"The Targeted Resume provides practical career coaching and job search advice to help job seekers navigate today’s complex, automated hiring system." (in their words, on their website)
Services
| Service | What is included | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Targeted Resume Strategy Professionals who have a clear role in mind and need a resume that competes, not a general-purpose document that tries to be everything. |
1 week · 7-day turnaround · Review of your current resume and work and education history · Feedback on your qualifications for the position you want and ways to upskill if necessary · Creation of a targeted, role-focused, ATS optimized resume - together · A resume template for use in writing future targeted resumes | $175 |
| Strategic Job Search Advising Business professionals seeking structured guidance to move strategically through the hiring process and secure stronger offers. |
12 weeks · Market education: overview of the job market, how companies hire today, and where AI fits · Understanding of the marketability of your current skills and experience · Areas and opportunities to upskill to position yourself as the best candidate for the job you want · Target company strategy development · Creation of targeted, role-focused, ATS optimized resumes - together | $175 |
| Becoming You Career Coaching Professionals navigating career transitions, feeling misaligned, or at a career crossroads and want to make the next move from a place of purpose and clarity, not desperation. |
16 weeks · Includes everything in the 3-Month Job Search Advising offer, plus: · Values and strengths exercises and assessments designed to uncover why you are feeling burnt-out, unmotivated, unfulfilled, or unhappy · Guided research on roles and industries that spark your passion and take advantage of your strengths · Deeper research into chosen paths · Research-backed career path evaluation | $175 |
As published on their website, read Sep 30, 2026.
How they compare
- Their packages start at $175. Of the 905 career coaches in our directory who publish a package price, 23% start at the same price or lower.
- 11 years coaching; the median for career coaches in our directory is 14.
Computed by Callings from the prices and experience coaches publish. Not a rating.
Where they fit
| Students | Early | Mid | Manager | Director | VP / C-suite | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resume and LinkedIn | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Interviews and offers | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Job search strategy | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Career direction and change | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Leadership | no | no | no | no | no | no |
| Personal brand | no | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
How they work
- Process
- Evaluate your Current State · Build Core Positioning · Strengthen Search Skills · Secure the Right Offer
- Assessments
- Becoming You Methodology assessments
- Before coaching
- Corporate Recruiter, Consumer Goods and Vermont companies; Career Advisor, University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins (7 years)
Do it yourself, or hire a coach?
| Doing it yourself | Usually enough when | A coach earns the fee when | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resume | 4 to 8 hours for a strong base, then about 30 minutes per posting. Callings can tailor it to each job. | You are staying in the same field and level and have recent results to cite. | You are changing field or level, coming back after a long break, or many applications brought no interviews. |
| Interviews | 3 to 6 hours of practice out loud per interview process. Callings can prepare you for each job you track. | Early rounds in a format you know. | Final rounds, panels, a new kind of role, or you tend to freeze. |
| Job search | A target list, a weekly plan and steady outreach. Callings builds the weekly plan and tracks every application, free. | Interviews are coming in. | Three months without traction, or a senior search that runs on your network. |
Times are our estimates. Try Callings.
Questions to ask before hiring
- Do you write it yourself, how many revision rounds are included, and do I keep editable files? (done-for-you writing)
- What are your cancellation and refund terms? (no refund terms on their site)
- Who do you usually work with, and how long does a typical engagement last? (always worth asking)
What they publish
- Prices: yes
- What each service includes: yes
- A free consultation: yes
- Refund or cancellation terms: not found on their website
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