Your Career Edge
Hire & Thrive: Talent Solutions & Career Coaching
Expert strategies to land top talent or your next role with confidence.
Expert strategies to land top talent or your next role with confidence.
Hi, I’m Alisha—a talent strategist and career coach dedicated to helping businesses and professionals thrive. My career began with curiosity, blending Psychology and Business to land a role in Lloyds Bank’s graduate program. That spark fueled a 20-year journey in Melbourne’s professional and financial services sector, where I’ve designed talent strategies, led recruitment, and built high-performing teams.
I’m passionate about creating a TalentSync—matching job seekers with dream roles while crafting tailored talent solutions and training for hiring managers. My mission is to deliver recruitment processes that drive business success and empower candidates to land their next role with confidence.
Whether you’re an employer seeking top talent or a professional chasing your next career step, I’m here to help. Let’s connect to achieve great outcomes together!
Backed by certifications in Change Management, Coaching & Mentoring, and Professional Recruitment Services, we’ve helped countless professionals and businesses navigate transitions with confidence. But more than credentials, what drives us is seeing people land where they truly belong.
Professionals Empowered to Achieve Career Goals
Companies’ Talent Solutions Delivered
If you’re looking to make a career change, land a promotion, or secure your dream job, we can offer you an insider’s perspective giving you a competitive edge on the hiring process. With over 20 years experience in recruitment, corporate HR, and People & Culture, we understand exactly what hiring managers and recruiters want and how to make you stand out. Whether you’re navigating an internal job change or aiming for a career shift, our services are designed to ensure you’re fully prepared.
We’ll guide you through every step, reducing the stress of job searching and applications. Whether you’re aiming for a career shift or your next big step, we’ll empower you to land opportunities faster and with confidence.
Helping you define your goals and create a strategic plan to achieve them.
Providing clarity and focus throughout the job search process.
Tailored resume review and LinkedIn optimisation to grab recruiters’ attention.
Helping you communicate your value effectively.
We’ve had the privilege of working closely with talented HR leaders and organisations of all sizes, and we understand how challenging it can be to attract and retain top talent. We also recognise the pressure to improve the recruitment experience while aligning hiring practices with your organisational culture and goals.
Whether you’re facing a difficult hire, managing a recruitment surge, or aiming to strengthen your internal strategy, our tailored talent solutions deliver results. We’ll help you secure high-quality talent, and align hires with your goals—saving time, reducing costs, and driving business success. Let’s create a TalentSync that builds stronger teams and a better recruitment experience.
Master interview skills, reduce bias, and stay ahead with AI recruitment trends to hire smarter and faster.
Streamline Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), automation, and workflows to cut hiring time and boost efficiency.
Need to keep business flowing during challenging roles or surges? Our flexible talent support—think hiring a temp—ensures operations continue, while you retain candidate data and build sustainable talent pools.
I joined CareSuper a few months ago and my initial contact was with Alisha. One of the things l appreciated most about the interview process was the level of communication Alisha provided. Alisha’s warm manner ensured my application process was positive, not the nerve wracking experience that applying for positions can be. I was provided with all the information l needed prior to commencing at CareSuper so the onboarding experience was a smooth one. The care shown by Alisha is an excellent reflection of the culture at CareSuper.
It is my pleasure to recommend Alisha as an invaluable talent acquisition partner. Alisha has extensive experience in industry which enables her to apply a strategic approach to recruitment. She is committed to open communication and collaborative problem-solving to ensure the best possible outcomes. Alisha is a pleasure to work with, always approachable, responsive and committed to achieving success.
Alisha was amazing through the recruitment process. She embodied the values of the company: she was genuine, personable and highly knowledgable about the process. She was also really proactive and went out of her way (even on her day off!) to ensure I was comfortable and understood all of the steps involved in the recruitment process. I would highly recommend Alisha as a Talent Partner and would love to have the opportunity to work with her again in the future.
Alisha was absolutely amazing throughout the recruitment process and a great pleasure to deal with. She was genuinely passionate, caring and professional, demonstrating a high level of integrity. Alisha was helpful and reachable and was always there for questions/updates responding quickly to my questions and clarifications. Even when I ended up declining the role, Alisha’s professionalism and friendly demeanour did not change despite the high level of effort she had expended to convince me to accept the role. Alisha, you are brilliant at what you do and one of the best, if not the best, Talent Recruiters I have dealt with! You have made the recruitment process fantastic, so much so that I would hope we cross paths again in the future as I would enjoy going through the experience again.
Alisha worked for me at Marshall McAdam for approx. 2 years, and during that time was an absolutely fantastic person to have in the team, and the company as a whole. Not only for her infectious personality, but her commitment, drive, market knowledge and ability to relate to advisors within the financial planning network she operated within.
I was fortunate to have been found by Alisha at a time when I was transitioning from university to employment. Alisha was key to my success at getting my current job as a Financial Analyst and I am enjoying every minute of it. Her support, care, and expertise was crucial in helping me to pass every step of the interviewing process. A big thank you!
Alisha has over 10 + years experience working in the recruitment field. Over this period Alisha has experience working across both the temporary and permanent recruitment space. More recently she has moved into a specialist role recruiting in a wide range of arenas specializing in senior appointments to the corporate sector. Alisha builds rapport quickly and has a very good understanding of the necessary balance between skill set and cultural balance in locating the right candidate for the role. She is a highly skilled consultant, who can quickly identify key criteria matching skills, strengths and opportunities.
Alisha worked with my team in Harrow building a hugely successful business in the 4 years that we worked together. Alisha is one of the most dedicated, talented genuine people that I have had the pleasure of working with. Alisha always goes that extra mile to ensure that the client and candidate are both kept fully informed, updated and her service to them was trully first class. Alisha was a pleasure to have in the team professional but with a great sense of humour. Essential requirements for being successful in this industry. I would have no hesitation in recommending Alisha and if she were still in the UK I would create a position for her and know that she would deliver superb results.
I first met Alisha Hook when I applied for a senior finance position in mid-2011. Alisha is a professional and thorough recruiter who took the time to understand my employment history, strengths and career aspirations in determining my suitability for the position and her client's requirements. I found Alisha to be open, honest and warm in her approach which is both refreshing and encouraging. She kept me informed during the recruitment process and ensured that I was provided with sufficient information about the organisation and position that I was applying for. I now continue to have a professional relationship with Alisha as her client and she keeps me up to date with recruitment and salary trends and the employment market. I have drawn on her knowledge and expertise when conducting salary reviews for my finance team. I look forward to continuing to work with Alisha for all my recruitment needs.
I have had the pleasure of knowing Alisha for five years; of which 12 months were spent working alongside her and witnessing first hand her proficiency as a recruitment consultant. Alisha is extremely professional and competent in all her dealings and quickly builds repour and trust with her clients. Alisha goes out of her way to gain a thorough understand of not just the role specifications but also the type/cultural fit and motivations of the ideal candidate - which she then expertly sources using many years of recruitment experience. In my time working with Alisha all she received was positive feedback from both clients and candidates and I have no hesitation in recommending her.
Your Career Edge is designed for mid-career professionals—especially those in professional or financial services—who are navigating career changes, aiming for promotions, or seeking roles that better align with their values and goals. It also supports businesses seeking flexible, strategic talent solutions.
We offer personalised support including career clarity coaching, tailored job search strategies, resume and LinkedIn optimisation, and interview coaching—all designed to help you confidently take control of your career path.
We partner with organisations to deliver flexible, on-demand talent acquisition support, interview training, ATS implementation, and outplacement services. Whether you need temporary coverage or strategic talent consulting, we help streamline your recruitment function.
Our founder Alisha brings 20 years of cross-sector experience, blending recruitment expertise with coaching and change management certifications. Our people-first, practical approach is built on deep industry insight, empathy, and tangible, actionable outcomes.
We provide compassionate, personalised support for employees during transitions. This includes one-on-one coaching, resume and LinkedIn updates, job market navigation, and interview preparation to help individuals move forward with confidence and clarity.
Job seekers gain confidence, clarity, and practical tools to land meaningful roles. Employers benefit from improved hiring processes, reduced time-to-fill, stronger candidate experience, and empowered internal teams—ultimately attracting and retaining better talent.
Whether you’re job searching or hiring, get expert guidance tailored to your needs. Book a FREE consultation today!
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