What price do you put on confidence – the kind you need to ace a job interview? When you enlist TKDAResume to rewrite your resume, we throw in the confidence for free.

“Yippee! I’m going to apply for that new job right now! Thanks.”
—   Amie Moore, administrator of nonprofit arts organization

Googled yourself lately?

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.

What’s wrong with my resume?

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?

Thanks TKDAResume!!

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

Best,

- GH

Art Director

“Thanks TKDAResume for my review….really great notes. You’ve given me a LOT to work with. I hadn’t considered a separate resume for agency work, but that makes a lot of sense. Much appreciated.”

- JC Senior Animator

“Hi Keva!

“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

“I wanted my resume to say more with fewer words. The TKDA writer understood that.  She gave it the life it needed and did it succinctly.  Before, it was tired and traditional-looking.  Boring.  But not now.  The process couldn’t have been easier, and the end result was well worth the expense.”

Donn Wilson

Senior Buyer, Catalog Director, VP of Merchandising

The first item on your resume should be a COMPELLING SUMMARY — a single paragraph that forcefully, concisely draws a picture of who you are, what skills and experience you possess and (most importantly) what you can do for your prospective employer.

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’m very happy with TKDAResume.  I had a lot of questions at first but was put at ease by Keva’s clear explanation of the process.  My editor was incredibly friendly and very easy to work with.  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