Career Coaching & Resume Writing for Professionals Ready to Pivot or Advance

Helping you make career decisions with clarity, confidence, and tools you can use.

Career Coaching & Resume Writing for Professionals Ready to Pivot or Advance

Helping you make career decisions with clarity, confidence, and tools you can use.

Position Your Career for What's Next

At Resume & Career Services, I help experienced professionals and managers clarify their goals, elevate their personal brand, and create modern career documents that open doors. Whether you're exploring new options, navigating a tough transition, or aiming for a promotion, we'll create a strategy that puts your value front and center. Beyond a resume, you need a strategy.

Three Ways to Move Forward at Resume & Career Services

Career Coaching

Get clarity and create a career roadmap to guide your next move that aligns your values, abilities, and goals.

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Resume & LinkedIn Writing

Develop modern, compelling documents that tell your story, open doors, and speak directly to your ideal role.

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Personal Branding

Position yourself confidently online and in interviews, prepared to present sought-after job solutions.

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Who I Help

Career changers seeking a new path

Professionals aiming for promotion

Mid-level managers ready for executive roles

Individuals returning to the workforce or recovering from job loss

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Together we take the time to uncover your true motivations and fully explore available options for elevating your career to the next level up or making career path changes.

Don’t try to do this alone!

Why Choose Resume & Career Services?

Hi, my name is Brenda Goburn Smith. My career transition coaching services are built on a proprietary framework that verifies your attributes, shapes your personal brand, and packages your expertise for your target. You need to find where you fit.

You need a roadmap.

You don't need just a resume. You need direction and to clearly articulate your value. You need a strategy.

As a Certified Transition Coach and Personal Brand Strategist, I bring real-world experience, not just theory. Having successfully navigated multiple career changes myself, I understand the challenges firsthand.

With over 15 years of experience and demonstrated success, I'll equip you with practical tools and the confidence to take your next step.

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Client Success Stories

I was at both a life and career crossroad. Ms. Brenda pulled me back from the ledge and provided effective, practical, and intentional career and personal guidance. The Career and Recalibration Experience is a Master's Class in career transition. If AI is about "Efficiency," then Resume and Career Services are about "Clarity" and "Individuality." For me, it was a personal investment in myself. Highly recommended for senior- and executive-level leaders.

Timothy Barber

I truly appreciate the quality of your services and the time you took to listen so carefully to my needs. Your thoughtful questions and patience helped me understand my strengths more clearly and recognize how to use them with intention in my career journey.

Kemi O

You truly met, if not exceeded, my expectations. Every document, recommendation, and communication has been intentional and deeply appreciated. What I am sure of is your ability to capture and present me in a professional, concise manner that communicates who I am, not just what I do.

M Barker

Brenda is a very pleasant and polished professional. I felt at ease from the “get-go,” and was comfortable working with her. Her professionalism and expertise helped me broaden my understanding and scope of what is needed to take my career prospects to the next level. Brenda is more than a resume writer; she is a skilled counselor and coach who gently challenges and equips you with the tools necessary to give you the edge in the job search marketplace.

Ayanna G

Thanks to BGS’s expertise, my CV now speaks confidently and clearly to who I am as a professional. Her ability to transform my career narrative into a compelling, results-driven story exceeded expectations. I wholeheartedly recommend BGS to anyone seeking to elevate their personal brand and make a lasting impression. Thank you, BGS, for your brilliance, care, and commitment to excellence. You truly made a difference.

OSS

It was a pleasure working with Brenda. My resume looks amazing, and my LinkedIn page has a new look and feel. Brenda worked with my schedule and was very responsive. I enjoyed her services so much I referred 4 of my friends.

Shannon B.

Thank you for listening to me and helping me find clarity through a very difficult time. I have needed professional assistance with my resume for quite some time, and I appreciated the care Ms. Brenda provided me. I will recommend her to others in the future.

Jana B.

Although she could’ve just written pretty words on paper, Brenda instead took the time to get to know me and readily assisted me with my career journey. It’s the career service I didn’t know I needed.

Tiera M.

Have Questions? I Have Answers.

Who do I work with?

I partner with experienced professionals and managers who are at a career crossroads, seeking promotion, returning to the workforce, or ready to pivot into a new role.

What makes my approach different?

I use a proven framework that verifies your strengths, shapes your personal brand, and packages your expertise for your target roles so opportunities align with where you fit.

Do I only write resumes?

No. I combine career coaching, modern career documents, and personal branding support to ensure your message is consistent and compelling across your resume, LinkedIn, and interviews.

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Let's talk about where you are, where you want to go, and how I can help you get there.

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