Professional Résumé Writer & Career Coach With a Background in Recruiting and Hiring
Making recruiters and hiring managers swipe right since 2008.
Looking for a job can be frustrating, especially when you're applying for positions you know you're qualified for and hearing nothing back. Sometimes you need a stronger résumé or LinkedIn profile. Other times, you need help figuring out what's not working or what to do next. I've been on the hiring side at Honda and Bank of America, and I bring that experience to helping you tell your story, get noticed, and move forward with confidence.
*Modeled financial return, not a guaranteed or measured investment return. †20% reported Pro client application-to-interview rate compared with Huntr’s 3.4% job-board benchmark (Q3 2026). .
Where clients have landed.
A few of the companies where area|Talent clients have gone on to work.
Choose your next move.
Start with what you need now. You can always add more support later.
Résumé Writing
A résumé that sounds like you, shows what you’ve accomplished, and makes it easier for recruiters and hiring managers to see the fit.
LinkedIn Optimization
Build a profile around how recruiters search LinkedIn, what they look for, and what makes them stop on a profile.
Career Coaching
Practical help with job-search strategy, interviews, offers, salary negotiation, and the decisions that come with a career move.
Cover Letters
A tailored cover letter that connects your experience to the role without repeating your résumé.
Portfolio Website
A professional place to show your work, experience, and story beyond the résumé.
Recruiter Distribution
Put your résumé directly in front of 1,000 to 2,000 recruiters selected from a network of more than 42,000.
Students & Early Career
Help turning internships, projects, campus involvement, and early experience into a stronger professional story.
Returning Client Support
Already worked with me? Come back for a résumé update, a new target role, or another round of support at a returning-client rate.
The Playground
Try the job-search, résumé, and interview tools I’ve built and use them on your own.
Talent Development
Work with managers and teams on leadership development, talent strategy, and building a stronger internal talent bench.
Outplacement Services
Give departing employees one-on-one résumé, LinkedIn, job-search, and interview support without the enterprise outplacement price tag.
What clients have to say.
The best way to understand the work is to see what happened after clients put it to use.
From overlooked to a 40% salary increase.
We repositioned her experience around the work that mattered most, strengthened how she talked about her impact, and prepared her for the interviews that followed.
Working with Don was wonderful. He was easy to talk to and really helped me think through my work experiences, focusing on outcomes. He then crafted my resume to include metrics and detail that shows real impact, not just job responsibilities. I do feel that this resume helped me get more interviews and when the stories for your interviews are already baked into your resume, you have more confidence going in. I was able to land a job with a significant bump in salary and I give the credit to Don for helping me put together such an impressive resume and LinkedIn profile. I'd recommend area Talent to anyone looking for guidance during the job search process. You also get access to a wide array of additional resources on how to narrow your job search, prep for interviews, negotiate salary and more.
Don is excellent at what he does. I received several interview requests and two job offers within a month of submitting the resume and cover letter drafted by Don. 10/10 and worth every penny.
The tools I’ve built with AI.
AI has opened up a lot of useful ways to support a job search. I’ve built a few of my own for people who want to work through parts of the process on their own.
AryaPro AI Résumé Builder
Build stronger résumé bullets, summaries, competencies, and job-specific content around your experience and the roles you’re targeting.
AI Cover Letter Writer
Create a tailored cover letter around the role, the company, and the parts of your background that matter most.
AI Headshots
Create professional headshots for LinkedIn, portfolio sites, speaker bios, and the rest of your personal brand.
Start here, no signup needed.
There’s a lot you can do on your own before deciding whether you need help. These resources are here to make that easier.
Free Job Search Resources
Practical guides on résumés, LinkedIn, interviews, job search, and specific companies and hiring processes.
Career Blog
My take on what is changing in recruiting, hiring, AI, résumés, LinkedIn, interviews, and the job market.
As Seen in Forbes
Articles, features, and media where my work and perspective have been included.
About area|Talent
More about my background in recruiting, hiring, talent development, and why I started area|Talent.
Quick answers.
A few common questions before booking.
Most projects are completed within 7–10 business days, depending on the service and scope.
Yes. I build résumés to work with ATS platforms, but there is no trick for “beating the ATS.” The bigger priority is making sure your experience is clear, relevant to the role, and easy for both recruiters and hiring managers to understand.
Yes. You can split package pricing into 2 to 6 payments, depending on the package, at no additional fee. You can also use Klarna at checkout, including 0% financing options or plans with an APR.
Ready to talk through what comes next?
A free consultation is exactly that. We’ll talk about where you are, what you’re trying to do, and whether I think I can help. If I don’t think you need to hire me, I’ll tell you that too.
Professional résumé writing, LinkedIn optimization, career coaching, AI career tools, and job-search support from a former recruiter and hiring manager. Based in Los Angeles and working with clients worldwide.