One Purpose

The resume and cover letter have one purpose, and only one purpose...to get you an interview...that's it, nothing more. You have about four seconds to get the reader's attention, and if you don't get it during that short time frame, you become just another layer on the pile of paper going to the shredder. If the resume is not formatted and constructed well, it will disappear even faster if it's attached to an e-mail.

All too often, candidates treat the resume as a "one size fits all" document. They may pay someone a princely sum to write it for them, only to find that the money was wasted on a document that makes them look just like everyone else. A well-written and constructed resume should make you stand out from the crowd, not blend into it.

Our Offer

Send us your resume for a free evaluation. If it's already a good one, we'll tell you so. If we can make it better, we'll tell you specifically what we can do to improve it and why our recommendations are worth your consideration. You will get an e-mail back from us...no phone calls...with our detailed analysis of your resume. Then you can decide whether you want us to help you make it a more powerful tool in your job or career search.

Our unique resume format is based on years of experience in our recruiting business getting feedback from hiring managers about what they like to see and don't like to see in resumes. We use that information to turn your resume into a powerful marketing tool. It really is that simple.

Why So Important?

This is a document that, in most cases, will determine whether you're invited in for a face-to-face interview (another critical element in the process), yet most people go to great lengths to make themselves appear as conventional and common as possible. That's a ticket to anonymity, and not at all what you need to further your chances at getting the interview.

There are a lot of "rules" that have been around for a long time and have become part of the mainstream thought in job searching, and most of them are wrong. In the present economy, when jobs are scarce and every opportunity is critical, can you afford to take the conventional route toward getting that critical interview.

Resumes

Are you sending out resumes every week and still waiting on results? How's that working for you so far? It's easy to tell if you have a good, effective resume. Are you getting calls and interviews? If not, what does that tell you?

The best-selling book, Who Moved My Cheese? (Spencer Johnson) tells the story of a couple of mice who were used to going to the same place every day to get their cheese. When the cheese disappears one day, they have great difficulty in making the adjustments necessary to go find new cheese. They're disgruntled that they have to change what they've been doing to get what they want, but the uncomfortable truth is that what worked in the past is no longer effective.