Outerview, the Career Maxing Company
Life's too short for a sh*t career.
Tech & Software Career Coaching
Most professionals spend years in the wrong job, underpaid and overlooked. Outerview gets you into the right one. And for the founders and leaders building something, we make sure you get the most out of your company, and out of yourself.
Sound familiar?
You're good at your job. So why does your career feel stuck?
The search that goes nowhere
- You've applied to more jobs than you can count. Good ones, roles you were qualified for. Most didn't even reply.
- Recruiters message everyone on LinkedIn except you.
- You make the final round, then lose to "someone with slightly more experience". Again.
- No feedback. No second round. Just silence, and a question you don't say out loud: what's wrong with me?
The career that's stalled
- You know you're underpaid, and you took the first number because pushing back felt risky.
- You watch louder, less capable people get the promotion you were doing the job for.
- You're earning well, but running on autopilot. The golden handcuffs are comfortable, which is exactly the problem.
- Successful enough that nobody raises a flag. Unfulfilled enough that Sunday evenings feel heavy.
Nothing's wrong with you. Nobody ever showed you how this actually works.
I've read half a million CVs. It's almost never a skills problem. It's the CV that undersells you, the profile nobody can find, and the interview answer to the question you wished they'd asked instead of the one they did.
Most careers don't crash. They drift, one reasonable decision at a time. The competence trap has killed more careers than recessions: being good at your job and being good at your career are two different skills, and nobody teaches you the second one.
That's what Career Maxing is. Getting every possible thing out of your talent, your time and your ambition.
Outerview
Get more out of your career
For professionals who want the right role, the right money and a career that's actually theirs. Proven, step-by-step systems, built around your situation.
Tech, Professional Services & Software Job Search + Executive Search and Leadership Coaching
UK career coaching for tech and software professionals who want clarity, stronger positioning, and a better-fit next move.
The flagship. 1:1 with Jay.
Career Success Accelerator
Our proven system that helps ambitious professionals secure the jobs they were meant for. Ten weeks working directly with me: getting clear on where you're going, repositioning everything you've done so you're the obvious choice, getting into the roles that never get advertised, nailing the interviews and negotiating the offer.
For you if you want someone in your corner, applying every framework to your situation, not someone else's.
Self-paced online course
Job Search Academy
Get better at positioning yourself, finding opportunities nobody else sees, applying with purpose, nailing every interview and negotiating the offer you actually deserve. Everything I know about what gets people hired, in four modules you can work through at your own pace.
For you if you want the system and you'll run it yourself. You graduate when you get the job.
Not sure where to start?
Career Diagnostic
Jay reviews your CV, LinkedIn and real applications, identifies where your search is getting stuck, and gives you a clear plan for what to change.
Specific challenge
1:1 Coaching
Interview tomorrow, offer on the table, or one career decision you need to sort fast. A focused one-to-one session with Jay.
Salary focus
Payrise
The salary negotiation system. CareerEgo framework, 12 scripts for every scenario, and a 45-minute 1:1 session with Jay.
Why a recruiter, not a coach
Most career coaches have never hired anyone.
I'm Jay Odeka. Trained as a solicitor, 15+ years in recruitment, half a million CVs read, and I still run searches every week. I'm not guessing what hiring managers want. I'm in the room when they decide.
So I know exactly why your career is drifting. And if I don't, I'll find out very quickly. Like a mechanic who's heard that noise a thousand times, I've seen your situation before, and I know what fixes it.
Good work doesn't speak for itself. You have to.
Outerview for Founders & Leaders
Get more out of your company, and out of yourself
You got there. The title, the company, the salary you once aimed for. So why does it feel like it's running you?
- You're three years in. Revenue's flat, hiring's reactive, and you've lost sight of what you're actually building and why.
- You got the VP title and now you're running on autopilot, quietly wondering if anyone's noticed.
- You're a better leader than your online presence suggests, and candidates, investors and partners are judging you on what they find.
- Nobody checks in on the person at the top. So nobody does.
How you show up
Be the Brand
For founders and senior leaders who know what they're building, but the world doesn't reflect it yet. Six weeks to build your narrative, your positioning, your LinkedIn and your company story, so your name works as hard as you do with talent, investors and opportunities.
How you lead
Stay on Course
For people who've arrived but are drifting: founders a few years in, VPs and high earners who need direction and someone holding them to it. A 90-day programme, in a small cohort or 1:1, that rebuilds clarity on what you're building and keeps you leading it, instead of it leading you.
You already know something needs to change.
Book a free 30-minute call with me. Tell me where you are and where you want to be. I'll tell you honestly what's in the way and what I'd do about it, whether we work together or not.
Life's too short for a sh*t career.