Empowering People

12/01/2023

It’s not just about a new job

The best time to discuss your values and career options is when you are happily employed.

Perhaps you are looking to progress in your current organisation, benchmark your position in the market or maybe you are looking to map out your career path in a more socially responsible, collaborative, empowering team. Whatever your question; we are here to help you define your values and the lifestyle that you want and then to support you to achieve.

We can pass on the lessons learnt from thousands of people we have met over the years.

Reaching out to CTC is free and confidential.

Career Mentor

Free and confidential career discussion around what drives; energises and de-energises you, your values, your lifestyle and family aspirations, your appetite for travel and career progression. Life is a balance and it is important to regularly ensure you are on the right path to achieve the right balance. The more you understand what you want from life and the more you discuss and communicate this the more likely you are to achieve it.

We are here to help empower you to manage your manager and to find the right environment for you and your family. Together we are more connected.

Market Information

It’s not about a new job but rather a friendly voice on the phone or a relaxing coffee or drink. We are here to answer any questions you might have… what are companies doing for the environment? which companies are shortlisted to win a project? what should your salary be? Or perhaps a discussion on industry trends & developments for the future. We love meeting people and sharing ideas.

Fullfill your potential

“I know where I want to work and have lots of friends working there, why do I need CTC?”

Our business model is based on relationships with company decision-makers, we can go straight to them to discuss your situation. This gives you the following benefits:

More control: If you apply to a company you are effectively saying you want to work there. Our approach is to highlight that you are really happy where you are, that you aren’t actively looking but that you might be interested in making contact in the future to understand what your career might look like with them. If you start on these terms and decide to stay where you are then you aren’t letting anyone down.
More honest feedback: We are here to help you learn and develop, employers give us the “real” feedback.
More opportunities: Have you considered every potential opportunity to suit your aspirations or just settled on somewhere better than your current role?
Less hassle: We chase up meetings, feedback, negotiate offers, and coordinate the process.
Experienced “sounding board”: discuss how various opportunities suit your values, ethics and objectives.

This is a free and totally confidential service. We are here to support your best interests at all times.

Our business partners

Testimonials

“You have been so helpful to me and I truly appreciate the effort and service you provided. I will definitely see you as being a recruiter of choice and will mention you specifically and your company generally, to my peers and colleagues who are looking for work.”

Five-Year Environmental Engineer

"Lovely Kellie,
Thank you so much for your help and efforts. You go over and beyond for all your candidates and I'm so glad I met you in my process of finding my new work home. Please keep in touch and I wish you all the best.
Continue being a superstar!"

Accounts Manager

"I recommend CTC consulting for anyone interested in developing their career. Chris Tan was very helpful in discussing possible options which were specific to my area and career goals. I was consistently updated and kept in the loop with current and future opportunities for myself. Chris knew what I was looking for regarding job opportunities. I will definitely be using CTC Consulting in the future for further employment."

Project Manager

I just wanted to take a minute to touch base and share with you my sincerest appreciation for absolutely everything you have done in helping me find a suitable position in Adelaide.

I think I mentioned to you early on that I had spoken with another recruiter before you, who I felt wrote me off a little and put me in the “too-hard basket” because I was overseas and hadn’t worked in Adelaide before. Something that I have felt from the beginning is your unwavering willingness to help, not only me but (my partner) as well, despite the complexities around our situation.

You offered me a huge sense of comfort at every stage of the process and your advice, insight and transparency about the Adelaide market is something that I have found hugely valuable. I cannot express enough just how much it meant to have someone to talk to openly and frankly about what I was thinking. Without doubt, you have gone above and beyond anything I would have expected.

Associate Architect

"Chris has been an outstanding go-to person in recruitment who takes the time to fully understand both client and candidate needs in a challenging market. He goes beyond service provision to add real value to businesses / clients and the candidates he works with. Chris has been an outstanding go-to person in recruitment who takes the time to fully understand both client and candidate needs in a challenging market. He goes beyond service provision to add real value to businesses / clients and the candidates he works with."

Infrastructure Project Director

"Chris and his team offer professional services that include honest appraisals of candidate suitability and capability, along with a long term relationship based approach to supporting our recruitment needs."

Manager, multi disciplinary consultancy

“Just thanking you for your professional conduct in securing me this position. I really appreciate your efforts. As far as recruiting agencies go, you stand out by a long shot!”

Principal Structural Engineer

"I just wanted to send you an appreciation email for one of the wonderful people that work for you: Chloe Bonilla.
She is a legend, just amazing! Very professional efficient, knowledgeable and just so incredibly helpful and pleasant to work with. And she has great people skills and personality. My manager recommended me to contact her and that is almost unheard of. Recruiters don't always have the best reputation and even though I had come to them through (another agent) he told me to go with CTC…. and boy was he right.
Within 24hr of meeting with her she set me up with 2 interviews. And not only that, she knew exactly who to send me to. She is great at matching people and I felt that everybody that she sent me to were just my type of people. This is much more than any of the other recruiters that I've had worked with before. Plus, she also understands the industry and the work that I do. I am so pleased with everything.
Anyways I just wanted to let you know how happy I've been with CTC and Chloe and have already been recommending her and CTC to former coworkers and basically everybody that I know."

BIM Manager

"I have been very happy working with Chris Tan Consulting in previous organisations to recruit staff - and now as a founding Director of Inside Infrastructure have continued my relationship with CTC.

As a Client of CTC, I have always found them realistic in their presentations of candidates and highly professional in working through the challenges of recruiting from both the Client and candidate's perspective.

I have also recommended many of my friends to Chris Tan when they have been assessing options in the industry and he has successfully placed them in good organisations suited to their skills. Chris has been a first port of call for me in large part due to his knowledge of the talent pool and the resource needs of the industry.

He is also very good at understanding the key drivers and motivations for people looking to change organisations and has a key focus on looking for the best career path for his candidates - to the extent that I have known him to recommend people to stay at their existing organisation if he feels that is the best career option for them (feedback for which they are usually thankful for a few months later).

In a nutshell, a great company if you have recruitment needs or should you want to discuss your own career or recommend a friend. I have been very happy working with Chris Tan Consulting in previous organisations to recruit staff - and now as a founding Director of Inside Infrastructure have continued my relationship with CTC. As a Client of CTC, I have always found them realistic in their presentations of candidates and highly professional in working through the challenges of recruiting from both the Client and candidate's perspective. I have also recommended many of my friends to Chris Tan when they have been assessing options in the industry and he has successfully placed them in good organisations suited to their skills. Chris has been a first port of call for me in large part due to his knowledge of the talent pool and the resource needs of the industry. He is also very good at understanding the key drivers and motivations for people looking to change organisations and has a key focus on looking for the best career path for his candidates - to the extent that I have known him to recommend people to stay at their existing organisation if he feels that is the best career option for them (feedback for which they are usually thankful for a few months later). In a nutshell, a great company if you have recruitment needs or should you want to discuss your own career or recommend a friend."

Consultancy Director

"We use Chris to assist us to grow our engineering team due to his:> knowledge of the engineering community and its members > understanding of the companies within the industry, their operations and reputations > networking skills, resulting in significant candidate choice > his rapport with the candidates that utilise his services > astute assessment of a candidate’s abilities and their fit to our organisation > his resolve to place a candidate in the most appropriate location for them and not just the first company that expresses an interest or offers the highest salary."

Civil Manager – Civil / Structural Consultancy