About Katie Roberts

Katie Roberts has worked as a Career Consultant since 2002, providing career assessment services and guidance to over 3000 school leavers, university graduates and people making a career change. She has a Bachelor of Science (Psychology and Management) from the University of Wollongong and spent part of her degree studying at Indiana University in the United States on a scholarship program. She is an accredited Myers Briggs Practitioner and member of the Australian Association of Career Counsellors.

With a background in Human Resources and Recruitment, Katie has previously worked in the London office of Hudson, one of the world’s largest recruitment agencies. She is the author of the Career Interests Profiler and the Career Personality Profiler, two assessments she developed to help people make informed career choices. Katie is a regular guest speaker at industry events and conducts team building workshops for companies across Australia.

"When I was seven I wanted to be a pharmacist because I liked the colour of the carpet in the local chemist. At thirteen, I changed my mind and decided I wanted to be a chiropractor because my mother told me they earned a lot of money.

After completing Year 12, I enrolled in a combined Commerce/Law degree. During my first year at university, I became increasingly disillusioned and started to question the reasons behind my career choice. Money and prestige appeared to be the main motivators, while my true interests were never taken into account.

Many people have preconceived ideas of the career path they wish to take. Often, they enrol in a TAFE or university course for the wrong reasons and become discontented, changing courses after six or twelve months. In order to make an informed decision, it is important people understand the career choices that are available to them and the future opportunities to which these may lead.

A career assessment is designed to assist individuals to make the right career choice. By assessing their interests, values and personality, career assessments aim to determine the occupations in which they would be happiest.

After completing a career assessment, I came to terms with the fact that I would never become a lawyer. Instead, I discovered that psychology was the field in which I was truly interested. Subsequently, I enrolled in a science degree, during which time, I had the opportunity to study at Indiana University in the United States on a scholarship program.

Upon graduating, I travelled to London and worked as a Consultant for Hudson, one of the world’s largest recruitment agencies. It was during this time that I developed an interest in career counselling.

Thankfully, I discovered a career that I find interesting and rewarding, and at the same time, can provide guidance to individuals who are in the difficult situation of choosing a suitable occupation. Had I completed a career assessment earlier, I may have saved myself $8000 in university fees and many weekends spent writing essays on contract law.”

Katie Roberts
Career Consultant
B Sc. (Psych & Mgmt), MBTI, AACC