About Us
We are a team of exceptionally credentialed writers ( Academy Certified Resume Writers, Master Resume Writers, Certified Advanced Resume Writers and Advanced Degree Holders to include MBA’s) who love to partner with forward-focused job seekers.
We are passionate about our client’s success! The resumes we develop are an authentic representation of each individual client and their specific job search goals. We do not utilize templates or cookie-cutter models.
Every resume we craft is built from scratch, utilizing success-proven resume and personal branding strategies exclusive to Great Resumes Fast.
About the President and CEO
A nationally recognized resume expert, Jessica Hernandez is President/CEO of Great Resumes Fast and a former human resources manager and recruiter. Leveraging more than ten years’ experience directing hiring practices for Fortune 500 companies, Jessica has developed proprietary, innovative, and success-proven resume development and personal branding strategies that generate powerful results for the clients of Great Resumes Fast. As a global resume authority and trusted media source, Jessica has been featured and quoted numerous times throughout CNN.com, Monster.com, Job Talk America radio, SmartBrief, International Business Times, and more. Jessica also has her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications/Public Relations from the University of North Florida.
Meet Your Writers
Another key feature you won’t find anywhere else – we want you to know your writer! Meet our top-tier team of nationally-recognized writers:
Amanda Andrews
Amanda is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) with many years of experience writing resumes full-time. After obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in English from a top program, she held notable roles within several nonprofits including serving as the Project Coordinator for memberships and renewals at the headquarters of MOPS International.
Amanda combines her love of helping others and her passion for writing to create custom resumes that achieve outstanding results. She understands the value of highlighting relevant accomplishments and works with clients to identify these key factors that define their unique “brand”. Amanda is also a member of the Professional Association of Resume Writers (PARW).
Amy Maerten
Amy Maerten’s professional background includes extensive experience in staffing. In addition, she has earned bachelor’s degrees in French and English literature.
It was during her time as the branch manager for a national staffing agency when she was first inspired to begin writing resumes. Maerten knew what the hiring managers who used her services were seeking in applicants, and she took it upon herself to begin crafting strategic resumes in order to assist those job seekers. Maerten’s thoughtful assistance was a benefit to the applicants—and to herself—as it saved everyone time in the long run.
In her next role she was responsible for managing 13 branches, and it was then that she gained a strong understanding of the many different administrative positions utilized by a plethora of industries.
It is her knowledge of the hiring process, her previous affiliation with hiring managers, and her resume writing and staffing experience that make her such a valuable asset to Great Resumes Fast.
Maerten credits the foundation of all of these previous experiences with what has ultimately become the structure of her greatest strengths: establishing immediate client rapport and recognizing what is and isn’t relevant from a professional perspective when crafting resumes. Maerten provides clear, concise and polished resumes to clients of all levels. She is also their Client Relationship Manager.
Charity Huberty
Charity Huberty specializes in helping entry to executive-level professionals advance their careers by writing outstanding job search materials for them.
She has worked with nonprofit employment organizations for more than 15 years, coaching professionals one-on-one, authoring countless resumes, cover letters, and job search articles, and perfecting her interviewing techniques. Charity has worked with hundreds of employment candidates, providing guidance in and knowledge of the current job market and the latest trends in resumes and other job search documents. She consistently proves—over and over again—that the resumes she writes get the desired result—invitations to meet with employers for interviews! Contact Charity today for any of your job search needs!
Gail Gimbel
Gail, a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW), has been writing resumes for most of her life. She marketed professional services for 19 years and edited technical papers and reports in the areas of architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental services. More recently, she served as a transportation planner for AECOM, specializing in public involvement. Gail has written hundreds of resumes for individuals at every level. She has both a B.A. and M.A. in English.
Laura Maurer
Laura Maurer, CPRW, has more than 13 years’ experience in the IT industry and writing for online media and marketing. With an exceptional record of success working in customer service roles, she easily establishes a comfortable rapport with clients. She enjoys learning about her clients’ ambitions and employment goals so that she can transform ordinary facts and figures into interview-winning resumes and cover letters.
Laura, who has an early history of working in the airline and cruise line industries, has a passion for traveling and seeing the world. And it’s this passion for adventure that allows her to see beyond the superficial and explore the hidden talents and attributes her clients possess—skills and successes that Laura then expertly reveals in their professionally written cover letters and resumes. Laura possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from The Ohio State University.
Lorraine Beaman
Lorraine Beaman, ACRW has more than 25 years experience in writing resumes. She is committed to helping clients turn planned and unplanned career changes into career advancements by partnering with them to develop interview winning resumes. As a consultant for one of the largest international outplacement companies and a career adviser at top universities, she has worked with college recent graduates, professionals, managers and executives from non- profit and for-profit organizations.
Lorraine holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley and California State University, Chico. She has earned the prestigious ACRW resume certification.
Sue Walker
Sue Walker, ACRW has spent the majority of her professional career as a senior-level employee communications manager in high-tech companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Infineon Technologies, and Juniper Networks. In these roles, she partnered with business and corporate executives to develop and execute internal communication strategies. Recognized for her interviewing and writing skills, Sue excelled at translating company strategy into relevant "stories" that resulted in increased employee engagement and productivity.
Sue's interest in resume writing started in junior college when she began using her writing skills to create resumes for friends and family. In 2009, she left the corporate environment to pursue her passion for writing. Early in 2010, she completed her Academy Certified Resume Writer (ACRW) credential from the Resume Writing Academy. Now, she leverages her corporate knowledge and experience to write impactful resumes for clients across industries and professions.
Sue holds a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco.
Virginia Franco
Virginia Franco, expert resume writer, holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Richmond and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland.
Prior to becoming a professional resume writer, Virginia managed Employee and Corporate Communications as well as writing for a variety of print publications and Web sites. Virginia collaborates with job seekers at all career levels, providing them with the indispensable tools, resources, and career documents crucial to garnering interviews across all industries and career levels. Virginia’s background in journalism, social work, and counseling has refined her ability to identify core strengths, showcase noteworthy achievements, and craft high-impact, success-proven resumes that win interviews.
Copy Editor
Eric Uhland
Eric is an expert proofreader-copy editor who excels at fine-tuning professional writing.
His scrupulous attention to detail is unmatched; he painstakingly scrutinizes every element, every particular—all with an unceasing awareness of the writer’s intent—and each client’s needs.
He corrects grammatical errors, incorrect word forms, punctuation and spelling errors, incorrect subject-verb agreement, inconsistencies, and he even conducts extensive research in order to determine whether the text contains factual inaccuracies. His grasp of perfect sentence structure and talent for mot juste—“choosing the exact, appropriate word or expression”—result in the exact, appropriate syntax. He works with the writer, offering practical suggestions in order to clarify and improve the content. His relentless pursuit of perfection always results in error-free copy.
Eric’s idea of fun is to read (and highlight extensively in) his dog-eared copies of The Gregg Reference Manual and The Chicago Manual of Style.
And although he once made it his life’s mission to cut all of his high school English classes, Eric ultimately became a writer and copy editor because, as he explained, "God has a great sense of humor."
And now—because he has been transformed into a creature that even he no longer recognizes—he agonizes day and night over the rampant incorrect usage of apostrophes and wishes he had a dollar for every misplaced, dangling, and squinting modifier he’s ever seen.
We are the resume experts for:
JacksonvilleHires.com – local job search site
Examiner.com – Jacksonville Job Interview Expert
DSRecruiting.com – Physician and technical recruiting
ARTICLES/ONLINE PUBLICATIONS:
Contributing Author, Beyond.com
Contributing Author, Workbloom.com
Contributing Author, CareerRocketeer.com
Guest Author, MNHeadhunter.com
Guest Author, Beyourownheadhunter.com
Guest Expert, Employmentdigest.net
Contributing Author, Karenburnsworkinggirl.com
Contributing Author, Gradversity.com
Guest Expert, Undergroundjobnetwork.com
Contributing Author, CollegeRecruiter.com
and the list goes on and on …
We are contributing authors for the beyond.com network; our articles are posted on over 15,000 job search sites across the United States.
Our resume samples have been published in Optimal Resume software programs that are utilized in thousands of career development centers at colleges and universities nationwide. In addition, our samples are posted on multiple resume sample sites across the internet.
Where We’ve Been Featured
Our Guarantee
- 60-day Interview Guarantee
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
Why Choose Us?
- 99.9%+ Client Satisfaction
- Certified Resume Writers
- High-Impact, Branded Resumes
- No Worksheets/Questionnaires
- Guaranteed Interviews
How the Process Works?
- Initial Contact
- Phone Consultation
- Review and Revisions
- Final Documents
Client Feedback
Within 3 weeks of sending out my new resume and cover letter I had 4 phone interviews...Susan Monroe
Montclair, NJ (August 2010)
