Case Study: How Great Resumes Fast Helped Carlos Llanes Go from a $40k Military Career to a Multi-Six-Figure Corporate Career
Carlos is a retired soldier who wanted to transition from a logistics and operations career in the military to the corporate sector.
The Challenge
As a skilled âprocurement manâ in the military, Carlos managed the buying and logistics of the militaryâs tactical gearâa huge undertaking that should have revealed just how valuable Carlosâ leadership and management skills were.
However, Carlos didnât know how to translate his military achievements into a resume or LinkedIn profile that would attract recruiters in the corporate world.
He would apply for jobs on Indeed, only to hear nothing back, or he would receive interest for jobs that were well below his qualifications.
âI sent my resume to Indeed and other job boards, and I’m getting interest for $14/hour jobs, $18/hour jobs, but all these jobs are all entry-level jobs. When I left the military, I was a senior leader, so I was already used to managing large elements, large workforces. I didn’t know how I would transition into the civilian workforce and I realized right then and there that it must be the way that my resume is set up.â
So, Carlos started looking for professional resume writers. But one thing he knew he needed that most resume writing services didnât offer: The writer must speak with him and get to know himânot just look at his current resume.
The reason? He knew that so much of leadership positions are about your personality and character. And he wanted to make sure his resume conveyed who he was, not just what he could do.
âWhat if the resume doesn’t portray who you are? What if it’s a very subtle resume, but your character is very aggressive? Whoever is reading that is not gonna get that from your resume.â
The Solution
Great Resumes Fast offered everything Carlos was looking for:
Writers with intimate knowledge of the hiring side and his target industry so they know what works to get offers
âGreat Resumes Fast has access to information that I never had. They write resumes for CEOs, for COOs, for CFOs, for VPs and as they’re creating these resumes, they’re finding out what’s important. So it’s not just a resume. I think anybody can write you a decent resume if they’re a good writer, but not knowing what the industry is really asking and not being in tune with the industry, that’s where you’ll fail without Great Resumes Fast.â
Close, partnership experience (not a resume mill) so he would understand the strategy behind his new resume and be prepared for the interview
âMy writer made sure I understood the strategy behind everything that was on that paper. And therefore I can defend it. That was super important. That’s an aspect of what Great Resumes Fast produced that the other resume writing companies aren’t really into. They’ll give you a resume, but they don’t explain to you what’s on the resume or why. So when you get into a room and you start getting drilled down, if you canât explain your resume, it’s gonna be exposed. You need to know the implications behind whatever those statements are, so that you can really sell it in an interview.â
A finished resume that translated his past experience and skills to match the position he wanted . . . and showed his personality
âThey put a line in my resume that said: âProcesses information like an engineer, but problem-solves like a musician.â I take super complex problems and I problem-solve them in ways that most people don’t. In every interview Iâve ever had, the hiring manager would ask âI’m intrigued by this. What do you mean by this?â And it was always an opportunity for me to talk about myself a little bit, and it broke the ice. It was really a genius move to put something like that on there.â
Great Resumes Fast took Carlos through their process, including a 60-90-minute interview with him, to develop his brand new resume and LinkedIn profile in just three business days.
And as a result?
The Result
Carlos landed a leadership position at his dream companyâwithout any connectionsâwithin one week and increased his salary by 80%.
Carlos had wanted to work at Ryder Supply Chain Solutions since he left the military. But heâd been putting off sending in his resume because he was afraid heâd get rejectedâand lose his shot.
Armed with his new resume and LinkedIn profile from Great Resumes Fast, Carlos finally applied. Within one week, he was offered a leadership position at Ryder in line with his qualifications. Additionally, he went from earning $40,000 in the military to earning $72,000 in his new positionâan 80% increase!
âThey got me straight through the door and I got put on the top of the list. The hiring manager looked at my LinkedIn profile, so he had read about me already before I even got to the interview.â
Over the next few years, Carlos returned to Great Resumes Fast to speed up his career advancementâjumping to $300,00+ a year in just four years.
Great Resumes Fast was there to help Carlos revamp his resume and LinkedIn profile as he went after more promotions.
Today, just four years later, Carlos is earning multi-six figures a year doing what he loves. He credits his rapid advancement to Great Resumes Fast:
âPeople have been blown away by my growth. My counterpart in salary and responsibility has about 20 or 25 years in the company, I’ve only got four years. All of that was made possible because of the doors being opened, and those doors were opened because of Great Resumes Fast.â
Read why Carlos recommends Great Resumes Fast, review his resume and read the full case study here.
âI can tell you that I will never go anywhere else, particularly because no matter how busy they are, no matter what’s going on, they’ve always made it a point to make me feel like I’m their most important client.â
Also, I would love to connect and continue the conversation on Linkedin. You can send me an invite here.
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Jessica Hernandez, President, CEO & Founder of Great Resumes Fast
Hi, Iâm Jessica. I started this company back in 2008 after more than a decade directing hiring practices at Fortune 500 companies.
What started as a side hustle (before that was even a word!) helping friends of friends with their resumes has now grown into a company that serves hundreds of happy clients a year. But the personal touch? Iâve kept that.
You might have seen me featured as a resume expert in publications like Forbes, Fast Company, and Fortune. And in 2020, I was honored to be named as a LinkedIn Top Voice of the year!
Iâm so glad youâre here, and I canât wait to help you find your next perfect-fit position!
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