Fix Your Resume & Double Your Interviews
- High-Impact Resumes
- Stand-Out LinkedIn Profiles
- Accelerated Job Searches
Fix Your Resume & Double Your Interviews
- High-Impact Resumes
- Stand-Out LinkedIn Profiles
- Accelerated Job Searches
Why Choose HR Approved?
Seasoned Experts in Recruiting, Resumes, LinkedIn Profiles, and Job Search Strategy
Most job seekers fail to realize how tiny mistakes and unintentional red flags in their resume can ruin their chances of landing an interview. Especially in an ultra-competitive job market where every job posting receives hundreds of applicants. How is your resume going to stand out? This problem is NOT being solved by AI. Unfortunately, AI is only making the problem worse. AI auto apply platforms are bombarding applicant tracking systems with exponentially more resumes. At the same time, AI screening features are rapidly determining relevancy scores and only recommending candidates with perfect resumes. HR departments & hiring managers are focusing their time interviewing those candidates and ignoring all other applicants. Even if a company is still using legacy HR systems without AI driven relevancy scoring capabilities, 70-80% of resumes are eliminated in the grid view of applicant tracking systems. Grid view screens are entirely dependent on the accuracy of parsing technologies. Sadly, even the best parsing technologies are routinely inaccurate. Using the proper resume formatting is key to ensuring parsing accuracy. The remaining 20-30% of resumes are reviewed, but typically by a busy HR person with overly critical eyes and limited time before their next meeting. Each resume is only reviewed for 3-5 seconds before decision is made to pursue or reject. You have to ensure the audience can quickly find the key items they are seeking and avoid all the common red flags. If not, you risk finding yourself stuck in the resume black hole for months and months on end with no results. It is now more important than ever to optimize your resume and LinkedIn profile to avoid the resume black hole. Before you apply to another job, schedule an appointment and let's make sure your resume and LinkedIn profile are both HR Approved.
Our Process
Our process is straightforward and efficient. We work with you one-on-one to ensure that your resume is tailored for your unique skillset and optimized for applicant tracking systems, parsing into grid view screens, and overly critical eyes in HR. Our goal is to help you stand out and get noticed by employers in a hyper-competitive job market.
Our Services
We offer a variety of services to meet your needs, including resume reviews, resume updates, LinkedIn profile reviews, personal branding, job search co-pilot, interview prep, and career coaching. Whether you're just starting out in your career or you're a seasoned professional in your industry, we have the expertise to help you succeed.
Our Service Provider
Blake Williams
Founder / Headhunter @ Hyperdrive Recruiting & primary Resume Writer @ HR Approved with 13 years of experience in technical recruiting and 7x President's Club winner with multiple agencies. Expert in placing mid-level and senior level top talent in SaaS sales, digital marketing, product management, software / data engineering, cybersecurity, UX design, and executive leadership into high impact roles with fast growing clients nationwide.
Conservative Christian & Dad x3
"I believe the Lord places people in my path for a reason. I take that responsibility seriously, but I try not to take myself too seriously."
OCD about resumes and LinkedIn profiles since 2012
Basic Services
Resume & LinkedIn Review
SANITY CHECK, RED FLAG REMOVAL, & ATS OPTIMIZATION
- 30 minute video meeting
- Live resume & LinkedIn review
- Assess positioning, skillset, & value proposition
- Tips to leverage LinkedIn
- Resume tailoring guide
- Comprehensive list of recommendations
- Ideal resume template (update is done by you)
Standard Resume Rewrite
FULL RESUME OVERHAUL & ATS OPTIMIZATION
- 45 minute video meeting
- Live resume review
- Career positioning assessment
- Skillset marketability analysis
- Redefine value proposition
- Resume tailoring guide
- Full resume rewrite
Premium Services
Premium Resume & LinkedIn Profile Update
***OUR MOST POPULAR SERVICE***
- 1 hour video meeting
- Live resume & LinkedIn profile review
- Career positioning assessment
- Skillset marketability analysis
- Redefine value proposition
- Full resume rewrite
- Custom LinkedIn banner
- Comprehensive list of recommendations
- Resume tailoring guide
- Job search strategy coaching
PACKAGE DISCOUNT ($797 Value)
- Resume & LinkedIn Review
- Standard Resume Rewrite
- Job Search Strategy Coaching
Job Search Auto-Pilot (Reverse Recruiting)
EXECUTIVE "DONE-FOR-YOU" JOB SEARCH
- Weekly video meeting
- Weekly progress reports
- Live resume & LinkedIn review
- Career positioning assessment
- Skillset marketability analysis
- Redefine value proposition
- Full resume rewrite
- Custom LinkedIn banner
- Comprehensive list of recommendations
- Resume tailoring & applying on your behalf
- Go-to-market campaigns & weekly skill marketing
- Follow-up activities (cold calls & LinkedIn outreach)
- White glove interview coordination
- Interview prep
PACKAGE DISCOUNT ($5,000 value)
- Resume & LinkedIn Review
- Standard Resume Rewrite
- Job Search Auto-Pilot (90 days)
- Interview Prep (90 days)
Additional Services
Job Search Strategy Call
LEARN HOW TO AVOID THE RESUME BLACK HOLE
A fancy resume and LinkedIn profile can only get you so far in todays ultra-competitive job market. The real magic depends on your ability to follow-up and deliver your value proposition.
- 30 minute video meeting
- Assess career positioning, skillset, & value proposition
- Resume tailoring guide
- Playbook to follow-up your applications to stand out.
- Identify the right audience
- Craft the right message
- Effective delivery methods
- Leverage LinkedIn to your advantage
Interview Prep Meeting
YOUR SECRET WEAPON TO SAIL THROUGH INTERVIEWS
Everyone knows how to Google search a company name and find the interviewers on LinkedIn. Your success in an ultra-competitive job market depends on much more than that. You'll leave the session feeling prepared, confident, and ready to perform. You'll be armed with the right mindset to deliver certainty and land the job.
- 45 minute video meeting
- Uncover key insights from research beyond Google & LI
- Define talking points and key questions to ask
- Refine elevator pitch
- Prepare for questions of concern
- Reframe potential weaknesses into strengths
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Customer Surveys
The service was outstanding!
"The service was outstanding! It's great to get insights from an actual recruiter who can help you stand out in today's very competitive job market. The ATS-friendly resume was an unexpected bonus, and the tips on how to distinguish your resume from others were very much appreciated. The LinkedIn advice was also top notch. I never thought to include an impact statement in my LinkedIn banner, and I certainly didn't expect to receive some sample banners that I could use. That was above and beyond what I expected. In a nutshell, you get a lot of wisdom and guidance for a very reasonable price. I highly recommend Blake to anyone who's looking for career and resume coaching." -Imran
It was a game changer
"I wanted to thank you again for giving me the wonderful résumé tips, that started companies calling me for job interviews. It was a game changer. You suggested that I combine two jobs into one because one company was acquired three months after I started, and I was laid off 10 months after we were acquired, so it looked like I was a job hopper. Which I'm not. I’m very happy where I’ve landed now, but I wish you the very best of success and will always be grateful for that wonderful tip." -Nikki
Provides everything you need
"Great insider information on how to best present yourself to hiring teams and ATS scanners. Solid strategies to differentiate yourself and stand-out to hiring teams. Provides everything you need for successful resume and LinkedIn profile updates to get you noticed." -Neil
Moving forward with confidence
"Prompt, professional, and made me feel enthusiastic about moving forward with confidence in my job search." -Justin
Got a job immediately after
"My son got a job immediately after the input you game him. No joke. He got the offer today. I cannot thank you enough." -Will
Fast and effective
"Fast and effective way to get your cv and profile updated based on the trends and requirements along with insights, advice and coaching from someone who is in it professionally day to day." -Andre
Your word-smithing has worked wonders
"This looks great, thank you for all of the helpful info in addition to the resume revamp. Your word-smithing has worked wonders for me. I printed this out and showed it to my wife and she was quite impressed as well." -Dan
After your assistance, I ended up getting four bites
"On the job front, it's been excellent for me recently. I went about 6 months with only a few nibbles, but after your assistance, I ended up getting four bites. Since then, I made it to the final round with three companies almost simultaneously and have decided to accept an offer to become a CISO for a FinTech company. Really great opportunity that I couldn't turn down." -Neilson
Would highly recommend
"Blake is great at doing these services and has done so for over a decade as a professional recruiter, etc. He not only did an extensive overhaul of my resume, but he asked me lots of underlying questions beforehand in order to tailor my resume to the correct audience. He also gave me great advice and pointers on how to individually tailor my resume when applying to specific jobs or industries, etc. Would highly recommend others to go through the service, especially if you haven't had a professional review in some time." -Daniel