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 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 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.
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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 an absolute joy to work with. She sets the tone for a fun, yet professional session, and truly takes the time to craft a resume that reflects the individual she is helping. It is clear that she dedicates immense time and effort into the editing and work she produces. Cathy listened astutely to my preferences and clearly demonstrated her knowledge and expertise of resume writing and career coaching. I certainly plan on working with Cathy again, and would highly recommend her to anyone looking to enhance their career change experience.
Cathy helped me secure several job offers in a relatively short period of time. She updated both my CV and my LinkedIn profile. She follows a thorough process to ensure she highlights one’s strengths and experience. She is very professional and I enjoyed working with her. I highly recommend Cathy.
I wanted to reach out to you to express my gratitude in helping me out with my interview preparation. I appreciate you taking the time to chat with me and give me some very helpful feedback. Last Friday was my interview and I believe it went perfectly! I kept in mind everything that you said and I was confident with my answers. I’ve received the good news that I have gotten the position and will begin training in this upcoming week. Thank you again for all of your helpful advice with writing the action plan and interviewing. I truly appreciate your help.
Within minutes, Cathy revealed her ability and passion for helping others achieve new heights along their career pathway. The exploration exercises and resume review were a small part of the ongoing coaching and encouragement I needed to move forward. This ‘career hygiene’ helped me align my skill set with renewed confidence in the wake of a pandemic. Whether you are fresh out of school or on the cusp of retirement, you owe it to yourself to allow Cathy and her Inspire Careers team to help you reveal your true value. In my opinion, it’s a ‘must have’ for any careerist who truly wishes to live inspired!
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.
“Hi Cathy, You are very welcome for the referral, and I am glad it worked out. The end result is amazing as expected. I am sure he will see immediate results, as I did! I continue to be grateful for your guidance, I would not be where I am now without you!”
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.
“Cathy, please know that you have been instrumental in helping me get to this point in my career, and for that, I am truly grateful.”
I recently had the pleasure of working with Cathy to update my resume. After graduating with my under-grad degree this past May, as a non-traditional student, I was more than ready to begin my career search. While in the past I had felt comfortable with my resume, I decided to meet with Cathy, in hopes of feeling confident in it. Needless to say, Cathy delivered exactly what I was looking for and more. Not only was she a pleasure to work with, but she truly has helped me in establishing my brand, narrowing my focus, and in emphasizing my strongest attributes to ensure I stand out amongst my peers. During our session, Cathy not only updated my resume, she also touched base on interviewing skills, updated my LinkedIn profile and taught me how to maximize my use of this forum, as well as provided me with a magnificent cover letter template. Cathy is cheerful and welcoming, and undoubtedly gifted in what she does. I look forward to utilizing her services to get my resume out to recruiters and with any other job-searching related needs I may have in the future. Whether you are a recent college graduate or a C-Suite executive, I highly recommend her services!
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.