IAmA Resume Writer who rewrites clients’ resumes and LinkedIn profiles in real time conversations. An AMA I hosted six years ago ended up bringing me 1700+ clients worldwide. It’s my Cake Day today. AMA about resumes, remote work, LinkedIn, layoffs, career reinvention, or living abroad for 14+ years

IAmA Resume Writer who rewrites clients’ resumes and LinkedIn profiles in real time conversations. An AMA I hosted six years ago ended up bringing me 1700+ clients worldwide. It’s my Cake Day today. AMA about resumes, remote work, LinkedIn, layoffs, career reinvention, or living abroad for 14+ years

Hi Reddit! My name is Daniel! I am a Resume Writer & Career Consultant from New York working remotely in Porto, Portugal. Today is my 12th Reddit Cake Day! I have worked with 1700+ Redditors, have 560+ glowing LinkedIn recommendations, and have a special process where I interview each client and rewrite their resumes in real time during interactive Zoom calls, where they watch me compose each line. They learn the logic behind each word choice and how to customize the new resume for every role they apply for in the future. My goal is for my clients' experience to be comparable to getting a haircut because we speak in depth and build rapport while they watch me work and participate in the process. I send them off feeling chic and confident. My clients have landed roles at Meta, Netflix, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Stripe, Shopify, BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, CBS News, The Atlantic, PwC, KPMG, The City of London, Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks, The Embassy of Japan, Columbia University, various UN Organizations, LinkedIn itself, and more household names and trendy emerging brands. Six years ago, at the pandemic's height, I got the big break of my career when I hosted an AMA here. I responded to every question, and my Calendly got Reddit's hug of death in the best possible way. I made this video about the experience. I have hosted a series of follow-up AMAs since then, and this one is the most recent iteration. In recent years, I’ve also been invited to lecture about resumes, LinkedIn strategy, and job-seeking at Porto Business School, the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, and the American University of Paris, the last of which I attended grad school at a decade ago. A designer in my community revamped my logo and brand to make it even more colorful. I also hired a close friend, a rapper and videographer, to create an original song about me and my business, titled "Better Dial Dan." My friends and I all acted in the song's music video. One of my favorite parts of this profession is how personal it becomes. I’ve worked with neighbors in my building, people I met randomly while traveling, and members of my local community here in Porto. Sometimes, clients recognize me in public afterward. Once, I got recognized in a Berlin street by a former client, which is statistically absurd. I have been abroad for 14+ years; before Porto, I lived in Madrid for 7 years and in Paris for 2. I co-created this playful web series in Berlin & Porto with two filmmaker friends to stand out from competitors and inject comic relief into LinkedIn. Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII Part IX Part X Part XI AMA about my experiences living abroad, your resume & job seeking challenges, or anything cute and clever! PS. I know some people are skeptical about resume writers or self-promotion on Reddit. Fair enough. I care deeply about this work, I’ll be around all day answering questions, and I figured Cake Day was the perfect justification for doing this again. PSS. AI doesn’t threaten me, ATSes are wildly misunderstood, resume photos are always a bad idea, and embellishment is common, but outright lying backfires. These were some of the recurring questions from previous AMAs. My proof, my business card with my Reddit username on it submitted by /u/DorianGraysPassport [link] [comments]