1. Choose Resume Template: See choices here. We use the same framework for each.

2. Align and Keyword-Optimize for 1 Role: We align/optimize your resume to one role of choice.

3. Branding Session: Meet with an Executive Coach in a virtual Branding Session. We type, you talk, pulling metrics, unique abilities, etc. to prove your unique value.

4. Final Proofing: We send it to you and you edit as needed and send back for to do a final proof.  Use our LinkedIn instructions to develop your profile or let us do it for you for $100 more.

Your resume and LinkedIn are your marketing pieces...but there is so much more to the job search. Find a holistic solution that covers both. Don't spend all of your budget on your resume and LinkedIn and hope that will land you more roles. Connecting (proactive) vs. applying and waiting for recruiters to find you (reactive), will land you the most roles. Though, you will still need a good resume and LinkedIn profile once you connect. Our resume process saves time by not having continuous back-and-forth emails with writers and multiple revisions. Your resume will always be an agile process (continuously changing and reworking it to align for new roles). Don't spend hours trying to get it to perfection. Remember, recruiters spend 6 seconds reviewing, and hiring managers spend a bit longer deep-diving on your work history.

Our resumes are built to easily realign and keyword-optimize for new roles without having to recraft sentences. You will definitely have one of the best formats out there. It has been tested year after year by recruiters and executives. See all of our feedback on the site that comes from client emails.

Our EXPEDITE Program includes the Brand Lite package plus we help you through all that is needed to effectively land high-quality roles (BRAND+REVERSE RECRUIT + APPLY+INTERVIEW PREP + SALARY NEGOTIATIONS CONSULTING). We ultimately save/make $10K-$50K more for our clients. See more here. Full Service: EXPEDITE Program or Partial Service: SEARCH Program

You do not want a 1-page resume unless you are fresh out of college/school or have a well-known reputation like Sheryl Sandberg. There is a confusing message out there that you just need a 1-page resume but that is typically for professionals just starting out. We recruit for companies and we definitely need to see what you have been doing in each role for the past 10 years.  And then it helps to see what your career track record has been and what unique abilities you have.

The first page acts as your one-page resume and the rest as your 2 page. There will be 2 separate sets of eyes reviewing your resume- the recruiter or HR representative and then your logical boss (the hiring manager or decision-maker).

• The Cover Letter and Areas of Strengths and Effectiveness (Career Snapshot) are for the recruiter or HR people. They just need to make sure you check all the boxes.
• The Professional Experience is for your logical boss or person hiring you.  Your logical boss needs to deep dive into what you do.

It really helps to have both areas. We have received a plethora of positive feedback on how well this resume works. We also recruit so we view this from both lenses. We have received many resume that were just 1 page that needed to be converted back into 2 because they weren't getting enough traction.

Don't worry about the length. We will make sure you are represented well but succinctly.

We Use Photos: This is debatable. Some people (mostly HR) specifically do not like photos on resumes because it can cause an "unconscious bias" and that is not great. However, you have a link to your LinkedIn profile and that has your photo on it. Some people really like the photo because it humanizes your resume. We have found that it works great in younger, smaller, and non-government companies in fields like sales and marketing. We tend to always put your photo on if you want it. It is easy to click and delete without changing the format. You also get a choice when starting this process if you want one or not. 

If you want a photo, you don't have to pay a professional for a headshot unless you are in a top executive or influencer type of role. The portrait phone mode, today, takes beautiful shallow depth-of-field photos. Get a friend, colleague, or loved one to take a good headshot of you. 

We Use a Modern Format: We are all visual creatures. Most resume writers and companies develop these below and charge $150-$1000. Half the time you never get on a call.  Straight from their websites (ResumeSpice, TopResume, FindMyProfession, Career5). Could this be any more old school?   We need it to stand out as modern to represent you in a stack of resumes so that when you reach out around a role to introduce yourself, you can attach your resume and they will remember it... and you for reaching out.

Our Resumes Are 1 Column: We build them in Word (.docx) and easily editable in Pages and Google Docs as well. The two-column resume templates- as beautiful as they are, do not go well through the applicant tracking system. It switches the columns and content in them around. They are also difficult to update because the columns are typically aligned with one another line-by-line.

• Our Resumes Are Easy to Skim: You've heard that saying,  "You have 6 seconds to prove you are right for the job". It's true. So we designed speed reading tactics into the format (no more than two lines per bulleted sentence and bolded topics for each one).