Services for Career Professionals

Even in today's challenged economy, there are many opportunities. You can uncover them - or create them - if you have a strategic career marketing campaign. Depend on our expertise to help you define and articulate your unique value in your resume (see examples of resumes), cover letters (see example cover letters), and career search meetings. When we write your resume and cover letters, you will get interviews. To help you win lucrative job offers, we'll teach you highly effective interview and salary negotiation techniques.

Position yourself for success by investing in our career services - delivered by industry-leading, nationally certified resume writers, career coaches, and resume distribution experts.

Index of Services

Career Documents

Resume Review

Fax (866-856-1878) or email your resume for our expert feedback and evaluation of how your resume will perform in the marketplace. We'll give you specific recommendations for improvements.

Investment: $95
If you decide you'd like to have our assistance in the preparation of a new document, $25 will be credited toward the resume investment.

Resume Writing

A resume is your personal marketing tool – your image on paper. What does that first impression say about you? Confident executive? Accomplished professional?

Because a resume reviewer spends only approximately 12 seconds on an initial review, it is critical that your resume conveys the right image while quickly answering a prospective employer's question - What's in it for me? What can you do to positively impact his bottom line, solve a challenge, streamline processes, or decrease costs?

Does your resume:

• position you competitively?
• professionally identify your unique qualifications?
• allow for accurate scanning?
• enable you to use it for electronic transmission on the Internet?
• create the right image?

We'll develop a resume that positions you above the competition. See samples.

Includes: Consultation, Writing, Editing, Keywords, Design/layout, MS Word file, PDF conversion, ASCII version, and Tip Sheets

Investment: Fees begin at $695 for entry level professionals and are based on the unique complexity of your project. Fees are discussed and agreed upon before the process begins.

ASCII & PDF Conversions

A necessary staple in the electronic job market, resumes must be reformatted for successful transmission and scanning into resume databases.

Investment: included with Resume Writing.

Future Resume Updates

We offer free archiving because we know you'll come back the next time you're planning a change. Includes same services as Resume Writing.

Investment: contact us for quote.

Cover Letters

You will double your chances of being invited for an interview if you send your resume with a compelling cover letter. Your cover letter is the place to provide relevant information about your skills and abilities, and is designed to position you as the "candidate of choice" for the interview.

Investment: $295 - $495

Distribution

Customized E-Mail, Direct Mail, Corporate, and Research Campaigns

The Cost Effective Solution to Finding Your Next Position.

We offer you cost effective, direct access to almost 11 million contacts nationwide including recruiters, companies, and venture capital firms. YOU select the number and type of prospects you wish to target based on your profession, industry interest, geographic preferences, salary requirements, and more so that each campaign is customized to your own, individual objectives.

One toll free telephone call, and we take care of the rest. Learn more.

Investment: Fees begin at $395

Multiple-Site Internet Posting Service

Career Coaching & Training

Job Search Strategy & Interview Coaching with Martin Yate

Universally acclaimed career guru, Martin Yate (author of the NY Times bestselling annual career series Knock 'em Dead), will help you, one-on-one, to better understand the issues impacting your own job change and career management initiatives in a world where, to survive, you must have clear and actionable plans in place: plans of attack, plans for defense and plans for growth.

Acting as your personal guide and mentor, Martin will help you design and implement state-of-the art job search and interview strategies — embracing both your immediate goals and long-term concerns — that will drive the professional credibility and visibility inherent in successful transition and executive career management.

Contact us to arrange.

Interview Preparation

Often the interview begins with, "Tell me about yourself?" Do you know how to answer? Out of practice? Need expert feedback? We can boost your confidence and increase your control by ensuring that you are prepared for the tough questions and the types of interview situations you may encounter. We'll cover follow-up methods to get the offer and decision making models.

Investment: individual training $250 - $395/hour
Group rates available. Please call for a quote.

Salary Negotiation

Are you being pressed to disclose your salary requirements early in the process? Do you know how to politely defer discussions of salary until you get the offer? Desire a raise? Do you know your market value? Compensation is an important part of career satisfaction. We'll teach you not to leave money on the table.

Investment: individual training $250 - $395/hour
Group rates available. Please call for a quote.

Reference Checking

Reference checking by Darrell Gurney, Executive Recruiter and Career Management Coach, Author of, Headhunters Revealed: Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters (Hunter Arts Publishing). Ever wondered what your references are telling potential employers?  It can make all the difference in the world to know who will say what.  Darrell has performed thousands of background checks for hiring companies, and can provide you with this same service. A philosopher once said, "How wonderful it would be to be able to see ourselves as others see us". Besides the valuable insight on yourself, from a job search perspective, it's just good common sense.

Contact us to arrange.

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