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 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.
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 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!
With Cathy’s help I was able to land a job with a growing and innovative medical sales company. She helped me curate a fabulous cover letter, resume and more. She coached me through the job search, application, and interview process and also educated me on how to professionally and most effectively use LinkedIn. I would recommend Cathy to anybody!
Cathy Lanzalaco is wonderful to work with. She is an exceptional career coach, resume writer and presenter. I partnered with Cathy to put on a career focused workshop through MassMutual New York State’s learning platform, The Establishment. Cathy exceeded my expectations with the content she delivered. The class attendees were engaged throughout the entire presentation and some even rated it as the best class they have attended. Cathy’s enthusiasm and passion for what she does is very inspiring. She is insightful and has an abundance of knowledge to help those looking for solutions related to their career.
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!
I attended a Linkedin workshop presented by Cathy. She exceeded my expectations. I found her to be very knowledgeable and comfortable with the material. She was professional, interesting and kept it engaging. I left feeling confident with the information that I need to help me be successful. I highly recommend Cathy for her workshops.
Cathy has been an amazing professional find! I’m not aggressively job hunting but realized due to my activities outside of my profession I found these passions and volunteer work stacking up. Then a potential opportunity was presented to me but I had no resume (I tried creating few on my own and realized a great resume takes a professional in the field) I really didn’t know how to translate my ‘extra curricular’ work into a substantive resume. WOW, did Cathy know how to do this! I had a friend, now retired – 2nd in command of NASA, review her work and he said she is top shelf! Then I sent the resume to the potential job opportunity. While the job is not currently open (but this group wants to talk) the executive director and the manager I will report to both said I had an amazing resume. Cathy definitely made me shine! Cathy also has provide me with great coaching as I’ve looked at other opportunities. In a kind and professional way she has been honest about my strengths and professional weakness. To succeed you must have someone like this to help navigate; where to focus your efforts, so not to waste time, and to reach your goals more quickly. I can not recommend Cathy enough. She earns her reasonable fees and should be part of your professional team!
Cathy is the best at her craft. If you want a resume that truly stands out from the crowd, you’re going to want to call Cathy. Moreover, with her many years of human resources experience, she is able to provide a wealth of knowledge for your career counseling. If you are serious about your career, I strongly recommend contacting Cathy.
Recently I enlisted Cathy to help me work on my Linked In profile and also to better understand the various nuances of it as well. I have been on Linked In for years but really never utilized in part because I did not know how valuable it could be and I did not fully understand all the things that it could do. Cathy not only showed me it’s value but in fact how easy it was to understand Linked In’s inner workings. She also gave me a system (probably the most important of all) of how to use it on a consistent daily basis to allow it to help me in my business. She makes things easy to understand, is super supportive and is a pleasure to work with. No matter if you are completely new to Linked In or you have been on it for some time and consider yourself knowledgeable regarding it, I would strongly recommend investing time with Cathy to learn more about it. You couldn’t ask for anyone better.