Sharla Taylor, Career Coach & Executive Resume Writer
Helping executives and mid-career professionals advance their careers for 20+ years
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday by appointment only 912-656-6857
Do you want to change jobs but the thought of launching a job search in such a volatile and uncertain economy seems like an impossible mission?
Well, I teach busy executives and mid-career professionals, like you, how to develop and execute a career marketing plan that bypasses broken application processes and positions you as the most compelling candidate for your next professional role. Interested?
I'm Sharla Taylor, a multi-certified career coach, resume writer, LinkedIn profile writer, networking strategist, and interview coach who has trained under three bestselling authors/career coaches. I've been helping executives and mid-career professionals define their unique brand and advance their careers for 20+ years.
My online career services firm is dedicated to providing you with distinctive documents and personalized coaching throughout your job search journey. Clients say my superpower is that I coach with humor and heart.
Well, I teach busy executives and mid-career professionals, like you, how to develop and execute a career marketing plan that bypasses broken application processes and positions you as the most compelling candidate for your next professional role. Interested?
I'm Sharla Taylor, a multi-certified career coach, resume writer, LinkedIn profile writer, networking strategist, and interview coach who has trained under three bestselling authors/career coaches. I've been helping executives and mid-career professionals define their unique brand and advance their careers for 20+ years.
My online career services firm is dedicated to providing you with distinctive documents and personalized coaching throughout your job search journey. Clients say my superpower is that I coach with humor and heart.
Save the stress of writing your career marketing documents yourself! Have your resume or CV, LinkedIn profile, and career correspondence written by a pro!
Accelerate your job search, ace your interviews, and advance your career!
Accelerate your job search, ace your interviews, and advance your career!
- My clients report gains of up to 10 times more job interviews from responses to the high-impact, professionally written resumes than from the DIY resumes they used previously.
- Unlike many of my competitors, all prices and services are listed online. You know exactly what you are paying for at the time you place your order.
- Writing professionally branded, content-rich documents tailored to your individual needs is what I do best. You have direct access to me. I'm the writer who creates your content. I don't hire subcontract writers.
- I will capture your authentic voice and create documents that position you for the next step in your career path.
- My staff editor reviews all documents for quality, clarity, and brevity before you receive the documents.
Do you want to find meaningful work in 2023 and land a new job with the compensation and work-life balance you deserve?
As a certified career coach, I can help you get noticed, build business relationships, ace your interviews, and positively influence the employer's decision to hire you before another company does!
Gain a competitive advantage in your job search in a one-to-one career coaching program tailored to your needs:
- Develop and implement strategies to position you as the right candidate to hire.
- Elevate the effectiveness of your career marketing campaign to win the attention of recruiters and hiring authorities.
- Find companies and job opportunities whose culture and mission are aligned with your core values and strengths.
- Grow your professional network, maximize the impact of your messaging, and expand your online influence.
- Manage, measure, and evaluate your career search productivity and change search tactics when needed.
- Ace your interviews and generate more job offers for positions that offer the work-life balance and compensation you deserve.
Accelerate your job search with 1:1 career coaching!
As of October 2023, the average length of unemployment was 21.6 weeks, an increase of 0.1 from September 2023, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' current employment statistics. While I cannot guarantee your employment (only your prospective employer can extend a job offer), clients who have participated in one-to-one career coaching with me and have implemented the assertive job search strategies I teach have landed their next job in about 6 to 12 weeks. That's between 44.44% to 72.22% faster than the national average. Executive-level job searches may take an average of 5 months. The length of your job search will vary according to your industry, role, areas of expertise, and job search actions.
A few of my clients' case studies:
- In late November 2023, a talent acquisition manager applied for 2 jobs and landed 2 interviews. A well-written resume plus implementing the proactive application and communication strategies I teach coaching clients yielded a 200% interview generation rate during the holiday season.
- A clinical case manager, who had relocated from out of state, landed a new role in about 3 weeks with a combination of professional writing services and interview coaching.
- The week of March 20, 2023 was amazing: 3 clients sent 1 resume each to their target company. All 3 clients received interviews. Keyword research, personal branding, and professionally written content tied to the employer's needs earned each client a first interview. Some call it luck. I say, "strategic content gets results."
- An operations executive landed his next job in only 9 days by conducting a targeted search. Full disclosure: we conducted intensive preliminary research before he launched his highly effective job search.
- An HR director advanced into the position of VP of Human Resources in about 3 months after carefully planning and implementing a focused job search strategy and refining his interview skills.
- A computer programmer, who lost her job in a massive reduction in force, landed a new job in 27 days and was able to bank most of her severance pay for a rainy day.
- A customer success executive received two strong job offers in 45 days by working together in career coaching sessions and using leading-edge technology to capture his career wins, develop custom interview presentations for his target companies, and conduct several mock interviews. His dilemma was deciding which 6-figure job offer to accept. It was a nice problem to have, don't you think?
I love it when my clients track their job search activities and report stellar results like these:
- A sales rep researched target companies, sent 33 resumes, gained 11 interviews within 30 days, and received 3 job offers.
- An aerospace engineer sent 4 resumes, gained 3 interviews, and received 2 job offers in about 5 weeks.
- A digital marketing professional called to tell me she sent 1 resume and within 30 minutes of submission had a return phone call from a hiring manager offering her freelance work.
- A college student studying at a university in Europe landed an internship as a business analyst at Amazon in about 3.5 weeks.
I'm dedicated to your job search success. Coaching clients who followed my proven strategies for designing a career marketing plan and conducting a proactive and productive job search shaved weeks off their job searches and were pleased with the results.
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I founded my company in 1993 and offer career coaching, interview coaching, and writing services for senior executives and mid-career professionals who work in diverse industries including accounting, finance, healthcare, biotechnology, engineering, IT, manufacturing, global supply chain, sales, marketing, people and culture (human resources and DEI), and many other fields.
Written by a Pro serves local customers in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Lakeland, Orlando, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, and Miami. Actually, I work with job seekers around the world who are seeking employment with companies based in the USA.
Here's what a few of my clients are saying about the professional writing, editing, and career coaching services of Written by a Pro:
"It's been a joy to work with you, Sharla. You are a tremendous talent, and I could not have done this without your help and coaching. Thank you." - Janelle S., MSN, RN, Nurse Educator in Indiana
"What really puts Sharla Taylor over the top is her willingness to go the extra mile for executive clients that require speed and accuracy to their demands. I secured a COO position with Sharla meeting my quick turnaround demands and producing quality documents to the Chairman of my new company. I would highly recommend Written by a Pro."
- Bob H., Operations Executive in California
"Every step of development and every coaching call has been very beneficial. Thank you for your advice, Sharla."
- Will N, Marketing Executive in New York
"Beyond thrilled with the quality of work that Sharla did on my behalf. She is a consummate professional from start to finish."
- Carolyn M., HR Manager in Texas
"Sharla, You hit it out of the park! I will recommend your services to everyone."
- Dina C., Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs in California
"Sharla is a pro with the experience to create an outstanding resume. I sent the resume she created to one company, was interviewed a few days later, and accepted the position shortly thereafter. She's batting a thousand as far as I'm concerned. I recommend you invest in allowing Sharla to help you. You will get more than your money's worth hiring Sharla to help you create an updated, effective resume."- Keith R., Technology Executive in Alabama
"This is great! Thank you so much for all your effort, feedback, and guidance Sharla. I am very appreciative! My resume has never looked better." - Alan K., Chief Technology Officer in New Jersey
"You changed my life. I can't thank you enough. I love my new management position!" - Randy J., Security Manager
"Thanks for the timely response and clear communications to streamline my resume."
- Angelo F., Project Manager (Resume Review Customer)
"Sharla, thank you so much for reviewing my LinkedIn profile. Your input and suggestions helped me take my profile to the next level."
- Annette R, Paralegal in Maryland
"Sharla, I like the fact that you work primarily from interview. The brief homework exercises you asked me to complete yielded great insights. Most of all, I'm pleased that you captured my voice! Thank you."
- COO, Technology Company in Tennessee
"I'm extremely pleased. Thank you for showing me how my LinkedIn profile can generate more contacts. I feel much more confident after my coaching session with you." - Brenda H., Quality Assurance Manager in North Carolina
"Unbelievable. You transformed my answers to your LinkedIn development questions into a LinkedIn profile that had my voice."
- Tamara M., in Georgia
"The resume looks wonderful. You’ve done a stellar job, Sharla! "
- Tonia K., Senior Accounting Manager in Minnesota
"I'm reaching out to let you know I have accepted a new role with a company that I like and will be starting next week. Thank you again for your help with my resume and LinkedIn profile. It proved to be instrumental in my search and in my personal reflection and self-evaluation."
- IT Executive [name and location withheld in respect of client's privacy]
"The resume was a tour de force. I've already got an offer on the table after only three days!"
- Tim G., Research Scientist in Massachusetts
"I contacted a headhunter and provided him my new resume. He said, 'It is fantastic!' Excellent work."
- Gary S., CEO for global manufacturing company
"I'm happy with the LinkedIn profile and resume that tell my career story. Thanks for the impressive work."
- Derrick G., CFO of manufacturing company in Illinois
"An alluring masterpiece. It's the Mona Lisa of resumes!"
- Matt M., Corporate Communications Executive in Washington, D.C.
"It has been a good learning process and a pleasure working with you to develop my LinkedIn profile. Thank you for your diligence, suggestions, and help though the process." - Tony R., CEO in Brazil
"I received a phone call within 30 minutes of submitting my resume to a recruiter. She complimented me on the concise and relevant content that focused on hard skills. Mrs. Taylor, you rock!"
- Grace Z., Executive Administrative Assistant in Mississippi
"Thank you for taking the time to review both my resume and LinkedIn Profile, as well as meeting with me today to spend the extra time to walk through the edits, provide guidance on how to work with the ATS scans, and improve my LinkedIn profile content. I appreciate your personal investment in my career advancement and the time you committed to helping me be better prepared to re-enter the workforce with increased success!"
- [Name withheld in respect of client's privacy]
Written by a Pro serves local customers in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Lakeland, Orlando, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, and Miami. Actually, I work with job seekers around the world who are seeking employment with companies based in the USA.
Here's what a few of my clients are saying about the professional writing, editing, and career coaching services of Written by a Pro:
"It's been a joy to work with you, Sharla. You are a tremendous talent, and I could not have done this without your help and coaching. Thank you." - Janelle S., MSN, RN, Nurse Educator in Indiana
"What really puts Sharla Taylor over the top is her willingness to go the extra mile for executive clients that require speed and accuracy to their demands. I secured a COO position with Sharla meeting my quick turnaround demands and producing quality documents to the Chairman of my new company. I would highly recommend Written by a Pro."
- Bob H., Operations Executive in California
"Every step of development and every coaching call has been very beneficial. Thank you for your advice, Sharla."
- Will N, Marketing Executive in New York
"Beyond thrilled with the quality of work that Sharla did on my behalf. She is a consummate professional from start to finish."
- Carolyn M., HR Manager in Texas
"Sharla, You hit it out of the park! I will recommend your services to everyone."
- Dina C., Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs in California
"Sharla is a pro with the experience to create an outstanding resume. I sent the resume she created to one company, was interviewed a few days later, and accepted the position shortly thereafter. She's batting a thousand as far as I'm concerned. I recommend you invest in allowing Sharla to help you. You will get more than your money's worth hiring Sharla to help you create an updated, effective resume."- Keith R., Technology Executive in Alabama
"This is great! Thank you so much for all your effort, feedback, and guidance Sharla. I am very appreciative! My resume has never looked better." - Alan K., Chief Technology Officer in New Jersey
"You changed my life. I can't thank you enough. I love my new management position!" - Randy J., Security Manager
"Thanks for the timely response and clear communications to streamline my resume."
- Angelo F., Project Manager (Resume Review Customer)
"Sharla, thank you so much for reviewing my LinkedIn profile. Your input and suggestions helped me take my profile to the next level."
- Annette R, Paralegal in Maryland
"Sharla, I like the fact that you work primarily from interview. The brief homework exercises you asked me to complete yielded great insights. Most of all, I'm pleased that you captured my voice! Thank you."
- COO, Technology Company in Tennessee
"I'm extremely pleased. Thank you for showing me how my LinkedIn profile can generate more contacts. I feel much more confident after my coaching session with you." - Brenda H., Quality Assurance Manager in North Carolina
"Unbelievable. You transformed my answers to your LinkedIn development questions into a LinkedIn profile that had my voice."
- Tamara M., in Georgia
"The resume looks wonderful. You’ve done a stellar job, Sharla! "
- Tonia K., Senior Accounting Manager in Minnesota
"I'm reaching out to let you know I have accepted a new role with a company that I like and will be starting next week. Thank you again for your help with my resume and LinkedIn profile. It proved to be instrumental in my search and in my personal reflection and self-evaluation."
- IT Executive [name and location withheld in respect of client's privacy]
"The resume was a tour de force. I've already got an offer on the table after only three days!"
- Tim G., Research Scientist in Massachusetts
"I contacted a headhunter and provided him my new resume. He said, 'It is fantastic!' Excellent work."
- Gary S., CEO for global manufacturing company
"I'm happy with the LinkedIn profile and resume that tell my career story. Thanks for the impressive work."
- Derrick G., CFO of manufacturing company in Illinois
"An alluring masterpiece. It's the Mona Lisa of resumes!"
- Matt M., Corporate Communications Executive in Washington, D.C.
"It has been a good learning process and a pleasure working with you to develop my LinkedIn profile. Thank you for your diligence, suggestions, and help though the process." - Tony R., CEO in Brazil
"I received a phone call within 30 minutes of submitting my resume to a recruiter. She complimented me on the concise and relevant content that focused on hard skills. Mrs. Taylor, you rock!"
- Grace Z., Executive Administrative Assistant in Mississippi
"Thank you for taking the time to review both my resume and LinkedIn Profile, as well as meeting with me today to spend the extra time to walk through the edits, provide guidance on how to work with the ATS scans, and improve my LinkedIn profile content. I appreciate your personal investment in my career advancement and the time you committed to helping me be better prepared to re-enter the workforce with increased success!"
- [Name withheld in respect of client's privacy]