This is Our Story. We’d Love to Tell Yours.

The Elite Collective is a boutique HR consulting company that helps Australian job seekers at all levels. We help you go after bigger opportunities, with professionally written and formatted documents done-for-you, as well as courses for job seekers who want to DIY. Plus, we help connect our Talent Community with exciting job Defence contracting opportunities that come our way. But no matter what you need, we’ve got the skills and experience to tell your story and help you stand out.

Who is The Elite Collective?

The Elite Collective was originally known as Elite Resume Services, founded by Adriana Modersitzki, a Canberra-based recruiting expert who’s worked with some of Australia’s top recruiting firms. What began as a resume writing company has blossomed into a boutique career consultancy, offering top-quality resumes, pitch documents, courses, a community, and so much more.

We work directly with individuals to equip them with the tools and connections they need to make powerful career moves. And we’re pros at helping businesses present their teams and contractors more professionally when bidding for work with Federal government departments.

Get to Know Our Founder

Some things you should know about Adriana:

She’s a career and word nerd
She lives in Canberra, Australia (but has lived all over the place)
She’s worked with some of Australia’s top recruiting firms
Her husband spent 10 years serving with the RAAF (so she understands the unique challenges of Defence life)
She’s perpetually over caffeinated - almond latte, please!
She’s a mum of two young kids (send sleep… wine… both?)
When her clients land roles, she does this odd little dance in her chair (but that’s just between you and me)

Say Hi to Our Team

Are you ready for your next career move? We are!

Cassandra

Resume Writer

With a corporate background in governance and executive assistance, Cassandra knows how to represent someone else on paper. She enjoys capturing a person's tone and energy in the written word and producing work which truly represents their unique skills, individuality and passion. When working with Cassandra to create your HR documents, you’ll find her measured, forthright, and professional.

Danielle

Resume Writer

With an education in Human Resources and Psychology, Danielle has spent ten years helping businesses and not for profit organisations select and recruit the best people in the industry. Now, her passion for helping others and her technical HR skills have led to the perfect fusion - writing resumes here at Elite. Danielle is a perfectionist when it comes to her work, and takes the time to deeply understand each person’s career goals so that she can support and present them at their very best.

Leeanne

Photography & Branding

Leeanne is our career HR expert, who is also our AIPP accredited photographer. She offers in-person branding experiences here in Canberra, and develops professional LinkedIn profiles for clients looking to level up their digital footprint with content that reflects their unique experience and skills.

Our Clients

If you’re going after a new job or opportunity, we can help. We’ve worked with a range of industries and clients, including:

APS
Contractors
Not for Profits
Community Services
Executives
Defence
Government
Education
ICT
Marketing and Communications
Legal
Financial Services

How We Help You Tell Your Story

Different roles require different kinds of documents (not just resumes). We know the approach for your industry so that you look and sound your best, which maximises your chances of success. Here’s a snapshot of what we can do for you:

Resumes

Cover Letters

Selection Criteria Responses

Pitch Documents

Contractor Placements

Branded Templates

Defence Transitions

PEAP for Defence Partners

Talent Community: Federal Government Contracting Opportunities

Resume Writing Courses

Pitch Document Writing Courses

The Evolution of Elite

The Elite Collective was launched by Adriana Modersitzki in 2016, although the story really begins in 2009. Before she founded Elite, Adriana spent 7+ years working in recruitment, with a special focus on recruiting contractors across a variety of industries. As part of her job, she’d review hundreds of resumes and interview countless applicants, every day. She soon noticed a disconnect - sometimes a resume would make an applicant look fairly average on paper, but then in the interview, they’d blow her socks off! She realised that the right resume and pitch documents would:

Make it through the HR system
Get noticed by recruiters
Portray applicants in their best light
Give applicants the best chance of success

That’s when Adriana decided to make her own career move. She wanted to support job seekers to communicate their unique offering and skill set more clearly. So, in 2016, she founded her own resume writing company and onboarded the very first Elite clients, applying her HR expertise to help more Australians tell their story and land their dream job. Since then, The Elite Collective has proudly worked with hundreds of clients and delivered over 1,000 documents, expanding our offering beyond resumes and cover letters. In 2020, things changed when we started offering courses for clients who want to confidently create their own documents. In 2021, our team grew, we launched our Talent Community for government contracting opportunities and we began supporting other Resume Writers growing their own businesses.

“I am a Business Trainer working with top Corporate clients, so no pressure, much. As I hadn't updated my details for some time, you were literally creating this from scratch. Oh, the piece I didn't mention is that we had less than 72 hours to get this done AND this also happened in the week leading up to Christmas. One could say - Too Much to Ask - and they would be right, with a regular person, but NOT with Adriana. Not only did she get it done, it was a masterpiece. Added to all of this you are the most patient and professional person to work with. You're the real deal. I would absolutely recommend you to anyone Adriana.”

Sue

Business Trainer

“Investing in Adriana was the best decision! I was really impressed by what she presented me with and she talked me through the 'why' at every step. Adriana is not only friendly but also very professional and extremely efficient. I cannot recommend her highly enough!”

Krystle

Client Services Manager

“Unbelievable efficiency that by no means compromised on quality or results!! Most importantly, she was approachable and easy to talk to about what I wanted. The end result is an amazing, eye catching resume that reflects me and will make me stand out for the jobs I want!! Cannot recommend this service highly enough!!”

Erin

Public Service Lawyer

“I would highly recommend Adriana. She modernized my resume quickly and she also has a great way with words and was really positive and genuinely helpful.”

Amanda

Community Support

Think We’ve Got What You Need?

There’s only one way to find out. Let’s have a quick chat to see if we’re the right team to craft your professional documents.