We allow reverse recruiting clients to use their existing resume but we transfer it to our modern framework and work out your unique brand in a session. This is not a full-service resume option, but it will get you close. You can use our instructions to update your LinkedIn Profile with your new resume or pay for us to do it.

Overview: We have been offering an in-depth managed job search service that includes using AI technology since before COVID. We used to offer these services individually, but the job search is so complicated that it goes much smoother when we can be there during the entire process to make sure you make it to the finish line with a  high-quality role and higher salary.

Expert help can improve your career and salary trajectory enormously.  Doing this alone can wear people down due to:

• Not applying correctly and not receiving interviews
• Not networking at the magnitude needed to land a new role
• Not having the right connections to find roles
• Not feeling confident and clear in the way they bring value to roles
• Sometimes employees detract offers
• Sometimes people can make it past the interview stage
• The difficulty of staying on target to land the RIGHT roles (not just any role).
• The lack of knowledge needed to negotiate for the highest salary package possible (this alone typically pays for our packages)

We are experts at this and can cut your job search in 1/2.

Not many other companies do this. The ones that do charge far more.  Because we don't truly get paid until you land a role, we are incentivized to get you there quickly. Our staff receives bonuses based on the time it takes them to find you a role. The shorter the time, the higher the bonus.

There are not many companies that do this because most recruiters find it far easier to find multiple candidates for 1 role for a company vs finding multiple roles for 1 candidate.  Therefore, the competition is not fierce. At Ascend5 (formerly Career5), we are dedicated to working with individuals and we partner with recruiting firms for companies that need candidates. Recruiters generally always work for companies. Reverse recruiters work for individuals. We truly enjoy this work because we get to know our clients and get them reacquainted with their unique value so they proactively land the roles that will help their career and salary trajectories, but more importantly, help them to continue to grow and make a positive impact in organizations.

There are other companies that offer similar services:

FindMyProfession (Costs are $2499, $3499, and $4999 per 4 weeks)- they are similar to Ascend5 but do not take a branded marketing and consultative strategy to this approach and are much more expensive.

Resume Spice ($799 to $1199 per/mo) - They only apply for you. They do not customize, align, keyword optimize, and network out around the roles. They do not reverse recruit. They do not coach. They do not initially revise and brand your resume with you.

The Barret Group-  (Prices from $9,000 - $12,500 for Executive and C-Suite Jobs.)They do not apply to jobs or reverse recruit on your behalf. Each package is customized so pricing is not set or posted online.

Stewart, Cooper & Coon ($10,000- $15,000) - They focus on reputation management through articles and branding.  They do not reverse recruit or apply for jobs.

Browning & Associates:  (Prices from $12,500 - $17,500 for Executive and C-Suite Jobs). Custom quoting, email campaigns, and they don't apply for you. They coach.

The monetary and time benefits of managing your job search.

Let's dissect what a recruiter really does- they work for companies, not the individual.  If they happen to have an opportunity opening up and you are a good fit, then great. Otherwise, they are not proactively looking for you.  This could really add to your time and cost $20K-$50K per month. So you are entrusting one person to find you a job, but they are looking at multiple candidates for 1 role.

Depending on our strategy, we are targeting all of the major search firms out there on your behalf through an email that we provide for you.  This will greatly decrease your search time by months. This will greatly speed up your search time. They will still benefit from sending you to their client and probably receive 20%+ of your salary, as is standard for placing an executive.  We will also try to reach out directly to board members, PEs, staffing, and VCs.  We just want to get paid for our time. We don't need a percentage of your salary. We are just mimicking what you most likely don't have time to do.

Our Guarantee: Though we can't guarantee that we get you a new role, because no company can do that, we can guarantee that we will complete every service listed here using our proven framework that expedites your job search, cutting, search time in 1/2. We have a 98% success rate of getting clients into new roles.  You have the option to pay for 2 phases and quit at any time at the end of the first phase. Our pricing is structured with no risk and you can pay for additional services to keep you going if needed a la carte.