A powerful résumé should tell the story of your professional career, 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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 value through effective 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.
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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.
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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
Cathy was recently recommended to me for assistance in updating my resume as well as provide advice in my job search and interview process. Having not needed a resume in a while, mine needed updating. Cathy was able to assist in the updating of the information as well as modernizing it to meet the current standards and make me stand out over others. I found her to be very professional and reassuring during the whole process. During my search for new employment she was able to provide outstanding advice to assist in my search as well as advising me during the interview and negotiation process. I would highly recommend her for her services. I believe the assistance she provided aided in my success at acquiring my new position.
I had the privilege to have met Cathy through the recommendation of my former employer. She is so nice and friendly and very good at what she does. I highly recommend her services and I am so very happy I had the pleasure of working with her.
I recently worked with Cathy with a few tasks while planning out my next career steps. Task #1 was to take the resume I had been adding to for the past 18 years and revise it to current standards. I was very pleased with the results. Cathy also did a great job updating my LinkedIn profile. I really appreciated Cathy’s insight and analysis of where I am at currently in my career; she really helped me think clearly about where I wanted to go next. Sometimes after losing your job I imagine that can be a tough thing to figure out, I am glad I had Cathy to help me through that stage.
Cathy invited me to attend a seminar she was presenting on how to use LinkedIn for networking and career success as well as how to optimize your business development. It was an extremely informative seminar . I had no idea how much I was missing until Cathy pointed all the ways to use LinkedIn to my advantage. I highly recommend reaching out to Cathy to make LinkedIn work for you! You don’t know what you don’t know!! Thanks Cathy for showing me the way!
Cathy Lanzalaco is extremely talented in what she does. I would recommend her any time to any professional. She was on time and informative during the entire process. She communicated with me and asked pertinent questions to produce a great resume. All I can say is Wow! I sent my resume to a recruiter after Cathy had completed it, the recruiter looked over my resume he stated that this is by far the best resume he’s ever seen. I have called Cathy on multiple occasions, asking for advise and she has always been very supportive with my goals and objectives that I’m trying to obtain. I feel like I have known Cathy for years and can talk to her about anything. Do yourself a favor and contact Cathy for any executive career coaching needs and/or professional resume, cover letter that you might have.
At a pivotal professional juncture, Cathy jumped at the opportunity to work with me. Her willingness to help quickly became apparent in our initial dialogues. She met with me and analyzed my professional situation and immediately provided exceptional guidance. Cathy’s experience greatly aided me with several components such as an updated resume and cover letters. Cathy’s career coaching provided me with new insights and her how-to-transition guidance was especially helpful. Cathy’s vast knowledge and practical direction helped me greatly.
Cathy is very professional. We had a wonderful session together. She reformatted my resume into a very professional looking one. Every one that I have shown it to was very impressed by it. She also helped me make my LinkedIn profile very professional looking, and how to maneuver my way around it. I am very happy with the session that we had, and would recommend her to anyone looking to advance in their career and needing assistance with resume, cover letter, and professional reference preparation. Thank you, Cathy, for a day well spent.
When it’s time to do a gut-renovation on your resume, it’s time to call in a professional. I contracted with Cathy Lanzalaco as a partner in this process. She casts a wide net to gather key information with worksheets that lead you into thoughtful introspection that is incredibly valuable to understand yourself, the work you are seeking, and where you want to contribute. Then Cathy synthesizes this mountain of information to custom create a modern, Internet-optimized resume that tells your story. She works at your pace and helps you to understand the new rules of job search. If you’re committed to making an investment in marketing yourself in this global labor market, Cathy knows how to deliver a solid ROI.
Cathy helped me with a resume and cover letter (I got the job!). She also helped me update my Linkedin profile, showed me how to use my social media presence to its full potential, and gave me very constructive interview advice, including negotiation skills! The background research she did in my field before our meeting was quite impressive. It made everything easier, and the results are obvious, my new job! Write Resume for the Job (N/K/A Inspire Careers) is THE place to go for all your job search solutions!
I recently had asked Cathy to help me expand my resume to reflect the experience of business ownership and community involvement and how that fit an opportunity to serve that might not have been obvious with my past career titles. Cathy researched my background, my social media footprint and the opportunity I was interested in and came up with a great cover letter and resume. She reviewed it line by line with me and I was impressed by how accurately she had described me and how targeted her words were in connecting me to the position I was hoping for. Cathy also helped me to improve my presence on LinkedIn and improve the relationships with the connections that I had made over the years. I highly recommend Cathy for resume focus, presentation and impact. She writes well and can make the connections between where you are and where you want to be.