Feeling stuck in your career? Let's work out your next move.
Feeling stuck, overlooked or uncertain about your next move? Get honest, personalised career advice from someone with more than 15 years of experience working with candidates, hiring managers and employers across New Zealand.
Whether you're considering leaving your job, navigating redundancy, preparing for a promotion or wondering why your applications aren't landing, sometimes one experienced, independent perspective is exactly what you need.
No email required to start. Completely private — your employer will never see this. Your answers aren't shared or sold, and nothing is attached to your name publicly. I use your email to send your results — nothing else.
45 minutes that could change how you approach your career.
You've probably spent hours thinking about your career, questioning your decisions or wondering what employers are really looking for.
Imagine having 45 minutes with someone who's spent over 15 years working in recruitment, speaking with hiring managers, assessing candidates and understanding what makes people stand out.
This isn't generic career advice or a scripted coaching session. It's a private, focused conversation about your actual circumstances, with someone who understands how the employment market works from both sides of the hiring process.
We'll talk honestly about where you are, what your options look like and what you can realistically do next.
You don't have to figure everything out before booking. That's what our conversation is for.
NZ$129. 45 minutes. One experienced perspective focused entirely on you.
Who is a consultation for?
Thinking about leaving your job?
Understand what's driving your dissatisfaction, whether a move makes sense and how to approach your decision strategically.
Book a consultation →Been made redundant?
Regain perspective, discuss your career options and work out where to focus your energy next.
Book a consultation →Applying for jobs but getting nowhere?
Get a recruiter's perspective on your applications, positioning, job-search strategy and potential obstacles.
Book a consultation →Ready for a promotion or leadership move?
Discuss your professional value, positioning, ambitions and how to approach your next opportunity.
Book a consultation →Returning to work or changing direction?
Explore how your experience translates to today's employment market and identify realistic opportunities.
Book a consultation →Need an independent sounding board?
Have a confidential conversation with someone who understands careers, hiring decisions and organisational environments.
Book a consultation →Why talk to Emma?
I'm Emma Allen, the founder of The Career Edit.
I've spent more than 15 years working in recruitment, both within organisations and with recruitment agencies. I've worked closely with candidates, hiring managers and senior leaders, helping businesses make hiring decisions and professionals understand how to position themselves.
That experience has given me something valuable: a practical understanding of how employers think, how recruitment decisions are made and how careers develop in the real world.
I created The Career Edit to give people access to that experience without needing to engage in an expensive or lengthy coaching programme.
Sometimes you don't need months of coaching. You need an experienced person to listen, ask the right questions, challenge your thinking and help you see your options more clearly.
That's what these consultations are designed to do.
Emma Allen · BA (Hons), Graduate Diploma in Journalism · CDANZ Affiliate · 15+ years in New Zealand recruitment
Get Clear
Career Clarity Assessment — 13 questions, about 5 minutes. See where you actually stand.
Make the Decision
The Career Edit Session™ — NZD $129. One private 45-minute consultation: your situation, your options, your next steps.
Book a session →Navigate the Change
Redundancy & Career Transition Support — focused help if you've just been made redundant. The 45-minute consultation covers it.
Start here →Why it's worth the 5 minutes
Most people circle the same decision for months without ever answering it directly. These are the questions I'd ask you in a paid session, in the order I'd ask them.
You end up with a name for your situation. Vague dread becomes a specific problem you can act on.
It's built on 15 years placing people in the New Zealand market — not generic career advice written for somewhere else.
What you get: Your profile, one of nine, with what's driving it and the move that actually fits where you are. Delivered straight to your inbox.
How it works
Answer 13 questions
About five minutes. Multi-choice questions and quick sliders about your situation, your energy, and what you actually want from work. No right answers.
Talk it through
One private 45-minute Zoom session with Emma — NZD $129. An experienced, independent perspective on your results and your situation.
Decide what's next
You leave with clarity about your options, practical direction, and what to do next.
What's available
No packages, no upsells — start now, go deeper when you're ready.
Your profile, out of nine.
Your full stay-or-go verdict, in writing.
Navigating redundancy? The same 45-minute consultation covers it.
One private 45-minute Zoom consultation with Emma Allen. One-off payment, tailored to your situation, clear next steps before the session ends.
A confidential, tailored package — market research, CV & LinkedIn upgrades, interview prep and ongoing support. Learn more →