Laurie J. Smith, CPRW, JCTC
Certified Executive Resume Writer
Equipping top-echelon executive
candidates with powerfully branded
executive resumes, employment
search strategies,
and career management tools since 1976
Whether you are an
executive who is:
Ready
for a career change or move up in responsibility and
compensation,
On the
executive job market due to a recent downsizing, merger,
acquisition, restructuring, or major realignment of the
management team,
Leaving government
or military service
and preparing to compete in the corporate world,
Competing for a promotion with your current employer,
Looking for your first "job" after many years as an entrepreneur
or business owner,
In
need of an executive resume and/or an executive bio crafted to
position you effectively for seats on advisory or director
boards ...
You can relax now. You've
come to the right place.
The
Problem
To compete in
today's executive employment market, you need a better
executive resume. You've
worked very hard to get where you are today. To continue on
your way to the top (or to stay there), you know you cannot afford to use executive resumes
produced by rote, from boilerplate, or using yesterday's
techniques. You realize that executive resume writing is a
very
specialized skill, and that you need to find among the many
executive resume writing services and executive resume writers an
executive job search expert
who will carefully craft
a marketing tool for you
with the impact to produce executive job interviews. You also need a well-planned and integrated
employment search campaign customized to your
requirements.
The
Solution
Founded over
three decades ago by executive resume writer Laurie Smith,
Creative Keystrokes™ Executive Resume Service specializes exclusively
in senior executive resume writing services and career
transition assistance. Our extensive satisfied clientele
across six continents include numerous CEO, CTO, CIO, COO,
CFO, CMO, EVP, VP, and Director-level candidates spanning
start-up/entrepreneurial to Fortune 5 environments. Our highly individualized
and personalized employment search and executive resume services cater to exceptional candidates with
remarkable qualifications. Your executive resumes will be personally prepared by
Laurie Smith, a nationally recognized and certified executive resume
writing expert with more three decades of
experience, more than double that of the majority of executive
resume writers.
A
Few Favorites Among Client Comments:
(For more
comments, view the scrolling box to your right or go to our Testimonials Archive.)
""I received an
e-mail from one of my references that is the Chief HR officer for a
multi-billion dollar company. She loved the work you did."
~ President & CEO ~
"I've had so many people read my
resume/letter/bio. They are as blown away as I am by the quality of
work... Don't forget that you are doing God's work. Because of you,
people are able to increase their living, increase their confidence and
hopefully, live happier lives. What a wonderful gift He has given you.
Thank you for answering your calling."
~ Communications
Executive, Former TV News Anchor ~
"These look
fantastic! I wanted an executive resume that was in the top 1% of what
it could be and that is what you gave me. It should help tremendously in
this ultra-competitive job market. Thank you."
~ Chief Financial
Officer ~
""I secured a
fabulous job...and I should thank you for creating such an awesome
marketing tool/resume and cover letter for me!"
~ International
Information Technology Executive ~
"We worked on my
resume ~3 years ago. Since then I've been doing quite well with lot of
help from you. I'm currently President of [major mobile telecom
provider] ... I'm counting on you working the wonderful magic that you
did last time."
~ Corporate
President ~
With the
large number of executive resume writers and executive resume writing
services available, why do so many Fortune 500 executives count on
Creative Keystrokes™?
An industry pioneer and
leader in the executive resume writing field since 1976, Laurie Smith continually researches the
latest hiring and economic trends, recruiting techniques,
executive job search strategies, and employment search technologies, so that her clients may
enjoy a competitive edge that leads to more interviews and
better job offers. Specializing exclusively in writing management
and senior executive resumes, your executive resume writer knows
the senior executive employment market and secrets of
crafting effective executive resumes that will help
position you as a top contender. Always on the leading edge
among executive resume services, Creative Keystrokes™
Executive Resume Service consistently delivers high impact,
customized executive employment search documents and search campaign strategies that
get results.
Would you
like a free, no-obligation assessment of your current executive resume?
If your targeted compensation
is at the "six-figure" level, you qualify to receive a free
evaluation of your resume.
Upon request, I will provide a brief resume
critique and personal consultation, assessing the strengths and
weaknesses of your current resume, exploring your career goals and
target position, and suggesting strategies. To obtain this
complimentary, confidential service,
E-mail your resume to:
or fax it to:
Creative Keystrokes™ Executive Resume Service
800-817-3428
Don't have a current resume but would like more information?
I will be happy
to provide complete details regarding our services, packages, and
fee structure. You will find my approach to be very low-key,
helpful, and cordial, and my fee structure to be very
straightforward. Simply inquire via the e-mail link above, or give me a
call at:
800-817-2779
Follow Me on Twitter! My Username is "TopExecResumes."
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FREE RESOURCE
Would you like
to keep up to date on trends in the executive employment
search marketplace? Would key strategies for your
executive resume and career transition from one of the
nation's premier executive resume writers be useful for you? If
so, you will want to visit Laurie's blog regularly:
Are Cover Letters Obsolete? "... As a member of the
Career Thought Leaders Consortium, I have been following and
participating in an ongoing discussion of the obsolescence
or continuing relevance of cover letters ...."
The Purpose and Value of an Executive Resume ...
"... As I constantly tell my clients and prospective
clients, your resume is a self-marketing tool. It is
designed to effectively communicate to potential employers
or recruiters your proven ability to deliver substantial
business results ...."
Executive Job Interview Landmines ...
I find it particularly amazing that anyone would actually DO
pet peeve #11: "Candidate trashes former employers" ....
Tips for Optimizing Your Online Resume ...
A key consideration is now “ROSE,” “Resume Optimization for
Search Engines,” and it comes into play both in the massive
online resume databases of job sites as well as ....
Ways That Recruiters Leverage Online Networks to Source
Candidates ...
A recent ExecuNet newsletter discussed the results of recent
research that indicates executive recruiters are making more
extensive use every day of both social and professional
online networks such as LinkedIn....
Don't Expect an Executive Recruiter to "Market" You ...
One of the most misunderstood aspects of executive job
search among executive candidates seems to be the nature of
recruiting firms and how they operate....
Does Your Cover Letter Come Across as Pompous? ... The
fact that many job seekers compose cover letters (and
resumes, for that matter) that come across as pretentious
and verbose is something that I witness every single day....
Is Your Executive Resume Keyword Optimized? ...
You wisely put substantial effort into ensuring your
executive resume
powerfully articulates your value proposition to potential
employers. But do you realize how critical it is that your
executive resume properly leverages the power of
keywords?...
