Katie Roberts

Resume Writers


Our professional Resume Writing Service is designed for people who need a resume written from scratch or for those who want to update, improve and re-format their existing resume. Our Resume Writers prepare resumes, cover letters, selection criteria and job applications for clients in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and regional locations across Australia.

Our Resume Writers prepare job applications for a variety of roles and industries including:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Administration
  • Building and Construction
  • Education and Training
  • Engineering
  • FMCG
  • Government and Defence
  • Healthcare
  • HR and Recruitment
  • IT and Telecommunications
  • Legal
  • Media and Communications
  • Not-for-Profit
  • Project Management
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Trades and Other Services

Services

1. Professional Resume

Secure more job interviews by engaging one of our Resume Writers to prepare a professional resume for you. Your resume will be tailored for your industry to help you stand out from other applicants and get short-listed by employers. Your Personal Resume Consultant will liaise with you directly to identify your relevant skills, experience and achievements, and present them effectively to employers.

Your resume will include:

  • A Career Profile / Objective
  • Your Key Skills and Achievements
  • Your Work Experience and Qualifications
  • Your Project Accomplishments
  • Other Relevant Information

2. Customised Cover Letter

It is important to include a well-written cover letter when you apply for jobs. Stand out from the crowd by engaging one of our consultants to write a customised cover letter for you that highlights your relevant skills and experience. We can tailor your cover letter for a specific role, or write a general cover letter for you that you can use to apply for a variety of positions.

3. Selection Criteria

If you are applying for a government position, you need to address the selection criteria in a separate document and include it in your job application. Our consultants can help you prepare a well-written, polished response for each of the criteria to give you the best possible chance of securing an interview. 


Fees

1. Entry Level Package

Suitable for high school students, recent school leavers and tafe/university graduates with up to 2 years work experience in total.

Professional Resume via Phone/Email: $195
Professional Resume with Face-to-Face Consultation: $295
Customised Cover Letter: $75
Selection Criteria Responses: $60 per criteria

2. Experienced Package

Suitable for people with over 2 years work experience who are employed up to middle management level.

Professional Resume via Phone/Email: $295
Professional Resume with Face-to-Face Consultation: $395
Customised Cover Letter: $95
Selection Criteria Responses: $70 per criteria

3. Executive Package

Suitable for people who are applying for senior management or executive positions. Executive resumes are prepared by our Senior Resume Writers.

Professional Resume via Phone/Email: $395
Professional Resume with Face-to-Face Consultation: $495
Customised Cover Letter: $125
Selection Criteria Responses: $80 per criteria

* All prices include GST.

The Process

  • To make an enquiry or get a quote, please complete our online questionnaire
  • We will then email you a quote, along with payment instructions.
  • Payment can be made via our online credit card facility or bank deposit.
  • Once we receive your payment, one of our Resume Writers will contact you and get addtional information about your skills, experience, job preferences etc.
  • Your Resume Writer will then prepare a draft for you and email it to you in Microsoft Word format.
  • Once you have reviewed your draft and requested any changes, your Resume Writer will prepare a final version and email it to you.


Please note:

All fees quoted include up to 2 revisions of your draft. Revisions must be requested within 2 weeks from the date of your first draft. Any further revisions will incur an additional fee.


How quickly will I get my resume?

* For the majority of jobs, we have a 3-5 working day turnaround. If you need your documents sooner than this, please let us know and we will check our availability. An express fee of $90 will apply.


Locations

Please see our list of locations below.

Resume Writers

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Celia Donovan

Available via Phone/Email or in-person at Clovelly or Redfern in Sydney

Celia is an experienced Communications Manager with a working background in publishing, events, retail and hospitality. She holds an MBA and has a substantial background in business management. Celia is able to assist people at any stage of their career including: senior management, career change, first job applications and applying for a promotion. She excels in creating tailored resumes and cover letters designed to help applicants get interviews for the positions they want.

Celia has assisted job seekers in highly technical industries such as health, IT and construction and is particularly skilled at assisting people to apply for government roles. She enjoys writing and is a prolific blogger, letter-writer and "resume doctor" for her extended family. Originally from New Zealand, Celia loves Sydney's multicultural vibe, and enjoys working with clients from many different backgrounds. She strives to make each resume clearly communicate client's individual skills and strengths, and to give them a powerful personal marketing tool to achieve their career goals.

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Fiona Anderson

Available via Phone/Email or in-person at Sandgate, Brisbane

Fiona specialises in polished, professional writing to make your resume, cover letter and selection criteria stand out from the crowd. Each document is customised and written to highlight your skills and experience to fully meet the requirements of your target audience.

Fiona's work background spans print journalism plus business communications for corporations, not-for-profit organisations and small-medium enterprises. As well as creating personalised employment applications, Fiona's expertise in written communications has delivered high-quality business and personal profiles, shareholder reports, stakeholder updates, executive summaries, presentations, newsletters, articles, direct and electronic mail, websites and blogs. Fiona's professional experience is supported with a BA (Journalism, Policy Studies) and Master of Business (Employment Relations).

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Helene Larson

Available via Phone/Email

Helene Larson has worked as a professional writer since 2002, with over 20 articles published for magazines and journals both in Australia and the USA. She holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Newcastle, and worked for around ten years in the Banking and Finance industry in sales and business development roles. During this time Helene wrote many marketing and communications documents, client correspondence and investor newsletters. With her extensive sales and marketing background, combined with strong writing skills, Helene understands how important it is to sell yourself on paper in your resume - and believes first impressions are crucial.

Helene is extremely articulate and organised, and can help you create a resume that will stand out from your competition, giving you the very best chance of securing that all-important first interview. Helene can also provide advice on interview attire, quick fire interview tips and follow-up techniques to improve your likelihood of securing your dream job.

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Belinda Fuller

Available via Phone/Email

With a background in marketing communications and corporate writing, Belinda appreciates the need to approach each resume and job application with fresh eyes. She is an expert at drawing out your skills and experience and tailoring them to produce a personalised Resume ideally suited to the position(s) you wish to apply for. She also has a good understanding of the process involved in preparing Selection Criteria for government positions.

With experience gained over 15+ years, Belinda has achieved significant success in a variety of roles and projects covering direct marketing (both print and online); conference management; research and writing numerous brochures, flyers and newsletters; general communications strategies and website production and management. Her experience has enabled her to develop a comprehensive range of skills and knowledge as well as the ability to effectively convey a technical message through effective copywriting.

Belinda's approach to resume production and specific job applications is to work directly with the client to establish individual requirements with special focus on drawing out your achievements to demonstrate success and potential value to a prospective employer.

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Lisa Hobden

Available in-person in the Adelaide CBD

With a background in HR, Employee Development and Outplacement / Career Transition Coaching, Lisa has always maintained a strong focus on ensuring the right people are in the right roles. Not only has she had hands-on senior management experience within the professional services and hospitality sectors, she has also worked as a Recruitment Consultant, assisting with the establishment of two legal recruitment agencies. 

Having been responsible for organisational recruitment, Lisa knows what employers look for. Not only can she assist you with creating a resume that sets you apart, she can also provide great insight into interview strategies that will ensure you stand out from the competition. Her practical experience, in addition to her qualifications as a Workplace Trainer and Assessor, Results Coach and Master NLP Practitioner, will provide you with unique insights into the job application process.


Testimonials

Dear Helene,
I just wanted to email you to say that I GOT THE JOB! I must say it was partly due to the outstanding resume and cover letter you made me. I am really thankful to you and your professional company. I am certainly more than happy to recommend your services to any of my colleagues in the future. Thank you so much once again!

C Ferdaws

Hi Katie,
I'm very happy with the CV Rebecca prepared for me. She is very professional, very understanding and easily able to grasp the work. Many thanks for helping with my CV and I'm very pleased with your organisation. I think my CV was very much worth the money I spent on it. Best of luck with all your future work.
Regards,

S Fernando

Hi Belinda,
Thank you so much for your time, help and effort in restructuring my resume to its new professional standard. I'm very happy with the end product, the excellent customer service and efficiency. I will certainly refer you to colleagues or friends looking for a professional touch to their CV. Thank you once again.
Kind Regards,

G Lozano

Greetings Katie,
What a great team you have! Meeting with Celia was a real pleasure. Re-doing my resume and cover letter with the right wording made such a difference. I now look better on my resume than i thought! I was impressed that it only took 2 days from consultation to completion. Now I'm ready to go and get the job i want with confidence!
Thanks again,

D Mannah

Dear Katie and Fiona
I want to thank you for the excellent service and CV I received from you both this week.
During the past week I have been extremely busy and was quite anxious as to how I was going to complete my CV on time in order to apply for the new role, however, your wonderful team created my CV sooner than I had anticipated.

I want to compliment Fiona; she went to great lengths to update my achievements and CV by adding the right wording. It sounds easier than it looks. I can assure you I have tried writing the CV myself and honestly believe that I would have spent countless hours and still would not have ended up with the same result. I have always received quality service by Katie and now I can expect the same from your team. Fiona your work is a prime example of this. Your reputation for good service has preceded you. I will recommend Katie Roberts Career Consulting to all my friends. Once again thank you.

Yours sincerely

T Cacaj

Katie,
Just a quick note to say thanks so much for your help with my Resume. I must also say that Helene was very helpful when it came to writing my resume, I was so thrilled to see the final product and amazed at how professional and efficient the whole process was. The final package including the covering letter made me look so good. Thanks again to you and Helene for an excellent service

Kind Regards,

G Baynes

Hi Fiona,
Thank you for all your work on my cover letter and CV. This has put me in a great position for my next project management role. I am confident that the changes made to my CV and the template given for my cover letter has given me the edge required to secure an interview and/or a new job as a project manager. Thanks Katie as well for your support at the beginning.

Kind Regards

P Woods

Helene,
Thank you for preparing my resume. You told me I'd be happy with the result, and you were right. It has been wonderful dealing with you. All the best,

J Chapman

P.S If you happen to hear of any architects looking for students...I have a fantastic resume!

Fiona,
Thank you so much for your tolerance and patience. I am very impressed with the final results. I appreciate your skills and interest in assisting my career development. I will definitely go down this path again for any future job requirements. I have been telling others what a good thing it is to do. I would encourage people from non metropolitan areas to access this service if they want assistance with career development. Best wishes to you and in all your endeavours.

Regards,

Mary Ellen, Coffs Harbour

Hi Helene,
This is just perfect. Thank you for the time and effort you have put into preparing my resume and cover letter. I will certainly pass your details on to colleagues. Thanks again,

Jessica

Hi Helene

With your help in drafting my resume and cover letter, I have successfully been offered a job as a Graduate Accountant in a CPA firm. I am so excited about it! Thank you so much for your help.

Kind regards,

Terrenz

Hi Katie,

I am writing to inform you how impressed I am with both yours and Rebecca's professional service. My resume was drafted, given structure and finalised within a week, which was absolutely phenomenal. The quality of the resume speaks for itself with the following tangible results. I have applied for one of six highly sort after jobs in a federal government agency. They had well over 100 applicants apply. As a result of the resume that Rebecca put together I was short listed to one of 15 applicants with myself and one other applicant being the only outsiders to get an interview. I directly credit your professional resume service with putting myself before the interview panel.

Kind regards,

Andrew Scott

Hi Helene,

This resume is fantastic. I've never sounded so good! Having this resume behind me will increase my interview confidence dramatically. A cover letter would be greatly appreciated in addition to this wonderful resume. This is fantastic work on your part, both in your creative ability and collaborative communication. I hope we can continue to work together on building future resumes. So many times I have sat down to achieve what you have, but have failed to do so. Thanks again Helene for great work!

David

 

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