About CareerEQ Specialists

Since establishing CareerEQ (previously known as Career Management Specialists) in 2007 Kaye has grown and developed the practice. Her extensive experience in the field includes career coaching, professional development, career counselling, outplacement, coordinating support services for employees affected by restructuring and workshop delivery on all career and career management related topics. She understands the challenges that people face to integrate the complexities of life and work today. Kaye’s primary role with CareerEQ is to co-ordinate the services we offer.

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Qualifications and Certifications;

Grad. Dip.Career Development, Master NLP, Advanced Supervision NZAC, Enhanced Relationships Skills Training, Imago Institute and  MBTI® Certified Practitioner. Kaye completed a Post Graduate level research project in 2010 as part of the Masters in Career Development.

Suzanne is a qualified Career Coach and Workshop Facilitator with prior experience in the corporate sector including human resources, client service and finance roles. Her insight from these roles is combined with her enduring interest in people’s unique experiences and potential, as she supports clients in building their vision for a satisfying career.

Suzanne takes a collaborative approach with clients as she works with them to explore their experiences, interests and possibilities. She focusses on anchoring this in practical action so that clients are empowered to make their plans a reality.

Qualifications and Certifications;

BCom (Management & Employment Relations) and Grad Dip Career Dev. Suzanne is an Associate member of CDANZ, is MBTI® Certified (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®)  and has Level B psychological testing registration.

Robyn has been involved with the careers industry as both a consultant and as an educator of career practitioners to Master’s level. Her consultancy ranges across career counselling for individuals and groups, transition coaching, professional supervision, designing and facilitating training groups in career development and supervision, and providing expert opinions for injured workers.

Robyn works from a client-centred perspective and is always interested helping individuals make meaning of their career and work experiences. She has considerable experience working across cultures including with Chinese, Indian & Arab people as well as with Māori and Pasifika clients.

Qualifications and Certifications;

Masters in Social Science (Career Education), Certificate in Professional Supervision, Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Education, COP in Clinical Chemistry (Board of Medical Laboratory Technologists)

Lis has been working in career management since 2004, initially with Careers NZ and then in private practice as a career coach. She has wide experience working with clients to enhance self-efficacy and career related competencies, including career decision making, and building resilience.
Lis is an experienced facilitator working with people affected by redundancy on topics such as CV writing, interviewing skills, job search strategies, identifying and managing stress at work and managing change. She has expertise to apply Work Safe methodologies and training for employees when dealing with bullying and harassment behaviours in the workplace and working in an open plan environment.

Qualifications and Certifications;

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology); Certificate in Management studies (MBA papers including Decision Making, Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour); Diploma in counselling applied (Careers).

Since 1998 Johanna has been working in the field of career development. She is skilled at coaching her clients through life changes and career transitions.  Her experience includes individual career coaching and counselling, facilitating workshops for health organisations on performance development, MBTI®, career management, managing change, building resilience, and recruitment.

Johanna’s holistic approach utilizes her skills in NLP to ensure her clients are empowered to act upon practical goals that are aligned with their values.

Qualifications and Certifications;

Grad. Dip.Career Development, Master NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), MBTI® Certified (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®), Certified mBIT Coach (Multiple Brain Integration Techniques), PEP Trained (Personal Effectiveness Programme) Professional member of CDANZ for 12 years.