Our Consultants
Katie Roberts
Director
Katie Roberts is a Career Expert with over 10 years' experience in the career counselling industry. She started her own career consultancy in 2002, and since then, she and her team have provided consulting services for over 10,000 individuals and organisations across Australia. Katie has a Bachelor of Science (Psychology & Management) from the University of Wollongong and spent part of her degree studying at Indiana University in the United States on a scholarship program. Upon graduating, she moved to London where she worked as a Recruitment Consultant for TMP Worldwide (now know as Hudson), one of the world's largest recruitment agencies.
Katie is the author of the Career Interests Profiler and the Career Personality Profiler, two assessments she developed to help people make informed career choices. She is Cleo Magazine's resident Career Advisor and has appeared on National Nine News, A Current Affair and New Idea TV as well as featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Sun Herald, The Age, Ninemsn, Madison, Marie Claire, Women's Health and Real Living magazine. Katie is an accredited MBTI Practitioner and a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia.
Helene Larson
Career Consultant
Helene Larson provides career guidance for high school, TAFE / university students and adults. She has extensive experience in a wide variety of roles, including sales, business development, marketing, communications and financial advising. Helene holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Newcastle, and has worked for more than ten years in the banking and finance industry, managing and training sales teams. She is an experienced educator, having worked for many years as a tutor for HSC and University students.
Helene is a highly effective communicator who can motivate and interact with young people with differing abilities, backgrounds and aspirations. She is able to instil confidence and self-belief in others, motivate them to achieve greater success in their chosen careers, or guide them to find a fulfilling career and course. Helene also provides advice on resumes, interview attire, quick-fire interview tips and techniques to improve the likelihood of securing that dream job.
Drew Clark
Career Consultant
Drew Clark is an experienced and successful Career Counsellor/Coach and Trainer. He also has over 25 years experience in Executive Recruitment and Search. After working for two high profile Recruitment and Management Consultancies, he set up a highly successful Consultancy in 1982, specialising in Recruitment and Search in the middle to senior management areas.
Over the last several years Drew has capitalised on his wealth of commercial and workplace experience and now specialises in Career Counselling/Coaching, Interview Skills Training, Workshops/Training and Outplacement. He also lectures in Workplace & Career Skills for university graduates as part of the Skilled Migration Internship Program.
Drew is a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) and holds a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment. Drew's skill and rapport with people is the hallmark of his success and it is this and his intuitive expertise that has allowed him to create such a successful profile with a variety of clients. His ability to operate at corporate levels, consulting to CEOs and senior executives as well as having an equally effective rapport at entry, operational and graduate levels, is another measure of his skill set.
Ellen Rodger
Career Consultant
Ellen Rodger is a Career Consultant with a professional background in Adult Education, Recruitment and Employment Services. She is an award winning writer with a Master of Arts (Creative Writing), a Group Trainer with a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, and a CELTA qualified English Language Teacher. She is a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia.
Ellen's experience includes developing and facilitating Career Transition programs, teaching Creative and Business Writing skills, and participating in the recruitment process for both government and private sectors. For over ten years she has assisted an enormous range of people secure work in their chosen field.
Ellen has a strong understanding of the challenges involved in changing careers, and will collaborate with you to uncover your aspirations, maximise your abilities, instigate action, and maintain motivation. Her approach is practical, energising and empathetic, with a focus on taking manageable and realistic steps. Her down to earth manner and optimism instils confidence in others, setting them at ease in the exciting and dynamic process of change.
Suzie Plush
Career Consultant
As a Registered Psychologist with a background in recruitment, Suzie Plush is well equipped to help people identify a career that suits their personality and skills. Having worked as a Consultant for Hudson, one of Australia’s largest recruitment agencies, Suzie has experience in job and competency profiling, personality assessments and psychometric testing and is trained in conducting behavioural interviews. She has also been involved in a number of talent management projects for companies such as Westpac, Telstra, ATO, Railcorp and Transfield.
Suzie has provided coaching to clients on their career direction and course options, along with advising them on job search strategies, networking skills, resume presentation, job application methodology and interview skills. She is an active youth mentor and has been a motivational speaker at youth events, schools and conferences since 2002. Suzie is an Associate Member of the Australian Psychological Society and has SHL accreditation.
Susie Roberts
Career Consultant
With over thirty years experience in Adult Education and Small Business Management, Susie Roberts has extensive knowledge of a wide range of industries. She began her career as a Singer and Artist, before starting her own creative arts school, which she successfully ran for over 10 years. A passionate teacher and photographer, Susie regularly tutors at the Central Coast Community College in Adobe Photoshop and is commissioned as a Creative Designer for Scrapper’s Guide in the United States.
For the last 5 years, she has worked extensively with school students, facilitating literacy and special needs programs. Tertiary trained in Business Studies and Accounting, Susie has a wealth of knowledge to draw upon in helping people at all levels to find their ideal career path. She is an excellent communicator and is skilled at helping people identify and harness their natural strengths and fulfil their true potential.
Jackie Marsterson
Career Consultant
Born in the UK, Jackie and her family moved to Asia in the early nineties and lived in Singapore for ten years before settling in Melbourne, Australia in 2001. After working in hospitality for a prestigious group of hotels in London, Jackie embarked on a rewarding new career path in Singapore as a Relocation Consultant. This involved guiding new migrants through a period of change and transition in their lives, assisting them to assimilate into a different culture and adjust to a new work life balance. The move to Melbourne provided another opportunity for Jackie to develop and enhance her interpersonal skills and saw her move into the Education sector. Working with high school students, she assisted them with career advice and securing work placements. This stimulated her interest in, and passion for, Career Development and inspired her to study Career Counselling.
Jackie has since successfully completed the Graduate Diploma in Career Education and Development at RMIT and continues to study in the area of Counselling. Her passion is supporting individuals to realise their true potential and to value their skills and abilities as well as assisting them to achieve a healthy balance between life, learning and work. Through the texture and variety of Jackie’s own journey through life, her international experience and varied career path, she is able to bring empathy and understanding in helping clients to feel empowered and motivated and achieve their personal and professional goals. Jackie is a Professional Member of the Career Development Association of Australia.
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Jane Anderson
Career Consultant
Jane Anderson is an experienced Career Consultant with a background in people development and executive coaching. With a Bachelor of Business (Marketing), a Diploma in Workplace & Business Coaching and a Cert IV in Training & Assessment, she provides her clients with the opportunity to explore their career options, take the right steps towards their career goals, market themselves effectively and determine how to perform their best at interviews.
With over 7 years' experience in people development and 12 years sales and marketing experience, Jane instils a confidence in her clients in being able to fulfil their potential. Jane has been an internal trainer in government and on numerous government selection panels. She has worked extensively with government competencies and selection tools and also supports clients in areas such as resume writing, selection criteria and interview skills.
Jane is a great listener and her approach is very open and collaborative. She is pragmatic and resourceful and focuses on her clients in their challenge to find rewarding and satisfying careers. Her positive outlook and coaching style allows her clients to see possibilities where they may be hidden! Jane is a Professional Certified Coach member of the International Coach Federation, an Associate Professional Coach member of the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Coaching, a Professional member of the Career Development Association of Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Training & Development. She is accredited in the MBTI, DiSC and the Science of Happiness at Work.
Lisa Hobden
Career Consultant
With a background in HR, Employee Development and Outplacement / Career Transition Coaching, Lisa has always maintained a strong focus on ensuring the right people are in the right roles. Not only has she had hands-on senior management experience within the professional services and hospitality sectors, she has also worked as a Recruitment Consultant, assisting with the establishment of two legal recruitment agencies.
Having been responsible for organisational recruitment, Lisa knows what employers look for. Not only can she assist you with creating a resume that sets you apart, she can also provide great insight into interview strategies that will ensure you stand out from the competition. Her practical experience, in addition to her qualifications as a Workplace Trainer and Assessor, Results Coach and Master NLP Practitioner, will provide you with unique insights into the job application process.
Helen Holan
Career Consultant
Helen Holan is a qualified coach who assists clients to develop their careers and improve their performance at interviews and at work. She is passionate about helping clients identify the jobs and careers they are naturally motivated to do because in these jobs they experience more enjoyment, fulfilment and success. Before moving into her 'perfect match' career in people development and coaching in 2008, Helen worked in professional services in the corporate tax law consulting area for 8 years, during which time she was involved in recruiting and coaching staff.
Clients quickly feel at ease in Helen's company. Her approach is relaxed, yet purposeful, professional yet fun, nurturing yet frank. All this, combined with Helen's natural talent for asking the right questions, just at the right time, provides a solid platform for open, explorative and exciting discussion about career suitability and job and study options. With experience as an interviewer, Helen is ideally placed to help clients prepare for interviews and polish their interview technique. Helen is a qualified coach and NLP Practitioner and is a certified iWAM (Inventory of Workplace Attitudes and Motivations) consultant and chartered accountant. She is an accredited Associate Coach of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Coaching and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Catriona Meere
Career Consultant
Catriona Meere has a passion for helping others to identify and harness their natural strengths and talents and optimise their personal and professional potential. As an experienced educator, she has held leadership positions within ACT schools for 11 years, six of these in the roles of Deputy Principal and Acting Principal. She holds a Bachelor of Education and a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. Catriona is an Associate Trainer/Facilitator for the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) and Jelk Solutions, for which she develops and facilitates corporate training packages for public and private sector organisations. She has also worked as a tutor and guest lecturer in Education at the University of Canberra.
Catriona has a strong understanding of the challenges involved in changing career and the need for strategic planning to ensure a smooth and successful transition. She provides coaching in career reflection and goal setting, career coaching, job search strategies, networking skills, resume writing, addressing selection criteria and effective interview techniques. She uses her strong coaching ability to inspire clients to define their personal mission or vision, clarify their values, and uncover their unique gifts and passions. Armed with this awareness she supports clients in aligning their career search and developing personal and professional goals to achieve their vision.
Karen Bremner
Career Consultant
With a degree in Psychology and 10 years’ experience as an HR professional, Karen has great insight into what makes people tick and how that translates into the working world. Karen is an experienced trainer and facilitator, with a Cert IV in Training and Assessment and a friendly, open and highly intuitive style. Having managed recruitment campaigns across retail, corporate and government sectors in both the UK and NZ, Karen understands just what employers are looking for and can help you to gain the edge in your job applications and interviews.
As a former career changer herself, Karen understands what it’s like to be at a crossroads, and knows just how valuable a partner in that process can be. Currently studying workplace coaching, she is passionate about empowering her clients, and can help you to explore your goals, uncover your potential, and develop a career path that marries your strengths, needs and values. Karen is a member of the Career Development Association of Australia, as well as the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Coaching and the International Coach Federation.
Fiona Anderson
Resume Writer
Fiona specialises in polished, professional writing to make your resume, cover letter and selection criteria stand out from the crowd. Each document is customised and written to highlight your skills and experience to fully meet the requirements of your target audience.
Fiona’s work background spans print journalism plus business communications for corporations, not-for-profit organisations and small-medium enterprises. As well as creating personalised employment applications, Fiona’s expertise in written communications has delivered high-quality business and personal profiles, shareholder reports, stakeholder updates, executive summaries, presentations, newsletters, articles, direct and electronic mail, websites and blogs. Fiona’s professional experience is supported with a BA (Journalism, Policy Studies) and Master of Business (Employment Relations).
Belinda Fuller
Resume Writer
With a background in marketing communications and corporate writing, Belinda appreciates the need to approach each resume and job application with fresh eyes. She is an expert at drawing out your skills and experience and tailoring them to produce a personalised Resume ideally suited to the position(s) you wish to apply for. She also has a good understanding of the process involved in preparing Selection Criteria for government positions.
With experience gained over 15+ years, Belinda has achieved significant success in a variety of roles and projects covering direct marketing (both print and online); conference management; research and writing numerous brochures, flyers and newsletters; general communications strategies and website production and management. Her experience has enabled her to develop a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge as well as the ability to effectively convey a technical message through effective copywriting.
Belinda's approach to resume production and specific job applications is to work directly with the client to establish individual requirements with special focus on drawing out your achievements to demonstrate success and potential value to a prospective employer.
Fiona Brandscheid
Resume Writer
Fiona is an accomplished corporate writer with 16 years experience. Writing with professional plain English flair, she also has an expert eye for layout. She loves to see her clients succeed and uses her expertise to send them straight to the top of selectors' interview lists.
Listening to you is the first stage in Fiona's consultation process. The next stage is to tailor your resume, cover letter and selection criteria - drawing on your experience and career objectives. She spotlights your skills and fleshes out your achievements - crafting them in a way that exceeds the expectations of potential employers.
As well as writing resumes and applications, Fiona has spent the past 16 years writing corporate documents for business. Her industry experience comprises government, education, not-for-profits and banking. Fiona has built a career producing successful funding proposals, website content and a wide range of marketing collateral. Her formal qualifications include Professional Writing and Editing, Marketing and Graphic Design.
Kylie Chown
Resume Writer
Kylie brings extensive experience compiling Selection Criteria, Resumes and Letters of Application for all levels of government, education and the private sector. Kylie demonstrates a strong comprehension of government recruitment processes, policies and procedures; this combined with strong writing skills allows Kylie to create Selection Criteria Responses that maximise the opportunity for a successful outcome.
Kylie's earlier career within the recruitment industry has allowed her to bring a recruiter's perspective when writing applications. Working extensively with candidates for over 10 years has allowed her to develop strong interviewing skills which she applies to assist clients in identifying their key strengths - a critical element to any application. With experience in compiling employment documents for clients across diverse industry spectrums, Kylie believes that applying a collaborative, holistic approach to creating unique documents achieves the best results.
Catherine Chadevski
Resume Writer
With a passion for writing and nearly 10 years experience in the corporate field as a Communication Specialist, Catherine has provided communication consultancy to people from all levels of management. She has extensive experience writing, proof-reading, editing and analysing gaps in various communication mediums including business updates, reports and presentations, newsletters, website content, marketing material, promotions and customer correspondence.
Catherine is dedicated to working with you to help you express how your key skills and achievements align with a company’s strategic requirements and set you apart from the rest of your field. She will then individually tailor your cover letter, resume and selection criteria in plain English to ensure you submit the best application possible to help you secure your dream job.
Kylie Micallef
Resume Writer
Kylie Micallef is a Professional Resume Writer with a background in Recruitment and Career Advising, as well as having worked in the financial services industry. She has a solid understanding of a broad range of roles including those in the financial services, engineering, information technology, medical and legal industries. Kylie holds a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from the University of Western Sydney and Certificate IV in Financial Services.
Kylie has worked closely with a wide variety of people, assisting them with their employment and career needs. She is passionate about helping people reach their career goals and ensures that their key skills and strengths are highlighted in their resumes so that they are noticed by potential employers. Kylie’s strong writing skills coupled with her creative flare ensure that your resume looks sharp, professional and has a ‘competitive edge’.
Derived from her experience in career advising, is her ability to carefully identify a person’s key abilities and selling points to convey to a potential employer. She is a strong believer that a resume should not only act as an introduction of one’s self to an employer, but a ‘teaser’ so that they want to find out more and hence agree to meet with them in person. In Kylie’s view, the way your resume is written and presented is the first and most important step towards securing your dream job.
Fiona West
Resume Writer
With more than 15 years experience as a journalist, editor, sub-editor and proofreader, Fiona has the skills and experience to give you the edge with your job application requirements.
Working in Sydney's mainstream media has honed her skills in interviewing people from all walks of life and telling their stories in print, in a clear and concise manner. Her substantial editing experience allows her to find the right words, use the correct grammar and ensure document consistency. As a professional writer Fiona has helped many businesses with the wording and presentation of a wide variety of communication materials, such as documents, PowerPoint presentations, reports and website content. She also lectures part-time in college journalism.
Fiona is genuinely interested in people and says the key to being a good writer is being a good listener and conveying information accurately and effectively - something that could be no more important than when you are presenting yourself on paper to a prospective employer.
Locations:
Our Career Consultants and Professional Resume Writers are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and the NSW Central Coast, Australia.