I’m an executive resume writer and LinkedIn specialist who partners with successful executives, managers, mid-career professionals, and entrepreneurs. Does that sound like you?
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My focus is on helping you uncover and convey your unique value (your personal brand) and accomplishments, paving the way to powerful career documents, interview confidence, and compelling messages to be used across all your networking efforts, job interviews, and social media platforms.
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An Active Executive Recruiter’s Perspective
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Before finalizing your resume, my trusted recruiter associate will review it to provide the perspective of a recruiter with 20+ years of experience recruiting for Fortune 500 companies.
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A Little More About Me:
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✔ Quoted as a career expert in articles in/on Fast Company, Monster, CareerBuilder, Detroit Free Press, Business News Daily, and more ✔ Among the small percentage of resume writers to have earned certification and received recognition in the Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) competition ✔ Award-winning writer and contributor to Resumes for Dummies, 7th Ed. (Wiley, 2015) and other books ✔ Fortune 500 outplacement consultant and trainer for employees affected by RIFs
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