your career with a clear plan & expert coaching
your career
with a clear plan
& expert coaching
Clarify your next move. Strategize your approach. Connect with confidence through a professionally branded résumé and LinkedIn profile that open the right doors.
Track Record of Success
Your Path to Success
Move forward with a clear plan—and the confidence to use it. We meet you right where you are, then guide you step-by-step to the offers, roles, and opportunities you want.
First, we coach.
Gain clarity, name your goals, and map a strategy that fits your strengths and season of life. You’ll move forward with focus, momentum, and a connection plan you can actually use.
Then, we brand your story.
Our senior writers transform your résumé and LinkedIn profile so your value is obvious, your message is concise, and the right doors open.
Finally, we activate.
We help you execute—network with purpose, interview with confidence, and convert conversations into offers.
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Elevate your personal brand and interview confidence with Carla’s tailored, one‑on‑one approach.
Explore how our candidates have turned their career aspirations into reality.
Your Path To Success
Is a simple, six-step journey that starts with clarity and ends with offers.
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Quick Assessment (15 minutes)
Align fast on what you want—and why now. We clarify your goals, timeline, and stage (Rise, Reset, or Redirect) so every next step counts.
You’ll leave with: clear priorities, recommended track, and your immediate next action.
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Discovery Session (30 minutes)
A focused deep-dive beyond your discovery questionnaire to surface strengths, wins, values, and target roles. We translate your experience into impact.
You’ll leave with: a distilled strengths profile and target-role criteria.
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Strategy & Coaching Blueprint
We co-create a practical plan: positioning, messaging, and a connection map to the people who open doors. Expect scripts, weekly actions, and accountability—all visible in your client dashboard.
You’ll leave with: your personalized Path to Success plan, outreach scripts, and a simple weekly cadence.
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Creative Development (Brand Build — Senior Writer)
Your story becomes market-ready. Our senior writer crafts an achievement-rich résumé, refreshes LinkedIn, and aligns keywords so humans and ATS see your value.
You’ll leave with: a senior-level résumé, optimized LinkedIn, and a reusable cover/email template.
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Activation Sprint (Outreach & Interview Readiness)
Put the plan to work. We guide targeted outreach, warm introductions, and short confident messages. Then we sharpen interview stories and practice delivery.
You’ll leave with: prioritized contact list, outreach tracker, interview stories, and mock-interview feedback.
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Interview-to-Offer Support (Negotiation & 30/60/90)
Close strong. We help you assess offers, negotiate with confidence, and craft a 30/60/90 plan that sets you up to win from day one.
You’ll leave with: a negotiation strategy, decision checklist, and first-90-day success plan.
CareerVantage Resume Samples
Browse curated resume examples for every career stage. Each sample is crafted by our team to spotlight skills, experience, and achievements. See how CareerVantage Connections can sharpen your professional story, attract attention, and help you stand out in today’s job market.
Meet Dr. Carla Rutley — Founder of CareerVantage Connections
Welcome, I’m Carla, your coach and partner in landing work that fits your life. As the founder of CareerVantage Connections, a five-time entrepreneur, and a business operator/marketer of 30 years, I built this practice so you get what actually moves the needle: coaching first to create clarity and a connection strategy—then senior-level résumé and LinkedIn branding to open the right doors.
You’ll feel seen here. We start by understanding your goals, constraints, and timeline, then turn that into a practical plan you can execute—even with a tight schedule or budget. After we map your strategy, my senior writer polishes your résumé and LinkedIn profile so your value is unmistakable, and we help you activate targeted outreach and interview with confidence.
For 18+ years I’ve also served universities nationwide as an adjunct professor and instructional designer—bringing current, evidence-based hiring practices into your coaching experience. My goal is simple: give you clarity, language, and a step-by-step path to offers—and support you every step of the way.
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Start Your Career Assessment
Feeling stuck or burned out and ready for a change
A personalized plan you can follow with confidence
Recently downsized or laid off and needing a fast, smart pivot
Coaching that builds clarity, language, and direction
Wanting a role with impact and income to match
Senior-level résumé and LinkedIn that showcase your value
A new grad or early-career pro aiming to land that first “yes”
Targeted outreach and interview prep that lead to real offers
Rise
Launch with a clear plan. We coach you to define your direction and build strategic connections—then craft a senior-written résumé and LinkedIn so you land your first “yes” faster.
Launching your career
Identify your strengths, values, and target roles so you know exactly where you’re headed.
Build a simple roadmap with milestones, a connection plan, and a doable weekly cadence.
Take focused action—polish résumé/LinkedIn, practice interviews, expand warm ties—and land your first offers.
Reset
Pivot with purpose. You’ll clarify your target, translate past wins to your new lane, map warm paths, and then upgrade your résumé/LinkedIn so hiring managers see the fit in seconds—plus interview and negotiation support to close strong.
Pivoting with purpose
Reassess what energizes you, surface transferable wins, and choose the right pivot lane.
Reframe your story so hiring managers “get it” fast; align résumé/LinkedIn to the new path.
Map warm introductions, run targeted outreach, sharpen interview stories, and negotiate the pivot with confidence.
Redirect
Shape your legacy move. We’ll refine your narrative for executive roles, board seats, or a portfolio career, activate the right network, and deliver an executive résumé, board bio, and 30/60/90 plan so you start with momentum.
Senior roles, boards, portfolio career
Define the impact you want next: executive scope, board service, or portfolio career—on your terms.
Craft an executive narrative and board bio; show visible expertise that signals credibility at a glance.
Activate select networks and introductions, evaluate opportunities strategically, and step in with a 30/60/90 that creates early wins.
Rise
Launch with a clear plan. We coach you to define your direction and build strategic connections—then craft a senior-written résumé and LinkedIn so you land your first “yes” faster.
Launching your career
Identify your strengths, values, and target roles so you know exactly where you’re headed.
Build a simple roadmap with milestones, a connection plan, and a doable weekly cadence.
Take focused action—polish résumé/LinkedIn, practice interviews, expand warm ties—and land your first offers.
Reset
Pivot with purpose. You’ll clarify your target, translate past wins to your new lane, map warm paths, and then upgrade your résumé/LinkedIn so hiring managers see the fit in seconds—plus interview and negotiation support to close strong.
Pivoting with purpose
Reassess what energizes you, surface transferable wins, and choose the right pivot lane.
Reframe your story so hiring managers “get it” fast; align résumé/LinkedIn to the new path.
Map warm introductions, run targeted outreach, sharpen interview stories, and negotiate the pivot with confidence.
Redirect
Shape your legacy move. We’ll refine your narrative for executive roles, board seats, or a portfolio career, activate the right network, and deliver an executive résumé, board bio, and 30/60/90 plan so you start with momentum.
Senior roles, boards, portfolio career
Define the impact you want next: executive scope, board service, or portfolio career—on your terms.
Craft an executive narrative and board bio; show visible expertise that signals credibility at a glance.
Activate select networks and introductions, evaluate opportunities strategically, and step in with a 30/60/90 that creates early wins.
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Résumé, Cover Letter, BIO — Your tools
Your brand isn’t templated, it’s crafted with you, for you. A senior writer partners one-on-one with you (with Dr. Carla’s guidance) to translate your wins into crisp, metric-driven bullets and a LinkedIn profile that sounds like you, reads fast, and works for both humans and ATS. We interview you to capture your voice, uncover the proof you’ve been underselling, and align the right keywords naturally so recruiters and hiring managers “get it” in seconds. Then we fine-tune until it feels authentic and strong, because the right words, in the right order, lead to more interviews and better-fit offers. Ready to upgrade the tools that carry you forward? Schedule your first call and we’ll start building.
LinkedIn Profile — Create or Revise
Elevate your visibility. Strengthen your story. Connect with opportunity. Your LinkedIn profile is more than an online résumé, it’s your digital first impression and one of the most powerful tools for building professional credibility. We help create or refresh their LinkedIn profiles with impact. From crafting a magnetic headline and story-driven “About” section to curating content that attracts the right recruiters, hiring managers, and industry connections. Beyond design, we teach you how to strategically navigate LinkedIn’s tools and features, showing you how to build authentic connections, engage with purpose, and position your expertise to stand out in a crowded market.
Coaching — Your path to success
You won’t be a number here, you have Dr. Carla in your corner and a team that’s personally vested in your outcome. We start with one-on-one coaching to understand your story, goals, constraints, and strengths, then build a simple weekly cadence and connection plan you can actually follow—scripts, warm-intro mapping, and supportive accountability inside your client dashboard. Along the way we help you surface hidden opportunities (the ones most candidates never see), prep for high-impact conversations, and turn coffee chats into serious interviews. Expect direct feedback, practical tools, and a coach who remembers the details that matter to you. If you’re ready to move from scattered effort to steady momentum, book your assessment call and let’s activate your strategy together
