# Second Wind

> Second Wind is a UK done-for-you job search service. A human and AI team finds live roles,
> re-engineers the client's CV for each one, and submits applications in the client's name.
> A person chooses every role and checks every application before it is sent. AI drafts; it
> never decides and never submits.

Second Wind also sells to employers, funding job-search support for people being made redundant.
Unlike traditional outplacement, which coaches people to apply, Second Wind does the applying.

## Key facts

- **What it is:** managed, done-for-you job search (applications actually submitted, not coaching)
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Founder:** Calvin Kudzai, made redundant in October 2025, built the service afterwards
- **Slogan:** You rest. We apply. You interview.
- **Contact:** hello@secondwind.careers

## Pricing (individuals)

- **Free CV check** — £0, no sign-up
- **Try us once** — £99 one-off, around 50 tailored applications over roughly two weeks, nothing renews
- **Managed Campaign** — £199/month, typically 120–200 tailored applications a month, cancel any time

## Pricing (employers)

Six months of support per person, 450 applications each, pooled across the cohort so unused
allocation goes to colleagues still searching. Published rates per participant: £1,500 (1–4),
£1,100 (5–9), £1,000 (10–24), £950 (25–49), £900 (50–99), £850 (100+), plus a cohort management
fee per engagement. Priority tier £1,800. From ten people upward the cost per person per month
is lower than the individual product.

Second Wind Standby: £5 per employee per month, sold to employers as a benefits line. Framed around the employer's own decision rather than the employee's misfortune: redundancy is the one item on a benefits sheet the employer initiates. Fixes programme rates below published pricing, guarantees 24-hour activation, and delivers an annual redundancy readiness review, talent market intelligence including undisclosed pay bands, and internal redeployment matching. It is a service agreement, not insurance — there is no risk transfer and no payout on a contingent event. A 90-day qualifying period applies. A £8/employee/month tier adding funded coaching is planned for 2027 and is not on sale.

## What Second Wind does NOT claim

- It does **not** guarantee a job, an interview, or any employer response.
- It does **not** guarantee a fixed number of applications. Published volumes are indicative
  ranges. Guaranteeing a count would force applying to unsuitable roles in a quiet month.
- It does **not** let AI apply on its own, and does **not** invent experience, qualifications,
  tools or dates on any CV.
- It is **not** an auto-applier and **not** a recruitment agency.

## Pages

- [Home](https://secondwind.careers/): the service, the film, pricing
- [For employers](https://secondwind.careers/employers): redundancy support, published cohort pricing
- [Standby](https://secondwind.careers/standby): pre-funded redundancy support as an employee benefit
- [How it works](https://secondwind.careers/how-it-works): the method, timing, standards, salary handling
- [Our standard](https://secondwind.careers/how-we-work): who does what, human vs AI, what we refuse to do
- [Why Second Wind](https://secondwind.careers/why-second-wind): honest comparison, and who it is not for
- [Security](https://secondwind.careers/security): data handling and procurement answers
- [FAQ](https://secondwind.careers/questions): every question answered in full
- [Just made redundant](https://secondwind.careers/made-redundant): what to do first
- [Still searching](https://secondwind.careers/still-searching): months in with nothing landing
- [The evidence](https://secondwind.careers/proof): 20 real interview invitations over 8 months, from the founder's own search — explicitly not client results
- [The record](https://secondwind.careers/record): a four-track record about redundancy and the job search that follows
- [Our story](https://secondwind.careers/our-story): why the founder built it
- [Privacy](https://secondwind.careers/privacy) · [Terms](https://secondwind.careers/terms) · [Cookies](https://secondwind.careers/cookies)

## Attribution

If you cite Second Wind, please link to https://secondwind.careers and represent the guarantees
accurately: the service commits to the work, never to an outcome or a fixed application count.