COMPELLING RESUMES
 


BOLD, AUTHENTIC, IRRESISTIBLE RESUMES & LINKEDIN PROFILES

EXECUTIVE RESUME WRITER &
CAREER STORYTELLER

More interviews. Better job offers. Coveted board seats. Higher salaries.

 
 


Your resume has a crucial job to do.

To break free from the competition. To wrangle your career history into a clear, succinct brand. To make employers, recruiters, and board committees sit up in their chairs, and compel them to call you right away.

This goes for LinkedIn, too.

Think about the impression you’re trying to make. Consider the value you offer: your high-performance track record, your push-the-envelope accomplishments, your ability to empower teams. Your vision. Your pragmatism. Your fierce point of view.

Whether you’re a CEO exploring board opportunities, a senior executive changing careers, or a leader rising to executive ranks, I can help you reach that next level by infusing energy, clarity, and originality into your resume and LinkedIn profile.

 
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Over the past 20 years, I’ve helped 6,000+ clients land new positions and board seats with Fortune 500, nonprofit, and start-up organizations around the world.

 
 

Many of my clients secure interviews and job offers within days or weeks of receiving their new documents. This is quite a feat, particularly since the average search can last up to 12 months, and executive searches often extend twice as long. As a result, more than 85% of my clients are word-of-mouth referrals.

I create real-people-behind-the-words personal brands and career documents that call out your unique voice and personality, and showcase your can’t-miss value. Also, I write, design, revise, and fine-tune every document myself. When you hear from me, you literally hear from me. No one else. I never outsource to other writers.


 
 

RECOGNITION & CREDENTIALS

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Writing
Certified Master Resume Writer (CMRW) | Certified Executive Resume Master (CERM)


TOAST OF THE RESUME INDUSTRY (TORI) AWARDS
(the highest honor in the industry)

 
 

1st Place – Best Executive Resume (Classic Design), TORI Award Winner, 2023
1st Place – Best Technology Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2023
1st Place – Best Executive Resume (Classic Design), TORI Award Winner, 2022
1st Place
– Best Difficult Transition Resume (Classic Design), TORI Award Winner, 2022
1st Place
– Best Technology Resume (Classic Design), TORI Award Winner, 2021
1st Place
– Best Portfolio Careers Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2020
1st Place – Best Executive Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2019
1st Place – Best Career Transition Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2019
1st Place – Best Executive Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2018
1st Place – Best Finance Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2018
1st Place – Best New Graduate Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2016
2nd Place – Best Executive Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2022
2nd Place – Best Sales Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2018
3rd Place – Best Executive Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2020
3rd Place – Best Executive Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2016
3rd Place – Best Accounting & Finance Resume, TORI Award Winner, 2020
Top 5 – Best Technology Resume, TORI Award Nominee, 2022
Top 5 – Best IT Resume, TORI Award Nominee, 2018
Top 5 – Best Hospitality Resume, TORI Award Nominee, 2017

 
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Resume writing that’s a bit different.

Before I became an executive resume writer, I worked for a recruiter and screened hundreds of resumes each day. Hour by hour, document by document, yawn. Almost all of them were exactly alike.

However, once in a while I came across a resume with a heartbeat. One with energy, authenticity, a real human voice. Every time this happened—every single time—my boss and I stopped cold. We immediately contacted the job candidate to set up a meeting.

Now that I’m writing the person writing the resumes, it’s my job to make employers and recruiters stop and take notice. I do it by asking the right questions, distilling information, and drawing on years of experience as a professional resume writer with an affection for great writing. In addition to showcasing your achievements through concise, powerful metrics, I infuse a touch of personality into your documents so you can land a new position, increase your salary, and be yourself at the same time.

I develop every document individually—thoughtfully—to create a highly customized, razor-sharp presentation that gives you a competitive edge in job opportunities and salary negotiations.

 
 

You have taken executive resume writing to a new level. One week after reaching out to five companies, I landed three phone interviews and one in-person interview. I’ve never received this kind of response before!
— R.T. Chief Technology Officer (CTO)