Recruitment that is clear, collaborative and authentic
Every interaction matters, and every connection has the potential to create real impact.
Real progress happens when people and businesses are truly aligned
We combine strategic capability with genuine care, offering transparency, honest advice, and a partnership built on trust. Whether you’re hiring talent or planning your next career step, we’re here to simplify the process, elevate the experience, and deliver outcomes that truly move you forward.
We recruit across Corporate Services role from entry level to executive covering HR, Change & Talent, Business Support and projects. We support organisations to build strong teams and help professionals move forward with confidence. At our core are honesty, partnership, and a commitment to results that truly make a difference.
HR & talent
Change & transformation
Business support
Finance & marketing
Customer & volume
Our values
Our values guide everything we do, shaping how we work and deliver with integrity.
Integrity
Honest, open communication at every stage of the recruitment journey.
Partnership
Relationships that go beyond placements. Grounded in trust, respect, and shared success.
Impact
Creating positive experiences that elevate individuals, strengthen teams, and empower businesses.
Results
Focusing on outcomes that genuinely move people and organisations forward.
Meet the founder
With over a decade of experience across recruitment, sales, and leadership, I founded Ascend Recruitment with the desire to build something meaningful. A recruitment partner that values people as much as performance.
My career began in a global agency after being headhunted out of industry, giving me a platform to grow quickly across temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment in the business support space. From there, I moved into a New Zealand-owned agency, where I broadened into HR & Talent, Marketing, Finance, and Volume roles, eventually leading a team of eight and building deep, long-term partnerships with clients across the country.
I later stepped into Digital & Technology recruitment where I worked with a developing team, implemented systems and processes, and strengthened my ability to shape recruitment strategies from the ground up.
After welcoming my baby and having time to reflect, I realised I wanted to bring together everything I had learned the relationship focus, the strategy, the adaptability into something I could grow my own way. Ascend is the result.
I’m passionate about supporting people in their careers, helping organisations hire with confidence, and creating recruitment experiences that feel genuine, collaborative, and grounded in good judgement.
Ascend is more than a business; it’s a continuation of the work I love, building connections that truly move people forward.
