Agent Skills: Career Transitions

This skill should be used when the user asks to "go fractional", "build a portfolio career", "become a fractional executive", "assess my AI readiness", or "how do I show AI skills". Provides portfolio and fractional career support with regional tax and legal guidance, and AI readiness assessment with upskilling roadmaps.

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Skill Metadata

Name
career-transitions
Description
This skill should be used when the user asks to "go fractional", "build a portfolio career", "become a fractional executive", "assess my AI readiness", or "how do I show AI skills". Provides portfolio and fractional career support with regional tax and legal guidance, and AI readiness assessment with upskilling roadmaps.

Career Transitions

Support for non-traditional career paths - fractional executive roles, portfolio careers, and AI readiness.

Capabilities

| # | Capability | When to Use | |:--|:-----------|:------------| | 1 | Portfolio & Fractional Careers | Transitioning to or building non-traditional career | | 2 | AI Readiness Assessment | Assessing and improving AI competency for job search |

Quick Start

"I want to go fractional/portfolio"
"Help me become a fractional CFO/CMO/CTO"
"How do I demonstrate AI skills for jobs?"
"Assess my AI readiness for [target role]"

1. Portfolio & Fractional Career Support

What you need: Skills inventory, income goals, target regions, current situation Load: @references/portfolio-career.md Template: @references/portfolio-career-template.md

Comprehensive portfolio career strategy:

  • Readiness assessment (financial, skills, personal)
  • Portfolio design with income stream mapping
  • Fractional executive positioning (CFO, CMO, CTO, CPO)
  • Rate setting guidance by role and region
  • Client acquisition strategy and platforms
  • LinkedIn optimisation for fractional/portfolio positioning
  • Portfolio CV format

Legal and Tax Structure Options:

  • UK: IR35 considerations, Ltd company vs sole trader, NI implications
  • US: 1099 vs W-2, self-employment tax, LLC vs S-Corp, state variations
  • EU: VAT registration, cross-border invoicing, local regulations

Output: portfolio-career-strategy.md


2. AI Readiness Assessment

What you need: Current role, target roles, existing AI experience Load: @references/ai-readiness.md Template: @references/ai-readiness-template.md

AI skills development for the modern job market:

  • Current AI proficiency assessment (tools, applications, understanding)
  • Gap analysis for target role requirements (via WebSearch)
  • Tiered upskilling roadmap (immediate, foundation, differentiation)
  • CV and LinkedIn AI integration strategies
  • Interview preparation for AI-related questions
  • Portfolio project recommendations

Output: ai-readiness-plan.md


Output Standards

  • UK English throughout (unless US role explicitly requires)
  • No emojis - Professional tone
  • Cited sources - Research includes URLs and access dates
  • Region-aware - Adapt tax, legal, and market guidance to specified region
  • Actionable - Clear next steps with timelines
  • Disclaimer - Regional guidance is general information only; consult qualified professionals

Template Usage

When a capability specifies a template, you MUST:

  1. Load the template first using @ symbol
  2. Follow the template structure exactly
  3. Preserve template footers

Related Skills

  • /linkedin-coach - Optimise your LinkedIn for fractional/portfolio positioning
  • /career-navigator - Build a 3-month plan, negotiate rates
  • /application-optimiser - Research target companies for fractional roles

Career Transitions v1.2.0 | Career Helper Plugin | Prosper AI Consulting, UK