Resume Writing Services
80%
of clients land interviews within 30 days
1,200+
senior professionals partnered with since 2019
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YOUR WRITER
I'm the opposite of ChatGPT
I'm Alex Khamis, founder and resume writer at Final Draft Resumes. Every client works directly with me. There are no other writers or AI-generated drafts.
I have over 20 years of combined professional writing experience. I spent half or my career as a technical writer in the engineering industry, where I developed and matured my ability to transform complex ideas into powerful yet succinct narratives for business stakeholders, a skill that's served me well in the career marketing and resume writing space, where I help clients transform their backgrounds, qualifications, and goals into stories designed to generate traction with hiring teams.
I also moderate the world's largest resume help community, which gives me a wide lens on what works, what doesn't, and why most resumes (even good ones) fall short at the executive level.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Built for leaders in transition
This service is designed for senior professionals and executives who need more than a template.
Directors, VPs, and C-suite executives
Senior leaders who need a resume that presents their strategic value and functional experience. Your scope, scale, and what you've delivered need to be clear.
You haven't needed a resume in years
You've been promoted internally, recruited through your network, or tapped by search firms. Your last resume was written for a completely different career stage.
Making a strategic career pivot
Transitioning industries, shifting from public to private sector, moving from corporate to consulting, or targeting board-level roles. Regardless of the scenario, a resume's job is to facilitate it rather than standing in the way.
Applying with no results
You're qualified, overqualified even, and still not getting interviews. The problem isn't your experience. It's how that experience is being presented and received.
WHY EXECUTIVE RESUME SERVICES ARE DIFFERENT
Most resume advice doesn't apply
at your level
The internet is full of resume templates, tips, and AI tools aimed at people starting their careers. Almost none of it translates to the Director, VP, or C-suite level. Here's why.
It's about the story you tell
01
At the executive level, hiring decisions aren't based on what you did day-to-day. They're based on the transformation you led, the strategy you set, and the outcomes you produced. Your resume needs to tell that story rather than regurgitating a task list.
The stakes are significantly higher
02
Longer search timelines, fewer suitable roles, and compensation packages in the mid-six figures and above. A resume that misses the mark at this level costs months of income.
Your audience is different
03
Your resume is being read by board members, CEOs, managing partners, and retained search firms. These people evaluate leadership differently than a junior recruiter looking for keywords. The document needs to signal seniority on contact.
You haven't written one in years
04
A lot of executives haven't needed a resume in a decade or more. They've been promoted internally, recruited through their network, or tapped by search firms. When the time comes to write one, the gap between their experience and what's on paper is massive.
WHAT I ACTUALLY ASSESS
The method behind it all
Your interview with me is more than just a casual conversation, it's a structured assessment designed to surface what your resume needs to communicate. Here's what I'm listening for.
01
Scope and Scale
P&L ownership, team size, budget authority, geographic reach. The numbers that tell a hiring committee exactly what level you operate at before they read a single bullet.
02
Outcomes and Trajectory
Revenue growth, cost reduction, market expansion, turnarounds. I identify which results anchor your narrative and which ones are better left in supporting context.
03
Positioning Strategy
Where you want to go next shapes everything. Industry pivot, step-up to the C-suite, board pursuit. The framing changes based on the move. I write for the destination.
HOW I WORK
From conversation to finished document
Every engagement starts the same way: a real conversation to help me understand who you are, where you've been, and what you've been able to accomplish.
01
DISCOVERY CALL
We start with a 90-minute conversation where I learn your career story firsthand. Where you've been, what you've built, what you want next. This conversation is the foundation of everything I write.
02
STRATEGIC POSITIONING
I identify the theme of your career and position your experience around outcomes you've delivered. This is a rebuild from the ground up, written to position you for the specific move you're making.
03
FIRST DRAFT
You receive a complete first draft within 5 business days. This includes the full resume, formatted and ATS-compatible. If your package includes a cover letter and LinkedIn profile, those are delivered alongside.
04
REVISIONS & DELIVERY
We refine the document together over two rounds of revisions until every line is right. Final deliverables are provided in docx and PDF formats.
CLIENT RESULTS
What happened after the rewrite
These are real outcomes from real clients.
FAR BEYOND CHATGPT
Your career is too complex for a prompt
AI resume tools work fine for straightforward backgrounds. At the Director, VP, and C-suite level, they fall apart. Here's the difference.
WHAT AI MISSES
— The lateral move eight years ago that was actually the turning point in your career
— Which of your accomplishments to lead with for this specific target
— How a hiring manager at your level actually reads a resume
— The difference between a bullet that gets attention and one that sounds impressive but says nothing
WHAT THE CONVERSATION REVEALS
— The decisions you made, the problems you inherited, and the outcomes that need context
— The story that makes your next move feel inevitable
— What to emphasize and what to deliberately leave out
— Language that shows seniority on first contact
— A document written with the same judgment you'd apply to your own leadership decisions
AI can draft a resume, but it can't decide what yours should say. That boils down to professional judgement, which comes from years of experience.
SERVICES & PRICING
Choose your package
Every package starts with a 90-minute strategy session. Choose the scope that fits where you are in your career and what you're looking to accomplish.
*Packages start at $499 for senior professionals, $699 for directors, and $999 for executives. All packages include a one-on-one career interview and revisions.
ABOUT ME
For senior leaders & seasoned professionals
I'm Alex, founder of Final Draft Resumes and Certified Professional Resume Writer.
My background is in professional communications. I spent the first decade of my career in technical writing in the science and engineering sector before moving into executive career documents full-time.
Since 2019, I've personally supported over 1,200 senior professionals and executives across more than 50 industries and almost every continent, to build resumes and CVs that earn interviews at the highest levels.
I take careers that are difficult to distill and turn them into clear narratives for hiring teams. The clients who find me tend to have layered backgrounds, unconventional trajectories, or leadership stories that don't fit neatly into a template.
Every client works directly with me, I don't use questionnaires, and I don't hand off work to other writers. We start with a conversation, and I write your resume personally. I intentionally work alone because I want to be in full control of the work I put out, and because of that, I take on a limited number of clients every week; "intentionally small" is my game.
I also moderate the largest resume community in the world, with over 1.2 million members. I review thousands of resumes and see hiring outcomes every month. That exposure gives me a bird's eye view of what's generating interviews at the senior level right now, and what's being overlooked.
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