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"Giving YOU the Competitive Edge to Secure the JOB You Want!"


Smart professionals understand they need something special to compete in today's fierce job market. A poor resume will mean they are not even considered for an interview. Smart professionals hire writers who really know how to write a resume that advertises strengths. We work every day with individuals who choose us to develop a superior marketing document that can give them a huge step up in their career. Smart professionals know we can take them to the next level.

The purpose of a resume is not to get a job! Its purpose is to get an interview. And any candidate in today's job market is up against very stiff competition. Put yourself in Personnel or Human Resources Director's shoes. The morning's mail has just arrived and a stack of 100 or 200 resumes have been dropped on your desk. Your first goal is to narrow down that stack to perhaps 10 or 20 candidates. So the first function a resume serves is to eliminate most candidates from consideration.

Resume Critique & Price Quote

We can quote you an exact price after we have had an opportunity to discuss and evaluate your particular background, situation and current resume.

You would be getting the benefit of an expert who writes resumes every day and who knows how to present a client's background and credentials to their best advantage.

  1. Those who are reluctant to "brag" about their past accomplishments and successes to and tend to underplay the specific information an employer wants to see in a resume. Sometimes a candidate simply doesn't realize how important certain details of their past performance can be to a future employer.
  2. Sometimes the candidate says too much. Even though the candidate would be perfectly qualified for the available position, they can appear to be over-qualified, or a threat to the hiring manager, or too narrowly focused in one aspect of the job instead of being a generalist.
  3. Finally, there may be some aspect of a candidate's past that can be difficult to present in the resume: frequent job changes, a long period of unemployment, lack of a college degree normally required for a particular field, etc.

A professional resume writer is an objective third party with the expertise to draw out relevant information from your work history, tone down the extent of your achievements, if necessary, and provide strategies for overcoming any difficult or negative aspects in your job search.

You have the capability to have an outstanding and error-free resume that can grab the attention of the reader. Once your resume lands in the hands of an employer, any mistakes made on that resume make it almost impossible for you to repair the damage. And, if you think that you have lots of time for your resume to make a great impression, think again. It only takes a few blinks of the employer's eye for your resume to end up in the "no" pile.

What is the main purpose of your resume?

It is not to get the job. It is to get the interview. "Get Noticed! Get Hired!"
How long do employers spend reviewing your resume?

Researchers find that a resume may take only five to ten seconds to grab an employer's attention and to keep them reading.
When preparing your resume, should you think of it as a means to sell yourself effectively?

Think of your resume as an advertisement that markets your skills and accomplishments relevant to the position. "You are both the product and the sales person!"

RESUME FORMATS

There are many good formats - there is no one absolute right one. Every company or individual may favour a particular type. Some like just the basic facts, chronological order. Some like a "skill-based" resume that outlines what you are capable of doing and de-emphasizes the "historical chronology" aspect. Some like a "targeted" resume that focuses on a specific target.

There are many different formats you can use to produce your resume:


WHAT TO INCLUDE:

Education, Work Experience, Skills and Abilities, and References.

Purpose of the Resume:  Never forget that the purpose of a resume is NOT to get you a job, it is to get you an interview. Whether you are applying for a specific job or mass-sending your resume to companies you might wish to work for, the individual receiving it has two thoughts in mind - does this go in my "follow up" pile? OR does this go in my "reject" pile?