You cross the bridge into the professional world and legitimate adulthood with the successful job searches and strategic career moves of your first three years of professional life. These first job changes, done right, can shape the trajectory of your career going forward.

Committing to a Knock Em Dead resume will encourage you to focus on the issues that lead to success. A professionally written and search engine–optimized resume—and the training program that comes with it—will give you the knowledge, tools, strategies, and tactics to make a successful transition, positioning you as a committed professional and establishing the foundations of your personal brand. You will even get coaching on how to make a success of your new job.

I choose the resume writer for each assignment carefully, and I am involved as the managing partner, reviewing and contributing to all work as it progresses. My resume writers average twelve years’ resume writing experience, and all hold credentials from the leading professional resume writing organizations.

If you still have an unanswered question about your search engine–optimized resume, please e-mail me directly: MartinYate@KnockEmDead.com.

Let’s get your career on track and keep it there.

Martin Yate CPC

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1. You start with determining a specific Target Job for the resume, because unfocused recitations of all you have done in your career no longer produce results. If you experience problems prioritizing the right job(s) to pursue, Martin will help you think through the issues; once the resume is completed you’ll learn ways to quickly customize it for other jobs you might also want to go pursue.
    
2. Once we have an established focus with which to view your career, you gather information about your work history and the professional experience that will help tell your story most effectively.
    
3. Once the first two steps are complete, Martin assigns the most appropriate writer for the project from his exclusive team of deeply experienced and credentialed writers.
    
4. Then in direct communication with the writer, the first draft of your resume is usually crafted within 5-7 working days.
    
5. Fine tuning continues until you are satisfied with the product…and it passes Martin’s personal review.
    
6. At the start of the process, Martin will send you a personal copy of a Knock em Dead book to help tune your job search and interview skills.
    
7. When you buy a resume package and the resume is completed to satisfaction, you can schedule a personal job search strategy session with Mr Yate. In preparation for this meeting, you will outline your job search plan of attack in an email, including a list of your goals, questions and worries. Mr Yate will address these issues in the strategy session.