Career Changers
Changing industries is not starting over. The skills carry; the language does not. We re-frame your accomplishments around the transferable core, so a recruiter sees the fit instead of the gap.
How we connect the record
A recruiter in the target field reads your old titles and stops. The work is to make the relevance obvious before they have to guess.
The transferable core
Under every job title is a set of skills the new field needs. We name them and make them the spine of the resume.
Old record, new language
The same accomplishments, restated in the words the target industry uses, so a recruiter sees the fit fast.
The why, handled
A clear, confident positioning of the change, so it reads as direction instead of a question mark.
How the writing works
You stay the author. We do the targeting.
We are experts at condensing, targeting, and packaging your career into the short two or three page format. We do not rewrite your resume from a generic template; generic does not get interviews.
Briefing review
Your certified writer reviews your current resume and your new objectives, job titles, industry, and specialized knowledge, and sets the writing format and emphasis plan.
Keywords from a real announcement
The writer analyzes one target recruitment ad, builds seven to ten keyword phrases from it, and makes sure the resume covers them.
Accomplishment coaching
You write your Challenge, Context, Action, Results stories in your own words, starting with our free CCAR Accomplishment Builder. We trim each one to 40 to 50 sharp words. You will need these stories for the interviews too.
Before they ask
Connect the dots before they ask
A recruiter in the target field reads your old titles and stops. Four ways we make the relevance obvious first.
Direction, not a question mark
A clear, confident positioning of the change, so the move reads as intent instead of drift.
The new field’s words
Keyword phrases built from a real announcement in the target industry, so the screen and the reader both find the match.
Seconds, not minutes
Recruiters spend 6 to 7 seconds scanning a resume. Accomplishment statements are the difference.
The stories carry the interview
The CCAR accomplishment stories in the resume are the same ones you will tell when they ask why you are changing fields.
It starts with one hour
The $210 one-hour consultation covers your career change: the target field, the transferable core, and the plan. Your consultant quotes any writing before it begins.
The private industry consultation, $210
The consultation
A one-hour review of your resume against the target field: the transferable skills that appeal to its recruiters, keyword recommendations for the industry, content, style, length, and format, quantifiable accomplishments, and guidance on the multi-stage corporate interview process.
- A marked-up resume with specific recommendations.
- Target keywords for the new industry.
- Turnaround 1 to 3 business days.
- If you want writing after the consult, professional writing runs $210 per hour, quoted before it begins. The writing is always optional.
The record
The record behind the service
Resume Place has been writing resumes since 1971, for the federal market and the private one.
The private industry services
Three ways we write for the private market, each on its own page.
Private industry resumes
The full service: executive resumes, career changes, and the federal-to-private translation.
Learn more 02Transitioning from federal
Your federal years are the asset. We translate series, grade, and scope for the private recruiter.
Learn more 03Executive resumes
VP, director, and chief roles: the thesis stated, proven with numbers, aimed at the recruiter and the board.
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Get started
Make the change read as direction
Start with the $210 one-hour consultation on your new resume.