Testimonials

Adults

After 6 years of feeling frustrated and trapped by my circumstances - I am finally FREE! I can't believe that I have now started a Masters degree, saved my self more than 5 years and $20,000!!! Without this program I wouldn't have believed it was possible or that someone like me deserved extraordinary! Thank you! (Linda: Legal industry)

I'm not dissatisfied - I'm just not satisfied in my career. I have to admit that I had my doubts that you could help me. However, after only three meetings, I have to say my perspective is totally transformed. The meetings were thoroughly inspiring and had me thinking in ways I hadn't considered previously. I have been through programs that cost $10,000 dollars more and sure they are lavish - but in the end I don't want to be impressed, I want to feel positive about my options and empowered to achieve them. You have achieved this for a fraction of the cost. In addition, I have shifted my focus and finally achieved the remuneration goals I wanted but never thought were possible. Thank you. (Paul: Senior Finance Manager)

At first I felt like a failure that I needed career counselling. However, the process made me feel at ease and the open dialogue was stimulating, engaging and insightful - I learned a lot. I now feel so much more positive about my options and I have a much clearer plan of action steps that I know will take me from mediocre to extra-ordinary! Thank you for this positive mindset injection. It is exactly what I needed! (Rodney: Senior Executive)

Leaving my senior role to have a family was at first totally exciting but, I don’t know – it changed after the first few years. Especially when I went back to my old workplace for a visit with my new baby boy – no-one seemed to have any time to talk and everyone was so busy.

I guess I just felt like my professional life had passed me by.

Thanks for helping me to adjust my perspective and develop a clear plan for my future. I have already been offered a part time role and I know it will lead to the opportunities I envisage. I can’t believe how long I felt trapped, thanks… (Carol: Psychologist)

I found my work a complete burn out – I just didn’t want to go to work anymore. The funny thing is that I was getting up in the morning actually feeling sick. The new direction has envigorated me and I have actually faced a few tigers that I should have faced a long time ago. From a career management perspective, I am now back on track! Thanks for your help. (Gary: Lawyer)

I have awesome news. I have a JOB!! (Crazy stuff hey!) It ended up being a matter of impeccable timing, I cold called the right guy at the right time & it seems to be the perfect job for me. The role is jnr structural engineer in ...... It’s a small company (10 staff) whom do a lot of domestic structural design, together with commercial & industrial.

The people are fun, young & enjoy excitement! (Hooray I found some real people posing as engineers!! Also, I'm working under a female engineer (who is a superb role model for me). And, the office atmosphere is casual, not corporate, so it's a totally 'real' environment for me to work in.

Over the past few months it became clear to me that it wasn’t necessarily contributing to a community that I was after, it was simply just working in what initially attracted me to civil engineering, which was designing residential properties, and being around people with which I identified with.

Previously my job hunting strategy had been to apply for anything that I was 'qualified' using my B.Eng (Civil) and take whatever was offered to me, which led me down paths I was never truly interested in.

So, this time, it may have taken 5 or so months, but I truly believe it was so worth it to really assess who I was & where 'I' really wanted to go, and then to go & persevere at getting IT....and now I have this great opportunity in something that I am thoroughly interested in and it feels wicked! So a big thanks to you CFT, for helping me out with my direction and supporting me to get me on my way. Awesome! (Kerrie: Engineer)

I just wanted to let you know the good news. I got offered a job:):) I wanted to thank you because I couldn't have done it without you! The job title is Product Developer/ Graphic Design Assistant. I will have to go to trade shows twice a year in Hong Kong! They liked my trade show experiences and the fact that I am enrolled in a graphic design course. They want someone that they can mould to the position. It is a very good opportunity to break into this sort of an environment. I am really excited:)

Anyways, I will keep in touch with you and let you know how things are going with it. This is all possible because of your help. I thank you from the very bottom of my heart for helping me get out of a bad situation and get on with living life and being successful! Talk to you soon. (Kim: Graphic Designer)

For the last 4 years I have found the changes in my work a real frustration. I learned a lot by exploring this – about my own skills but more about where I really want to be. I feel very excited about my new business role and actually look forward to the future. Thanks. (Charles: Nurse)

After I was made redundant I thought my world had collapsed. The CFT program picked me up and gave me hope for my future – but much more – I now have a clear plan for action! Thanks.

12 months later… Hi – Arnold here – just wanted to let you know that I just picked up a director role in a small agency! I am so glad I completed the CFT program – you guys are fantastic! (Arnold: Marketing Manager)

Who’d have thought I could travel and build my career at the same time – I now have the best of both worlds! Thanks to the CFT program I have increased my income and also my employability once I return from O/S – thanks. (Sue: Actuary)

Corporate

Thank you Nigel for an extremely valuable and enlightening afternoon with our team.

The task we had set was a challenging one, particularly regarding understanding individual profiles for 35 individuals in the team, however you did a remarkable job! The fact that only one of the 35 team members felt that their profile was incorrect just demonstrates the reliability of your assessment mechanisms.

You had the undivided attention of every member of the team for the whole afternoon which was impressive considering the size of the group and their usual lively nature, the time of day and the fact that they had already had a very full program from 8:30am that morning.

The preparation you put in to the workshop leading up to the conference definitely paid off. I don't think you could have done a better job.

It was probably the most valuable 3 hours our team has ever spent together understanding ourselves and each other. It has also opened the door for us to continue working with the content and developing our skills and knowledge of personalities and relationships.

Thanks again! Sally Naughton (National Manager - Careers and Industry Education Australian Industry Group)

I am excited about using the skills and knowledge gained in this training program - excellent from start to finish.

Cate Ashmore (Director Dedicated Workplace Training Cairns)

An excellent workshop - much more than expected! Nigel's level of expertise and ability to share this is outstanding! From design, validation to delivery and execution - the work with Careers Fast Track has been excellent. Thanks. Julie Eldridge (Director HVYE NSW)

An excellent workshop that exceeded expectations!

The other things which were outstanding included 'learning about learning' and learning about how 'self' impacts upon goals. An excellent week that just flew! Thanks!

Eugene Soh (Career Counsellor Odyssey House Auckland)

Simply the BEST CAREERS TRAINING I have experienced in 10 years! The hands on learning all week and the deep and accelerated learning approaches were outstanding. Thank you and please send information on the advanced course down the track! Barry Anderson (Career Essentials New Zealand)

Extremely valuable workshop that develops and enriches all business and clientelle relationships. Thank you. Hayley Wallace (Event and Marketing Manager EIEP NSW)

Rich and detailed content, logical and thorough presentation. A really excellent practical client-centred approach to career planning. Thank you!

Anthony McAvaney (University of South Australia)

This was an excellent program that was jam packed full of career and life performance information. I can't stop thinking about it! Additionally, implicit in the program was a personal challenge and all the support you need to achieve it! Thank you very much! Steven Mooney (MST Workplace Solutions Tasmania)

I've enjoyed the 5 days immensely and I've learnt a lot! This will be an excellent assistance and has provided a broad range of tools applicable for my work and with counselling. The hands on learning approach, the manual and Nigel's approach to training offer an outstanding learning experience. Stuart Riches (Senior Team Leader MST Workplace Solutions Tasmania)

I've learnt how to assist others to overcome the limitations they set for themselves and this has given me some personal insights as well. An excellent course! Trudy Chilcott (Empoyment Consultant MST Workplace Solutions Tasmania)

An excellent program using a broad range of adult learning approaches - loved the stories which allowed us to put everything into perspective. Learning at conscious and unconscious levels was a very enriching experience that will bring about improvement in my work and even my personal situation. Meriel Yapp (Employment Consultant MST Workplace Solutions Tasmania)

Super! Beyond doubt the whole program is excellent and jam packed full of really valuable tools. This training was methodical adn very interactive. All training materials were excellent based upon lots of research. Thank you Nigel! Leonie Mullins (Employment Consultant MST Workplace Solutions Tasmania)

A very empowering program that was truly learner friendly. Thanks! Jo Wittmaack (Senior consultant Impact Employment Townsville)

Excellent structure complimented by real-life stories that underpin the content. Nigel has a great breadth of knowledge to meet different learning styles. The CFT program is an very effective and efficient approach that is rigorous in application. Highly recommended.

Margaret Gadd (Director Duality Qld)

Nigel is an excellent trainer - I felt like I was in a training video! The opportunity to practice the skills and consolidate the information was very valuable for me. Thanks for a fantastic week. I really enjoyed it and learnt heaps (including lots about myself).

I have my first CFT client tomorrow and I'm really looking forward to it! Thanks! Jane Roper (Consultant MST Workplace Solutions Tasmania)

An excellent program that has natural synergies and value adds with the transition program that I manage. A highly enjoyable learning program that challenges and inspires growth for self and client! Thank you.

Judith Sheridan (Director Sunstaff Townsville)

An excellent program based upon the latest thinking and methodology that maximises learning and skills transfer. A fantastic learning experience!

Barry Launder (Swinburne University)

Thanks once again for the great session. It was the best workshop I've seen!

Our students are terrific people, but they are hard judges and they really appreciated your session.

You provided theory and then practical activities. The students all know that one day they will be faced with the scenarios you portrayed.

I was delighted to work with you and I appreciated your professional manner and materials.

Needless to say, I hope you will come back next year?!

I realize it would not be fair on you to ask you to plan so far ahead but I will contact you later in the year to see if such an arrangement would be possible. Allyson Ferguson (Gippsland Education Centre)

Thank you for the excellent workshop you presented to staff on INTERVIEW SKILLS!

Staff evaluations comments included:

- "...very impressive presentation!"
- "...it has given me the confidence I need to go for my interview!"
- "...the workshop was great especially with quizzes."
- "...the interview preparation tips will be very helpful."

I was very impressed and pleased with the presentation and workshop. Staff were engaged and motivated, which can be a difficult thing for them to do after a day of teaching!

Everyone left feeling that you had fulfilled their expectations. Thank you... Josie Caramia (Hoppers Crossing SC)

Students

"I really enjoyed this program, especially the counselling as it showed me all the possibilities and opportunities that the career world has to offer. I now feel much more confident about my career direction and I am really motivated to achieve it."
Katrina, Brighton SC

"The portfolio training helped me identify areas that I need to improve on in order to get the career that I want. I really enjoyed the whole program and found that it helped my decision making a lot, I am now really aware of all my options."
Jason, Banksia LaTrobe SC

"The counselling session worked best for me as I had someone to discuss my ideas with and having them to talk to has helped me gain a better understanding of who I am and what I can do for my career. The counsellor was really easy to talk with and she has given me a little push in the right direction. I now have a much more realistic understanding of what my strengths are and where they can take me."
Hannah, Brighton SC

The part of the program that I liked best was the online assessment as it helped me understand who I am and what careers I could get into in the future. I enjoyed the counselling session because it helped me narrow down the subjects that I need to take in order to get into the course I want to do. This program has made me realise that I need to do some research to help me better understand the career I want to get into and if its best for me.
Sakuna, Bundoora SC

I found it really interesting learning more about my personality and what jobs would be best suited to me. I'm now really motivated to visit uni open days and try to get some experience in the field i am interested in. I really liked the whole program, I think it was very helpful.
Joel, Bundoora SC

"After doing this program, I have a much more clearer idea of what career I want. It was really helpful talking to the counsellor and finding out all the different types of jobs that I could succeed in and how to go about getting into them. The counsellor helped me work out what I want to do.
Jim, Buckley Park College

"The friendly advice and amount of overwhelming options and information was excellent! I found the whole program to be really useful and interesting. I now feel I have the motivation and confidence to achieve the results I need to get into the course I want do."
Kate, Catholic Ladies College

"The portfolio content was really good. It was very accurate and made me more aware of who I am which regained my confidence. I now know which areas I need to work on and what my strengths are. I feel really confident that I can achieve the career path I want to follow. "
Daniel, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

"This program has helped me realise what I really want to do and what to work towards. I found the one-on-one counselling sessions to be really helpful and i now feel much more confident with what career I want to choose."
Kate, Brighton SC

"Seeing the counsellor helped me to gain a broader perspective of the requirements and training needed for the particular career path I want to follow. The counsellor was really helpful and the online assessment helped me to understand myself better and what I want out of a career."
Felicia, Catholic Ladies College

"I enjoyed the assessment and the counselling session best. The assessment training told me things about myself that I didn't know before and the counselling session was really good because they helped me with VTAC and told me information I need to know about transferring to Uni overseas."
Mary, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

"This program made me realise the courses that I could possibly do that are linked to my future career. The counsellor told me 2 specific courses that will help me reach my dream job. This program has made me feel motivated to do the best I can so that I can get the ENTER score i need to get into my uni course.
Sarah, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

"It was really helpful talking to someone that knew my personality type straight away. The counsellor was positive and helpful with what I want to do. Everything they said made a lot of sense and I now have a better idea of how to achieve my dream job."
Ali, Catholic Ladies College

" I found this program to be really helpful especially the counselling sessions. This program has helped me realise what pathways are open to me and how I can get where I want to."
Leo, Brighton SC

"The counselling session was so helpful! It gave me the opportunity to actually speak about my options and what career path would be suited to me based on the report from the online quizzes. I have so much of a better idea of what I want to do with my life now."
Kate, Banksia LaTrobe SC

"My counsellor was really good, he had a lot of encouraging things to say, it made me more aware of the things I am capable of. The assessment was great, it was so interesting to find out my personality type and what types of careers I would be suited to. Overall the program was really good, I enjoyed doing it and have taken a lot from it."
Laura, Catholic Ladies College

"I really liked this program, especially the one-on-one counselling because I could talk to the person individually so that I could get personalised advice that made everything really clear to me"
Kevin, Brighton SC

"This program has driven me to go for the career that I want and the course I need to do. I learnt that doing this course will open up many doors for me in later life. I feel so much more confident about my future career now."
Puoch, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

"I rate this program 10/10! I really enjoyed the online assessments and the counselling. I now feel so much more confident with what career I want to choose and how to go about getting there."
Shelly, Brighton SC

"I thought this program was really good. The counselling session worked best for me because it is one-on-one and it really opens your eyes to all your options. I now know what i need to do, it's just a matter of choosing the right classes, having the motivation, and getting a good enter score".
Nick, Brighton SC

"I learnt so many new options for my future career that I didn't realise before. This opened up so many more ideas and I feel that having done this program, I will be able to make a much more broader decision in regards to what I want to do in the future. The program was really good, i'm looking forward to researching my options further now."
Fady, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

"The program was so helpful! I thought that the counselling session was very interesting and they explained to me the subjects I should choose so that I can get a job that I like. I know what I really want to do now.
Jessika, Banksia LaTrobe SC

"This program was excellent. I really like the online quizzes and thought that the counselling was really helpful. It provided me with the answers to the many questions I had about VCE, University and my future."
Michael, Brighton SC

"The quiz was really good! It was very accurate and helped me to evaluate myself and the areas that I need to improve. The quiz helped me to see exactly what I wanted from life and the counselling session helped me find out how to achieve it. I really enjoyed this program and I'm still amazed how accurate the quiz was!
Sylvanna, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

Lauren, Catholic Ladies College

"The assessment was really cool because I got to find out what my personality was. The counselling session has also made me feel really confident about the job I want to choose and the things I need to work on to achieve it."
Matthew, Brighton SC

"This program was to the point and informative. All of my questions were answered and I am now really aware of all my career options and feel really confident with the career that I want to pursue."
Kalila, Brighton SC

"The portfolio allowed me to find strengths and weaknesses that will allow me to further improve. The counselling session was very valuable in that it allowed me to address my personal concerns and find alternative pathways to my desired course. Overall I found this program to be very helpful and interesting."
Marina, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

"I thought that the whole program was a great idea and very helpful. The aspect that I enjoyed most, and worked for me the best, was the making of the portfolio as it really helped me to discover my strengths and weaknesses."
Matthew, St Anthony's Coptic Orthodox College

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