I honestly wasn't sure what to expect when I first reached out to Brian, but working with him turned out to be one of the best investments I've made in my career. I relocated to the US last Christmas and had to start my job search from scratch in a completely new market. Finding Brian was a turning point. After he helped me update my resume, everything changed. Throughout March, I was getting messages from a new recruiter almost every day, from companies like LinkedIn, TikTok, Walmart, and more. I even had the confidence to reach out directly to a technical manager at a top fintech company and made a great impression. The results speak for themselves. I received offers from both JPMorgan Chase and Cognizant, and I'm still in the final stages with another exciting company (five out of six rounds done). Brian has a real gift for helping you present yourself in the best light. I've already referred my friend to him, and I'm so grateful for everything. If you're thinking about it, just do it. You won't regret it. read more

Brian was super helpful and did an extremely thorough job. After finishing my resume, he also provided additional support if I wanted to make any changes down the line. I highly recommend him! read more

Brian's attention to detail is second to none! His resume landed me a job paying well over my previous salary and I couldn't be any happier! I'm skeptical of most ratings but in Brian's case the high rating was spot on. He asked a lot of in depth questions that I myself would've never even considered. When my new employer responded back to my application/resume he noted how great the resume was. Brian I can't thank you enough. Highly recommended, you will not be disappointed. read more

Working with Brian Hollihan was hands down the best career investment I've ever made as an entry-level scientist. His resume writing service completely changed the game for me. Brian didn't just polish up my old resume- he strategically rebuilt it from the ground up, showcasing my strengths in a way that made my value crystal clear to employers. The results speak for themselves: I landed interviews with every single company I applied to, and ended up with five separate six-figure job offers. Each hiring manager I spoke with specifically mentioned how powerful and professional my resume looked. Brian has an incredible talent for highlighting the right achievements, tailoring the language to the industry, and making sure every detail is aligned with what top employers are looking for. What stood out most was his personalized approach. He took the time to understand my background, my goals, and the roles I was targeting. It didn't feel like a cookie-cutter service at all. It was completely customized, and the outcome proved it. If you're serious about your career and want to stand out in a competitive market, I can't recommend Brian enough. He doesn't just write resumes; he creates opportunities. For me, his work directly led to multiple life-changing opportunities right after I graduated. read more

Brian takes the time to talk to you to understand what you have worked on, what your strengths are, and finds the right way to tailor the resume to make it stand out. Highly recommended. read more

Brian was great, he was very thorough and explained everything through the whole process. He really deep dives in your business life to understand your background and experience. I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for a job or needs help making their resume 5 stars. Thanks again Brian for all the help. read more

Another fantastic experience working with Brian! This was my second time working with Brian to update my resume, and once again, he exceeded expectations. We worked on two versions of my resume, and he took the time to thoughtfully analyze my experience and skill set to tailor each one strategically. What I really appreciate about Brian is that he doesn't just edit your resume, he helps you understand your value and how to communicate it effectively. He even offered some incredibly insightful career advice that helped me think more clearly about my next steps professionally. If you're looking for someone who blends expertise with genuine care, thoughtful guidance, and great value, Brian is the right choice. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him! read more

Brian is one of the most amazing people to work with on a resume. He is able to dissect every little detail of your work experience and make you sound more amazing then you believed yourself to be. I have been using his services for about 5 years now and he has helped me nab some of the best jobs I ever had. On top of that he is very kind and a joy to speak with. Cost is very reasonable as he puts in days of work on each resume. 10/10 would highly recommend his services. read more

Absolutely appreciated Brian's help to revamp my resume for a new job. I will go back to him for support as long as he's available. I also appreciated the time he took to check in with me and my progress along the way. read more

I can't recommend Brian highly enough! I reached out for help with my resume, and what he delivered far exceeded my expectations. He took the time to understand my background, strengths, and career goals, then translated all of that into a clean, professional, and impactful resume that truly reflects who I am. read more

I worked with Brian to update my resume while seeking my next role, and he went above and beyond to highlight my relevant experience and skills in record time. He is a great listener who provides the specific feedback needed to make your profile stand out to recruiters. Brian is patient, knowledgeable, and works closely with you to ensure you shine in the job market. I highly recommend Brian to anyone looking to get their resume rewritten and increase their chances of snagging their next great opportunity. Thanks, Brian, for all your help! read more

Brian dug into my entire career with thoughtful, strategic questions that brought out accomplishments I hadn't even considered. The resume he produced was beautifully written, sharply focused, and structured for maximum impact. He also delivered an excellent LinkedIn profile and explained exactly how to tailor the message for that different audience--truly a five-star experience. read more

I was actively looking for a professional services position for 18 months without success when I engaged Brian to help me with my resume and online presence. I started getting responses right away and was hired within 3 months. He made the process easy and the final product was just right! read more

Brian was instrumental in helping me to land my new role. He takes it far beyond structure, keywords and formatting. His approach of building a story around your career is extremely effective. I can't recommend him highly enough. read more

Working with Brian was a top notch experience. He took my previous resume versions and spent a lot of time teasing out accomplishments and areas of expertise to build out improved content. He tailored the resume to multiple job descriptions and put together a great format that took me from screening through the interview process. Highly recommend this approach vs AI tools and high volume resumé shops. His pricing model is also extremely fair and beyond reasonable; excellent value! read more

Brian is one of the best at helping you re-discover yourself through a structured interview process. He is very easy to talk to and has a lot patience. His writing skills are unmatched, second to none. He was able to take my experience, organize all the information tops down into a compelling narrative. I highly recommend Brian if you need any help with your resume or any other document you need write. read more

Thank you Brian for your attention, listening skills, and ability to consistently provide space to make sure I've emptied all the thoughts and memories of work experiences I've had in my career. Brian's style is great and talking with him through everything has increased my confidence, especially when i read my resume that he wrote based on everything I talked about. He extracts all the important bits and puts them into concise and easily digestible paragraphs. Very happy with the service he's provided. read more

Brian has been instrumental in helping me with my resume. His resume skills have helped me land many interviews and landed me two different jobs. He truly takes so much time to go through all of your experience and creates a resume that truly encompasses the full extent of your experience. I cannot recommend him enough and will be sure to use him again in the future! read more

Brian is super helpful and cooperative with his resume building services! He will tailor the resume to how you like it. He will focus and emphasize on your skills and past results. I have gotten 5+ jobs with his help on my resume. Highly recommend! read more

Brian is an incredibly talented resume writer and I cannot recommend him enough. He worked with me to revamp my resume, and through our conversations, was able to pull out critical details of my past achievements and allow them to shine. He is very thorough, and worked closely with me to cater my accomplishments to my ideal role. He also provided coaching about how to adjust the resume for different roles. Brian is also such a kind person, and was really just a joy to work with. With my new resume, I started getting more callbacks immediately and quickly thereafter landed a new role in my field. I highly recommend working with Brian if you are struggling to get interviews in this competitive job market! read more

I highly recommend Brian. He took the time to understand my career background and unique strengths. I appreciated his structured approach and how he tailored my resume specifically for me. read more

Great service for a fair price. He spends a couple hours before and after the resume is delivered. Very knowledgeable w good advice and suggestions. His resume work to me was fantastic. I'd definitely try him before more expensive services due to his comprehensive details. read more

Brian is an absolute pleasure to work with. I utilized his resume writing services years ago and am returning to update my recent accomplishments and experience. Brian's unique approach helps him to understand what you specialize in and allows you to be involved throughout the whole process. I have received countless compliments on my resume and highly recommend his services. read more

I used Brian last December to clean up and improve my resume and LinkedIn page. It was the best investment I have made in recent years. He takes the extra time and care to make sure you will shine when applying for new positions and working with recruiters. He asks the correct questions and gives you some homework around the jobs you want to apply for to make sure everything is in proper form. My resume went from being generic to a great resume for my VP and EVP job search. I had three major interviews within 60 days and found my perfect job within 90 days of working with Brian. I highly recommend Brian. I am actually having my sister use his service as I write this. read more

Brian's has been invaluable to my career. His expertise and writing skills are way beyond other career resume and LinkedIn professionals. I have no doubt his expertise in this field (not only building an amazing resume) but counseling through the process helped me land my current job as a VP of Sales. read more

Brian was showing me gender discrimination when he called me back. I couldn't believe my ears when he told me about stay at home moms that have never worked. He belittled me by asking me why I didn't have a resume. I was in an a marriage where my husband wouldn't let me work. Two minutes on the phone with him was enough for me. He was condescending and belittling. I would never work with someone with this attitude. It's hard enough trying to get into the working word but to have this man with such a judgmental tone. Don't go to him people!!! I also found it very odd that you couldn't video chat to get to know my situation better. Saying you can't get you computer fixed because the person fixing your computer could give you COVID seemed weird... You definitely have a gender bias because your tone with me was even disrespectful. You are just justifying your rudeness below.. Also you speak for yourself when you mention a 26 year old man with an MBA. You definitely have some issues going on. read more

I was referred to Brian by a very successful friend of mine. And thanks to him I got introduced to someone who is passionate about writing. He did 720 degrees turned around of my resume. His writing skills combined with job market understanding are beyond my imagination. After he wrote my resume, I had more views, more hits, and more calls than before. Most of the time ATS system could read the resume without an issue. I am glad and thankful to Brian. I am looking forward to working with him on my LinkedIn profile. His help goes beyond resume writing. He is very approachable and gives advice when you ask for it. read more

As a VP of marketing with experience at many high-tech companies, I needed someone who could showcase me in a very competitive market. Brian exceeded my expectations with a service that goes much deeper than the typical resume writing process. Instead of a slick corporation with one-size-fits-all processes, he runs a one-person shop with more personalized and intelligent service. He began with a two-hour meeting in which he asked me question after question about my accomplishments in every job. He went way beyond the usual content on resumes. He has an unusually broad background, and he leveraged his travels around the world and his knowledge about many cultures to look at my own background with a larger range of ideas to uncover more ways in which I stand out. He then put his writing skills to work. He provided me with a rough draft written so that the top immediately jumps out and the ideas logically flow throughout the resume. And he took the large amount of information that he uncovered and put it into succinct and well-written statements. We then had more conversations, and he offered more ideas about improving the rough draft. After the iterations, he meticulously edited it. He also offered excellent insights beyond resume writing at no extra cost, including ideas about innovative ways to get interviews, and how to better succeed in them. In addition to being an outstanding thinker and writer, he's a nice guy who looked at my job search holistically and took extra steps to help maximize my success. He would be a great long-term ally for anyone looking to further his/her career. read more

Brain has helped me bring out my most important skills, capability, well as capacity in an in-depth intro conversation. He then impeccably put it in words on my resume, thus made me shine to the right direction in my professional path. I immediate received numerous of interviews and job offers within weeks of posting my resume online. 90 percent more views on my LinkedIn page was received in the field that I desired. As a result I am working at a Fortune 500 company. I then referred two more clients to Brian and they too promptly landed jobs. Brian is amazing! He's definitely my innovative motivational PR go to! read more

When I reached out to Brian I was in a very low place. I was basically sending out resumes with not even an initial phone conversation. Since working with Brian who encouraged me to think critically about my job experience and accomplishments. I have received so many requests for interviews that I actually had to start marking them on my calendar to keep track of them all. Usually I only had one or two active interviews so you can tell how much Brian has helped me. This is a collaborative process, so anyone who wants to work with Brian must be prepared to work alongside him; DO NOT expect to throw your resume at him and ask him to write everything for you. In the end, this is your job search, not his. Brian is an excellent resource for you to take your resume and cover letter to the next level. read more

This review is a few years overdue...I met with Brian when I was preparing to change careers (Commercial Lines Insurance Broker to Social Worker). He was very professional, took his time to get to understand my skills, he showed me the value of my skills and how they were transferable. Although I didn't end up securing a job immediately, the resume Brian helped me with was a huge contributing factor in getting into grad school for a Masters in Social Work. Covid happened in my second semester of school and my internship hired me for Covid Disaster Relief with a supervisor position (unusual for persons without SW experience or without an MSW degree). This was thanks to Brian! I now understood my value and I negotiated my salary confidently and increased it $9k from the original offer. I recently graduated and will be seeking his services to level up on the next employment opportunity! read more

I reached out to Brian during the summer to ask if he also did personal statements. Although his expertise are in resume writing, he graciously accepted and was able to help me polish my statement. Brian was excellent to work with and really pushed for me to brainstorm on my accomplishments. Definitely would recommend him! read more

I would highly reccommend Brian. Brian takes a detailed approach to his services, and asks numerous thought provoking questions. He tailors your accomplishments and experiences to your desired industry. Brian constantly keeps up with the hiring trends of employers, and makes resumes stand out to prospective employers. Additionally, he is well versed in the "key words" hiring algorithms, and utilises them in his work. When you receive the finished product you be glad you hired Brian!!!! read more

Brian is an amazing resume writer and career advisor. He is very intelligent and has a background in writing and head hunting that is truly represented in the conversations you have with him. He really likes to dig deep into your experience and have a full understanding of your accomplishments to make your resume flourish. He also connects the job description to your resume so it will stick out compared to the others prospects. He gives wonderful advice and cares about your long-term success, which is hard to find nowadays. I am grateful for the opportunities he has helped me land that he will be forever my go-to for professional help. I would highly recommend getting a consultation with him! read more

I highly recommend Brian for resume guidance and career advancement services. He really knows his stuff and he asks the right questions to get you thinking outside of the box. My resumes were good and I work in the biotechnology field already but he really took it to the next level. He knows how to measure your performance at any job you have worked for and he knows how to put your experience in writing to make you shin! Brian is very honest and trustworthy plus he has interesting life stories. He was recommended by someone in my masters program and I am glad to have him as part of my network! :) Thank you for all your help! read more

I've worked with Brian over the past couple of years. I've found him to be an excellent listener, highly intelligent, and able to help me authentically express my past experiences to match the needs of my future employer. In particular, Brian is excellent at separating signal from noise -- so important in telling the story about how one's abilities. He is fast, hard-working, and, for the value he's created, very reasonably priced. Thank you Brian for your coaching and help! read more

Brian helped me completely revamp my resume from a bunch of descriptions of my skills and a list of things I have done into a cohesive narrative for not only one career but two completely unrelated fields. His phone interview delved into the heart of who I am and how I wished to present my self on paper. Followed by the supplemental 150 questions he emailed me allowed me to really take inventory of my skill set and tailor each resume accordingly. While we were working on the first resume, I found the second job that piqued my interest and he was able to accommodate a quick turn around easily allowing me to apply for the job within the time constraints of the employer. He is a great communicator with pertinent questions thy helped me launch in a new direction with my professional life. Thanks, Brian! Will recommend your services whenever I can. read more

I've worked with Brian for a couple of years now. We met and talked about how to update my resume and cover letter. He did a great job with my resume and I was able to get a few job interviews. My industry is very competitive and before I started working with Brian I wasn't even able to get an interview. He is patient and open to suggestions and ideas. Also was very accommodating a few times and responds promptly which was crucial in some cases. Highly recommended! read more

After reading the stellar reviews on Yelp I contacted Mr. Holihan to assist me in improving my resume. We arranged a time to meet at his prefabricated home and he gave me excellent directions. He charged me $300 for his resume writing services and I gave him links to three positions I thought I qualified for. He provided me three resumes which I sent for three positions which I did not receive any response from the companies after submitting them. He also recommended purchase three books, Ask the Headhunter by Nick A. Corcodilos 1997 (OOP), The 2-Hour Job Search by Steve Dalton 2012 (OOP) and The Sound of Your Voice by Carol Fleming Audio CD. Mr. Holihan appeared more interested in pushing his own book 'Thinking in a New Light' which I thought was not pertinent to solving my employment challenge. His services did not work for me. read more

I'm a software engineering executive who is also technically hands on and innovative, and I wanted both aspects highlighted on my resume. Brian did a marvelous job, and I quickly had interviews with several companies. He began by meeting me in his home office for two hours, analyzed every job I've had, and asked me a ton of questions about my accomplishments as a manager and as an innovative technologist. Brian has an unusually diverse background; he's traveled all over the world, written about creativity (his place is full of books), and plays several musical instruments. He also worked as a headhunter for over ten years and understands how employers read resumes. So he could look at my background from conventional perspectives and also think outside the box (people who enjoy travel, reading, or music will especially enjoy the process). Brian then sent me a rough draft of the resume three days after the meeting, and it was great to see all my accomplishments outlined in a single document. We then had an hour-long meeting where we made sure that all the statements were clear and accurate. When we were both satisfied with all the content, Brian did the final edit and polished the writing. I saw his editing skills first hand when I rehired him to edit an executive presentation. We sat side by side, and he immediately saw everything that could be improved. His knowledge of the English language is first rate. I hired him again, to update my resume a few months after I got a job. He asked me more questions about my accomplishments and summarized my work in a way that's consistent with the rest of my resume. His service is also outstanding. He completed every milestone on schedule, and he was always available to talk. After finishing my resume, he gave me free advice about the next steps in my job search, which was very helpful. read more