Welcome to Real Clear Resumes (RCR)! We are dedicated to providing clients with clear, concise and accessible job search tools, based on outstanding expertise in resume writing and executive search, and distilled from over 25 years experience working with a global client base. We have written resumes for pretty much every type of position and industry niche – and we haven’t been stumped yet. Plus 90 LinkedIn Recommendations speak to our years of satisfied customers!
Clients have worked in all types of employment sectors, including Sales, Marketing, Operations, IT, Distribution, Supply Chain, Finance, Education, Government, Non-Profit, Human Resources, Military Transition, Retail, Professional Services and other niches. Almost a quarter of a century of interacting with jobseekers has given us a fine sense of professional intuition to blend the right balance of descriptive content, quantifiable achievements and strategic perspective.
Our Pledge
We will always give you frank, direct and specific feedback about your current document and job search process to give you the right approach and confidence that will focus on doing the right things with the right kind of tool. Any advice we offer comes from a long-term career of working as a seasoned contractor or employee with personal website and industry-leading resume services, interacting with clients in all positions and at all stages of a job transition.
We are dedicated to providing you with a resume that will give you an edge against your competition in the job search transition. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a particular job or outcome – no service can nor should they promise to do so – there are too many “moving parts” outside anyone’s control in the process. What we will do is stack more things in your favor with better, more flexible tools. Of course, much depends on your engagement in your own job search campaign. Always feel free to send a LinkedIn invitation – there is no downside to networking well!
Our Mission
We want to provide you with the best tools, perspective and support possible – you’ll need all of these resources to navigate a career transition today. Having the right tools and strategy will give you that needed “competitive edge.”
Unfortunately, there is way too much “white noise” and shallow opinions in job search forums, boards and blogs, much of it well-intended, though ultimately not very useful to people in real-time stress and strain. Much of the advice seems to center on the quest to get the “perfect” resume with every potential key word any employer would look for. Others suggest you try to grab and hold a recruiter’s interest with supposedly dazzling and “wow factor” graphics. The brutal reality, in the end, is: the best resume is the one that works. And this kind of advice focuses on the fuzzy, subjective issues anyway.
In contrast, we will provide crucial orientation and common sense feedback on job search dynamics, plus specific campaign advice and encouragement. This approach will actually be more helpful to you in managing your expectations – you don’t need to give into fear and scare selling tactics.
We produce really clear resumes shaped in the form of a “sales tool” – more transparent, provocative and effective in smoothing the way to the job interview. Potential employers must see and understand what you have to offer sooner, rather than later. If the reader works too hard to “connect the dots” and hopefully figure out what your abilities and talents are, then you are losing traction and not packaging yourself properly.
Our experience has been that 99.9% of the clients we have worked with already have all the skills they need to make the transition they want – the real issue is not a lack of ability, but a lack of proper packaging. Jobseekers won’t stay discouraged for long if they are supported by a clear and flexible resume, along with LinkedIn Profile and collateral tools. Please ask about job search bundle deals and corporate transition packages!