Career Mentoring, Programme Coordination & Academic Copyediting
Supporting academics, researchers, and freelancers as they make career choices.
Career mentoring: I help clients make informed professional decisions, whether they are staying in or questioning academia, exploring freelancing, building a portfolio career, or moving into a new chapter.
Academic copyediting: I support researchers and authors in refining their manuscripts for clarity, consistency, readability, and publication, while preserving their voice and scholarly intent.
Organisations and professional communities: I design and coordinate mentoring programmes that create structure, trust, connection, and space for sustainable career development.
Proven Impact Across Continents
4
Continents
Clients from around the globe
250+
Mentoring Hours
Deep transformative work
3
Mentoring Programs
Design, implementation & coordination
>90%
Success Rate*
Clients achieving their goals
*Success rate = clients who report achieving the goal defined at intake by the end of our engagement (self-reported).
It’s OK to Change Your Mind
If you’ve ever felt trapped by your own resume or worried your best chapters are behind you, this conversation opens a door. Hit play, rethink your next step, and if it resonates, share it with someone who needs permission to pivot.
Digging deeper: archaeology and (self-)discovery
Alexandra Dolea is an archaeologist and professional mentor. After two decades in academia and fieldwork, she transitioned from the trenches of archaeological digs to support professionals facing career crossroads. Her most important discovery? Herself.
