Just wanted to let you know how happy I am with my final resume.  My resume writer was wonderful – creative in her word choices and very accessible.  It was a great experience working with her and your company! I will be sure to pass TKDAResume along to anyone I know who needs their resume revamped.

Thanks again,
Susan Toffler

That’s what prospective employers do – their first stop after deciding to find out more about you is Google.  And while TKDAResume can’t do anything about those spring-break-in-Daytona pictures that keep popping up, we CAN make sure your LinkedIn profile and Facebook 411 help you look like a brilliant potential hire.

If you’re reading this, you understand the importance of a memorable resume.  Why put time and effort into carefully crafting that advertisement for Brand You and let your LinkedIn and Facebook pages languish, leaving them just so-so (or worse)?

To a hiring manager, your social-media presence is as much a part of your personal brand as your resume and cover letter.  Your profiles should work together to express who you are professionally and personally.  And it’s essential that they sound like you – only better.  That’s where we come in.

Facebook info a bit too casual?  LinkedIn profile dry as dust?  Disparity between the two akin to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?  TKDAResume has a fix to fit your style.  E-mail us for a custom quote; we’ll turn your online multiple-personality disorder into a compelling, consistent suite of personal-branding platforms.

Don’t forget to ask about our package discounts – if one of our personal-branding specialists rewrites your resume (and rocks your cover letter), it’s that much easier to polish your social-media profiles, and our package pricing reflects that.

Ready to change your status, not just your status update?  Reach out to TKDAResume today.

To answer that, ask yourself these questions:

• Is your summary good enough to get the recruiter to read on?
• Is your resume organized “functionally,” strategically by importance, or is it arranged chronologically, with your most important human-resource equities hidden way down the page?
• Does it demonstrate your initiative, problem-solving skills and methods for addressing issues in the workplace?
• Does it vividly illustrate how you’ve affected the bottom line with dollar signs, number of hours saved, percentages of efficiency, productivity and/or creativity enhanced?
• Does it capture the person behind the data?  Is it creative – like you?
• Does your resume contain the right keywords, the kind of language a computer would match against a job listing?

Is it articulate and literate?  Is it immaculately proofread?  Does it fit elegantly on one page?  Can you maintain an objective perspective on your skills, experience and personal traits?

Still wondering what might be wrong with your resume?

Is TKDAResume worth it for ME?

Unless you’re a professional writer with years of experience in the business of “selling” personalities, are highly organized, and are able to identify holes in your resume and craft compelling content to fill them, it’s worth it for you.

Unless you know exactly what recruiters are looking for in this historically difficult job market and how to give it to them, it’s worth it for you.

Unless you know how to effectively “spin” your experience to qualify you for your dream job, it’s worth it for you.

But I’m a creative; I get hired from my portfolio.

In this market, a recruiter may not even look at your portfolio unless she already has a compelling reason to do so.  Your resume has to not only speak for YOU – it has to speak for your portfolio.  Does it?  If the recruiter isn’t bowled over by your resume, she may not bother to look at your portfolio.

Is a resume really that important?

Yes.  Your resume speaks for you when you can’t.

Want more?

Jessi Yeager

Marketing Specialist

A+ JOB WELL DONE, couldn’t be more happy with the outcome.

Best,

- GH

Art Director

Much appreciated,

- JC

Senior Animator

“I just started sending out my resume, which I edited after getting TKDAResume’s excellent review comments.  I immediately noticed more responses coming in.  In fact, I can’t believe my original resume got me any work at all!  I’m also applying some of the resume reviewer’s suggestions to my website bio. Thanks so much!”

― Jyl Freeman, Senior Graphic Designer

Donn Wilson

Senior Buyer, Catalog Director, VP of Merchandising

It’s a little-known fact about resumes: Most employers, HR staff and recruiters skim them — and stop reading if nothing grabs their interest.  Truth is, you have about 15-30 seconds of their attention; you’d better make the most of it.

The summary is often what makes the employer read on to learn the details of a candidate’s experience — or hit “delete.”

Yet a vast majority of job-seekers either blow off the summary completely, or treat it as an afterthought.  Frequently, they fall back on the dreariest cliches (”excellent communication skills,” “out-of-the-box thinker,” “thought leader”), simply list the tasks they’ve handled or insert some obvious objective (duh — your objective is to get a job).

No matter what work experience you’ve had, and no matter how powerfully you performed in your previous positions, there’s a strong chance that those in a position to hire you won’t find out — unless your summary shines.

TKDAResume can buff your summary to a brilliant sparkle — or create a dazzling one from scratch — so you can monopolize your ideal boss’s attention from the get-go.  And while we’re at it, we’ll make sure the rest of your resume lives up to that grabber of an introduction.

Based on these summaries, which candidate is more impressive: A or B*?

#1

A: Applicant provided no summary.

B: Seasoned senior executive/company leader with comprehensive experience in apparel and lifelong involvement in action sports (also notable for extensive, high-level contacts in both arenas).  Admired for ability to capture heart and soul of expensive items while making them affordable to target consumer.  Environmentally proactive real-estate developer; founder of conservation fund, ecological reserve.  Veteran of business travel in Europe, Asia and Central America.  Enthusiastic advocate of innovative techniques, alternative thinking.  Accomplished surfer enjoying worldwide waves.  Proficient in conversational Spanish.

#2

A: Graphic Designer/Art Director with diverse experience and a background in photography. Particular interest in fashion, beauty (especially packaging), luxury & prestige products and services

B: Senior-level graphic design, art direction and photo production powerhouse with demonstrated expertise in development of beauty, luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands.  Practiced project manager and team leader.  Praised for imaginative vision, impeccable taste; gravitates toward clean/modern and energetic/experimental design; inspired by graphically bold studio photography, editorial photography evoking mood or place.  Special interest in inventive cosmetics/skincare packaging and avant-garde fashion photography/art installations.

Visit TKDAResume.com now and see how we can help you make an instant impression.

“I’m so excited to begin my career search with my new resume.  It SHOWS who I am, rather than just saying it.”

– Jaye Crane, Media Relations/PR/Account Support

*These are actual before-and-after example summaries from two TKDAResume clients.

” I knew my resume needed help.

I couldn’t BEGIN to describe my many years of experience as a creative director and my passion for creative work in a succinct way.

Then Keva came to the rescue.

My TKDAResume writer was fantastic. She was easy to work with, and she really took the time to understand my career and where I wanted to go with it. We collaborated on a resume that is powerfully to the point AND distinctly me.

With so many talented people out there looking for opportunities, it’s critical to have a resume that quickly conveys your strengths and personality.

I’m confident that my new one will help take me from the sidelines to being not only back in the game, but part of a dynamic, thriving, top-notch organization.”

Testimonial from Alena, Creative Director, Product Designer (LA)

Before and after samples available to share, email us your request.