Kia ora! Welcome to SMITHELLS®NZ!
Slip your shoes off, come on in and sit down.
Who are we?
- We are the Smithells® Professionals.
- We are New Zealanders and family people.
- We are all qualified, experienced, independent career professionals.
- We are all members of CDANZ, the Career Development Association of NZ.
- We live and work throughout New Zealand/Aotearoa.
- We all use the same highly accurate career planning system
What do we do?
- We work with teenagers, school leavers, tertiary students or trainees and young adults aged 15 to 30 years.
- We change lives by helping young people understand themselves better and develop clear career directions. This encourages them to take ownership of their future.
Why come to us?
You get results
- 90% of young people who see a Smithells® Professional end up in a course or a job that's right for them.
Only 30% of school leavers do.
- Two years on from school, 90% of Smithells® Professional clients are still doing what they planned.
Up to 70% of all school leavers have changed what they are doing.
You get personalized service
- We focus on you.
- We help you learn more about yourself and what matters to you.
We work with you
- To find career paths that suit you well.
You gain from our knowledge and experience
- We have been working in the career counselling field for well over 20 years.
- Smithells®NZ and the Smithells® System are 100% New Zealand owned, operated and created.
- Tim and Juliana Smithells founded Smithells®NZ and trained the Smithells® Professionals.
You take ownership of your future
Over 20,000 young people have benefited from doing the Smithells® Questionnaires and seeing an Approved Smithells® Professional
