We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Chelsea Pyle a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Chelsea, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Let’s start with the story of your mission. What should we know?

My company, Career Pro supports career changers, entry level professionals, executive level professionals, or those returning to the workforce by landing their dream career. Our mission is to position professionals to stand out and shine above the competition by partnering with them to understand their career development goals and curating the career documents they need to get their foot in the door and land their dream career. Career Pro is passionate about showcasing our client’s accomplishments and impacts and leveraging them to earn up to an $80,000 pay increase.

Chelsea, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Hey y’all, my name is Chelsea Pyle. I am the Founder and Chief Resume Writer for Career Pro with 10+ years of experience in Human Resources, Talent and Recruiting. Due to my wealth of knowledge in Human Resources, interviewing, and job application strategies, I wanted to support fellow professionals in their career development journey to land a career where they are valued, respected, and paid what they deserve. Career Pro was founded in 2020, right before the COVID-19 pandemic. Little did we know that this downturn of events would change people’s lives and the job market, probably indefinitely.

Career Pro provides resume writing services, LinkedIn profile optimization, career coaching, and professional or business branding strategies. Career Pro specializes in creating resume packages that are Applicant Tracking System (ATS) optimized and keyword optimized to increase the chances of your resume landing into the recruiter or hiring manager’s hands versus the “No” pile. Career Pro collaborates with clients to align their transferrable key skills, professional accomplishments, and value proposition. Further. Career Pro works closely with clients to understand their experience, skills, goals, and call attention to those through key data metrics to position our clients above the competition. It can be difficult to position yourself in a humble brag and speak highly of yourself, therefore, Career Pro ensures our clients stand out and shine above the rest!

Career Pro objectively and decisively reviews our client’s professional and educational experience to leverage those into data metrics in order to express the impact and showcase the problems our clients can solve for the potential employer. We support clients throughout the entirety of the interview process; curating the career documents they need in order to apply, curate an effective job application strategy, career finder services, career coaching to ensure interview preparation, and salary negotiation to land the pay figure in which our clients deserve.

Career Pro has supported clients internationally and helped them land their dream careers at Fortune 500 organizations, such as Amazon, Grub Hub, Morgan Stanley, Oracle, USAA, Target, Prudential Financial, and several more. Our clients have landed an interview in as little as 24 hours, a job in as little as a week, and upwards of an $80,000 salary increase. Career Pro is recognized for our client’s proven success, positive word-of-mouth reviews, and consistent 5-star reviews. Past clients have stated our resumes “are the most creative resumes I’ve ever seen in my life”. Given our client’s success, attention to detail and knowledge within the Human Resources and Talent/Recruiting space, this combined experience sets Career Pro apart in the resume writing space.

How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start your business?

Career Pro feels strongly in our mission, vision and value proposition. When we launched in January of 2020, we started by offering $25 resumes to get our name out there and build our clientele. During that time, I was using readily available equipment and programs necessary to complete resume packages. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and millions of Americans were either furloughed or permanently laid off. During that time, Career Pro gave back by offering free resume reviews and coached professionals on how to update their resume to bypass the Applicant Tracking System and target their ideal job postings. During that time, word of mouth spread and the clients who spent $25 on their resumes landed careers, amassing up to $60K pay raises. Since then, Career Pro has built the revenue to invest in marketing, equipment, programs, and employee training and development/certifications to best support our clients and position them for success.

How about pivoting – can you share the story of a time you’ve had to pivot?

COVID-19 has forced all of us to pivot, personally and professionally and I believe this will be for the foreseeable future. Many employers who were once against hybrid or remote work have had their opinions and visions challenged. Many organizations are now adopting hybrid or a fully remote workforce due in part to expensive real-estate space and overhead costs. If the organization prioritizes work-life balance and employee engagement in a remote work environment, this can be a huge employer branding and selling point to attract and retain qualified candidates. Even more so, COVID-19 has caused what you may have heard as “The Great Resignation”. This phenomenon earned its name when 17.9 million people quit their jobs between January – May 2021, due in part to childcare, wages, home obligations, fear of COVID, etc. Fast forward to present state, it is truly a candidate’s market. Employers are having trouble retaining employees and staffing positions; therefore, they are more willing to pay top dollar to identify and retain qualified candidates.

Key takeaway is that interviewing is a two-way street to ensure the opportunity will be a good mutual fit. Set yourself up for success with the resume package, career coaching, and salary negotiation skills to successfully land and close the deal.

To partner on your career development goals and create a resume package to suit your needs, please feel free to reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation call. Further, if you are a business owner, we can support with your personal branding by establishing your business starter kit including, company logo, website, business cards, pamphlets, and much more. 

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.careerproresume.net/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsea.pyle/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareerProResumeServices
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-pyle/

Image Credits
Profile Picture courtesy of: Lane Gray Photography