CB Career
Breakthrough
Career & Leadership Coaching · Australia

Looking for a
career
breakthrough?

We help you overcome the hurdles, sharpen your story and land the right role — at the right level, for the right salary. Backed by 25 years inside recruitment, HR and leadership.

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A breakthrough is rarely about more applications. It is about knowing your worth, and being able to say it out loud.
Raj Khetarpal — Founder & Coach
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Four pillars
of the work

Every coaching program is built on the four qualities employers actually hire for. We coach each one deliberately, with your target role in mind.

01

Leadership

More than a title. We build the attitude, judgement and blue-sky thinking that reads as leadership in a room.

02

Communication

Resume, cover letter, phone screen, panel. Learn to pitch your achievements so they land the first time.

03

Confidence

Built from evidence, not bravado. We map your strengths until you can name what makes you the obvious hire.

04

Resilience

Grit, kept honest. A search is long — we keep you motivated, on strategy and moving after every knock-back.

For skilled migrants

No local
experience?
Start anyway.

You arrived with a visa, high hopes and a résumé that worked everywhere else. Then came the silence — no responses, no feedback, and the same two words on repeat: local experience.

Raj has walked hundreds of skilled migrants through exactly this. Start before you land, or start today — either way you stop burning months on guesswork.

25
years in recruitment & HR
6
weeks, typical program
1:1
personalised coaching
Start the conversation
Meet your coach

Raj
Khetarpal

Raj Khetarpal is a leadership and career development coach with a background in Human Resource Management, Change and Transformation. He is an expert at rapidly analysing a situation and working with individuals and teams so they become comfortable with the change in front of them — and keep improving after it.

He has formulated people, talent, culture and career strategies for business growth and turnaround in small, medium and large organisations, across a variety of industries in both the public and private sectors.

Raj has a track record of establishing and leading high-performing teams, and of providing advisory, consultancy and business partnering services inside fast-paced, challenging environments.

Career transition
Sector and level changes
Interview craft
Phone, video, panel
Document rebuild
Résumé, letters, KSC
Salary strategy
Right level, right number
In their words

Client stories

Five of the hundreds of people who have worked with Raj — in their own words, unedited.

5.0

He taught me to never settle for less than what I am worth — and for that I will be forever grateful. His market expertise and simple willingness to help have been a rock through every stage of my career here.

NP
Neha P — Melbourne
HR Professional · 11 years coached

“What sets Raj apart is his approach to the problem. He is an avid listener who gives you his 100%, points out the basic things you overlook, and keeps you positive throughout.”

TJ
Tanveer J — Sydney
Business Intelligence

“I was frustrated trying to move into a new role and knew my skills weren’t the issue. Raj helped me re-frame my experience and present my value in a new light. From that point, things started to work in my favour.”

RW
Robyn W — Melbourne
Senior Technologist

“Meeting Raj was my pivotal moment. He showed me how to build a résumé, approach recruiters, network and crack interviews — that took me from no traction to back-to-back contracts in Australia.”

RM
Ram M — Melbourne
Finance Professional

“Two months in Melbourne, no luck with BA roles. Raj analysed my situation from angles I hadn’t considered and built my confidence when I needed it most. I landed my role at the right level, largely thanks to him.”

VV
Vimal V — Melbourne
Business Analyst
Every breakthrough starts here

Let us
show you
how

Tell us where you are stuck. The first conversation is free, thirty minutes, and no obligation — you will leave it with a few improvements to gain from.

BasedMelbourne, Victoria — coaching Australia-wide and pre-arrival
Booking now — next 2 weeks
Discovery call
30 min Video or Phone call
  • Pick a time
    Live availability straight from Raj’s calendar.
  • Bring your résumé
    Optional — send it ahead. It helps set the right context
  • Leave with a plan
    At least one concrete change to make that week.
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