A successful resume should clearly outline the candidate’s unique value proposition within the first six seconds of skimming, it should summarize 20, 25, or even 30 years of experience on one or two pages, and it should pack a visual punch—all while ranking well against applicant tracking systems (ATS). If your resume looks straight out of the 1990s, is more than three pages long, and includes tired language, outdated technologies, and/or too much content, we can help.

Even under ideal circumstances, writing your own resume can be an emotionally taxing and tedious task. Lack of time, competing priorities, and procrastination can sideline you. When you partner with us, we will ask probing questions, bring objectivity to help identify how you add value to an organization, and put it all together succinctly into a resume that is just one or two pages long. In addition, we have up-to-date knowledge of what hiring managers look for in a resume and how resumes need to be keyword-optimized to get past the applicant tracking systems (ATS) that most companies now use.

The problem with AI-written resumes is that they are bland and generic. They lack the personal stories, contextual achievements, and unique-to-you results and metrics that win over hiring managers and actually land interviews.

As it turns out, this is the part of resume writing that job seekers have always struggled with. And it’s where we excel. We have proven methods of—and years of experience in—helping clients recall, share, and elaborate on their biggest accomplishments and greatest successes. We know how to tell those stories in a way that is concise and impactful. Generative AI can’t do that.

That’s not to say that we don’t use AI at all during our process. We do. In fact, to ignore the benefits of AI to job seekers would be a disservice to our clients! We implement AI tools at the outset of each project to help us analyze job descriptions, extract key information, and pinpoint both key skills and critical skill-gaps. Then we write a first draft without AI assistance. Our resume content is 100% human generated and represents a collaborative effort between our clients and us.

Hiring managers are getting really good at spotting the distinctive tone of an AI-generated resume. We hear more and more often that AI-written resumes either seem like spam or come off as slapdash. Your job search is too important to risk having this type of negative first impression.

What you really want is the best of both worlds: AI-informed keyword optimization plus human-generated storytelling. That’s how you stand out from the crowd in today’s job market.

Once we’ve both decided we’re a good fit and we want to work together, we will ask you to provide us with your current resume. If your resume is out of date, or if you don’t have a resume at all, don’t worry; we can use other methods to capture missing details. In addition, we’ll ask you to send us some job ads that are examples of the type of job you’re looking for. We’ll use these ads, as well as your responses to our online intake form, to drive the direction of your new resume.

We will deliver the first version of your new resume in five to seven business days. You can take the time you need to review the resume and collect your feedback. We want you to verify that we’ve identified the right messaging, that we’re capturing all your relevant, transferable, and marketable skills, and that you like the overall design.

You’ll find that we pepper your work-in-progress resume with questions, fill-in-the-blanks, prompts, and placeholder text for your review. In this way, we’ll draw out your unique story, details about your biggest accomplishments, and your most impressive career highlights. Your input will be integral to the quality and effectiveness of your final resume. We can’t do our work well without your input!

Regarding the timeline, with timely feedback from you, we can typically finish a resume from start to finish in two to three weeks.

Regarding pricing, our rates vary based on your professional level and how many years of experience you have.  Unemployed? Ask for a discount. We are happy to provide a quote when you call or email us.

Job hunting is very different than it was just 10 years ago. Resumes are formatted differently, must be keyword-optimized, and may never even be printed out. Applicant tracking systems (ATS) have come to play a major role in the modern job search, helping companies sift through the thousands of resumes they receive. Understanding how job boards work, how to set up alerts to find out about job openings, how to use LinkedIn to network online, how to apply for jobs online, and the latest etiquette for following up are all things to brush up on before you start applying for new roles.

Here again, we are here to help you, whatever you need. As you have questions, if you need coaching, if you hit roadblocks, just reach out. We are here for you.