“I am now the CIO of XXXX’s. Great role, great package and literally across the street from my former office so no real change in commute. I love my new resume and LinkedIn page and believe they were key factors in this opportunity. I’ll keep the referrals coming …lots of people asking in light of this new opportunity. :)”

“My total comp package increased by about 30%. And that is significant because I was not under paid at my prior employer. I was second only to the CTO (he was open about it). I was found by a firm called XXXX via LinkedIn. I have been contacted by at least 12 firms since the revised LinkedIn page went up and XXXX persists as recent as today. The compensation and the title are outstanding, but it’s the opportunity to take all I’ve learned and actually be the “head coach” that means the most.”

“I received multiple offers 6 months of working with you. With your coaching, I was able to counter my favorite offer and the total comp gains me ~$200k++ over what I make now and a global VP title in my area of specialty for top global companies.”

“I accepted a position with XXXX as their new CIO of Engineering! In a nut shell, I received a 20% increase in base pay and a 140% increase in annual bonus…total compensation $350k+. I consider this to be ‘The Perfect Job’ for me.”

“Your guidance helped me define the career path I am passionate about. You were my rock during offer negotiations and decision making.”

“We are only on day 2 of the distribution and the leads are amazing. You and your team have done a tremendous job. I will be scheduling a coaching call soon, but I am so excited and wanted to let you know the great outcome so far.”

“Per your suggestion, I sent the Value Proposition Letter you wrote for me to the CEO (of one of the largest software technology companies in the world) and received a call from the internal Exec recruiter 4 hrs later. My new compensation package totals $1 million and my title is Group Vice President, Business Development and Planning. I attained my goals of transitioning from self-employed status to the corporate world while maintaining my geographic preference.”

“Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that within 30 days of updating my web page and executive resume through you, I got an offer for $40K more in compensation. It’s a lesser role, but I am in line for upward movement within six months!! I start Monday in Chicago!”

“I was having a tough time landing interviews for posted jobs at the VP- and C-level in Silicon Valley, California. Since I was a career technologist with a couple of home-run hits, I was flabbergasted … till I read Mary Elizabeth Bradford’s book titled The NEW Executive Job Search. Her examples of what to expect using the classic methods of finding a job matched my experience 100%. Then, Mary Elizabeth and her colleagues rewrote my resume following their process. The feedback from my colleagues and potential employers was amazing: we went from “nice resume” to “fantastic format and what an amazing resume.” I landed a dream job at nearly $400k, a 30% premium over my previous jobs. In addition, I received a healthy chunk of stock options that could provide another life-changing experience. Thank you, Mary Elizabeth, for reawakening my confidence and showing me the way.”

“First of all, I want to thank you for your effort in posturing me for a better future. I want you to know I’ve had 5 phone screenings so far in the past two days from the distribution list you sent my executive resume and VPL to. The phone conversations were about 30 minutes apiece with 2 CEOs, one managing partner, and 2 executive recruiters. But that isn’t why I’m writing this email to you Mary Elizabeth, it’s because of the comments I got about how the resume was presented being what drove these people to pick up the phone and call me. Both CEOs told me that in their almost 30 years “apiece,” they have NEVER seen a more clean, crisp resume, especially from someone in the military.”

“Using the executive resume you designed for me I went from a SVP of Operations to landing a COO role with a premier, $2B+ specialty food company. I also secured a $100k+ salary increase and an amazing benefit package. This position is located in one of the most beautiful parts of the US and my wife and I couldn’t be happier. I have been referring you to others every chance I get!”

“Before I used your service, I had written my executive resume myself, as I had done many times in the past, and began my search as I had always done. In 2 years I was not able to secure a single interview. I purchased a C-level package and we got started. First the resume, then LinkedIn, then you did some coaching. The resume was top rate as was my LinkedIn page, and I found the coaching very helpful. I also paid you to distribute my resume. One month later I interviewed through one of the agencies you had sent my executive resume to and I was hired with a 90% increase in pay from my previous employer.”

“As a VIP Platinum client, I received excellent support during my transition and secured a higher title with a fast-growth company with a very bright future, a $65k increase in compensation with significant bonus potential. I felt incredibly prepared during the negations and this all happened within 90 days – thank you! I was also able to successfully transition out of the industry I was in – which was another goal of mine.”

“I believe my work portfolio + executive resume was a big difference maker. I was able to secure the title and comp I wanted. I was seeking 200+ and received 300+, + amazing benefits. almost 3x what I’m doing now with benefits included.”

“Your efforts had me as a finalist in no less than 6 executive-level roles, which while the market is good, is still noteworthy as I’ve had friends not even get to the finalist stage. Total compensation increase of about 40%. Base salary increase of 33.33%. Pretty decent numbers if I have to admit it.”

“It’s been some time since we last spoke. Even though we haven’t worked together recently our work together continues to pay dividends for me and for that reason I have continued to refer trusted friends and colleagues to you. This is such an occasion. I recently took a CEO role of a new portfolio company as my last role was winding down and at the same time my prior boss has also transitioned out of the project we were leading together.”

“I just wanted to say thanks so much for your help with the executive resumes and the recruiter/private equity distributions. The initial response has been incredible. In less than 48 hours I have 7 appointments. You and your team are wonderful!”

“I guess it’s been about two weeks now and I have had over 100 written replies compared to the occasional response when I went at this alone. Those contacts turned into 20 phone calls which has now culminated in 4 real opportunities I am pursuing as part of a formal search, 3 COO opportunities which are nearly a perfect match for what I targeted when Mary Elizabeth and I spoke initially and one CEO opportunity which was the result of some awesome ongoing dialogue that you helped start.”

“I had an interview on Monday with a company for a COO role and the CEO said to me that whoever put my executive resume together did a fantastic job, that it had all the info he needed and was so easy to read! Just wanted to pass on the praise!”

“I accepted a role at XXX (a subsidiary of a $30B XXX Corporation) as VP of their XXX business. I increased my compensation by 30%. In the new job, I work in the high growth XXX area. The company culture is a fast-paced environment and it enables me to apply big ideas and my unique XXX experience for success.”

“It has been approximately 3 months since I actively started searching after getting my executive resume package delivered by you and your team. As I accepted a role of VP of Global XXX with a medical devices & healthcare leader, I wanted to let you know that I have been successfully hired. I ended with a great overall package that included a 15% increase over base, 100% increase in bonus (from 25% to 50%), and a significant number of stock options vesting in 2 years. I would consider my overall package to be 50% or more than what I had at XXX.”

“With the executive resume you initially wrote for me, I secured a position with a bigger title and a $30,000 overall comp. increase with a $19 billion Fortune 500 multinational manufacturer. I am excited to hire you again to update my executive resume in order to position myself to step into a Director role!”

“Ladies, I officially accepted the Vice President of Sales position yesterday at Cxxxx Hotels and Resorts! (Exactly 4 weeks from the day I left Wxxxxxx is that a record?) Not only have I obtained the snazzy title of VP, I increased my salary by almost $25K! In more than one interview, the most important being the owner of the company, they commented on my executive resume and how much it stood out from the crowd and was interesting and told the story!”

“Your fantastic work on my Executive Resume and Biography helped me to land a Fortune Magazine 40 Under 40 nomination with a single email, after 2 years of aspiring to make it happen.”

“Per your suggestion, I sent a VPL to the CEO (of one of the largest technology companies in the world) and received a call from the internal executive recruiter 4 hours later. My new compensation package totals $1 million and my title is Group Vice President. I attained my goals of transitioning from self-employed status to the corporate world while maintaining my geographic preference. I was glad to have you in my corner – thank you!”

“The executive resume was top rate as was my LinkedIn page, and I found the coaching very helpful. I also paid you to distribute my resume. One month later, I interviewed through one of the agencies you had sent my executive resume to and I was hired with a 90% increase in pay from my previous employer with only one drawback, and that was this would be a 2-year contract.”

“Thanks Mary Elizabeth, my email has been very active with acknowledgments of receipt as well as some nice personal notes regarding the depth of my experience. I used your salary negotiating techniques on my NYC interview. The CFO of the company came right at me trying to nail down a comp package 2 hours into the interview. It was good to get my first interview out of the way!”

“My interview lasted 3 hours with the venture capital firm. Your coaching from Module #4 was perfect. It was as if you were in the room with me. I remained excited throughout the interview even though I have never raised any capital for a new venture. They saw my enthusiasm and decided that they could teach me the financing business. By the end of the meeting, they outlined three different ways we can work together. Thank you for your incredible insights and being passionate about my success!”

“Not only was the finished product fantastic, but the process was invaluable… Consequently, I got three quick offers. I accepted one as a primary offer with the flexibility to take on another (which I have done.) All in all, I am working from a private office near my home. I will be serving, primarily, as one firm’s CFO while outsourcing some work for two others. The benefits: pay increase of $80,000, complete flexibility, a company that values my knowledge.”

“I received a 30% total increase in comp ($100K) and a higher title: Chief Accounting Officer. Everyone was very impressed with my background/experience/credentials because you have done a fantastic job at showcasing them on my LinkedIn profile and executive resume.”

“With a very big THANKS! I just got my dream job and will moving on to bigger and better. I am very excited. I want to thank you for helping me give my executive resume a face lift. I am convinced this helped me land my new role. I obtained this role initially though a new LinkedIn executive recruiter relationship. I secured a compensation increase and a bigger role. Thanks for all your help with my new career challenge. Worked beautifully.”

“I hope this finds you great! Sorry I haven’t been in touch in the last couple of weeks, but have been traveling extensively overseas. I am currently in discussions for 4 different opportunities that have rapidly progressed in the last month. I am wondering if you have any guidelines, checklists or grading system that I could use to evaluate offers/opportunities as they come in?”

“I want to thank you, Cindy and the team for helping me write my executive resume and LinkedIn profile…it helped me successfully transition from Financial Services to Technology, even during these tough economic times. I recently joined XXXX, leading Financial Planning & Analysis for their Sales & Marketing Organization.”

“Within 6 months of vetting opportunities, I landed a great executive role in an outstanding Fortune 250 company, with a 40% increase in compensation. Dream job: check. Compensation: check. The unlimited opportunity that lies ahead: priceless.”

“I wanted to share the news that I accepted a position as CFO with an exceptional company recently. It’s with the fastest growing startup in XXX… All-in I probably increased my compensation 33% ($160k+). The equity package is a tremendous upside given the growth and I feel it’s worth perhaps 10x my prior equity. When the CEO of XXX saw my resume for the first time he quit considering other candidates. … Having the two possibilities simultaneously in play helped tremendously. Thanks so much for the outstanding work you and your resume writing team do. I’ve given a couple of referrals already and am sure to give more. Your work is the best out there and I’m happy to serve as a reference if helpful with any prospective clients.”

“After working with Mary Elizabeth, I secured a position that met my goals and increased my bonus structure over 80%! Mary Elizabeth is not only an expert career coach, she is also a person with high integrity, compassion and very motivational. I believe her greatest asset is her drive to make her clients successful.”

“I just accepted an offer in a CFO role in my target location of Austin TX. Thank you for your support.”

“Your fantastic work on my executive resume and biography helped me to land a FORTUNE Magazine 40 under 40 nomination with a single email, after 2 years of aspiring to make it happen.”

“A big thanks to you for your coaching and your executive resume services and the Linked In help. Thanks to you, I was admitted to the Yale School Of Management Executive MBA Program. I am so excited.”

“I wanted to share with you that I was hired as a consultant today by my first choice, xxx at the exact hourly rate of xxx per hour! Thank you ever so much for the executive resume that I know made the difference in securing the interview. The other key was having my friend at xxx recommend me. The two together, and a good interview sealed the deal. Thank you again so very much and I hope you know how valuable your resume writing services are for your clients.”

“I accepted the Chief Administrative Officer role at a Fort-Lauderdale based company called XXXX. We are the world’s largest private aviation membership company.”

“As a VIP Platinum client, I received excellent support during my transition and secured a higher title with a fast-growth company with a very bright future, a $65k increase in compensation with significant bonus potential. I felt incredibly prepared during the negations and this all happened within 90 days – thank you! I was also able to successfully transition out of the industry I was in – which was another goal of mine.”

“I just wanted to say thanks so much for your help with my executive resume and the recruiter/private equity distributions. The initial response has been incredible. In less than 48 hours I have 7 appointments. You and your team are wonderful!”

“When I first read my executive resume I was initially apprehensive about the new resume and format. Why? Because you created such a glowing representation of my career, background, and what I can offer the right company. I’m not the kind of person who typically ‘blows his own horn’. It took a while for me to get comfortable with all of this. Thank you!!! You have done a remarkable job.”

“With a very big THANKS! I just got my dream job and will moving on to bigger and better. I am very excited. I want to thank you for helping me give my executive resume a face lift. I am convinced this helped me land my new role. I obtained this role initially though a new LinkedIn executive recruiter relationship. I secured a compensation increase and a bigger role. Thanks for all your help with my new career challenge, we put this together in 2020. Worked beautifully.”

“Since our conversation 2 weeks ago, I went from 500k LinkedIn connections to 1.6M, and I have only added a handful of people. I have had CEOs, EVPs and SVPs from large industry firms connect with a simply worded invitation. It is really amazing how this works.”

“I just want to let you know that everybody I talked to – all very impressed with my executive biography, executive resume and cover letter. I received a $70K increase in total comp – mid six figures. STR/LTR cash – base pay was 25% higher. I also had two opportunities pending that I did not move forward on. I made the transition after a 20-year run with my previous large company employer in just 60 days.”

“I have accepted the role of SVP Commercial (or GM) for the Americas at XXXX which is a major player in the XXXX market. I will be managing 1B+ in revenue and 1000+ employees across Sales, Marketing and Services addressing customers in the traditional life science and clinical diagnostic markets. More than all of the wonderful components that came with the VIP package, your team helped me develop a compelling story and find my voice which made all the difference during the interview process…what surprised me the most is how active you are in the process.”

“I’m finalizing details to become the Head of HR for Oncology Global Functions for XXXX in XXXX. I increased my cash compensation $75k but could be more b/c of growth in Oncology, which would be reflected in bonus payout. Similar title, but they are grooming to be the Head of HR for Oncology in a few years. Also, they are covering the stock I will be giving up as a result of the move…200k.”

“The job is at XXXX in New Mexico supervising their data automation teams. The specific job title is Group Leader. I don’t know how that translates to the civilian job market, but maybe VP or Senior Director. Comp is in the VP / SVP range at $190k all in plus $100+ relocation packages. This is a boost from typical transitions at my level. Overall I’m pretty happy with the job and compensation package. The NM location was on my short list of places to move to.”

“I just signed an offer for a VP of Global Sales position with one of the largest XXXX in the industry. I am very excited about my new position. I have increased my salary 20% – I expect to be around 35% to 40% after a full year. I have also been in discussions through a recruiter for senior sales management position with another company in XXXX. Both of these opportunities were a direct result of my revised LinkedIn profile, updated executive resume and the recruiter distribution you provided for me.”

“Using the executive resume you designed for me I went from a SVP of Operations to landing a COO role with a premier, $2B+ specialty food company. I also secured a $100k+ salary increase and an amazing benefit package. This position is located in one of the most beautiful parts of the US and my wife and I couldn’t be happier. I have been referring you to others every chance I get!”

“Mary and Cindy, I can’t thank you enough for the incredible work you’ve done on this project. The executive resume is spectacular, and gives me tremendous confidence that I can stand out in this highly-competitive market. Everything looks accurate and I absolutely approve creating a fictionalized version! If there’s anything else you need from me please let me know.”

“To date, [the recruiter distribution] has resulted in ~60 replies. The great news so far is: seven recruiter phone/Skype meetings have been scheduled or have already taken place; there are eight additional recruiters that are interested because of my experience, and I have separate follow-up activities; via phone conversation or email reply I have had nothing but compliments on my background/expertise which is a testament to what a great job your team did to market me and developing my executive resume.”

“I accepted a role of VP of Global XXXX with a medical devices & healthcare leader… I ended with a great overall package that included 15% increase over base, 100% increase in bonus (from 25% to 50%), significant number of stock options vesting in 2 years. I would consider overall package to be 50% or more than what I had at XXXX. Additionally, being a VP there is open vacation plan… All international travel is business or first class. Great company in a fast growth mode and great leaders to steer the company. At the end I had to make a decision with 4 different offers on hand and it was a very tough situation for me to choose one over the other as all 4 had equally impressive package and roles. But, eventually the scope and impact this particular role won over the other three.”

“I secured a position with a bigger title and a $30,000 overall comp. increase – with a $19 billion Fortune 500 multinational manufacturer. I am excited to hire you again to update my executive resume in order to position myself to step into a Director role!”

“In just a few months, I was able to up-level my title to Chief Strategy Officer, increase the potential for my total compensation package and align myself with a fantastic multinational company in my preferred geographic target outside the US.”

“I wanted to share an update since the last time we communicated. I was in the process of interviewing for an internal promotion as well as an external leadership position, and I ended up accepting an offer for the external position. I will be Head of Sales, Americas for a XXXXX company. I will be managing managers, which was my next step goal. I negotiated my offer and ended up securing a $85k overall increase in total comp. The timeline was exactly what I was aiming for (decision in August and transition in September-October). I’m so appreciative of the support for my updated executive resume, VPL, and LinkedIn profile, as well as the executive coaching session. I had great success with the VPL and resume, and I would estimate I received about an 80% response rate when I used them for job applications! So, I am very happy with how it all turned out, and I owe much of that to the support from your team!!”

“I took a position with an aerospace company (new industry) and went from COO to CEO. The total comp is only slightly more but the potential payout opportunity is in the multi-seven figures. The PE firm that owns the company hired me and commented multiple times how they loved the flow and the content of my executive resume. I got so many compliments on how professional it was and how easy to assimilate the information was too. The website you designed also got a lot of compliments and made it easy for me to quickly give a link and then they could review my qualifications and come back later for another discussion.”

“I accepted a position and start tomorrow (Monday). I will be working for XXXX, a private equity-backed manufacturer in the oil and gas industry. I increased my comp by over $20k and am in line for the President role… I would not have found this position without your help, as this is a result of your e-mail campaign. My position was not identified until they saw my credentials on my executive resume, and they realized that they could benefit from someone with my experiences.”

“Just wanted to thank you all for your efforts, support and guidance that helped get me my dream job today. All of you are responsible for this and I cannot thank you enough! Keep helping people and they shall never forget you! Cheers!”

“I applied for 15 jobs and I got interview calls for 13 including companies like Google and Visa. Many thanks for your help.”

“Since we last spoke following my distributions, lots of good things have happened. I guess it’s been about two weeks now and I have had over 100 written replies to my executive resume compared to the occasional response when I went at this alone. Those contacts turned into 20 phone calls which have now culminated into 4 real opportunities I am pursuing as part of a formal search: 3 COO opportunities which are nearly a perfect match for what I targeted when we spoke initially, and one CEO opportunity which was the result of some awesome ongoing dialogue that you helped start.”

“I have received well over 100 emails responses to my executive resume email distribution. 30 or so have real potential including “Operating Partners” for Private Equity that get paid on a transaction basis eval and success and transition to a Board Seat or temp embedded management. I have 12-15 introductory calls completed/scheduled. People are responding very well to my executive resume even when they don’t have current opportunities.”

“Your exceptional wisdom and guidance will play a significant will role in my next chapter…either with a potential advisory board seat or other vetted senior executive opportunities saying, “Maria is undoubtedly the one!”

“It was indeed a pleasure meeting you in person yesterday and spending the day continuing our collaboration! Thank you so very much for your time, your hospitality, your counsel, and phenomenal work product. The day consistently exceeded my expectations, and the bar was already set quite high. I thoroughly enjoyed every facet of our visit; from reviewing your teams’ deliverables to strategizing about the best way(s) to implement the amazing tools you have created, and every moment in between. Please pass along my thanks and appreciation to Cindy and the team for their dedication to this project. You have amassed an outstanding group – which is a reflection of you and your tremendous talents – especially the crafting of my executive resume.”

“I just wanted to say thanks so much for your help with my executive resume and the recruiter/private equity distributions. The initial response has been incredible. In less than 48 hours I have 7 appointments. You and your team are wonderful!”

“When I first read the resume I was initially apprehensive about the new resume and format. Why? Because you created such a glowing representation of my career, background, and what I can offer the right company. I’m not the kind of person who typically ‘blows his own horn’. It took a while for me to get comfortable with all of this. Thank you!!! You have done a remarkable job.”

“I start my position as COO next week. Took a bit longer as I was very specific in what I was looking for; found it. Thank you to you and your team for the great work with my executive resume document.”

“Since our conversation 2 weeks ago, I went from 500k LinkedIn connections to 1.6M, and I have only added a handful of people. I have had CEOs, EVPs and SVPs from large industry firms connect with a simply worded invitation. It is really amazing how this works.”

“I took a position with an aerospace company (new industry) and went from COO to CEO. The total comp is only slightly more but the potential payout opportunity is in the multi-seven figures. The PE firm that owns the company hired me and commented multiple times how they loved the flow and the content of my executive resume. I got so many compliments on how professional it was and how easy to assimilate the information was too. The website you designed also got a lot of compliments and made it easy for me to quickly give a link and then they could review my qualifications and come back later for another discussion.”

“The resume was top rate as was my LinkedIn page, and I found the coaching very helpful. I also paid you to distribute my resume. One month later, I interviewed through one of the agencies you had sent my executive resume to and I was hired with a 90% increase in pay from my previous employer with only one drawback, and that was this would be a 2 year contract.”

“Thanks Mary Elizabeth, my email has been very active with acknowledgments of receipt as well as some nice personal notes regarding the depth of my experience. I used your salary negotiating techniques on my NYC interview. The CFO of the company came right at me trying to nail down a comp package 2 hours into the interview. It was good to get my first interview out of the way!”

“My interview lasted 3 hours with the venture capital firm. Your coaching from Module #4 was perfect. It was as if you were in the room with me. I remained excited throughout the interview even though I have never raised any capital for a new venture. They saw my enthusiasm and decided that they could teach me the financing business. By the end of the meeting, they outlined three different ways we can work together. Thank you for your incredible insights, developing such an outstanding resume and being passionate about my success!”

“I spend a few of hours preparing for my second interview which is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. I listened and took lots of notes on Module #4 Interviews: How to ace your interviews. You provided such incredible advice on how to handle potential questions: weakness, compensation, closing questions just to name a few topics. I’m walking through the other documents from Module #4 to hone in my answers a bit more. I’ll let you know how my interview goes tomorrow. Thank you for being my coach!”

“Mary Elizabeth re-wrote my resume recently and did a fabulous job! She has created some of the most supportive and informative job search materials I have run across in the last 25 + years in HR! Lots of professionals have great materials but fail to make the “human” connection with their client….but not Mary Elizabeth. She strives to get to know YOU and your experience and talents so she can create the perfect resume highlighting your best skills. Thanks, Mary Elizabeth!”

“Mary Elizabeth’s help proved invaluable. My resume is just awesome; I could never have written it so amazingly well and it easily attracted the interest of the industry I wanted to move into.”

“I consider Mary Elizabeth’s resume writing abilities to be among the tops in the nation.”

“Mary Elizabeth provided me with the tools to penetrate the barriers that had been preventing me from realizing my career potential. She is genuinely concerned about me reaching my goals and is enthusiastic and upbeat about the process.”

“From your recruiter distribution, I have received a total of 124 responses, 28 that I am following up on. I will let you know what develops!”

“Despite the lackluster economy, I landed a job in the hidden job market within 30 days applying Mary Elizabeth’s job search techniques and having her craft my resume. My new role is an equity position so I stand to make 10 times more than I did in my previous position! Before hiring Mary Elizabeth, I wasn’t sure about the value of having a professionally written resume. However, thinking about the money I had invested in my college education and also the substantial loss of income it was costing me to be in an unfruitful full-time job search, I realized it made no sense to skimp on the document that was going to compel companies to interview me or not. I would say to anyone who is on the fence about having your resume professionally done by Mary Elizabeth: … just do it! You are making a wonderful investment in yourself and your career!”

“I hand-delivered the new resume you created for me to the high-end hotel/resort at the top of my “dream job” list and I didn’t even make it back out to the parking lot before they called me on my cell asking me to come in for an interview. I was hired the very next day! The hiring manager said my resume was one of the best they had ever seen and I know I secured this position over professionals with more experience and even higher degrees than I have. This resume has helped me secure my dream position in a super competitive job market and put my career track in perfect alignment with my goals. Thank you so VERY much.”

“I landed THE interview I wanted just a week after using the resume and enhanced job search strategy you provided for me . . . I like results like that!”

“My goal was to land a high visibility position, increase my income and relocate out of state. Mary Elizabeth designed an incredible resume for me and gave me the blueprint to reach my goals. I landed an incredible position in the state I wished to relocate to and increased my compensation by 20%!“

“I was in Chicago all day yesterday with a biotech company called **** Needless to say, I wasn’t home but only a few minutes and I got a phone call and was offered a position. Of course I accepted. The incredible thing is, I received a better package than what I had before. I am very lucky because I was hoping for someone just to come close to what I was making before. Again, I am very lucky and I begin on 4/23. So, I want to sincerely thank you for your part you played regarding this offer. I will definitely send people your way.”

“Not only did Mary Elizabeth design a resume for me that has landed me multiple interviews for C-level positions, in my most recent position her negotiation techniques helped me secure substantially MORE than what was originally offered!“

“Mary Elizabeth Bradford is nothing less than phenomenal as a resume writer and personal business consultant she is right on the money. I hired her to re-write my resume. Along with this I received pointers to help on job or position searches in this tough market.

I waited until the position I wanted came available then applied with my new resume. There were 20 positions available, 2000 applications and only the top 30 received interviews. With the knowledge I had learned from Mary and the new resume, I not only received an interview, but have been offered the position I wanted as well. I thank God for allowing me to find Mary here on LinkedIn. And I thank Mary for the great job she does. To work hard at giving all her clients the very best in information as well as a terrific resume and cover letter to get them in the door. Thank You so much!”

“I started job searching August 15 and had NO responses from any of the 13 online applications. The only responses were “sorry…”

So, just since last week, I began using the new resume you designed for me. I have applied for 5 jobs and gotten 3 calls/requests to take assessments online + 2 telephone interviews. Interestingly ***** was a company I applied to several years ago, but got no response. Since I had posted my new resume in a very few select job boards, I got a call from them today out of the blue. So we have movement!!!! Thanks so much!!”

“I just wanted to let you know how happy I am with the resume that you created for me and how appreciative I am of your talents. As a matter of fact, I had a friend who is a Director in HR at ___ take a look at my resume and she was very impressed with your work! So impressed, that she asked me to provide her with your contact information. Thank you!!!”

“As they say the proof in the pudding . . . the new resume you created for me just landed me an interview for SR VP Sales for **** North America. They are one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. Their comments were . . . that even though they closed the list of final candidates for this position . . . they were so impressed with the resume they decide to add me to the group. Mary Elizabeth, I believe this speaks volumes for the work you have done for me!!! Thank you!”

“I got hired near the end of March at my #1 choice of employers, successfully moved into my industry of choice and secured a $27,000 increase in pay! All this has been a direct result of my new resume / VPL and information I learned from your audios and e-books. Prior to hiring you I was so frustrated answering jobs on job boards for months with ZERO results. I learned your system and landed 6 interviews in 3 weeks. THANK YOU for all your help. I’m sure you know this, but I was VERY skeptical and didn’t think what you were telling me about the hidden job market would work but I had no other choice but to have faith. I KNOW it works now.”

“Hello, I have some exciting news. Today I met with the management of ______ here in San Antonio. I am moving forward (they loved my resume) and I am excited about this limitless opportunity. I now have a means to make enough money to retire if I want twelve to thirteen years down the road, in the manner I want. That is not a possibility with my current job. I thank God for steering me and causing these managers to find favor with me. I want to thank you for your encouragement and assistance with my job search. Thank you!”

“After retaining Mary Elizabeth to design my resume and provide me with job search coaching, I secured a position with one of the top companies in the world and increased my salary by $40,000! My previous commission-driven salary took a hit in 2009 and I was really afraid that was going to result in a (long term) step backward. Thanks to Mary Elizabeth I had the savvy, the strategies, the resources and the marketing material to reach my goals.
Thank you!”

“Hope you had a good weekend! I just wanted to reach out and say ‘THANK YOU’ for all your services. I interviewed for a great position (PMO director) that I was looking for and got a job offer on Friday which gives me a title promotion and a 20% salary increase!“

“My job search dragged on and on for over a year until I finally enlisted Mary Elizabeth for help. I received my new resume and started a new job I was very excited about just three months later with a $22,000 salary increase! I would call that a successful catapult into a new chapter of life! I’m very grateful for her competent help and for helping me to communicate my skills and talents much more powerfully than I could by myself.”

“I am still deciding between two great opportunities, but I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all your help.

When you first did my resume, I was in the process of leaving a job, renting my house, and relocating to a new area. So I did not use the resume a lot at first. You continued to send me emails and I used everything you sent. Getting the continuous advice helped me prepare for my job search. It also focused my attention on getting myself ready for the next opportunity. At times when I had self-doubt, I would read the resume, which focused on my strengths and talents.

Once I started applying for jobs, the resume was quite successful. So far I have had a 30+% response. And I am still getting more responses. I quickly was targeted by two local consulting firms. I was hand selected out of dozens of candidates and was the only candidate offered to two major companies. At the interviews, both companies complemented me on the resume style. They said it was a refreshing, well-organized, and “project based” accounting of my experiences. They also complemented me on my broad technical range – which you highlighted in a special section close to the top of my resume.

My lack of a college degree was never mentioned; instead they focused on my “university level” technical training. The way you stated my education led me to apply to a college. I enclosed my resume with my application. They have given me credit for most of my technical training. And I have found that I am only 14 classes away from a full Bachelor’s degree. So this is now top on my to do list. This was an investment that has really paid off. Thanks for all your help. Thanks for your patience.”

“I wanted to thank you for your services and writing my resume as I have just landed a job with XXXXXX and have moved up in the industry as a National Account Manager. I received a 27.7% increase in salary plus a 10% increase in bonus and a $20,000 signing bonus. The resume definitely helped me land this position.”

“My transition took 4 months and I got exactly what I wanted: a fantastic position with more responsibility in engineering and maintenance management. I secured a 5% salary increase, full relocation package and a nice signing bonus with a Fortune 200 company. It’s a position which can provide me career advancement and development. It’s better than my current position – now I have multiple opportunities to go anywhere in the world. I secure a lateral position. I’m so excited. Thank you for everything.”

“After working with Mary Elizabeth, I secured a position that met my goals and increased my bonus structure over 80%! Mary Elizabeth is not only an expert career coach, she is also a person with high integrity, compassion and very motivational. I believe her greatest asset is her drive to make her clients successful.”

“I didn’t think it was possible to come out of nearly 10 years of retirement and secure the same level position I had before with a top technology company. After you designed a new resume for me, I was able to secure a 6 figure position with great benefits and I did it in just a few weeks! I had serious doubts that this kind of success was possible in this economy!”

“I had been sending my resume out with ZERO response for 6 months before you ‘talked me into’ investing in your professional resume package. In the first week of submitting my new resume to the SAME companies I had previously sent my resume to – I landed 3 interviews and I presently have an offer on the table for nearly double my previous salary. That is a $70,000 pay increase and 5000% ROI on my investment in myself and my career. Awesome!”

“Mary Elizabeth, Regarding your VIP Program: Your knowledge of the executive space is exceptional; you look at problems and opportunities from a slightly different lens (good thing); I was going through a transitional period in my life and you were able to handle all the heavy lifting in my job search, which was such a blessing; personal website was a big hit. Bottom line is it worked. I received two offers in less than 60 days from when I finished your program.”

“I’m not sure if you remember me, but you did a resume for me a few years ago now. I’ve been in a really amazing job for about 2 years, and I still remember one of the first things the CEO said to me when we met was “Your resume is amazing” – or something to that effect. Anyway, I don’t think I ever reached out and let you know how well it went over when the right person got a hold of it. So grateful for your service! Hope life and business have been great and you and your family are feeling blessed.”

“First of all, I want to thank you for your effort in posturing me for a better future. I want you to know I’ve had 5 phone screenings so far in the past two days from the distribution list you sent my resume and VPL too. The phone conversations were about 30 minutes apiece with 2 CEOs, one managing partner, and 2 executive recruiters. But that isn’t why I’m writing this email to you Mary Elizabeth, it’s because of the comments I got about how the resume was presented being what drove these people to pick up the phone and call me. Both CEOs told me that in their almost 30 years “apiece,” they have NEVER seen a more clean, crisp resume, especially from someone in the military.”

“Last Thursday, out of the blue, I received a phone call and email from an HR Director at XXX and our phone interview is scheduled for this Wednesday. I credit your excellent work on revising my resume and my perseverance (I don’t give up easily!) in creating this opportunity. This was my initial company of choice and Blueprint “ideal job.“

“Just wanted to give you a heads up that I accepted an offer today. I got a 10% raise from my salary at XXX, an additional week of vacation and that Director title I wanted, at XXX. I will be handling global digital marketing and e-commerce. As before, your strong resume was critical in my success. I had initially applied for another job and the outside recruiter handling the listing called me and asked if she could submit me for this job instead, knowing nothing about me other than what your resume represented. So, thank you… again!”

“Well my investment paid off. I applied to 2 jobs suggested to me on LinkedIn and Cisco immediately contacted me (I did have an employee referral as well), and in 9 interviews I have landed gainful employment with Cisco in XXX (we decided it’s too nice here to leave 🙂 ). My base salary is about the same; however the upside of my commission amounts to about a 20% raise, the investment paid off in ~2 weeks. I know I was initially skeptical of your services, and was second guessing my decision, but when I saw the final result I knew I had something great. In fact, that graph I wanted you to remove was the focus of about 10 minutes of discussion in an interview 🙂 Thanks again for your help and I am passing your website out to all my colleges.”

“I landed a job with that great resume you provided several months ago. The salary is approximately 15% higher than my previous position.“

“A resume represents that critical outer layer of professional “packaging” around one’s career. Having a professionally designed executive resume provided me with the added confidence of having a solid document that accurately communicates my true value to an organization. Having this polished ammunition gave me great peace of mind during my confidential search process. Within 6 months of vetting opportunities, I landed a great executive role in an outstanding Fortune 250 company, with a 40% increase in compensation. Dream job: check. Compensation: check. The unlimited opportunity that lies ahead: priceless.“

“I wanted to let you know that I just signed an offer for a VP of Global Sales position with one of the largest XXX in the industry. I am very excited about my new position. I have increased my salary 20% and expect to be around 35% to 40% after a full year. I have also been in discussions through a recruiter for a senior sales management position with another company in XXX. Both of these opportunities were a direct result of my revised LinkedIn profile, updated resume and the recruiter distribution you provided for me. I want to thank you and your team for all of your hard work and guidance over the past 2 plus months. My only regret is that I did not contact your earlier in my job search. Thank you very much.”

“I hope this finds you great! Sorry I haven’t been in touch in the last couple of weeks, but have been traveling extensively overseas. I am currently in discussions for 4 different opportunities that have rapidly progressed in the last month. I am wondering if you have any guidelines, checklists or grading system that I could use to evaluate offers/opportunities as they come in?”

“As a VIP Platinum client, I received excellent support during my transition and secured a higher title in a fast growth company with a very bright future, and a $65k increase in compensation with significant bonus potential. I felt incredibly prepared during the negations and this all happened within 90 days. Thank you! I was also able to successfully transition out of the industry I was in, which was another goal of mine.”

“I was having a tough time landing interviews for posted jobs at the VP- and C-level in Silicon Valley, California. Since I was a career technologist with a couple of home-run hits, I was flabbergasted … till I read Mary Elizabeth Bradford’s book titled The NEW Executive Job Search. Her examples of what to expect using the classic methods of finding a job matched my experience 100%. Then, Mary Elizabeth and her colleagues rewrote my resume following their process. The feedback from my colleagues and potential employers was amazing: we went from “nice resume” to “fantastic format and what an amazing resume.” I landed a dream job at nearly $400k, a 30% premium over my previous jobs. In addition, I received a healthy chunk of stock options that could provide another life-changing experience. Thank you, Mary Elizabeth, for reawakening my confidence and showing me the way.”

“I want to tell you how much I value the work you did in preparing my resume.  Not only was the finished product fantastic, but the process was invaluable.  Methodically working through my skills and defining the position that I wanted was a tremendous exercise. Consequently, I got three quick offers. I accepted one as a primary offer with the flexibility to take on another (which I have done). All in all, I am working from a private office near my home. I will be serving, primarily, as one firm’s CFOs while outsourcing some work for two others. The benefits: A pay increase of $80,000, complete flexibility, and a company that values my knowledge. Thank you for enduring me through it all.”

“Per your suggestion, I sent a VPL to the CEO (of one of the largest technology companies in the world) and received a call from the internal executive recruiter 4 hours later. My new compensation package totals $1 million and my title is Group Vice President. I attained my goals of transitioning from self-employed status to the corporate world while maintaining my geographic preference. I was glad to have you in my corner – thank you!”

“Ladies, I officially accepted the Vice President of Sales position yesterday at Cxxxx Hotels and Resorts! (Exactly 4 weeks from the day I left Wxxxxxx is that a record?) Not only have I obtained the snazzy title of VP, I increased my salary by almost $25K! In more than one interview, the most important being the owner of the company, they commented on my resume and how much it stood out from the crowd and was interesting and told the story!”

“Your fantastic work on my Executive Resume and Biography helped me to land a Fortune Magazine 40 Under 40 nomination with a single email, after 2 years of aspiring to make it happen.”

“I just wanted to let you know that yesterday I accepted a position with xxx as their new CIO of Engineering! In a nutshell, I received a 20% increase in base pay and a 140% increase in annual bonus; total compensation $350k+. I consider this to be ‘The Perfect Job’ for me.“

“I shared a version of my resume with the President of one of the world’s largest software companies today, and he said that my resume was the best he has ever seen – really popped and told him what was most important to know. He positively raved.“

“I have great news as I accepted a position and start tomorrow (Monday). I will be working for xx Manufacturing. They are a $40 million company. I am part of their succession plan as his CEO’s predecessor. I would not have found this position without your help, as this is a result of your e-mail campaign. My position was not identified until they saw my credentials, and they realized that they could benefit from someone with my experiences. I have recommended you to a few of my friends and will be forever grateful for your help!”

“I wanted to share the news that I accepted a position as CFO with an exceptional company recently. It’s with the fastest growing startup in XXX… All-in I probably increased my compensation 33% ($160k+). The equity package is a tremendous upside given the growth and I feel it’s worth perhaps 10x my prior equity. When the CEO of XXX saw my resume for the first time he quit considering other candidates. … Having the two possibilities simultaneously in play helped tremendously. Thanks so much for the outstanding work you do. I’ve given a couple of referrals already and am sure to give more. Your work is the best out there and I’m happy to serve as a reference if helpful with any prospective clients.”

“With the resume you initially wrote for me, I secured a position with a bigger title and a $30,000 overall comp. increase with a $19 billion Fortune 500 multinational manufacturer. I am excited to hire you again to update my executive resume in order to position myself to step into a Director role!”

“It has been approximately 3 months since I actively started searching after getting my profile package delivered by you and your team. As I accepted a role of VP of Global XXX with a medical devices & healthcare leader, I wanted to let you know that I have been successfully hired. I ended with a great overall package that included a 15% increase over base, 100% increase in bonus (from 25% to 50%), and a significant number of stock options vesting in 2 years. I would consider my overall package to be 50% or more than what I had at XXX.”

“I accepted a role at XXX (a subsidiary of a $30B XXX Corporation) as VP of their XXX business. I increased my compensation by 30%. In the new job, I work in the high growth XXX area. The company culture is a fast-paced environment and it enables me to apply big ideas and my unique XXX experience for success.”

“Just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that within 30 days of updating my web page and resume through you, I got an offer for $40K more in compensation. It’s a lesser role, but I am in line for upward movement within six months!! I start Monday in Chicago!”