Specialist career coaching for working parents
Empowering you to successfully navigate the parental leave and return to work transition.
Family and a fulfilling career:
redefining possible.
Hummingbird Careers empowers parents to thrive in their journey through career and parenthood.
We help you navigate your back to work journey to define and unlock your pathway to a vibrant, fulfilling life.
Within our supportive and respectful online career coaching programs, we guide you through the key transition points of planning for parental leave, preparing to return to work, re-settling into the workplace and positioning yourself for future career growth.
We empower you to take control of your career and redefine what’s possible when it comes to balancing family and work ambitions.
We can be:
parents partners friends carers meal planners chauffeurs nurses referees teachers party organisers stylists multi-taskers cleaners negotiators
When exploring your return to work options Hummingbird Careers supports you to embrace change, create plans and take the steps towards re-designing a fulfilling life you deserve.
Our online career coaching programs have been designed especially for parents and developed from evidence-based research and extensive professional practice.
Our programs are all connected in their purpose, delivered in different ways:
1:1 Personal
Coaching
A personal coach is an expert partner providing support, accountability and focus as you explore your career options, set goals, take action, and overcome any challenges along the way.
Corporate
Programs
Our corporate programs empower parents to take control of their careers and successfully navigate their transition back to the workplace, so they can continue growing their careers alongside their families.
Your coach: Erica Hatfield
Erica is a career specialist for parents.
As an experienced Career Coach, HR Professional, Psychologist, Entrepreneur and Mother, she understands the ‘busyness’ of life and juggling family, work and everything in between can sometimes mean we don’t take the time to focus on our own needs. Her unique culmination of work expertise and personal life experience has equipped her to empower parents to redefine what’s possible and redesign their future using their unique strengths.
Why We’re Different
Hummingbird Careers was born from purpose.
We exist to empower parents to continue growing their careers alongside their families, and strive to create more equal opportunities through levelling the playing field for all working parents.
We are specialists with the sole focus of supporting parents transitioning their careers through parental leave and return to work. And in an unregulated industry, we stand out as highly qualified and experienced professionals.
We take a person centered approach, working intensively 1:1 to support the unique needs of each parent. We put parents at the heart of their career journey. That’s how we get the best outcomes.
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Book your complimentary discovery session
New to career coaching, and not sure if it’s right for you? Want to chat first?
Then request a complimentary 15 minute discovery session to see what’s possible!