The Ultimate Resume Playbook for Job Seekers

A 30+ page digital resume guide, including 2 premium templates and 1 worksheet for the mid-career professional looking to apply a research-driven, human-centered design approach to crafting their story.

Created by a former Silicon Valley recruiting executive with 20+ years of experience and 3X Head of Talent. He's helping top talent across America at companies like ServiceNow, Roche, Amazon, and Snowflake re-imagine their work and life narrative. Learn how to revamp your resume into one that reads like a breath of fresh air to recruiters and is optimized for maximum user experience.

• Gain confidence in your job search by knowing yourself, your story, and the value of your experience
• Clarify your own value proposition so other people can understand what you do easily
• Improve the probability that you’ll convert in the interview process – start landing more interviews and experiencing success on your job search

What's Inside

A 30+ page digital guide filled with everything you need to create a winning resume, including:

• How to craft your executive summary
  • Starting with your why
  • Translating your why into your value proposition and executive summary
• Tips to optimize every section of your resume, including how to use the STAR framework to create mini case studies for your experience section
• Resume do’s and don’t’s
• The exact resume template that has gotten my clients from the first stage to the offer to getting hired
• BONUS Material – Networking and LinkedIn tips, including:
  • How and when to reach out to your network
  • Who to reach out to
  • Example message templates for building your network on LinkedIn

Note: Because this is a digital product, please note that we do not accept refunds. However, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email me and I'll be happy to assist you.

What Others Are Saying

“You may have an idea of what your story is, but I knew in interviews or even on paper it wasn’t coming out. It took someone like Derek to provide unbiased feedback and extract some of these key projects that I thought were run-of-the-mill, but were actually pretty impactful. He helped create case studies and helped me communicate my top-line value proposition to decision makers in a way I couldn’t have otherwise." - G.L.

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"Working with Derek was one of the best things I could’ve done when I was looking for a new job. He helped me craft a resume that tells an actual story. After working with him, the number of interviews I was selected for increased significantly, and this includes jobs I applied to without referrals." -E.H.

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"Derek helped me develop an authentic narrative as a scientific leader that I felt fully represented my achievements, and then tailored to align with the requirements of the job description. I felt more confidence following the submission of my resume this time than I have with any prior job application submission. Less than a week later, the employer contacted me asking for interview slots." -J.R.

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"I always thought my resume was 'good enough' and ready if somebody contacted me about an interesting job - a concise two page summary of what I've done for the last 20 years. Working with Derek, I realized that's not how to approach a career that will consume the next 20 years of my life.

The resume he wrote for me brought a tear to my eye as he captured me so perfectly in a way I never could. It tells my narrative perfectly and positions me for the career I want. Having worked with Derek, I feel more equipped to proactively navigate my career and not just settle for 'good enough'." - G.F.

Who This is For:

• Active job seekers who are looking for their next role
• Passive job seekers casually looking for another opportunity but looking to update their resume so they're prepared
• The sales, partnerships, or business development professional looking to develop a structured approach to building stories
• Career changers or anyone going through a career pivot or transition
• Any mid-career professional looking to take a proactive approach to their career!

About the Author

My mission is to be the best talent and career development agency in the tech industry.

I'm Derek, a career and leadership coach with over 20 years of global talent management and offer negotiation expertise. I've been a founding Head of Talent at three companies, partnering with CEOs to shape recruiting, compensation, and people strategies for publicly traded tech companies and high-growth startups that have collectively raised over $2 billion.

After spending 20+ years in the corporate recruiting world, I founded Derek Ling Consulting in 2023, where I'm committed to working directly one-on-one with job-seekers on the candidate side, sharing my knowledge with others and helping people create “aha” moments for themselves. I help unlock people so they can battle their own negative self-talk and self-limiting beliefs that are holding them back, and help them develop vision for themselves so they can actualize their dreams.

My goal is to help you discover your “why,” define your career goals, and master your storytelling—both on LinkedIn and in how you describe yourself in your personal life, and in your professional life, whether it's meeting with a customer, with internal stakeholders, in networking conversations, or in interviews.

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