Our team

Specialist guidance, grounded in real public sector experience.

We’re a national team of professional writers, coaches and facilitators helping people approach public sector applications and career decisions with clarity.

MichaelaFounder & Managing Director

How our team works

One shared standard, applied to your individual story.

  1. 01
    Selected for depth

    Every team member is chosen for exceptional communication skills and a strong professional background.

  2. 02
    Trained in our shared method

    New team members complete our signature training in best-practice public sector application writing and career coaching.

  3. 03
    Supported to stay sharp

    Ongoing mentoring and assessment help us maintain a consistent standard across every client engagement.

Leadership

Built around integrity, practical expertise and a better client experience.

Michaela

Founder & Managing Director

With a background in HR and Marketing, and postgraduate qualifications in Management and Workplace Transformation, Michaela founded Professional Resumes Australia in 2014. Michaela prides herself on leading with integrity, delivering an exceptional client experience, and a track record of helping thousands of Australians to excel in their public sector careers. As the lead of our training team and a skilled facilitator, Michaela enjoys partnering with organisations to deliver engaging, impactful, and aligned career development training.

The specialists

Experience matched to the support you need

Our team brings together public sector, recruitment, leadership, communication and coaching experience.

Emma

Executive Writer, Coach & Facilitator

With postgraduate qualifications in Public Communications and a background in Behavioural Psychology, Emma has extensive experience in recruitment, over ten years in the Australian public sector, and substantial expertise in training and development. With a wealth of knowledge and a skill for effective facilitation, Emma has taught career development at the tertiary level at multiple leading Australian universities. Since her commencement with Professional Resumes Australia in 2017, Emma has successfully developed and delivered tailored career and leadership workshops to diverse cohorts at all levels with excellent results.

Peter

Executive Writer

With a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and a PhD (Philosophy), alongside extensive experience in technology, consulting, and organisational leadership, Peter specialises in working with our executive level clients. As a skilled writer with a strong understanding of application requirements at the senior leadership level, Peter consistently receives exceptional feedback from our clients on his ability to translate career experience into tailored and effective application documents at the senior level.

Katrina

Selection Criteria Writer

Katrina has seven years of experience in professional roles across employment services, working closely with public sector departments on a wide variety of integrated projects, alongside extensive professional writing experience. With a Bachelor’s degree in Behavioural Science and strong experience liaising with diverse recruiters, Katrina is highly skilled in deciphering the ambiguity of government applications to deliver clear, well-structured and highly targeted selection criteria documentation. Katrina enjoys working closely with her clients and consistently achieves excellent results.

Emilie

Selection Criteria Writer

Emilie is a skilled writer who brings a wealth of public sector experience to her role as a Selection Criteria Writer. Most recently working for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), Emilie is passionate about helping her clients succeed. Emilie’s client focused and thorough approach to application writing makes her a highly recommended member of our writing team.

Ready to work with our team?

Tell us about the role, deadline or career decision in front of you. We’ll connect you with the support best suited to your situation.