Our Story

Why Resume Synergy?

Two Decades of Helping People Tell Their Professional Stories

Resume Synergy was founded in 2006 with a simple idea: a strong resume starts with understanding the person behind it.

Over the years, we've worked with professionals at virtually every stage of their careers, from recent graduates entering the workforce to career changers, professionals returning after time away and experienced leaders pursuing their next opportunity.

Our approach has remained personal.

We don't rely on a generic questionnaire to tell us who you are. We ask questions, have conversations and learn about your experience, accomplishments and goals. Then we use that understanding to determine how to best position your story for the opportunities you're pursuing.

As a family-owned business, we're also able to offer something many larger resume services can't: direct access to the people actually doing the work. When you contact Resume Synergy, you're working with us.

Listen

Before we write, we learn. We take the time to understand your experience, goals, accomplishments and the opportunities you're pursuing.

Position

We identify the experience and accomplishments that matter most and determine how to communicate your value clearly to employers.

Write

We create polished, ATS friendly career materials that sound professional without losing sight of the person behind them.

Collaborate

Our process doesn't end when we send a first draft. We work with you to review and refine your materials until they accurately reflect your experience and goals.

Support

Questions don't always end when your resume is finished. From tailoring your resume to understanding a job posting or preparing for an interview, we're here to help you navigate the job search along the way.

Marie Hanscomb

Co-Owner and Resume Writer

Before becoming co-owner of Resume Synergy, Marie was a teacher at Hoboken Charter School and Smith Elementary School in Tenafly, New Jersey. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and earned her master's degree in education from Hunter College in New York City.

Today, Marie works directly with clients to understand their experience, identify their strengths and develop career materials that clearly communicate what they bring to employers. She has experience writing resumes across a wide range of fields, including fashion, public relations, retail, nonprofit, communications, technology, pharmaceuticals and education.

Areas of Expertise: Resume Writing • Career Transitions • LinkedIn Profiles • Cover Letters • Job Search Support

Brenda Greene

Co-Owner, Author and Job Market Expert

As an author and job-market expert, Brenda has interviewed more than 100 Fortune 500 HR managers, directors and vice presidents to learn directly from hiring decision-makers what makes candidates stand out.

She is the author of all three editions of Get the Interview Every Time: Fortune 500 Hiring Professionals' Tips for Writing Winning Resumes, Cover Letters and Landing the Job and coauthor of The Web 2.0 Job Finder: Winning Social Media Strategies to Get the Job You Want and both editions of The Business Style Handbook.

Brenda's early career included editorial positions with Whitney Communications, Working Woman magazine, the North Jersey Herald & News and CNNMoney.com. She has also coauthored additional books and ghostwritten several others.

Areas of Expertise: Resume Writing • Professional Editing • Interview Preparation • Job-Market Strategy • Executive and Professional Bios

Featured Book

Get the Interview Every Time

Fortune 500 Hiring Professionals' Tips for Writing Winning Resumes, Cover Letters and Landing the Job

Now in its third edition, Get the Interview Every Time brings together insights from more than 100 Fortune 500 HR managers, directors and vice presidents interviewed by Brenda about resumes, cover letters, interview questions, virtual interviews, LinkedIn, social media and networking.

Their perspective is combined with Brenda's extensive experience working directly with job seekers, from recent college graduates and career changers to professionals advancing through the corporate ranks.

The result is practical, real-world guidance based not only on how candidates approach the job search, but on what the people making hiring decisions actually want to see.

"Incredibly valuable and practical. If you're searching for a job or thinking about it, you'd be wise to check this book out and follow the recommendations from Brenda Greene to increase your chance of getting the interview and the job."

— Dan S.

"Got the interview, and the job! I've always been clueless on cover letters and how best to sell myself. This is a great intro for others in the same boat."

— Brittany Y.

More From Brenda Greene

The Web 2.0 Job Finder

Winning Social Media Strategies to Get the Job You Want

Coauthored by Brenda Greene, The Web 2.0 Job Finder explored the changing role of LinkedIn, social networking and an online professional presence in the job search, including how job seekers could use emerging digital tools to find opportunities and connect with employers.

Published as social media transformed recruiting and the job search, the book reflects Brenda's longstanding focus on how changes in technology affect how candidates and employers connect.

Two Writers. One Collaborative Process.

Your Career Materials Benefit From More Than One Perspective

One of the things that makes Resume Synergy different is how we work together.

Marie and Brenda collaborate throughout the writing and review process, bringing complementary backgrounds in writing, editing, education and job-market research to the work we create.

That additional layer of review helps us make sure your materials are clear, polished and strategically focused before they're finalized.

And throughout the process, you'll have direct access to real people who know your story, not a customer service department or an automated platform.