Welcome to Careersmiths.
Our mission is simple: to help build as many Careersmiths as possible - individuals & organisations with the skills, capacities, confidence and agility they need to thrive in the continually changing work landscape.
Time to write your own narrative?
The ability to transfer skills across roles, industries and careers is more powerful than ever. Whether you are a student, recent graduate, early, mid or later career, CAREER AGILITY is key to being the author of your career.
We help people understand, develop and BELIEVE in their SKILLS and teach them how to impactfully tell their UNIQUE CAREER STORY – so they can design, create, change and be open to opportunity.
We help organisations identify and maximize the skills already present in their workforce that can enhance effectiveness NOW. As well as partnering on how to develop a flexible, adaptable, engaged and valued workforce - more FUTURE READY and able to navigate challenges, take opportunities and contribute to longer term success - their own and the organisation's.
career wellbeing in the continuously changing world of work
Emerging technologies, industries and shifting economic , social and climate landscapes are the new normal. Change and uncertainty are a constant for all of us and career education and career management practices need to embrace this.
Careersmiths bring a fresh, human-centred approach to the career space. Our objective is to help you not only navigate but thrive in the ever evolving world of work. We focus on helping you build your career wellbeing by empowering you with the skills, insights and strategies needed to design and create meaningful study and career directions - all through an interactive and engaging approach full of real life stories and experiences that will have you feeling ready to write and tell your own career story.
Skills, not jobs, are the currency of the future.
We believe that career wellbeing improves when people feel equipped to manage their study and career – and that transferable skills are central to this. Often still referred to as soft skills, they are anything but. Understanding your transferable skills and building the agency to develop, communicate and apply them will underpin your ability to be able to adapt to and have greater choice in the changing world of work. Our philosophy is to encourage you to take an active and intentional approach to shaping your career, rather than following a predetermined or traditional path. That is - to write your own narrative.
How we work
Careersmiths was born from the desire to bring an approach to the career space that would meet the needs of the current and future workforce. From our work in education, careers, recruitment and HR, across a wide range of demographics and industries, we saw common themes emerging – a desire to feel more capable and equipped in shaping work that meets personal and lifestyle wants and needs. To achieve greater career wellbeing.
Our workshops and coaching sessions are interactive, engaging and filled with pragmatism and positivity. We help you understand your transferable skills, how to present and promote the value of them by telling your unique story and how they link with your experience, accomplishments, interests, values and strengths. As we engage in storytelling, conversation and learning, we will help you consider who you are, what is meaningful for you, how to be opportunity ready and develop the confidence to take action. To become a Careersmith.
We work with schools, businesses, teams, not for profits, and one on one.
So whether you are a school or organisation, a student wanting to kickstart your studies or career, an experienced professional seeking a shift or change, an athlete in transition or an aspiring career launcher, Careersmiths is the partner you need to equip you to write your own narrative.
Individual and Group coaching
Authentic, relaxed and entwined with real life stories and examples, our sessions facilitate the learning of skills and processes that will give you the confidence and agency to make informed study and career decisions.
Secondary Students
Feeling uncertain about course choice? Thoughts of a Gap Year?
Unsure where your study could take you?
Transferable skills will underpin the agency of our students in their study and career. They will power their employability, choices and opportunities. Our student sessions build their understanding of, and ability to use and communicate, their transferable skills to design and redesign meaningful learning and career opportunities. To feel equipped and confident to make intentional decisions like what course to choose.
Tertiary Students, Graduates and Career Launchers
Need more than your degree to secure the graduate opportunities you seek?
Been working but it's not what you hoped?
Transferable skills are incredibly valuable here as they significantly enhance employability and provide a framework for professional development and career success.
By identifying and showcasing these skills, career launchers are not confined to a set of narrow career possibilities. They can explore a range of opportunities, secure that grad placement and switch between different roles, industries, or sectors without starting from scratch.
Athletes
How do you pursue the sport you love whilst ensuring you have your dual career plan?
Athletes develop a wide range of transferable skills through their training and playing, which can prove invaluable beyond their sports careers. By understanding and showcasing these skills, athletes can successfully balance and transition from their sports careers to other meaningful careers
Career Shifters
Been in your job or career for a while?
Thinking of a change? Wondering what your options are? Don't know where to start?
Professionals often find after being in their current career for a period of time they want new challenges to keep their work life engaging and fulfilling.
The reasons for a career change are many. Our powerful, practical and inspiring sessions are designed to kick start your career evolution, shift or reinvention. To help you understand the power of your transferable skills in helping you transition from one career to another. And to be able to confidently express the value of your skills and capabilities as you make your shift.
Workshops
Small business, Corporate and NFP's
The world of work continues to change and the way people are approaching their careers is evolving with it. In the past 12 months* 1.3 million people changed jobs, meaning 10% of the workforce was on the move – the highest figures in a decade. These changes and challenges have put significant cost, engagement and resourcing pressure on business. Those organisations that are staying ahead and becoming employers of choice are utilising the transferable skills within their workforce to better value and retain talent.
Transferable skills are the backbone of a resilient and adaptable workforce, enhancing the ability to adjust to changes in technology, industry trends and business strategies. . It is crucial for employees to possess not only specialised technical skills but also a robust set of transferable skills. Employees who can quickly pivot and apply their transferable skills to new opportunities, challenges or role demands contribute significantly to organisational effectiveness.
Our workshops address the transferable skills in demand now and also those necessary for the future. As technology continues to advance, specific technical skills may become obsolete or less relevant. Transferable skills, such as problem-solving, critical thinking, communication, and leadership are enduring and can be applied across a multitude of contexts. For organisations, this work is both an investment in your employees individual development AND, additionally, builds the resilience and capital of your organisation by developing a pool of employees who are not only competent in their current roles but are also adaptable, flexible, and capable of continuous learning and growth. This provides your organisation with a more equipped workforce. This skills rather than roles focus promotes the career wellbeing of your employees - and, thus, the wellbeing of your organisation.
We understand that every business is unique. Our workshops are tailored to address specific goals and challenges for organisations across the Not for Profit and Corporate business landscape. We provide practical tools and techniques that participants can apply immediately. By equipping your team with the skills, knowledge and mindsets you unlock greater potential and your people become an even more invaluable asset, ready to navigate opportunity and challenge in their work.
contact@careersmiths.com.au to find out more and arrange a workshop consultation.
Schools
Understanding the future world of work and how to navigate continuous change will be crucial for our young people. Grasping the power and place of transferable/human skills and capabilities as well as being able to identify, build and communicate their own skills will be a critical skill in itself.
We bring our extensive industry experience together with career education to connect the classroom to the world of work and build future readiness. Our student workshops are mapped to the Australian Blueprint for Career Development and are engaging and practical with tangible outcomes. They build understanding of the future work landscape, the role of skills and capabilities, particularly those that transfer, and develop students abilities to be able to identify, strategically build and communicate the value of their skills and capabilities so they feel greater agency to make decisions and manage their career. Students also make more meaningful connections between the classroom, career and work futures, which builds their engagement and investment in their learning.
contact@careersmiths.com.au to ask a question or get full details of our 2024 schools workshops
About Us
Between us we’ve had a bit of experience (three decades or so) across different sized businesses; from start ups to large corporate, as well as founding and running our own businesses. This, along with six kids between us, some awesome opportunities and a few life curve balls have taught us plenty of lessons on how to achieve career wellbeing by being the author of your career.
Our aim is to help build as many Careersmiths as possible - individuals who have the power and agency to design their study and career according to their unique aspirations, values, strengths and human transferable skills. People with self understanding, who are agile and flexible, equipped to spot opportunities, respond to change and chance - both exciting and challenging.
Partner with us and build the skills and confidence to intentionally manage your career. Become your own Careersmith - and write your own narrative.
