Connect For Success

Jean Cummings, M.A.T., CPRW, CEIP. CPBS

Certified Executive Resume Writer, Personal Branding Strategist, and Job Search Coach

CIO Client Testimonial: "After 12 years in a fast-paced environment working with some of the sharpest minds in the industry, I decided to rewrite my CV...Jean was spectacular with helping me determine my personal brand and in distilling many years of experience into a concise and cohesive synopsis.The end product is a resume / CV that is fresh and articulates the message I want potential employers to hear." VP of IT who landed his target CIO position

Harvard Master's Degree

Certified Personal Branding Strategist

Certified Online Identity Strategist

Certified Professional Resume Writer

Certified Employment Interview Professional

Branded executive resumes for technology leaders

Helping executives and managers in technology functions or fields get their next great job ... since 1993

• EXECUTIVE RESUMES • LINKEDIN PROFILES • PERSONAL BRANDING • SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

• JOB SEARCH COACHING • INTERVIEW COACHING • ONLINE IDENTITY MANAGEMENT

Welcome! As a technology executive or manager in transition, you know that getting a job isn't as easy as it used to be. If you are like a lot of my clients...

- You don't feel fully up-to-speed on executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, job search, and online identity

- You want the benefits of having a valuable personal brand but don't know what yours is

- You are in the dark about keyword and formatting strategy at a time when ~80% of companies use ATS software and very obscure keyword searches

- You wish you had an IT executive resume that didn't box you in as a "techie" and that communicates your business creds

- You may even wonder what position to target next in a technology function or field that is constantly evolving

We can help. We know how to help you define the direction that will help support your long-term career growth. Then we create IT executive resumes, LinkedIn Profiles, and ROI cover letters that prompt a "Wow!" reaction in recruiters and hiring authorities.

We have an inside track on the surprising, rare keywords your resume MUST have to be retrieved in a search. We also know, in depth, how to help you tap into the hidden job market, which is 80%+ of all available jobs, and get interviews.

Your executive resume will be written by an award-winning, published, multi-certified professional resume writer and Harvard graduate with 18 years' experience working with leaders like you. Our clients have had exceptional success in landing new positions quickly.

Our mission is to help you be - not just another qualified candidate - but the TOP CONTENDER for your desired position. And to help you do this despite challenges such as changing industries, a stint in consulting, too long at one place, short tenures, uneven work history, etc.

We commonly write CIO resumes, VP of IT resumes, VP of Sales Resumes, Sales Executive Resumes, Director of Sales resumes, CTO resumes, CEO resumes, IT Director resumes, Program Manager resumes, Project Manager resumes, among others.

Because of our technology focus, we also develop executive resumes for managers and executives in biotech, healthcare, medical devices, telecom, and engineering.

IS THE RESUME DEAD?

How To Get A Job TODAY!

Job Search Next Practices: Online Identity as Competitive Advantage

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012

You'd be surprised, but only about one out of 10 of the technology executive clients I speak to have a built-out online identity - that is, they show up in more places than just LinkedIn. The time is past when a progressing executive can afford to be invisible on the Web. In fact, a built-out Web presence can serve as a critical competitive advantage, whether you are in a job search...Read More

Job Search Tip! Five Sites Where Recruiters Could Be Looking for YOU

Thursday, Jan 26, 2012

Job search today is bewildering to many. Social media. Job boards. Recruiters. Networking. Should you have your resume out on the Web? Or not? How do you get on recruiters' radar? Today I'm only going to talk about one piece of the picture: the free sites recruiters visit to source candidates and, therefore, the sites on which you may well want to build out a presence. 1....Read More

Five Tips for Writing a Killer CIO Resume

Friday, Jan 20, 2012

Thanks to CIO Magazine for the logo. The top technology authority in an organization can be the CIO (Chief Information Officer), CTO (Chief Technology Officer),VP of IT (Vice President of Information Technology) or one of the newer hybrid titles that emphasizes leadership in both the business and technology organizations. What aspects of your role do you want to emphasize in your ...Read More

Executive Resume Checklist: 15 Criteria to Meet

Monday, Jan 16, 2012

Executive Resume Checklist Unsure what you need to do to capture the attention of both search engines and recruiters and hiring authorities? This executive resume checklist will show you what you need to do with your resume to stand out in a competitive field of applicants. Your personal / career brand and your value proposition 1. The reader can grasp a "reason to...Read More

Linkedin's Accept All Invites: Career Disaster or Career Deliverance?

Thursday, Jan 12, 2012

You hear it from every direction. From LinkedIn, for starters, and from bloggers like Tim's Strategy . We are exhorted to limit our connections to only people we know, like, and trust. To strive for quality in our networking relationships on LinkedIn. To build our network strategically and nurture it carefully. I can see that. I really can. I think, "Wouldn't it be great to be in...Read More

Who We Are

What is OUR personal brand? We are uniquely able to distill complex careers in technology into compelling branded executive resumes that consistently win interviews and attract job offers.

What are our personal brand attributes? Integrity, creativity, intelligence.

What are we known for? Expertise and ability to get results. (See endorsements on LinkedIn.)

Why do we do it? We love enabling our clients to get their next job and to see themselves in a new light.

Why technology folks? We appreciate the integrity and creativity of people who drive innovation in the way we work and live.

We are an executive career consulting firm specializing in executive resumes, personal branding, LinkedIn profiles, job search coaching, and interview coaching exclusively for executives and managers in technology functions or companies. We provide our clients with timely documents and services that reflect current and emerging best practices in executive resume writing and executive job search.

We are located on the web and in Concord, Massachusetts. Although our resume writing company is in the Boston, MA metro area, we serve a clientele across the US, Canada, and EMEA. Our technology-oriented executive clients tend to cluster in MA, CA, CO, TX, NY, FL, DC, WA, OH, and WI, although our clients hail from many other locations as well.

It is fitting that we specialize in working with technology leaders who are at the forefront of innovation and that we are based in Concord, MA. Concord is the site of "The shot heard round the world" and the start of the American Revolution. Great innovative thinkers have lived and worked here, including Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, among many others.

We have helped technology executives get their next great job even when they faced significant challenges. Explore our site and contact us to find out how we can help facilitate your job transition today.