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About

Judy O'Donohue is the CEO of Career Me Now Career Counselling Services, providing quality support and information to individuals and families wanting to plan a better future. Based in Melbourne, Judy reduces the stress around  crucial decision-making times including prerequisites, subject selection, pathways planning and university options.  Judy has 20 years experience and is a CICA registered Professional Career Development Practitioner and Professional Member of both the ACCE and the CDAA. Call now for a chat on 0419 319 150 

How I can help you support them

Parents regularly ask me :

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  • 'How does the ATAR work?'

  • 'Which maths is best?'

  • 'What do I do when my teenager has no idea about the future?'

  • 'Which is the best pathway?'

  • 'How do I get them to study?'

  • 'Which subjects for which course?'

  • 'University or TAFE?'

  • 'How do I motivate them?'

  • 'How do we find out about apprenticeships'

  • 'Which course and where?'

  • 'How can I best support them?'

  • 'Where will the jobs be in the future?'

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I remove the stress and mental load for parents and students by:

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  • giving clear answers

  • outlining possible options

  • explaining what subjects lead where

  • demystifying the ATAR

  • discussing future job prospects based on reliable data

  • outlining the many ways to get to a desired place

  • clarifying it is ok not to know what 'career' yet

  • putting together an achievable plan 

  • setting goals  

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And allowing you, the parent,  to focus on everything else you need to do - knowing that it is all going to be ok! 

Having previously worked in:  

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  • the corporate sector

  • semi-government bodies

  • private companies

  • engineering and technical services

  • selection and recruitment

  • hospitality

  • research

  • customer service

  • education

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And as a parent and now in my own business 

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I have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with you to make it so much easier for you.

 

Contact me and see how I can help you or your teenager/young adult plan and design their own individualised career action plan.

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Take the guess work out of career planning and let me help you help that wonderful young person become an independent adult.

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My Experience in Career Development

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'I have been providing careers advice to individuals, students and families for 20 years.

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With kindness and compassion I bring all on the career exploration journey. 

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By helping parents understand the process and by supporting students to make informed decisions, I reduce the stress around all things career-related.

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Empowering career explorers take vital steps at critical times, I offer unbiased, quality careers advice that works. 

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I love providing support to individuals and families and finding a solution to career-related issues.

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It doesn't matter where you are on your career journey, it is possible to design your life by putting a plan in place that works for you.

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When not providing support to others I love spending time with my family, surfing, running, doing yoga and reading  - and learning  about the future of work. 

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​I am a Professional member of the Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) & the Career Education Association of Victoria (CEAV) and a registered Professional Career Development Practitioner with the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA)  

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I look forward to talking to you soon and helping you and yours make really good career choices.

Thanks! Message sent.

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0419 319 150

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Call Judy now on 0419 319 150

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