Resume & Letter Writing
Our Staff Writes Three Outstanding
Resumes for Each of Our Clients
The use of PCs, the Internet and email have changed the world of employment. Some search firms receive 500 resumes each day, and resume scanning software is widely used. With this in mind, we have pioneered an entirely new approach to resumes.
We start by having several staff members study everything about your career history and skills. We then create three resumes for you to use. Developing your documents takes our professional writers substantial time, including three or four drafts of each item. Then, they are submitted to our Creative Review Board for final editing. The resumes we write are materials of commanding distinction and persuasion. Naturally, every word is guaranteed to your satisfaction.
Our resumes are designed to capture the very best expression of your work experiences, marketable assets and transferable skills. The specific documents are as follows.
A "Universal" Resume. Your key introductory resume -- a unique one-page document suitable for scanning. Most people think they need to tell their whole story in their initial resume. The reality is that you get better results when your initial resume is interesting -- but short! The purpose is simply to get your phone ringing.
An "Electronic" Resume. Our e'resumes are short, and the style and format maximize visual and key word search effectiveness. When you are online, less is more. All you want is a response.
A "Quick-Response" Resume. This resume positions the text on the right-hand side of the page so that you can write a note and dispatch a resume without a cover letter. This resume makes it easy to get a lot of resumes into play quickly and get past "gatekeepers." Clients tell us that top officers respond very well to their written notes that were a response to something that appeared in the media.
Job Search Letter Samples. This includes a package of 75 highly productive letters, supplied on diskette and in hard copy. They are very easy to copy or adapt.
Note: It typically takes ten days to prepare your marketing plan... along with all your resumes. We can then present the material to you in a half day... to a day and a half... depending upon your situation. This can be done at any of our regional offices, or if you cannot visit with us, we can present everything via teleconferences.
We Can Also Write Interview Resumes... and CEO Biographies. They Reveal Much More About You.
An interview resume is designed for leaving behind at interviews, after making a good impression, when people want to know more. It reveals more about your career.
A CEO Biography may also be helpful. This serves a similar purpose. The CEO Bio is a powerful document, prepared in a narrative style from a third-party perspective. It is the "Mercedes" of executive presentations.
Biographies are common in board member circles, but they're not easy to do. Unlike a standard resume, a CEO bio says you are interesting, you have certain skills, can do certain things, have certain personal qualities, and most importantly, you're not like everyone else.
It takes 4 and even 5 drafts by our professionals to get a single CEO bio just right, but when it hits the marketplace, it can have 300-400% more impact.
The biographies we develop create a commanding image for our clients, but in a low key style. They are 3 to 5 pages, and the elite recruiters like Russell Reynolds, Korn Ferry and Heidrick react very favorably to them.
If bringing you aboard will require the approval of the CEO... even if he does not interview you... then you may need this resume.
Here Are Some Keys to Making Certain
Your Resume Achieves Maximum Success.
First of all, you need to keep in mind that competition is the most severe it's ever been... according to Staffing magazine.
Today, your resume should present you as a solution -- for what you want the employer to hire you for. It must bridge your past with your goals... communicating clear benefits.
For changing industries, you will need a resume that communicates all of your transferable skills... not just history or achievements.
Your position goals must be the first thing seen on your resume in 5-10 seconds. Otherwise you will miss out on many of the ideal situations.
You also need a marketing summary underneath your position goals... and it should take up the 1st third of the page. People need to be able to read it in 20-30 seconds.
Your resume should be "scanning ready." Short paragraphs and key support words are vital. Many employers only read scanned versions of resumes they retrieve from their system.
Your resume must "avoid" communicating any liabilities. If apparent... they can ruin your search. Employers sort resumes by eliminating weaker ones first!
Your resume must present a distinctive image and read like a good story. In a stack of 200, your material has to "look better" than others... just to make the first cut. Ideally, it should be a compelling story.
A final point. In today's jobmarket, you will never get the number of good interviews you feel you deserve... unless you make use of multiple resumes... all superior and of commanding distinction.
Your Marketing Letters are Also Important.
Good letters send a personal and custom message. People read letters if they're well written... and they respond!
We've found that people often need up to a dozen marketing letters... each with a different custom application. Today, there are ways to create letters that can quickly involve the reader... and this can make a major difference.
Keep in mind, that in 99% of all cases, simply sending out a traditional resume... and hoping for the phone to ring... doesn't work anymore.
So, besides all the resumes we write... we give you dozens of outstanding letters that have worked for others. If you wish, we can also professionally draft all the letters you might need.
If you choose to have us professionally craft all your letters, the portfolio we would create would typically include the following letters.
For responding to openings
For contacting recruiters
For contacting venture capitalists
For responding to spot opportunities
For direct mail contact with employers
For sponsored direct mail to employers
For contacting directors of associations
For networking associates and friends
For networking alumni from your university
For networking influential people
For setting up potential references
For following up your interviews
http://www.mckenziescott.com/executive.pages/jobs-resumes.html
Our Staff Writes Three Outstanding
Resumes for Each of Our Clients
The use of PCs, the Internet and email have changed the world of employment. Some search firms receive 500 resumes each day, and resume scanning software is widely used. With this in mind, we have pioneered an entirely new approach to resumes.
We start by having several staff members study everything about your career history and skills. We then create three resumes for you to use. Developing your documents takes our professional writers substantial time, including three or four drafts of each item. Then, they are submitted to our Creative Review Board for final editing. The resumes we write are materials of commanding distinction and persuasion. Naturally, every word is guaranteed to your satisfaction.
Our resumes are designed to capture the very best expression of your work experiences, marketable assets and transferable skills. The specific documents are as follows.
A "Universal" Resume. Your key introductory resume -- a unique one-page document suitable for scanning. Most people think they need to tell their whole story in their initial resume. The reality is that you get better results when your initial resume is interesting -- but short! The purpose is simply to get your phone ringing.
An "Electronic" Resume. Our e'resumes are short, and the style and format maximize visual and key word search effectiveness. When you are online, less is more. All you want is a response.
A "Quick-Response" Resume. This resume positions the text on the right-hand side of the page so that you can write a note and dispatch a resume without a cover letter. This resume makes it easy to get a lot of resumes into play quickly and get past "gatekeepers." Clients tell us that top officers respond very well to their written notes that were a response to something that appeared in the media.
Job Search Letter Samples. This includes a package of 75 highly productive letters, supplied on diskette and in hard copy. They are very easy to copy or adapt.
Note: It typically takes ten days to prepare your marketing plan... along with all your resumes. We can then present the material to you in a half day... to a day and a half... depending upon your situation. This can be done at any of our regional offices, or if you cannot visit with us, we can present everything via teleconferences.
We Can Also Write Interview Resumes... and CEO Biographies. They Reveal Much More About You.
An interview resume is designed for leaving behind at interviews, after making a good impression, when people want to know more. It reveals more about your career.
A CEO Biography may also be helpful. This serves a similar purpose. The CEO Bio is a powerful document, prepared in a narrative style from a third-party perspective. It is the "Mercedes" of executive presentations.
Biographies are common in board member circles, but they're not easy to do. Unlike a standard resume, a CEO bio says you are interesting, you have certain skills, can do certain things, have certain personal qualities, and most importantly, you're not like everyone else.
It takes 4 and even 5 drafts by our professionals to get a single CEO bio just right, but when it hits the marketplace, it can have 300-400% more impact.
The biographies we develop create a commanding image for our clients, but in a low key style. They are 3 to 5 pages, and the elite recruiters like Russell Reynolds, Korn Ferry and Heidrick react very favorably to them.
If bringing you aboard will require the approval of the CEO... even if he does not interview you... then you may need this resume.
Here Are Some Keys to Making Certain
Your Resume Achieves Maximum Success.
First of all, you need to keep in mind that competition is the most severe it's ever been... according to Staffing magazine.
Today, your resume should present you as a solution -- for what you want the employer to hire you for. It must bridge your past with your goals... communicating clear benefits.
For changing industries, you will need a resume that communicates all of your transferable skills... not just history or achievements.
Your position goals must be the first thing seen on your resume in 5-10 seconds. Otherwise you will miss out on many of the ideal situations.
You also need a marketing summary underneath your position goals... and it should take up the 1st third of the page. People need to be able to read it in 20-30 seconds.
Your resume should be "scanning ready." Short paragraphs and key support words are vital. Many employers only read scanned versions of resumes they retrieve from their system.
Your resume must "avoid" communicating any liabilities. If apparent... they can ruin your search. Employers sort resumes by eliminating weaker ones first!
Your resume must present a distinctive image and read like a good story. In a stack of 200, your material has to "look better" than others... just to make the first cut. Ideally, it should be a compelling story.
A final point. In today's jobmarket, you will never get the number of good interviews you feel you deserve... unless you make use of multiple resumes... all superior and of commanding distinction.
Your Marketing Letters are Also Important.
Good letters send a personal and custom message. People read letters if they're well written... and they respond!
We've found that people often need up to a dozen marketing letters... each with a different custom application. Today, there are ways to create letters that can quickly involve the reader... and this can make a major difference.
Keep in mind, that in 99% of all cases, simply sending out a traditional resume... and hoping for the phone to ring... doesn't work anymore.
So, besides all the resumes we write... we give you dozens of outstanding letters that have worked for others. If you wish, we can also professionally draft all the letters you might need.
If you choose to have us professionally craft all your letters, the portfolio we would create would typically include the following letters.
For responding to openings
For contacting recruiters
For contacting venture capitalists
For responding to spot opportunities
For direct mail contact with employers
For sponsored direct mail to employers
For contacting directors of associations
For networking associates and friends
For networking alumni from your university
For networking influential people
For setting up potential references
For following up your interviews
http://www.mckenziescott.com/executive.pages/jobs-resumes.html
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