Shimmering Resumes

It was a real pleasure working with Shimmering Resumes. I worked directly with Paul and not only did he do a completely professional job developing a profile of me, but was able to brand me and tell my story and my skills in a way that allowed me to paper to tell make a transition from project management into product management with one of the Bay Area’s best companies.
You get what you pay for and you should not cut corners on your career documents. Paul is really the Hemmingway of resume writing. He wrote a detailed resume for me but it’s also designed in a way that anyone can skim it in just a few seconds and come away impressed. It quickly got me more interviews than I’d ever had before. He asked me questions that got me thinking and he was comfortable to talk to. He helped me remember some of the success I’ve had which wound up as an important part of my resume.
Paul treated me like he truly cared and he was also an informative resource for me. He explained to me the challenges and opportunities of making the career change and doing the job search that was necessary. He was really informed about the job market and the economic realities and this gave me the confidence to go for it.
Paul convinced me to put LinkedIn to use in my job search and he wrote my profile in a way that has gotten me to the top of the list the recruiters call. This has helped me make connections with some of the better headhunters and I’ll be able to use these contacts in the future when I decide to make my next career move.
I was impressed that Paul is ex-​McKinsey and it showed up in his level of professionalism. I’ve already recommended two friends and colleagues to Shimmering and both are also happy. If you invest in this great service provider you will be happy too!

I wanted to take a moment and highly recommend Paul @ Shimmering Resumes. Paul helped my family with updating our resumes and what I thought would be a painful process was a piece of cake. Worth every penny and my wife was able to find a new job as a result.
Dereck C.

Paul did a fantastic job for me! He spent the time to understand my background and skills. He also clearly researched my industry when building my resume. The final product exceeded my expectations and his service is worth every dime. I cannot stress how skilled he is!

I want to take a moment to highly recommend Paul Freiberger and his Shimmering Resumes firm. Since 2013, Paul has provided me with professional career coaching and resume writing services. Paul was a big help to me in defining my career path and providing me the tools to realize my goals.
I went through a period of confusion about whether I could dare try to make a career change from product marketing to product management. Paul listened to my worries. He didn’t make value judgments. But he has a world of experience of his own that he drew upon to help me think of my options. He listened to me explain my career history and he asked me questions that helped me identify skills that overlapped into the product management area that is my passion.
In addition to being a great resource, Paul’s work product was the best. He is a great writer and he highlighted my experience in a meaningful and clear way. He wrote a dynamic resume and LinkedIn profile for me. The LinkedIn summary that he came up with continues to attract recruiters to my profile even after I’ve found a new job. This way I’m able to continue building my connections of recruiters for the day when I might want to change jobs again.
I was skeptical about whether I would ever really need a cover letter but I still copy and paste sentences from some of the letters Paul wrote for me when I have to send biographical letters as part of speaking engagements.
When I say that Paul has been a resource, I don’t just mean with the resume. He helped me with job interview expertise. He gave me a copy of his book and he spent several hours over the course of a month reviewing job interview Q & A. Now I’m able to offer advice to my friends and relatives.
I also turned to Paul when I was trying to get a promotion and a raise and his strategy there was also huge. I kept in touch with him about my job and he pointed out the right time to talk to my manager about a raise. I know I got the raise because of the quality of my work but having Paul in my corner has given me a lot of security.
I know I can count on Paul at Shimmering Resumes for any advice about my career. If he doesn’t have the answer he helps me get it. I’ve proudly referred multiple friends and colleagues over the last few years and everyone has been amazed. If I sound enthusiastic it’s simply because I know that I have the best resource for my career growth and that’s a darn important part of my life.

Paul at Shimmering Resumes is a pleasure to work with. He is full of suggestions about resume development, job searches and Linkedin profiles. My Linked in profile was out of date and lacked punch. He made some great suggestions and updated it for me. It was much more professional and presented me in a positive and interesting light. Paul has also come up with career improvement advice and ongoing strategy tips that I have started to put to use. He clarified my understanding of LinkedIn groups and the benefits of using this social networking phenomenon. I’m seeing more value from LinkedIn almost instantly. His service was done on time and exceeded my expectations for sure. Terrific job! Thanks, Paul

I found myself looking for my next career home for the first time in my life this year. I always had opportunities come to me and never had to go out and market myself. The task was a little daunting with the new online tools, the masses of people vying for the same position and methods used by recruiters. Standing out from the crowd and telling my story in a compelling way was a challenge. I hired Paul to help and it was by far the smartest move. His no nonsense approach and sharp skill at cutting through the clutter helped me immensely. He is an accomplished, outstanding writer and I was surprised at how quickly and easily he was able to deliver on my projects with minimal revision. He has a unique ability to get to the heart of his subject’s passion, experience, skill sets and telling your story in a highly effective, concise way. He coached me on how to interview, highlighting strengths and coaching through weaknesses. The resume, online profile and coaching services resulted in my finding the career home of my dreams. I highly recommend Paul for any of the services he offers and also for the books he has authored — they are insightful and have been a tremendous help!

I was transitioning careers and really needed help making my resume relevant to the field I was going into. I contacted Paul a couple times before I actually committed to his service. He was very nice through the process and made me feel assured that he could pin-​point the aspects out of my background that were most relevant and highlight my personal strengths.
Paul is thorough in his approach. Although his questionnaire will provide you a homework assignment, it is designed to really help pull out all of your accomplishments and strengths. He was able to make two «stand-​out» points for me about each position I held when I thought that I didn’t have any.
Once I started using the resume that Paul had created I began to get a lot more interest in the job market. He does beautiful writing work, but his formatting is also wonderful. He allows your resume to flow and it is visually pleasing; your eye is attracted to the points of emphasis.
Since finishing my resume, Paul has been a trusted adviser helping me navigate through the job seeking process. If I have a question about how to apply somewhere, an interview question, or need any career advice, whatsoever, I call him and he is happy to help (free of charge). Paul has even helped me make revisions to my resume and cover letter.
I have recommended Paul to family and friends and I would recommend his services to anyone who needs a new resume, help with a LinkedIn profile, or general job search help.

I very much appreciated working with Paul at Shimmering Resumes. He is personable, thoughtful, experienced and very smart! His style of interview put me at ease, helped me uncover talents not yet clearly articulated, and engage in the process of finding the right opportunity with a new mindset. I have referred multiple people to him since we first worked together in 2011 and I’m glad to send anyone his way.
When I went to Paul I had been working as a consultant for 10 years, and that job was in itself a change from my previous line of work. I’d gone from project manager to birth doula and was looking to transition into more traditional healthcare. His skill in parsing my work history, in packaging it into something very appealing to employers, and in always telling the truth worked for me! I didn’t have to stretch the truth, I just had to let him help me uncover it. I appreciate him to this day. Hire him, now!

I was stuck looking for work in the worst days of the Recession. Even worse, the industry where I’d set up camp for the last nine years — publishing — was in the tank. I walked around feeling my experience was more of a handicap than a benefit to potential employers.
Like a maestro and a psychologist all in one, Paul sat me down and helped me uncover and recover parts of my professional past that rebranded me for a tough job market and a career shift. I can’t tell you how much I needed that when I did, and I’m grateful.
Will Paul’s resume assistance alone help you find a job? No, not really. But will you have a beautiful, professional self-​marketing document that signals your strengths to disinterested HR recruiters, sets conversations in interviews with hiring managers, and makes you feel more valuable in the job market. Heck yes.

Paul revised my resume last time in November, less than a month ago. It reflected a career change, complete with a recent graduate degree and a recently obtained professional certification in a novel field. I sent the resume to a few local (Bay Area) companies in which I had contacts, and got phone screens and interviews scheduled fast. However, that alone is not that impressive since I have contacts who submitted my resume internally. I also applied to a position on the website of an industry leader located in San Francisco. The resume was not hand-​carried. And yet, I got a phone screen and next week will come for an interview. My resume was chosen from a large pile (LinkedIn showed a large number of applicants for the position), and THAT, I think, speaks VOLUMES of Paul’s mastery of his craft.

Every once in a while, you luck out when choosing a service provider. This time, I found just what I was looking for. Paul navigated his way through my long technical career and was able to extract my core competencies, make sense of them, and translate it into a very professional resume. I was impressed by the amount of time he spent interviewing me and then making sure that my resume reflected my view of my own skills. Great attention to detail and very prompt. Highly recommended.
That was a year ago, last week Paul helped me again. I asked for and received the best resume edit I could have asked for. The process was painless, fast and well within a reasonable cost. Paul’s edits helped take my resume from the pile to the few that were looked at closely. Once I did get an interview, Paul was available to coach me through the process until finally I was at the end, you know when it is between me and one other person. I called Paul and had a time arranged to chat within minutes. I cannot even tell you what he said to me during that time, but I can tell you when I hung up the phone, I was confident I would be able to do my best. And you know what, I did. I start the new job tomorrow. Thank You Paul for everything, you help, confidence and patience. I could not have done it without you.
Ken Smith

Not a cookie cutter service!
After reading the reviews on Unilocal,I contacted Paul by phone. He was polite, professional, and eager to share his value. To be fair, I also contacted other services, which were notably less expensive. But after speaking with Paul directly, I felt comfortable with his understanding of the nuances of the resume review process. I purchased the single resume package.
While he does offer the option of conducting interviews by phone, I preferred to meet him in person so that we could vet everything at once. In person, his tone was inquisitive without being unpleasant or obtrusive. It felt like we were simply chatting at a bar, which I believe was his goal. The only exception, however was that he took copious notes. Something that I noted was that on many occasions, he restated my comments back to me, but in far more compelling terms. That exercise offered me an unexpected degree of reassurance. He also gave me a copy of his book, which was a kind gesture.
The final product was solid! It was dense, well-​tailor to my end goal, and no-​nonsense. What quickly jumped out at me was that he didn’t make it look like the same skill set was regurgitated at every position. He highlighted the differences and how they spoke directly to discrete results. If my resume skills were crayon sets, I admit that mine would be the generic 8-​pack box with the fatty crayons. Paul reminded me that he is that guy with the 64-​box with the sharpener and colors like mango tango. It really makes you wonder if it is worth trying to compete against people like Paul who do this for a living.
As far as the turnaround time, I explicitly stated that I was in no particular rush. I know that he does offer 24-​hour service, but I just wanted to dust off the old resume. In fact, I told him that if he needed to put more love into it, I could wait. I think all in all, he took a couple weeks.
Would I recommend him? I am having him update the resumes of some of my family members. I suspect that there will be more. Thank you Paul.

Paul is working to correct the issue I had with his service. I will provide a review once that has taken place. Until then, I will leave this open-​ended…

Paul is a breeze to work with. I’ve been a contractor for years & really needed a full-​time position, so I felt it was finally time for me to take my resume to a professional. After reading all the rave reviews, I felt Paul was the man for the job and boy was I right!
Paul delivered a cohesive, radiant example of my career on paper. I purchased the package with the Linkedin Profile makeover, cover letter and thank you letter & have used every document with pride. Here’s the best part: after contracting for 6 years,
I was just offered a full-​time position within the mobile advertising space. Even though I’ve already signed my offer letter, the offers keep coming!
Paul and I did all communication through email, which worked well for me. I couldn’t be happier with this service and won’t hesitate to call up Paul again. Just as we all need great doctors, mechanics and lawyers, Paul is now on that list.

Contacted Paul during a high stress period in my career, and was initially put off by the delay in the initial response. Once I got hold of Paul and discussed the particulars of my situation, we began having regular meetings and he provided excellent tips to help refine my job search process.

Paul helped me get a new job! I recently used Paul’s Shimmering Resumes service to rewrite my resume and LinkedIn profile. Paul’s systematic method of interviewing me to remove the clutter from my previous resume and pull out what I have truly accomplished and wanted to be known for was a game-​changer. By the time I received the final resume and LinkedIn profile, I finally felt like my true professional self was being articulated clearly and accurately.
Literally the day after I sent my new resume to a recruiter, I received a call and request for an interview. This ended up being the job I start shortly!
Paul also spent a lot of time with me preparing for my interviews, guiding me on what to say and not to say during the important first interview. This helped me go into interviews confident and calm.
I fully recommend Shimmering Resumes if you are interested in upgrading your resume and your overall profile.

Paul and his services helped tremendously! I immediately got a response from the top company I applied for, aced the interview, and received a higher salary than I ever expected or even wanted. In short, Paul and his services are great! If you are on the fence wondering whether to ask for help (as I was at first), do it. I did and am now grateful and in a better place than I would have been without his services. Thank you Paul and Shimmering Resumes!

Once in a while I get lucky, and finding Paul was one of those times. Paul spent almost an hour and a half interviewing me over the phone, asked me tons of questions, had me clarify my notes I had sent him, and was genuinely interested in getting it right.
He subsequently called and emailed to make sure of a few things and then sent me a finished copy within two days. I had a few corrections to make and he responded to my requests within hours.
I was impressed and more than satisfied with his resume format and moreover, his writing skills.
I definitely recommend him. And while this may sound like I’m his best friend or a plant, I’m really just a satisfied customer.
LJ

I contacted Paul after reading good reviews about him. He was fast to reply and call me to arrange a phone interview to discuss about my resume and what I wanted highlighted.
After our discussion he gave me a delivery date of my resume but he didn’t send it on time.
No emails were sent out or phone call to inform me he is going to be late and therefore I had to call him and ask if he is going to delivery it at least by next business date but he was hesitant. Finally I received it late again after he told me new date of delivery. And the job seemed rushed and I didn’t receive good results with my job search using the resume he built.
I called him back to discuss feedback on his work but it was difficult to discuss with him because he seemed irritated.
I paid in full and as a professional he should have done a better job.
He gave me free of charge cover letter, thank you letter and linkedin feedback but they didn’t add any value to me at all.

I called Paul in crisis mode when i was in the middle of negotiations and evaluating different offers. He was kind enough to speak to me in length immediately, review my emails and provide all the guidance i needed. This in turn put some well needed clarity in my head. He knows what he is doing and is a professional at it. I will not hesitate to call him regarding any future services needed.