Hyder, a network engineer, needed to earn a good living while he updated his skills. When he applied for retail positions with his old resume, he was told repeatedly that he was overqualified. We leveraged his part-time positions in retail and de-emphasized his hardware engineering background. He landed three interviews from the first five Movin’ On Up resumes he sent out and won a full-time managerial position.
After three months of job hunting, Jim, an SAP security specialist, was not getting results from his old four-page resume, even with diligent follow-up. Newly married, he wanted to stay close to home, but positions were scarce in the area. We condensed his resume to the most pertinent information and brought out soft skills that weren’t expressed in his previous document, especially his ability to translate techno-speak into a language understood by a non-technical audience. Every company that received his Movin’ On Up resume called him within 24 hours. Within two weeks he was offered a position in his home town with an increase in responsibility and pay.
In talking with Betty, an administrative assistant, I realized that she had taken on many sales responsibilities in her career and with great success—a fact she had overlooked. I helped her quantify her accomplishments which were impressive. Her sales-oriented Movin’ On Up resume landed her a combined sales/customer service position that enabled her to earn more money and have more fulfillment than she would have received in the strictly clerical positions she was originally applying for.
Tanya heard an announcement on the biggest talk radio station in Los Angeles. They were looking for sales reps in their advertising department. She knew they would get a lot of submissions and that she had to stand out. We designed a Movin’ On Up cover letter, incorporating her sales skills into the station’s weekday lineup. The letter got her noticed amongst the thousands of respondents. She was called for an interview and offered a position, though she had no experience in advertising sales.
Steven, a freelance graphic designer, was trying to boost business. He thought he might get hired by a company he worked for 10 years ago. His Movin' On Up letter landed him a contract with his old client who had been using another designer for years.
Sarah, a successful fashion boutique entrepreneur, lost the lease for her store and decided to look for a position as a retail director. She sent her Movin’ On Up resume to a high-end spa that had not advertised an open position. As it happened, they were losing their boutique manager. With her experience capturing local, high-end fashion market share, Sarah could do much more than just run the boutique. Based on her Movin' On Up resume, she won a meeting. Sarah showed them how they were missing out on a lot of business and how she could get it for them. They offered her the job and a compensation package almost twice as high as her less experienced predecessor had received.
Sandy, a dentist from India, needed to get a job in the States. He couldn't work as a dentist and worried about how he could get paid what he was worth. A job selling dental products was the answer. He found a company he liked within walking distance from his house. Though they were not actively looking for another salesperson, Sandy used his Movin' On Up resume to get his foot in the door, and was offered a position within three weeks of the initial contact.
Note: Client names have been changed to protect their privacy. Client contact information and documentation of results is on file with Movin' On Up Resumes.
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