide for people deciding their next move
Job seekers and career changers search for answers late at night, long before they contact anyone. Meet them there with a practical guide on the move they are considering, from auditing their skills to the first months in a new role, with your name on the cover.
- Practical chapters from first doubts to first job
- Free editable outline and 2-page sample
- Grounded in research on your topic
- Print-ready PDF and EPUB, one price per book
Career decisions start long before the first call
Someone thinking about a career change rarely books a consultation straight away. First they spend weeks reading forum threads, salary pages and success stories that skip the hard parts. By the time they talk to an adviser or recruiter they are either overconfident or ready to give up, and the first meeting goes on undoing what they read.
A guide written for their situation gives them a better starting point. A career adviser can hand it to clients who are weighing a move, so the first session starts from a skills audit instead of general worries. A recruiter can send candidates a short book on how hiring in their field actually works. A course creator can use it to show what the path into a new profession looks like before someone enrolls. A freelancer can share an honest guide to rates and finding clients with people entering the same trade.
Writing a guide like that well takes research and many hours, which is hard to find between clients. With InkMagnet you describe the reader, the transition and the advice you give most often, attach your own notes, and edit the free table of contents. You see two typeset pages before paying. After payment the book is researched, written chapter by chapter, edited and set into PDF and EPUB. You review it and adjust anything specific to your market.
Career books advisers and recruiters make
Choose the decision your clients struggle with most. A few directions:
Career change guide
For career advisers: how to assess transferable skills, retrain without losing a year and test a new field before resigning.
Job search handbook
Resumes, LinkedIn, applications and interviews for a specific industry or level, from graduate roles to senior positions.
Candidate guide from a recruiter
What hiring managers in your sector look for, how the process runs and how to prepare, sent to candidates before interviews.
Guide to a profession
For course creators: what the job involves, what it pays, how people get in and what to learn first. A natural lead-in to your course.
Freelancer's business guide
Pricing models, finding clients and building a steady pipeline in your trade, written for people just starting out.
First 90 days guide
How to settle into a new role or a promotion: expectations, early wins and building relationships. Useful for outplacement and onboarding.
A real book made with InkMagnet
Example: “Career Change After 40” (38 pages)
A guide made in InkMagnet for people in mid-career considering a new field. It has three parts: where you actually stand (common myths, auditing your skills, choosing a direction), building the bridge before you jump (reskilling without wasting a year, proof of work while still employed, the hidden job market) and making the move stick (the financial side, the job search and the first ninety days). It draws on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Below is its full table of contents.
Career Change After 40 · 38 pages · See the book page →
Table of contents
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1.Where You Actually Stand
- The Myths That Keep People Stuck
- Auditing What You Already Have
- Choosing a Direction
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2.Building the Bridge Before You Jump
- Reskilling Without Wasting a Year
- Proof of Work While You Are Still Employed
- The Hidden Job Market
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3.Making the Move and Making It Stick
- The Financial and Logistical Mechanics
- The Job Search Itself
- The First Ninety Days, and What Comes After
- Conclusion: The Method Outlasts the Move
What the pages look like
Real pages from the opening of this guide, typeset as they appear in the PDF. Click any page to enlarge it.
Another career book made in InkMagnet
A guide for people entering freelance copywriting: what they earn, how to price their work and where clients come from. Download it as a full PDF.
From your advice to a guide people keep
You work in the browser or in the Android app. This is how a career guide comes together.
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Describe the reader and the move
Say who the guide is for, which transition or job search it covers and which country's job market applies. Attach notes, checklists or slides you already use with clients.
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Edit the outline
You get a title and a full table of contents for free. Reorder chapters to match how you take clients through the process, cut what is off topic and add the questions you hear most.
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Check a 2-page sample
Read two typeset pages. Check whether the tone is realistic for your readers, encouraging without promising easy results, before you pay.
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Review and share
Download the PDF and EPUB. Check figures and market details against your experience, correct them in the chapter editor, add your contact details and rebuild the files.
How to use the guide in your work
A career guide is most useful at the moment someone is still deciding. A few ways to put it in front of them:
Before the first consultation
Send the guide when a client books, with one chapter to read first. The meeting can start from their skills and options instead of general fears.
Download on your site or profile
Offer the PDF on your website or link it from your LinkedIn profile. People researching a change find you while they are still deciding.
Workshop or webinar handout
Give attendees the book after a session on career change or job search. They leave with the full method, not just their own notes.
Lead-in to a course
For course creators: the guide shows what the new profession involves. Readers who finish it and still want in are ready for your program.
Frequently asked questions
Will the guide fit my local job market?
Say which country and industry the book is for when you describe it. The content is researched for that context, but salaries, hiring practices and regulations vary, so check market details against your own experience and correct them in the chapter editor.
Can the guide follow my own process?
Yes. Describe the steps you take clients through or attach your materials, then edit the outline before paying. After the book is ready you can rewrite any chapter and rebuild the files.
Does the guide promise readers a new job?
No, and it should not. It explains the process and the decisions involved. Results depend on the reader, the market and the support they get, which is often where your services come in.
Can I sell it or use it in my course?
Yes. You get full rights to the finished book, so you can sell it, give it away or include it in a course or coaching package.
How much does it cost?
One fixed price per book, depending on the number of pages, with no subscription. The title, table of contents and 2-page sample are free.
What if I want to change something in the finished book?
You have three options. Edit any chapter yourself in the built-in editor. Tell the AI what to change in a chapter or section (shorten, simplify, add an example): you see the change first and keep it only if you like it, three times per book. Or use “Check by a human”: describe what is wrong and our editor corrects it by hand, free of charge, up to three requests per book.
Reach people while they are still deciding
Describe your guide in a few sentences. The table of contents and a 2-page sample are free.
Plan my career guideThe table of contents and a 2-page sample are free. You pay only for the finished book.