Hi. I'm Jared Redick, owner and writer here at The Resume Studio.com. I work with interesting folks every day, and rarely find a person whose story isn’t compelling. But almost everyone comes to me with trouble packaging their background into a worthwhile resume.
Why?
They’re too close to it
They're afraid to toot their own horn
They've never had to use a resume to break down doors
They have employment gaps, or have moved around a lot
They've been adding to the same template since college
Their business writing skills are rusty
They don't know which keywords to use
They're having trouble assessing their own achievements
They want to change careers or shift focus
They aren’t up to date on the latest resume formats and techniques
They don’t know how to spin a resume to feature their best assets and mask problems
Sometimes new clients are embarrassed to show me an existing resume. My response? If you’re embarrassed to show me, why ever would you toss it out into the great big job search world.
Like my colleagues in The National Resume Writers’ Association, I enjoy helping people write great resumes. I constantly read about how to improve them. I stay up with the latest trends. I study the subtle formatting differences between industries and job levels. I know the psychology behind when to draw a line, bold or italicize text, or create white space to direct the eye. I keep at least two business writing books in my reading queue – and a writing desk reference nearby at all times.
I've developed a specialization in mid-career cleanup and course correction, and have helped quite a few people do just that. I dig deep to skillfully repackage, face truth, and breathe new life into outdated documents.
Over the years, I have been privileged to work in New York and San Francisco with some of the smartest people in the search business. Through my own job searches, professional development, and 10+ years of helping others, I have developed simple, effective, fact-based methods that work. I share all of this with my clients, who regularly show their gratitude with referrals, which comprise about ninety percent of my new business.
If you are in the midst of a job search, about to embark on one, looking to dust off your existing résumé, or in need of a serious overhaul, let's chat. You will find me to be candid, encouraging, inquiring, tireless, and sometimes even fun on a project that most people find pretty dull.
