You’ve got a thousand words or less to tell your story

...let’s make them count!

Sarah Vernon, Founder & Senior Resume Coach

Personalized Resume Coaching ★ Impactful Content
ATS Keyword Optimization

Professional Resume Services

The Winning Resume

Let The Winning Resume support you in getting ahead of the game by making the resume update process as effective and painless as possible. We’ve worked 1:1 with thousands of satisfied clients since 2017 and have a passion for crafting well-executed, market-ready resumes that support and empower individuals to land their desired role – and compensation.

Candidates with a professionally written, updated resume are 38% more likely to be contacted by recruiters, have a 31% greater chance of being scheduled for an interview, and are 40% more likely to land a job. Creating a winning resume can deliver a significant return on your investment.

Even if you’re not actively seeking opportunities, it’s a good idea to have a current, market-ready resume in place. If the perfect opportunity falls in your lap or you see a post for your dream job, you’re positioned to move forward with confidence. We’ll partner with you to craft a resume that reflects your individual brand, strengths, key skill sets, background, accomplishments, and metrics – and is ATS-optimized with keywords specific to your job target.

Testimonials

I want to say thank you for your incredible work on my resume. I’m getting so much interest now that it’s hard to even keep up with all of the interviews. For 6 months, I barely heard from anyone.

Thank you so much for your hard work and collaboration on my resume redesign, the work product speaks for itself - it looks completely outstanding.

You really helped me focus my list of tasks into results-oriented bullet points…this really highlights my accomplishments in an easy-to-read and powerful way. Thank you again for your support and guidance.

Thank you so much for helping me with my resume. I was offered a job today at (name) Corporation, and I applied on a job board. I didn't know anyone at the company, so you definitely helped get my resume noticed by the ATS.

Believe it or not, I have not responded because I was so busy handling the responses that came in as a result of the resume. I was modifying my resume and profile as we were working on it. I had interviews with two companies last week and three or four this week. That is after a drought of nearly a month.

How We Are Different

There are many large resume service companies with prominent rankings in Google search results ready to help with resume writing and updating, but do they really care about you as an individual job seeker? Do they use AI and a few standard templates to review and create your resume, or do they really get to know you and your employment target, delivering expertise in customizing your resume and spending as much 1:1 time as you need to best understand and leverage your skillsets / background to achieve your career goals?

Often, resume service companies operate via an interactive dashboard and charge extra for telephone communication. With The Winning Resume, it’s included. We’re here to support you in whatever way works best to meet your communication needs – any combination of live virtual meetings, phone calls, and emails.

Read more about our process and how we are different.

Crafting Content for Optimized ATS Results as Well as for Impactful Human Consumption

Where Creativity Meets Technology

We have written and edited resumes for years across hundreds of industries for candidates from entry-level to C-suite executives, and have heard many stories of people spending several hundred dollars on a resume that is not individualized nor ATS-optimized and is not generating a response in the targeted market.

We leverage technology to ensure optimized performance with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) that get you to the next step in the online application screening process!

The resume screening landscape has changed dramatically in the past several years. ATS are increasingly the tool of choice for many mid- and large-size employers when it comes to parsing online job applications and resumes. Human intelligence is just as important as Artificial intelligence (AI) and a strong resume will be highly relevant to both human and ATS audiences. As we partner with you on your resume, we will provide informative ATS resources and helpful guidance navigating the AI environment, one that can be unfamiliar to those who haven’t been in the job market in several years or more. An ATS-friendly resume is absolutely critical to the success of any online job applicant!