Erin Kennedy

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 that my three passions of helping people, writing, and talking would eventually be my career, I wouldn't have believed you. I was hell-bent on working in a human resources office of an automotive company (I’m from Michigan—Motor City!).  

But life had different plans for me. 

It took me a bit to get here but eventually, I did (I post a lot here about my detours!).🛣️

For the last 20 years, we’ve helped 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 land the roles they wanted in the companies they chose. 

We can do the same for you.

We offer a high-touch service and work with you one-on-one throughout the process as your thought partner and career strategist. 

My team of 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱, 𝗧.𝗢.𝗥.𝗜. 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱-𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 create career documents for clients seeking opportunities from $150K+ to $1M+, from mid-level to c-level executives for just about every industry. 

We have 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 on staff to help you navigate LinkedIn’s ever-changing landscape through coaching and hands-on LI exploration.

I’m proud to say I've assembled a select team of writers, editors, and LinkedIn experts that are truly the "𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁". As the top writers and consultants in the industry, they create power-packed documents and profiles that will make you say, "WOW!! Is this really me? I'd hire me!"

▶️ 𝗪𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥:

✔ Executive Resumes & Cover Letters
✔ VP, Director, Senior Mgr, and Professional Resumes 
✔ Resumes for CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CTO, CMO, "CXO", CSO, and C-Suite
✔ Board Resumes
✔ LinkedIn Profile Writing, Strategy, & Coaching 
✔ Brand Strategy
✔ Graphic and Networking Resumes
✔ Job Search, Interview, & Career Coaching 
✔ Executive Recruiter Resume Distribution
✔ VC/PE Resume Distribution 
✔ We are Recruiter Approved!

▶️  𝗠𝗬 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗦

➖ Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE)
➖ Master Career Director (MCD)
➖ Certified Resume Analyst (CRA)
➖ Certified Master Resume Writer (CMRW)
➖ Certified Executive Resume Writer (CERW)
➖ Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
➖ Certified Empowerment & Motivational Coach (CEMC)
➖ Member: CTL, CDI, NRWA, Forbes Council
➖ Former Board Member, NRWA: Experienced Business Owner, East
➖ Certification Committee, Career Directors International (CDI)
➖ TORI Judge, multiple TORI nominations and wins (CDI)
➖ 20+ years in the career industry
➖ BS,Human Resources

Call now: 810-664-1933
Or schedule your appointment at: https://www.exclusive-executive-resumes.com

CEO | Executive Resume Writer | LinkedIn Profile |  C-Suite, Boards, EVP, SVP | Branding | 

Erin  Kennedy

Bernadette Pawlik, Job Search Strategist/Recruiting Insider

My practice is based upon over 25 years of recruiting experience---real expertise built on real experience behind the scenes in every step of the hiring process.

I know how professionals go from jobseekers to candidates---because I identified and qualified hundreds of candidates.

I know the "secret language of job descriptions"and teach my clients how to decode them so they pursue the right roles.   I've written job descriptions from manager through CEO.

I know how recruiters and hiring managers evaluate resumes. I evaluated thousands and personally witnessed how hiring managers react to them.

I know how recruiters leverage Linkedin to find talent: I used Linkedin as the foundation of my search practice.

I know what works during the interview process, and what fails:  I'm interviewed hundreds and received feedback on scores.

My goal is to give my clients the same "insider tools" that I perfected behind the curtain for over 50k hours recruiting. (This can be confirmed at www.pawlikdorman.com)

Whether it is resume revisions, Linkedin upgrades, job search strategy, interview skills or long term networking for career success..my direct experience informs every service I am privileged to provide to clients.

I am also a founder of the #JobSeekerGuides, an all volunteer group of recruiting professionals dedicated to overturning the myths and misinformation about the recruiting process.

Finally, I can't promise you a job, a double digit pay increase or a spectacular career trajectory.  I can promise that if you are my client you'll move forward in your job search and/or career confident because you are empowered by real insider tools and skills.

Senior Partner

Pawlik/Dorman conducts retained senior executive searches for a strategically limited number of clients.  Our mission is client relationships that are long-lasting, not merely transactional.  Our goal is to understand not only our client's talent needs, but their culture, strategy and vision. 

We focus on an initial client needs assessment which requires input in writing from each member of the hiring team to conduct not only a comprehensive search but to expedite the process. 

Our goal is candidates who not only "fit", but who thrive. 80% of our business is from repeat clients or referrals. Those referrals come from both clients, and candidates who were not hired, because we believe how we represent our clients build or detract from their brand as well as our reputation--so each candidate is treated with respect.
  
We welcome your questions at pawlik@pawlikdorman.com or 773 296 0950.  In addition, we are always delighted to brainstorm on search issues, career guidance or resume effectiveness.  To do so, please send an e-mail to pawlik@pawlikdorman.com referencing Linkedin.

Send me a connection request any Sunday and I'll accept.

I call it Open Connection Sunday.

Why do I do this?

Because Linkedin should be more of a community, and less of a marketplace.

Because when people are told to just network to success, that reeks of a privilege that not everyone has.

Because in my own self-interest, I hope what I write each day gains more traction.

You needn't send me a flattering note.

Please don't try to sell me anything though---I'm good!

Enjoy your Sunday wherever you are.

Bernadette Pawlik

Career Coach & Job Search Strategist/25+ Years of Executive Recruiting Experience/”The Insider’s Advantage” to Careers

Why are people being treated like crap during their job searches?

Here goes:

1) Recruiters are compensated for filling open roles, not for the candidate experience.

2) Companies don't always value the recruitment process. So hiring 2 juniors because they are cheaper looks like a way better deal than hiring a more senior, more expensive person, because leadership thinks recruiting is just an automated process that doesn't require acumen.

3) Hiring managers have forgotten the anxiety they felt during their own job searches.  Maybe their careers have been a seamless trajectory from success to success.  Maybe it is better to choose selective amnesia over the pain of their own job searches.

4) Job seeker "time" is different from "hiring team" time. If you are a job seeker and had an interview on Monday, you're thinking about that job every single day. Hoping for a positive response. If you're on a hiring team, you're onto other urgent matters. 

5) Expectations are set unrealistically by self-proclaimed "career experts." They are advising people to get bent out of shape and light the torches to storm the recruiting community if they are ghosted.  Whereas recruiters will say: Here's the way you establish a relationship with recruiting so you learn your status sooner rather than later.

6) Finally, what people don't know is this: Recruiting is the most human of business processes. Hiring managers---human. Recruiters---yet human. Technology ---yep, selected by humans. The more human factors there are, the greater the chances of things not working.

Follow me.  I write good stuff based on almost 30 years in recruiting.  I also do job-search and career-strategy coaching.

Comments are appreciated, since they keep my posts alive.

I have a brain.

I use it every day.

I use AI.

I use it every day.

When I use AI I use my brain.

Every day.

I also use my brain when I search on Google, consume news, and watch YouTube videos.

I use the same tool of analysis and critical thinking with AI as I do at other times---my trusty brain.

AI is a tool.

Many people want to frighten you into not using it.

Other people want you to buy their whiz-bang AI product, purporting that it solves all your woes.

Since you have a brain (and a good one!) and have used it before, I know you're not going to fall for fear or magic.

May the force of our lovely and amazing brains be with us, whatever we do.

Follow me for stuff.  Frequently good stuff.

Comments help my posts survive! Yours are appreciated.

Our crazy ass last Sunday reminded me of my job search misadventures.

1) We left the house full of optimism to see a well-reviewed play.

10 minutes into the play, I'm realizing this is going to be 2 hours of paint drying. 

Job search equivalent: I prepped for an interview and realized after 7 minutes that this is basically a gulag, but with guards in bespoke suits.

2) Driving home, the rain began to pelt the car, and we decided to stop for an early dinner.  Unexpectedly, this little restaurant was awesome!

Job search equivalent: The job I had applied for and forgotten began to court me, and the job posting didn't do it justice.  It was a great job.

3) The rain doesn't stop,  we get into the car, my husband rolls down the windows to unsteam them, and can't get the back window up.  I'm in the passenger seat, pelted by heavy raindrops.

Equivalent: Turns out the employer thinks since I'm unemployed, they can get me for 20% less than my last comp.

4) We figure out a way to get home without me being soaked. We decided that when we get home, we're ordering pizza in.

Equivalent: I decide I'll go back to the employer with a case for higher pay. Even if it isn't perfect, I'll figure out a way to make it better.

5) Since that wonderful, awful Sunday, we've told this story at least 5 times.  It is now part of our shared history, and we note that shared history about the unexpected is the best history of all.

Equivalent: Every painful search I ever had taught me something.  Perhaps only how to get through it.  Perhaps how to make it better. But no search was wasted.

Comments help keep my posts alive; yours are very welcome.

I was a bad recruiter before I was a good one.

Even though I started in Fancy Assed Retained Executive search, my "onboarding" consisted of being given a key to the ladies' room and directed to my windowless office.  

A partner (these are the Big Swinging Ones) thundered down to my office, handed me three position descriptions, and I could hear his voice fading as he went down the hall: 

"I'll be back in 2 weeks. I want 6 candidates to present to each client when I return."

I knew next to nothing (okay, I knew how to get to the ladies' room.)

I found 18 candidates for each search, only 4 of whom were right for each, leaving 14 in varying stages of life disruption.

Not from "evil" or "stupidity", just from being undertrained, unprepared, but very, very determined.

I got better over time.

So much better, in fact, that I founded my own firm, ran it successfully for over 20 years, and wrapped it up about 3 years ago after hitting my "number."

Here's the point:

You never know the level or the competency of the recruiter or recruiters with whom you work.

Competency is not a given.

What is a given is this:

Everyone is doing their best.

Because no matter how inept, every recruiter has mouths to feed---even if, like me, early in my career, it was mine and two cats.

Follow me for stuff. All of it honest, some of it useful.

Comments keep my posts alive; yours are appreciated.

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