A powerful résumé should tell the story of your professional career, communicate your personal brand, showcase your accomplishments, and display the unique value that you bring to potential employers. Whether you have never had a résumé or are in need of an update and edit to align your current one with today’s best practices, I can help.
I am a nationally Certified Professional Résumé Writer, Certified Professional Career Coach, and award-winning résumé designer. I am also a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. I will work with you to design a portfolio and develop a strategy aligned with your career goals and create documents that are both visually impactful and contextually rich to position you for career success. My thorough information intake process and collaborative approach set the tone for our work together.
Your goal is my goal. Your success is my success.
Let’s explore how we can partner to help you achieve your goals.
Résumé / CV Consultation and Development
Today’s résumé/CV is a job search tool as well as a marketing and branding document that can determine your future earning potential. Together, we’ll make certain your first impression is an impactful one.
I will:
- help you define your job search targets and craft your unique promise of value through a one-on-one personal consultation.
- ensure that your new professional résumé is compliant within today’s Applicant Tracking Software.
- provide you with branded letterhead stationery and a professional reference list template to populate once you have confirmed your references.
Investment Information:
Cover Letter Development
Don’t believe the rumors you have heard about the demise of the cover letter. It’s alive and well, but has evolved to meet the demands of the ever-changing job search market. No longer just a regurgitation of your résumé, a cover letter is meant to be an introduction to your résumé with a compelling call-to-action: a request for an interview. I can help you craft a high-impact cover letter that catches the eyes of hiring managers and other influential readers.
Looking for a more succinct approach to an online application? You may want an “e-note.” Ask me if that’s the right option for you.
Investment Information:
Biography / Executive Profile Development
Biographies/Executive Profiles are critical elements of an executive portfolio as well as the perfect vehicle for networking introductions, social media profiles, and online web portfolios. I will create a biography or profile to complement your résumé and provide a condensed and informative narrative of your career to help open the door to future opportunities.
Investment Information:
LinkedIn Profile Optimization
A robust and optimized LinkedIn profile is a critical tool in your job search strategy. LinkedIn provides a potential employer the opportunity to learn more about you and allows recruiters searching the platform to proactively engage with you.
I will create (or update) your LinkedIn profile to communicate your personal and value offering through amping up the use of the “Headline,” “Professional Summary,” “Experience,” and “Skills & Endorsements” sections. We will also discuss how to leverage LinkedIn to widen your network and improve your professional visibility through development of a thought leadership presence representative of your unique brand and value offering.
Investment Information:
Branded Testimonial Sheet
A testimonial sheet is a comprehensive and concise document created using recommendations from your LinkedIn profile and/or formal letters of recommendation. It showcases the lasting impact that you have had on your colleagues, former managers, vendor partners, clients and subordinates.
Investment Information:
Résumé Posting & Distribution Solutions
- Recruiter Email Campaign - With this solution, I will first create a recruiter database of 1-1000 recruiter contacts based on your specific needs, then execute a recruiter email campaign (local, national, or BlueStep affiliate recruiters) for you. This email campaign will include your cover letter and résumé.
- Résumé Posting and Profile - BlueSteps and ExecuNet I will post your résumé and create and optimize profiles for you on BlueSteps and/or ExecuNet according to your functional and industry targets.
- Direct Mail Employer Campaign - I will merge, print, fold, stuff, and mail your cover letters, résumés, and return envelopes to local/national employers of your choice.
Résumé Samples
There is no one-size strategy that fits all job seekers. These are just a few examples of my résumé designs, customized to meet each individual’s needs.
What My Clients Are Saying
I highly recommend Cathy Lanzalaco! My resume has never looked better. She cleaned up my resume and condensed it to one page. Also, she gave me guidance and clarity on my career path and goals. I was recently offered a position for the job I’ve been looking for and couldn’t be happier!
It was an absolute joy working with Cathy! Before working with her, I was completely lost in my career path and had no idea what I wanted to do. She helped guide me in finding a career I would enjoy and feel passionate about. She is an excellent motivator and truly knows what she is doing! She also helped to create a beautiful resume and LinkedIn profile for me. I am looking forward to keeping in touch with her as she continues to provide assistance and advice as I move further in my education and career!
I really benefited from doing the interview prep. Being able to practice the questions over a video call made me feel more comfortable in my ability to accurately respond to interviewers.
Very recently I enlisted Cathy to help me rework on my LinkedIn Profile and rewrite my resume to help accelerate my Executive search. Cathy handled the entire process extremely professionally and managed the timeline based of my needs. Due to the challenging schedules, Cathy managed to flex and went extra mile to work with me to get the necessary details done in short timeframe. During the process, she helped me managed the details in a concise and organized way. She made things flow so naturally and helped me showcase the skillset that I had accomplished over a period of time but took it for ease. As we worked on the details, I felt extremely confident in presenting and showcasing my skillset during my search. Her engaging and well thought process not only accelerated my search and but helped me secure an exciting opportunity. I highly recommend Cathy for your next Executive Search.
Hey Folks, Cathy Lanzalaco is a true professional. Across all spectrums of service I receive, I would put Cathy at or near the top. Cathy invests a lot of time into her business and knowing all facets of the the Job Search process. The resume, cover letter and assistance with my Linked In page are fantastic and truly reflect me and my strengths. The added value Cathy brings to the table is uncommon as far as I am concerned. Cathy did not cast me aside once the work we agreed on was done. Instead, Cathy has and is still providing me resources to aid in my search.
While searching LinkedIn for a highly experienced resume writer, Cathy Lanzalaco popped up on my search, when I came to the conclusion that I needed a resume re-do. My resume stated so may details of what I did in my past years. When I got in touch, she spoke with me in length on what I have accomplished and what I wanted to do. After our conversation, she explained her fees and recommended that I do a bundle and save money, so that’s exactly what I did. Cathy then requested a copy of documents that would be helpful as she put my information together. Our next phone call was to discuss all the accomplishments I had achieved throughout my years. At that point, she went straight to work on all that I had given her. Next thing you know, she had the drafts all written up for my review. It was all fantastic! I approved everything. This process did not take long at all. As soon as Cathy finished the final draft, I started using it right away. My LinkedIn profile was perfectly written by Cathy and was key to my job search. I had recruiters contacting me every day about available positions. When everything aligned right for me, I was contacted by a recruiter from a huge company. He was looking for someone with my skill set and that “someone” was me! I knew it was my time to shine, so I enthusiastically embraced this company and position. And you know what? They embraced me right back. They offered me the position I had been waiting for. It all came together and I couldn’t be any happier. Accepting this position would allow me to enhance my skills and knowledge and place me back on my career path. God is so good!! Throughout this journey of mine, Cathy has always been there for me and taught me so much! I sure appreciate you and all that you have done for me. Thank you, thank you, thank you Cathy for the dedication you have shown me and for being my biggest fan!! You are my go-to, I will steer everyone your way when they are looking to make a change in their lives. You rock Cathy!!
I was lucky enough to be able to find and work with Cathy Lanzalaco to help update and fine tune my resume, LinkedIn profile, cover letters, and reference list. Her program is worth the investment in my career and I feel that it will lead to future success and financial security. She has also featured me in her Job Seeker Spotlight, which is a video chat series. She has opened my eyes to the criticality of having properly formatted and written documents to help me find a great new opportunity. She is easy to work with, makes her calendar flexible, and gives complements when we sometimes need them unknowingly. I can’t say enough about what she has done to help me explore and focus my career aspirations.Great work, Cathy!
Cathy, along with numerous other talented, caring and motivating individuals, are part of a group named TST Career Support which meets weekly. Cathy’s advice to me has been precisely on point, she is and stays completely current and has a pulse on the ever-changing trends/themes in employment, from identifying hiring/layoff trends, creative techniques, interviewing tips/advice for today’s environment, etc. She is inspirational and provides massively valuable resume and interviewing tips. If you want the edge, if you really want that job, then I strongly recommend you reach out to Cathy to better understand what she can offer you! I have no doubt that Cathy’s recommendations and advice to me were a critical component in landing my dream job and at what I hope is my forever company. Thank you for everything Cathy!!!
Cathy’s mentorship has proven to be invaluable as I transition careers. Her accessibility, constructive feedback, and practical services will show any new client how to open the door for the next step of their journey. Her professional and personal approach centers your career goals to truly discover what it is YOU want for the next part of your career journey.
Just want to let you know that of the two job offers I have I’ll be moving forward with the offer from Microsoft.