Writing

Have your résumé and ancillary job search documents professionally tailored to your job search and target industries.

Résumés

A customable hybrid document demonstrating the fit between you and your audience.

Our most intense work will center around this document. The master version will allow you to customize your document to each position so you don’t have to spend hours rewriting it.

Companion documents

Quick Design Résumé

Use with interim opportunities while working together on your 2-3 week project.

48-hour redesign using your existing résumé copy.

ASCII Résumé

Use when opportunities require unformatted document submission.

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), or “text only” versions, maintain document integrity when using online text boxes.

Online Résumés (VisualCV.com)

Suitable to creative professions that rely on rich media such as sample portfolios and video content.

Cover Letters TOP

Sharing a masthead with your new résumé, your cover letter will be written for customization.

A cover letter can be a content-rich document, weaving interesting stories into compelling anchors for your résumé. Don’t serve up cringe-worthy copy. Reward your reader for having read it.

Every cover letter includes

Two paragraphs of introductory email cop for use when a cover letter is not required.

Three to five optional opening paragraphs to mix and match when you need to:

1. Respond to a posted opportunity
2. Submit to a warm lead or referral
3. Approach a cold contact

Customization Training TOP

Learn how to customize your new documents using a real life job description.

This 30-45 minute training uses GoToMeeting.com’s web conferencing technology to assure that you know how to edit, exploit, leverage, and speak about your new documents.

LinkedIn Profile Summaries TOP

A short, compelling, public snapshot about your background and specializations.

Industry data suggests that 80% of recruiters will look you up online before calling. Reward them with something interesting for having looked you up.

Executive / Narrative Biographies TOP

Use in corporate collateral, Websites, fact sheets, press kits, marketing pieces, etc.

A biography is used more often in one’s professional life, and offers more flexibility than job search documents alone.

It’s also an ideal document to use while networking, followed by a résumé.

Every biography includes three user-friendly formats:

1. One-page
2. One paragraph
3. One-line

Ancillary Job Search Documents TOP

Thank You Letter

Available any time during your job search.

References Sheet

Sharing a masthead with all other documents. Generally 3-5 professional references and up to three personal references.

Salary History

Sharing a masthead with all other documents. If you’re asked for it, you have few choices but to provide it.