Career decisions, job searching, applications and interviews are often treated as separate tasks. They shouldn’t be.
They all depend on the same questions: What do you want from work? What does an employer need? Where could your experience be useful? What evidence backs it up?
Get that thinking right, and your CV, applications and conversations start working together. We help you choose opportunities worth pursuing, find the right people to speak with and make a convincing case when you do.
Start a conversationBefore looking for another role, work out what needs to change about the work, the environment or the way it fits with the rest of your life.
Explore Career Transition CoachingThere could be a few reasons why.
Before changing your CV or sending more applications, let’s look at what you’re targeting, how you’re approaching the market and where things seem to be breaking down.
Explore CVs & Job SearchStart with the audience.
Like any good marketing or proposal document, your application needs to make it easy for the reader to see the connection between what they need and what you offer.
That principle is more useful than trying to follow every CV rule, ATS tip or job-search hack you come across.
Explore CVs & Job SearchDoing the job and talking about it are different skills.
Get clear on your pitch, why you’re relevant and the examples that back it up. Then practise talking through them so you’re not trying to work it all out in the interview.
Explore Interview CoachingDifferent situations need different answers. The starting point is understanding what’s going on for you.
You might be trying to work out what you want next, improve an application or prepare for an interview. Wherever we start, the same questions keep coming up: what you want, what an employer needs, where your experience connects and what you can show to support it.
Professional CV writing, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles and advice on finding work.
We’ll help you understand what employers are looking for, make the strongest case for your experience, and use that same thinking across your CV, applications and conversations with recruiters and employers.
Improve your job search resultsYou've spent years learning how to do your job. Now you've got an hour to convince someone you can do it.
We’ll help you get clear on your pitch, why you’re relevant and the examples that back it up. Then practise your answers with direct feedback tailored to the role.
Prepare for your interviewWhen did you last stop to think about what you really want from work?
We’ll help you understand what you’re good at, what makes you happy at work and what motivates you. Then use that understanding to explore roles, organisations and working environments that could suit you better.
See how GHMM worksPersonal career transition support. At organisational scale.
Support people through redundancy, redeployment, internal moves and promotion. kojiex helps each person understand their capabilities, build evidence from their experience and prepare for applications and interviews at their own pace.
See how kojiex could help“When you’re working through uncertainty and trying to decide what comes next, it can leave you feeling surprisingly vulnerable. The intensive, hands-on approach Ben and Peter take built my confidence and helped me understand where I was and where to focus next. The support doesn’t stop after one conversation. They work alongside you, refining your approach, insights and documents as they get to know you and where you’re headed.”
Megan McKennaExecutive, government and corporate
“Thanks to your help, I've received an offer! A nine-month contract with AIA New Zealand as Marketing Specialist, working on marketing automation. I also met Rhys today, and he's absolutely brilliant! One of the most professional recruiters I've encountered over the years, across the UK, China and Hong Kong. I wouldn't have received the offer or met Rhys without your help. Thank you again!”
Melanie ManMarketing & Product Manager
“The stellar CV got me in the door, and the interview coaching helped to focus on interview prep and practice short and succinct examples. I used just about all the examples I had prepped, had an excellent interview with a good flow of energy and asked some spot on questions at the end. Thanks for your coaching, a good investment in this tricky job market!!”
Caren BerlinPrincipal Advisor, MBIE
“Ben has supported me with my CVs for more than 10 years. He's helped me recognise strengths and capabilities I didn’t fully appreciate in myself, which significantly increased my confidence and changed the way I approached the job market. With Ben’s help I have consistently secured interviews, I’ve changed careers taking on new roles and responsibilities, and increased my income. If I need to run anything past him he's always super responsive and happy to chat.”
Kaaryn DenholmSenior Privacy/OIA Advisor
“I was looking for a significant step up and a move into a new sector. Trying to articulate my experience wasn't easy, but Ben did an amazing job. My investment in Ben's skills paid off. It was the best investment I could have made. I asked the interviewers why they selected me, and one DCE said, "I liked the short, succinct CV. Top job, Ben. I'm loving the new role!”
Michelle LewisProgramme Manager
“Ben, I wanted to thank you for the service you provided me earlier this year. I am now employed again, and in a market where public servants are struggling to find work. I am settled in my new role with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, and I know it was your assistance that got me the interview - this is a fact, my manager told me. So, thank you for your help - this has had the highest return on investment I have ever made. Keep up the good work Ben, will see you again when I am aiming for my next promotion.”
Amir NaghFinance Analyst, Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
“Ben supported me through a successful application process. Despite more than 40 years of experience, I'd had little exposure to formal recruitment and found it daunting. With his help, I applied for two roles and was offered both. Ben developed my CV, wrote targeted cover letters and helped me prepare for each interview. His insight and support were invaluable, and I'd highly recommend Ben to anyone serious about improving how they approach finding work.”
Graham BurkeTransformation Lead, MBIE
“Ben quickly understood the breadth of my experience and produced an excellent CV and supporting application that captured my capabilities and achievements in a way I was struggling to do myself. I was shortlisted and offered both positions I applied for with Ben's help.”
Pauline CleaverDeputy Secretary, Ministry of Education
“Ben not only revamped my CV but helped me rethink how to approach job applications after four years in the same role. We worked together to develop my value proposition, identify transferable strengths and capabilities, and put it all together in a format required by recruiters. His insights and introductions to trusted recruiters gave me real momentum; I was interviewing for exciting roles within days. I can't recommend Ben and StellarCVs highly enough. The process was practical, confidence-building, and incredibly effective.”
Dave Butler-PeckSenior Project Coordinator, MfE
“What I particularly valued was the advice and coaching that went well beyond writing the documents. Ben helped me think through my motivations for each role, how to communicate them and how to approach recruiters, including the questions to ask to better understand what an organisation was looking for.”
Kylie McQuellinCEO
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