VisualCV

C-Level Executive Branding & Job Search Strategist

~ Reach Certified Personal Branding Strategist ~ Master Resume Writer ~ Certified VisualCV Creator

Your personal brand message in your voice ... crystallized, strategically positioned, connecting.

 

Are you a forward-thinking, savvy executive job seeker who understands the value and importance of personal branding in your job search? Then this may be the right executive resume and career service for you.

 

C-level Executive Branding & Career Services

 

Since 1990 I've been partnering with executives and top professionals worldwide, across diverse industries, to help them land where they want to be faster.

 

I personally work closely with each client to craft a suite of brand-focused, job-winning career marketing documents and then help them move those communications into the job market through targeted online and off-line strategies.
 
My consultative approach and personal branding system prepare my clients for the job search ahead, with confidence in the value they bring to their next employer and the tools they'll need to get there.
 
~ Executive personal branding development to position job seekers above the competition.

 

~ Brand-driven, top interview-generating resumes and collateral career marketing documents.

 

~ Branded VisualCVs and LinkedIn Profiles to build your online personal brand, visibility, and credibility. I blogged about the value of VisualCV in A VisualCV Belongs in Your Personal Brand Toolkit.

 

~ Executive job search 2.0 strategies to master today's daunting career search landscape. 
 

CAREERS INDUSTRY EXPERT

 

At the forefront of the latest trends in strategic resume writing through life-long professional development and daily communication with other careers industry experts.

 

~ Personal Branding Expert at Job-Hunt.org, continuously rated "Best of the Web" for job search by Forbes, US News & World Report, and PC Magazine.

~ Contributing Writer to BlueSteps, Execunet, Netshare, Quint Careers, and other top executive networking/job search sites.

~ Guest Blogger at Brand-Yourself.com, the VisualCV blog, and the Career Management Alliance Blog. 

 
CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 
Active membership, mentoring, and continuous professional development through the following top career management organizations:

 
~ Reach Certified Personal Branding Strategist (Reach is the global leader in personal branding)

 

~ Certified VisualCV Creator (the second person worldwide to earn the credential)

 

~ MRW -- Master Resume Writer (Career Management Alliance, the 9th career professional worldwide to earn the credential)

~ CPRW -- Certified Professional Resume Writer (Professional Association of Resume Writers)

~ Career Directors International (member of the Career Innovators Advisory Committee)

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

"The Best Career Strategies of 2009: How to Get Hired or Get Ahead, Even When the Economy is Getting Worse"

 

"Happy About My Resume . . . 50 Tips for Building a Better Document to Secure a Brighter Future"

 

"Top Notch Executive Resumes: Creating Flawless Resumes for Managers, Executives, and CEOs"

 

"Job Search Bloopers: Every Mistake You Can Make on the Road to Career Suicide . . . and How to Avoid Them"

 

"Directory of Professional Resume Writers: How to Find and Work with a Pro to Accelerate Your Job Search"

 

"America’s Top Resumes for America’s Top Jobs"

 

"Resume Winners From the Pros"

 

"Same Day Resume"

Commitment to Community:

 

Since 1990, I've been a devoted supporter and advocate for Project Self-Sufficiency (PSS) of Sussex County, New Jersey, a grassroots non-profit agency providing comprehensive services to lift impoverished, marginalized women and children out of the cycle of poverty.

 
For contributing thousands of hours of fundraising leadership and administrative support, I was honored with the agency’s “Mosaic Award” for outstanding contributions to PSS participants.

 

I proudly offer bro bono résumé writing to PSS participants.

 

Before Executive Resume Branding:

 

In my early career, I founded another successful entreprenuerial venture, an Organic Garden Center in Sussex County, New Jersey, specializing in growing exotic herbs and vegetable plants.

 

How did running a garden center prepare me to market executive job seekers? As the General Manager, I handled all the advertising and promotional efforts for the business.

 

Conceptualizing and writing new ad copy on a weekly basis fortified my precision writing skills. I quickly became deft at coming up with neat, compelling turns of phrases to market the unique products we were selling.

 

Job search and career marketing writing require the same kind of tight, compelling, and to-the-point writing.

 

Education:

 

Bachelor of Arts, English and Women's Studies, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick