Professional training, industry knowledge, and networking with experts in the industry make Composed Career the right choice for composing a competitive, effective, and polished resume and LinkedIn Profile that positions you for next-level opportunities.
Mid-to-Senior Level Career Services
“The results spoke for themselves; I landed multiple interviews and job offers within just a few weeks, and Deirdre continued to guide me. I highly recommend her career services; she is genuinely invested in her clients' career success. “
Director of Operations
Resumes
In today’s online job market, a resume must do many things; align your skills with the job requirements and market them, highlight your successes, define your expertise sell your skills, and manage the challenge of Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) screening, positioning you to rank higher in candidate searches and making you a valuable interview candidate. As a Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW) when working with Composed Career, you can be assured you will receive a highly effective, compelling, and professional resume, capturing the attention of hiring managers and establishing you as a competitive candidate.
At the Executive level, I deliver professionally branded resumes, incorporating robust accomplishments, an attention-grabbing showcase of professional strengths, and influential traits that are respected in your industry. All this is gleaned from researching your target direction, applying job market insight, and Applicant Tracking Software knowledge that takes your resume to a new competitive level.
LinkedIn is simply THE prime professional networking site today. It gives you another medium to market your skills and position you as a highly regarded professional. The odds are that your online presence will be reviewed before a hiring decision is made. Every recruiter and HR professional uses LinkedIn to either scout talent or learn as much as possible about a potential employee.
Every recruiter and HR professional uses LinkedIn to either scout talent or learn as much as possible about a potential employee. In fact, it is THE #1 site used by recruiters and many high-profile organizations use LinkedIn as their only source to identify talent.
Composed Career as a Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE) brings expert training and insights to LinkedIn functionality, high search areas, and what truly will get you noticed among a sea of over 850 million users globally!
In such a competitive marketplace, you want to take advantage of every opportunity to showcase your professional story and rank higher in LinkedIn Recruiter searches.
Candidates who rank high in LinkedIn search algorithms are most likely to be interviewed. By staying abreast of continual updates to the LinkedIn platform (10 updates monthly), my LinkedIn optimization service helps you climb to the top of recruiter and hiring managers searches, grabbing their attention with well-crafted marketing of your skills and successes.
INTERVIEW COACHING
Getting interviews but never quite rising to the top? Walking away knowing you didn’t fully show your value? You’re not alone, especially in today’s virtual and hybrid hiring environment, where presence, clarity, and strategy matter more than ever.
As an Interview Coach, I help professionals transform interviews from high-stakes conversations into confident, controlled opportunities to lead, influence, and stand out.
What we work on:
At the professional level, we will craft your career history into a narrative that clearly communicates impact, not just experience. Strategic answers aligned to what interviewers are truly evaluating. Commanding presence and confidence in virtual and hybrid interviews. Company and role-specific preparation using proven research frameworks. Strong openings, persuasive closing statements, and effective follow-up strategies. Mock interviews with real-time feedback and refinement
You’ll walk into interviews prepared, grounded, and credible—able to articulate your value with clarity, confidence, and authority.
Cover Letters
Do cover letters scare you? You are not alone! Cover letters provide an opportunity to show how you match the job requirements and reinforce the expertise and value you will bring to the position while also addressing possible areas of concern, such as a career gap or career pivot. Composed Career will craft a cover letter that is concise and customizable to the position you are applying for. Moreover, I will provide some guidance, so you can tailor your cover letter going forward for additional roles.
professional bio
A Professional Biography is a showcase document of who you are as a professional based on your education, areas of expertise, professional experience, and your unique value (your ROI, which we work together to define.) A Professional Bio should also include your purpose and driving force and the impact you strive to make for your clients/patients/students/staff, the organization, and beyond if that is your reach.
A Professional Bio presents a valuable opportunity to tell your compelling career story in a way that will capture and influence your audience and promote your “professional brand.” It is a highly valuable career tool that can be used for networking, interview leave-behind, company websites, public speaking engagements, and board member introductions.
SALARY NEGOTIATIONS
Are you on track for a promotion? Or do you believe your skills and accomplishments are worth more than your current remuneration? Or have you been called back on multiple interviews and know the salary question is coming? With an external evaluation of your skills, bottom-line impact, and current salary information for comparable positions, I will equip you with negotiation tactics that will help you feel confident and prepared, as well as considering alternative options beyond the confines of dollar amounts.