• Executive Resume Services

• Recruiter Match

• Perfect Match Resume System

• Resume Tune-up

• Resume Examples

• Cover Letter Preparation

• Professional Resume Writers

• Free Resume Evaluation

• The Career Playbook Advantage

CAREER PLAYBOOK QUICK TIPS

• Learn how to answer tough job interview questions

• Learn how to discover a career you'll love

• Learn how to write an effective, powerful resume

• Learn interview skills that will help you get the job you've always wanted

• Learn negotiation skills to get the salary you've dreamed of

JOB SEARCH PACKAGES

Today's job market is expanding with thousands of new job applicants every day. With seemingly unlimited numbers of job candidates available to employers, how can you possibly differentiate yourself from the competition?

Most job seekers make the same mistake. They fail to differentiate themselves from the crowd. They end up looking like everyone else. The outcome... they get treated like everyone else. They either get ignored or turned down.

Your job search is not the time to blend in with the crowd of other applicants. Your job search is a time to differentiate yourself from others. You want to be seen. You want to be visible. You want to be picked out of the line up and considered for the opportunity.

Successful job seekers must have both good information and well-developed job hunting skills. Three important factors for a successful job search are an awareness of your goals and skills, knowledge of the right employers who have the jobs you want, and a well planned and executed job search marketing campaign to reach your objectives.

Career Playbook provides the tools and solutions to make this happen. We offer personalized marketing strategies and sophisticated proprietary tools that give you the competitive edge to reach your goals. Creative, personalized, affordable, and precisely targeted to your needs, that's the Career Playbook solution.

The greatest resume ever written pales in comparison to a well-conceived and executed job search.

What kind of job would you like to have?

Finding the right job is essential to balancing your work and personal life, and achieving long-term success. The key is in knowing where the most satisfying, rewarding jobs are and how to get hired for them.

Creating a plan to accomplish this objective is the critical first step to discovering the work you want to do and the life you want to live.

More and more, people from the entry-level position to the CEO, are concerned about their future. Many now feel they need an "action plan" to determine the changes that are needed to secure the job that best matches up to their skills, interests and career goals.

No one has ever been hired on a resume alone. To win the job search game you must be prepared to face the many challenges of today's tough job market.

Career Playbook offers job search packages that are designed to provide all the right tools you need to succeed in your job search. We know how to plan, organize and execute a proactive strategy that will spring your job and career search efforts into action, and get the results you want FAST!

Here's what the team at Career Playbook can do for you!

• Assessment Tools
• Determine Career Options
• Research Potential Employers
• Establish A Fit
• Resume & Cover Letter Package
• Elevator Pitch / 15 to 30-Second Sound Bite
• Hidden Job Market
• Hiring Contacts & Job Leads
• Networking Strategies
• Informational Interviews
• Unique Value Proposition / Brand Development
• Job Interview Preparation
• Salary Negotiating Techniques
• Strategy Sessions
• Succeeding in the New Position

Client Benefits

Clients will be guided through a series of steps designed to:
1) Enhance confidence and promote growth
2) Facilitate career planning to determine/confirm career choice
3) Develop action plans and strategies to achieve the desired results

More specifically, our Job Search Packages cover:

• Assessment Tools: How to discover the right job and career based on a client's skills, interests, and personal values.
• Determine Career Options: How to uncover new career options, fine-tune skills, and develop strategies for changing careers.
• Research Potential Employers: How to make an appropriate match between an employer's needs and the skills, interests, and qualifications of the client.
• Establish A Fit: How to narrow the list of potential employers down to those having the best possible fit of jobs, culture and work environment.
• Resume & Cover Letter Package: Custom resume will be crafted by a professional writer in MS Word, ASCII and PDF formats to the client's specific career field or Industry. Cover Letter, Reference List, Salary History, and interview follow-up Thank You letter included.
• Elevator Pitch / 15 to 30-Second Sound Bite: How to create effective messages that briefly convey why one's background and skills qualify them for desired positions.
• Hidden Job Market: How to succeed in the Hidden Market where 4 out of 5 jobs are filled every day (Source: US Department of Labor). As Hidden Market jobs are not advertised, specialized knowledge and contacts are required to quickly and efficiently achieve significant results.
• Hiring Contacts & Job Leads: How to utilize Career Playbook's databases of key hiring contacts for over 12 million U.S. organizations, thus allowing individuals to place their resume documents on the desks of hiring authorities with the power to hire or create new positions.
• Networking Strategies: How to obtain insider knowledge of vacancies or upcoming positions to find a new or better job.  Many job openings are filled through referral and direct employer contact.
• Informational Interviews: How to access the most relevant and up-to-date information to help determine one's next career move, and gain invaluable insight about working in a particular field, industry or position.
• Unique Value Proposition / Brand Development: How to identify one's UVP / Brand which includes special qualities, talents, skills etc., that are unique to the client alone. Allows one to stand out from others seeking the same position, and clearly answers the question: Why should we hire you?
• Job Interview Preparation: How to utilize knowledge, preparation and rapport to secure the right position with the best opportunity to achieve one's full potential.
• Salary Negotiation Techniques: How to set the stage at the bargaining table for win-win negotiations where there are no losers.
• Strategy Sessions: Individualized follow-up sessions to review, evaluate, and monitor client's progress. Designed to identify and eliminate obstacles, evaluate job search methods, and implement new strategies to achieve employment success.
• Succeeding in the New Position: How to excel in the new workplace. Understand what manangement expects. Adapt quickly and make a successful transition.
• Additional Services: Direct Mail Campaigns, Employment Introductions, Unique Resume Distribution Methods, $100K+ job listings for high-income earners.