Pat Kendall, NCRW ::: Author, Career Coach, Resume Expert

You'll Work Directly with Pat Kendall, NCRW, JCTC

Your resume will be crafted by Pat Kendall, Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW), career author, and job search expert. Your resume will not be turned over to an assistant, associate, or contract writer.

Benefit: You will benefit from Pat's 25 years of expertise and experience working with 10,000+ job seekers at all levels, in virtually all professions.

Strategic, Keyword-Optimized Resume Content

The resumes created by Pat Kendall are strategically built around job target keywords to focus on the right stuff – not only for the human reader, but also for the electronic systems that are likely to process them. Pat's proprietary keyword-mining methods are outlined in her book, Jumpstart Your Online Job Search. (Excerpt)

Benefit: Statistically, more than 80% of resumes are processed electronically and searched for keywords, so the right keywords are critical for success. In short, your resume's keyword content will determine whether your resume comes up as a MATCH when potential employers and recruiters search for qualified candidates.

Attractive / Multifunctional Resume Formats

Pat Kendall's resume formats are created in MS Word with custom desktop publishing and typographical enhancements to improve document appearance and readability. In addition, Pat's nationally published resume formats are specially designed for electronic scanning and processing. Sample: MS Word Format. Other samples provided on request.

Benefit: Since Pat's custom-designed resume formats are computer scannable, a second "scannable version" is not needed. In addition to being cost-effective (you won't need to purchase a scannable version of your resume), Pat's multifunctional formats take the guesswork out of deciding which resume format should be used for a given situation.

High Format Compatibility

Pat's custom designed MS Word formats – including page layout, fonts, paragraph formatting, and typpgraphical enhancements – are compatible with 95% of users with MS Word.

Benefit: Your resume will open and display properly in most computer systems with no font problems, misaligned bullets, page-break errors, or formatting glitches.

Electronic Resume Formats

Resume Packages include a text version of the resume for e-mailing and cutting and pasting into online forms. In addition, Pat provides instructions and links on how to use the different formats during your job search. Learn more about our formats

Benefit: Even if you know nothing about the electronic job market, Pat's step-by-step instructions will get you up-to-speed in no time!

24 Hour Job Search Support

Pat Kendall's commitment to helping her clients succeed led to the development of JumpstartYourJobSearch.com. Jumpstart is a free online Job Search Resource Center with 200+ links:

A-Z index of job search topics

Excerpts from Pat's resume/job search books

How-to guides and instructions

The latest career and job search news

Benefit: JumpstartYourJobSearch provides 24/7 access to expert advice and hundreds of job search topics – whenever you need it most.

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