My work starts with clarity — defining how your experience should be positioned for what’s next. The resume becomes a strategic foundation that supports promotion, pivots, and return-to-work decisions, not a standalone document.
Resume writing grounded in personal branding and strategic positioning. Based in NJ and serving clients nationwide.
For experienced professionals ready to define what comes next — whether it’s a promotion, pivot, return to work, or leadership transition.
If you’re targeting senior leadership (VP+ or enterprise scope), see our Executive Resume Writing page →
This work is about positioning — not just polish. We define how you want to be seen at this stage of your career, then translate your experience into language that reflects real scope, credibility, and readiness for what’s next.
The resume becomes the anchor for your personal brand: clear, intentional, and aligned with the opportunities you’re moving toward.
More Than a Resume.
A Personal Brand in Writing.
This work is for:
- Mid-career professionals moving into leadership
- Senior individual contributors and directors
- Professionals preparing to pivot
- Return-to-work candidates and career reinvention
I'm the Job Girl
Before working with me, you May feel:
After working with me, you’ll have:
- Overlooked despite strong experience
- Unsure how to present your value
- Unsure what to cut, keep, or emphasize
- Stuck with outdated formatting or language
- Frustrated by ATS systems or low response rates
- A modern resume aligned to your target roles
- Clear, confident, brand-aligned messaging
- Achievement bullets that convey leadership
- ATS-friendly formatting that gets past screening
- A resume you feel proud to send out
What Happens When Your Resume Reflects Your True Leadership
I partner with high-achieving professionals across New Jersey and nationwide to help them get clear on their strengths, elevate their message, and position themselves for meaningful career growth. Whether you’re preparing for a promotion, pursuing leadership roles, exploring a pivot, or returning to work, you’ll walk away with clarity, confidence, and a strategy that supports your next step.
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Why Clients Choose The Job Girl
- 15 years of experience & 3,000+ clients
- Clear process, collaboration, and support
- Deep expertise across pharma, life sciences, finance, operations, and creative leadership
- Story-driven resumes that highlight impact, not tasks
- Resumes that build confidence and open doors
How it Works
A Resume Writing Process Designed for High Performers
My approach blends expert writing, strategy, and clarity. Using elements of my CLEAR™ Framework, I help you articulate your strengths, elevate your leadership story, and position yourself for the roles you want next.
- Brand & Direction Intake: We confirm your goals, surface your key achievements, and align on your target roles.
- Brand Translation & Resume Development: I craft your resume from scratch, translating your experience into a modern, strategic document tailored to your next step.
- Alignment & Refinement You get two rounds of collaborative revisions so everything feels aligned, confident, and true to you.
- Final Delivery: You receive a polished, keyword-optimized resume in Word and PDF formats — ready for applications, networking, and recruiter outreach.
- A deep strategy session to clarify goals, positioning, and narrative
- Strategic development of your leadership story, strengths, and differentiators
- A resume built to support how you want to be seen and the opportunities you’re moving toward
- Language that reflects scope, judgment, and impact
- Formatting designed for both digital review and human conversations
- Collaborative refinement to ensure the final materials feel aligned and true to you
- Final delivery in Word and PDF for use across applications, networking, and outreach
The Foundation of Every Personal Brand Engagement
Every engagement begins with clarity and positioning. Before a resume is written, we define direction, priorities, and how your experience should be framed at this stage of your career.
Client Success Stories in Numbers
At The Job Girl, I help high-achieving professionals go from overlooked to in-demand with clear messaging and strategic career branding. Here’s what clients achieve:
Clients served
3,000+
Trusted by executives, mid-career professionals, and career changers across industries.
Promoted to Director or Above
75%
Clients don’t just change jobs—they step into leadership positions aligned with their strengths and goals.
Average Salary increases
25%
Strategic personal branding and career coaching helps clients unlock the compensation they deserve.
4 Months
We focus on efficient, intentional action so our clients land their next role faster.
Average time to new Role
CLEAR Framework success
100%
Clients who completes my proprietary framework report increased clarity, confidence, and visibility.
You don’t just need a resume. You need a clear framework and a proven job landing system.
My CLEAR™ framework blends messaging, strategy, and behavior-based change to help you communicate your value with confidence. It’s how I guide high-achieving professionals through pivots, promotions, industry changes, and midlife reinvention—so you land roles that align with your strengths, goals, and next chapter.
How the CLEAR™ Framework Helps You Land Roles with Confidence
Clarity
Clarity is knowing who you are, what you bring to the table, and where you want to go next. Together, we define your strengths, core themes, target roles, and the direction that makes sense based on your experience and goals. When you have clarity, you stop second-guessing yourself and start making decisions with confidence.
Language
Language is how you communicate your value. This includes the words, stories, and framing that show your impact. We translate your experience into clear, modern, leadership-ready messaging that resonates with hiring managers — on your resume, LinkedIn, interviews, and in everyday conversations.
Reputation
Reputation is how others experience you — online, in interviews, and in everyday interactions. We refine the way you present yourself so your personal brand is consistent, credible, and leadership-aligned. Your resume, LinkedIn, and messaging work together to support the professional identity you want to be known for.
Alignment
Alignment is making sure the roles you pursue actually fit your strengths, values, lifestyle, and long-term goals. It’s about choosing work that feels right — not just work you can do. When your career is aligned, you show up more confidently, communicate more clearly, and make decisions that support the life you want.
Execution
Execution is the plan — the practical steps you take to move your career forward. We create a doable strategy for your job search, networking, applications, and conversations. You’ll know exactly what to say, where to focus, and how to approach each part of your search so you stop spinning and start progressing.
Many clients come to me for resume strategy and quickly realize they’re navigating a larger decision — a pivot, promotion, return to work, or shift in direction that can’t be solved by a document alone.
In these moments, the work expands beyond resume writing into clarity, positioning, and execution: defining the right role or path, articulating your value at the appropriate level, and making decisions that support where you want to go next.
Next Chapter Advisory is a high-touch, structured engagement designed for professionals who need that broader level of support — not just to refine how they present themselves, but to get clear and move forward with confidence.
→ Learn More About The Next Chapter Advisory
Every professional enters this work at a different point. Some already know their direction and need sharper positioning. Others need space to clarify what’s next before they move.
The CLEAR™ Method offers structured entry points based on where you are now — so you’re not paying for work you don’t need or skipping steps that matter.
Ignite your next chapter with clarity, confidence, and a compelling personal brand.
Ways to Work Together: Entry Points into the CLEAR™ Method
2 Months • 4 Sessions • Clarity + Positioning + Execution
The Personal Brand Portfolio is a comprehensive branding engagement for professionals who want their resume, LinkedIn, and leadership narrative fully aligned.
We step back, define direction and positioning, and translate that strategy into materials you can use with clarity and confidence. Over four sessions, we uncover your strengths, identify aligned roles, build your brand narrative, and upgrade your materials so you feel clear, confident, and ready to move forward with intention.
You’ll get:
- Deep brand clarity and positioning work
- A defined personal brand map that guides all messaging
- Resume development grounded in that positioning
- Full LinkedIn profile optimization aligned to the same narrative
- Ongoing guidance to support confident execution4 private coaching sessions over 2 months
Best fit when you want a cohesive brand system — not just individual documents.
- Experienced professionals navigating a pivot or inflection point
- Returners re-entering with prior scope and responsibility
- Senior individual contributors and directors preparing for growth or increased visibility
Investment: $1,695
Payment Plan: 2 payments of $875
(First payment due at booking; final payment due before file delivery)
Reserve Your Personal Branding Program
Personal Brand Portfolio
The Signature Resume focuses on translating your background into a cohesive, confident narrative — without expanding into deeper brand or positioning work.
What’s Included
- Strategic intake to confirm direction, priorities, and focus
- A fully rewritten resume that reflects your experience, strengths, and contributions
- Clear, credible language that supports alignment with your next role
- Thoughtful structure and emphasis to improve clarity and flow
- Collaborative refinement to ensure accuracy and confidence
- Final resume delivered in Word and PDF
Investment
Pay in Full: $795
Payment Plan: 2 payments of $425
(First payment due at booking; final payment due before file delivery)
LinkedIn Profile Optimization Add-On (Optional) - $300
Available as an add-on to either resume option
Reserve the Signature Resume
SIGNATURE RESUME
Not sure a resume is the right starting point?
If you’re navigating a broader career transition, leadership shift, or next-chapter decision, career coaching is a better fit.
View Career Coaching Options →
For VP-level and senior leaders, resume strategy looks different.
Executive resumes are scoped and priced separately to reflect enterprise-level responsibility and visibility.
View Executive Branding Options →
Industries I Serve
I work with high-achieving professionals across New Jersey and nationwide in roles that require clarity, strategic storytelling, and modern personal branding. My clients come from industries where strong communication, leadership value, and cross-functional impact matter.
- Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences (commercial, medical, R&D, operations, HEOR, market access)
- Healthcare & Biotech
- Financial Services & Insurance
- Technology & SaaS
- Consumer Goods & Retail
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain
- Education & Nonprofit Leadership
I’m a New Jersey-based resume writer in Montville, serving professionals across Morristown, Parsippany, Summit, Princeton, and Northern NJ who want a modern, strategic resume that opens doors. Want to see the transformation? View my professional resume samples
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How long does the process take?
Most projects are completed within 10–14 business days after your brand strategy session. You’ll receive a detailed timeline, and I always build in time for thoughtful collaboration and refinement. Need it faster? Rush options are sometimes available — just ask during your consultation.
What types of professionals do you work with?
I specialize in high-achieving professionals, mid-career leaders, and women in their 40s and 50s navigating transitions — whether that’s a promotion, pivot, or return to work.
My clients span industries like pharma, life sciences, finance, operations, and creative leadership.
Resume projects focus on clarity and messaging — the foundation of your personal brand.
Coaching programs go deeper into strategy, visibility, mindset, and leadership development.
Many clients start with a resume package, then continue into one of my coaching programs for full transformation. If they are unclear on their direction, I always recommend starting with coaching first.
Learn more about career coaching.
Do you work with clients outside New Jersey?
Yes! While I’m based in New Jersey, I work with clients across the U.S. and internationally.
We collaborate virtually via Zoom and email, and I tailor each project to your market, industry, and goals — no matter where you’re located.
Can you help me if I’m changing careers?
Absolutely. Career changers are some of my favorite clients.
My process is designed to translate transferable skills and craft a narrative that aligns your past experience with your future goals. You’ll walk away with messaging that answers the “why me?” question for recruiters and hiring managers. Career coaching is always recommended as a starting point for career changers.
Do you write cover letters or bios?
Yes — I can include a custom cover letter or executive bio as an add-on or within my coaching packages. We’ll discuss what makes the most sense for your search during your initial call.
What’s the difference between this and your coaching programs?
FAQ: Resume Writing & Career Coaching with The Job Girl®
Resume Writing Services in New Jersey — And Nationwide
Based in Northern New Jersey, I support clients across Montville, Morristown, Summit, Parsippany, Princeton, and the surrounding area — as well as professionals nationwide. Your resume is tailored for both New Jersey-based employers and national opportunities.
Proudly supporting job seekers across Morris, Essex, Somerset, Bergen, and Union counties, including Morristown, Summit, Montville, Parsippany, Chatham, Madison, Livingston, Short Hills, Ridgewood, and Princeton.
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