Can we speak in Mandarin?

Yes. Sessions can be in English or Mandarin, whichever helps you think more clearly. Your CV and applications stay in English for UK employers.

I’m finishing a PhD. Is it too early?

Usually it’s the right time. The earlier you know which roles value your research, the better you can position your final months and your first applications.

Strategy sessions are £50 per half hour, paid before the session. The programme starts from £250: the exact price depends on scope, is agreed on the free scoping call, and is paid before the first weekly session.

Do you guarantee a job?

No, and be wary of anyone who does. What you get is an honest read of your search, a sharper CV and a clear plan, which is what moves reply rates.

Do I need to use OutRung?

No. Programme clients get OutRung with raised limits because it saves time between calls, but the coaching works without it.

OutRung

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1:1 career coaching

Fewer applications. More interviews.

Coaching from Tian, OutRung’s founder, for PhDs, researchers and international graduates breaking into UK industry, and for anyone tired of applying into silence.

Request a free 15-min call See options and prices

Or reach me directly: tian@outrung.com · RedNote 小红书

Who it’s for

PhDs and researchers moving into industry

Turn a thesis, papers and lab work into evidence a hiring manager recognises, and find the roles where your depth is an advantage, not a mismatch.

International students and graduates

UK CV conventions, interview norms and sponsorship reality, from someone who has been through the system rather than read about it.

Anyone applying into silence

Plenty of applications, few replies. We find where the search is leaking and fix the two or three things that actually matter.

Options and prices

Start free. Go further if it helps.

Scoping call

Free

15 minutes · video call

Tell me where you are and where you want to be. I’ll say honestly whether I can help and which option fits.

A quick read on your target roles
The one thing to change first
A recommendation: session, programme, or neither

Request a free call

Strategy session

£50/ 30 min

30, 60 or 90 minutes · video call

Take as much time as the problem needs: half an hour for a CV check, longer for a full strategy rethink.

CV review against a role you actually want
Target-role and positioning check
Written action points after the call

Request a session

Job search programme

Most support

From£250

4 weeks · weekly calls

We run your search together, week by week, from positioning to interview.

4 × 30-minute weekly calls
CV and cover letter rewritten for your target roles
Async review of applications between calls
A mock interview before the real one
OutRung with raised limits for the 4 weeks

Start with a free call

Included in the programme

Coaching, plus the tool I built for my own search.

Most coaches give you advice and leave the legwork to you. Programme clients get OutRung with raised limits, so the actions from each call get done between calls.

Every role scored

Honest fit scores against your real profile, so we spend call time on roles worth applying for.

Tailored CVs in minutes

Truthful, role-specific CVs and cover letters written only from your own evidence.

Interview prep

Company briefs and coached mock interviews between our sessions.

Who you’ll work with

I’ve made the jump you’re making.

I did a PhD, moved into industry, and came through the UK system as an international student. In 2026, in the hardest UK market in years, I stopped spraying applications, got selective, and landed ten interviews in four weeks. OutRung is that system. Early users have since interviewed at Arm, AWS, Microsoft, EY, BCG and CGI.

I’ll be direct about your chances, your CV and the roles worth your time. That honesty is the point.

PhD: then the move into industry
Intl.: came through the UK system as an international student
10: interviews in 4 weeks in the 2026 UK market

How it works

Get in touch
Email me or message me on RedNote. We’ll set up a free 15-minute call. No preparation needed.
Pick what fits
A one-off session for a specific problem, or the programme if you want support through to an offer.
Do the work together
Clear actions after every call, and OutRung to carry them out between calls.

Before we talk.

Yes. Sessions can be in English or Mandarin, whichever helps you think more clearly. Your CV and applications stay in English for UK employers.

Not sure which option? Start with 15 minutes.