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DEVELOP TOP-NOTCH TOOLS AND SKILLS WITH THE TRIED-AND-TRUE PREP YOUR PATH METHOD™
OPTIMIZE OUTCOMES BY GAINING A COMPETITIVE EDGE
Boost Capabilities, Confidence, and ConnectionsAnne Finnegan helps students, recent graduates, and young professionals increase their chances of college or graduate school admittance and job-search success by gaining a competitive edge with top-notch tools and skills and the Prep Your Path Method™. By learning how to differentiate yourself from the crowd, you'll achieve personal and career insights and cultivate a positive mindset by boosting capabilities, confidence, and connections so you can get started in your search—and get ahead fast.
What's the Prep Your Path Method™?A method is a way of managing tasks according to a specific plan to achieve a desired outcome. A method is not about luck or inspiration; it's about using a framework or plotting and charting a course so you can navigate your way. The Prep Your Path Method™ helps you interview, network, post online, and submit applications efficiently and effectively by following a series of clear-cut steps. The five steps of the Prep Your Path Method™ are:
Visualize SuccessDevelop Objectives and StrategiesClarify Your Personal Brand ValueShow and Tell Your Unique StoryGenerate Momentum
1. Visualize Success: Imagine your ideal objective. Before you can believe in a goal, you must first have an idea of what it looks like. Visualizing teaches your brain to recognize what resources it will need to help you succeed.2. Develop Objectives and Strategies: Determine where you are and what's important for reaching your long-term and short-term goals. Establish your immediate next step by identifying opportunities that align with your life goals, short-term objectives, skills, and interests. Do research. Create an action plan. Prepare for interviews.3. Clarify Your Personal Brand Value: Take an inventory of your experiences, credentials, and potential, and your value to your target audience, the group you want to reach with your message. This includes your specific skills and transferable skills: leadership, analysis, and communication.4.Show and Tell Your Unique Story: Take control of your narrative. Target specific groups with a customized message by developing your personal brand value, pitch, and written materials, including your resumes, letters, LinkedIn profile, and applications. You pitch includes your standing (who you are), features (what makes you unique such as skills, experiences, and interests), and benefits (what you've accomplished - or are capable of accomplishing - for others).5. Generate Momentum: Work and network with people who will encourage you in your search. Make sure you put in the required time and effort. The more you get involved with your career search, the more likely you are to develop a positive mindset and take control of your journey.
What are the Top-Notch Tools and Skills?Tools are applications or materials that allow you to excel in reaching your objectives. Skills are the competencies you have that enable you to reach your goals. The right career-search tools and skills help you show and tell your audience you're accomplished and motivated in the most compelling way possible so you can increase your chances of success. The critical tools and skills are:
ResumesLettersLinkedIn ProfileApplication EssaysPersonal BrandingAction PlansInterview PrepOne-on-One Coaching
Receive a Complimentary ConsultationCareer coaching usually begins with resume-writing services since developing a top-notch resume that makes an excellent impression is a vital first step in the career-search process. Prior to working with Anne, you'll receive a complimentary 20-minute telephone or email consultation to review your experiences, objectives, strategies, and current resume and LinkedIn profile if you have them.
By developing top-notch tools and skills with the tried-and-true Prep Your Path Method™, you'll be better able to navigate the world of human resources professionals, hiring managers, and admissions counselors. You'll also be able to reach your goals with greater ease and speed by taking control of your career journey and avoiding costly mistakes you didn't know you were making.
TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR CAREER JOURNEYReach Your Goals with Greater Ease and Speed!Avoid Costly Mistakes
RESUME WRITING SERVICES
HIGH SCHOOL RESUMES — $195 One "core" and up to two "targeted"
COLLEGE RESUMES — $295 One "core" and up to two "targeted"
PROFESSIONAL RESUMES — $395 One "core" and up to two "targeted"Up to 10 years of experience or returning to workIncludes your LinkedIn profile
COLLEGE RESUMES — $295 One "core" and up to two "targeted"
PROFESSIONAL RESUMES — $395 One "core" and up to two "targeted"Up to 10 years of experience or returning to workIncludes your LinkedIn profile
About ResumesA resume is a self-marketing document that summarizes your personal brand value, including your skills, experiences, and accomplishments. The purpose of a resume in a career search is to optimize the interviewing and networking process by taking control of your narrative.Your resume is your entry point and the first impression you make on an organization. Resumes help employers and admissions counselors make interviewing and hiring decisions. A well-crafted resume increases your chances of career search success because it helps you get your first interview, and it helps you have a better interview too.An outstanding resume communicates your self-marketing pitch, including your standing (who you are), features (what makes you unique such as skills, experiences, and interests), and benefits (what you've accomplished - or are capable of accomplishing - for others). The three elements that contribute to the quality of your resume are content, format, and design.
Development ProcessAnne Finnegan helps you gain a competitive edge by creating top-notch resumes so you can present yourself professionally to others. Using one of three design formats (traditional, transitional, or modern), Anne writes up to three meticulously crafted, eye-catching, custom resumes so you can stand out from the crowd — one "core" resume suitable for any opportunity and up to two "targeted" resumes for specific ones. A "targeted" resume highlights information relevant to a particular career objective. Using a "targeted" resume may increase your chances of success because it allows you to communicate your message more directly to your audience.Anne guarantees 100% satisfaction by editing resumes until you're 100% satisfied. You receive your resumes in Microsoft Word and PDF within seven days of contacting Anne on average. Having PDF and Word formats allows both immediate use (Word or PDF) and future independent editing by you (Word). The development process includes:1) A complimentary 20-minute telephone consultation to review your objectives, experiences, and current resume and LinkedIn profile if you have them, and a review of comparable resume samples2) A 30-minute telephone session after you review Draft #1 of your resume3) 3-5 rounds of minor editing by email, including outside professional proofreading services and additional resumes as needed
First, Anne shows your audience you're accomplished and motivated by beginning with a profile statement that delivers your pitch. Next, she places all relevant content into a well thought out format and writes well-crafted bullet points that pique the interest of your audience. Since readers evaluate your ability to create a professional document, including word processing skills such as typeface selection, emphasis (bold, italic, and underline), and white space, Anne helps you deliver a well-crafted document by incorporating the necessary design elements. You'll also benefit from having an independent professional proofreader triple-checked your resume for grammar, spelling, and word processing errors.After receiving your resumes, you may then move forward with the interviewing and networking process or obtain additional career coaching services as needed. You may also follow up with questions at any time with no fee.
Getting StartedServices begin once you have agreed to the Contract Agreement (see below) and provided a nonrefundable deposit of $95 by credit card, with final payment due on project completion. Alternatively, you may choose to remit full payment, including the $95 nonrefundable deposit by Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, or credit card.Please note that if after reviewing the first resume draft, you do not wish to proceed with resume development for any reason, Anne agrees to terminate the project while retaining the $95 nonrefundable deposit, and if the work was initiated with full payment, refunding the difference.
UPDATED PREP YOUR PATH RESUME — $95 Within three years
About Updating a Prep Your Path ResumeAnne Finnegan helps you gain a competitive edge by updating your existing Prep Your Path resume so you can present yourself professionally to others. The purpose of updating your resume in a career search is to optimize the interviewing and networking process by taking control of your narrative.
Development ProcessAnne guarantees 100% satisfaction by editing your resume until you're 100% satisfied. You receive your updated resume in Microsoft Word and PDF within seven days of contacting Anne on average. This enables both immediate use (word and PDF) and future independent editing (Word) by you. The development process includes:1) A complimentary 20-minute telephone consultation to review your objectives, experiences, and current resume and LinkedIn profile if you have them, and a review of comparable resume samples2) A 30-minute telephone session after you review Draft #1 of your resume3) 3-5 rounds of minor editing by email, including outside professional proofreading services
After receiving your updated resume, you may then move forward with the interviewing and networking process or obtain additional career coaching services as needed. You may also follow up with questions at any time with no fee.
Getting StartedService begins once you have provided a nonrefundable payment of $95 by credit card, Venmo, Zelle, or PayPal.
ADDITIONAL WRITING SERVICES
COVER LETTERS/INTERVIEW REQUEST LETTERS $145One core and up to two targeted