Resume Place

Name

Resume Place

Legal name

Resume Place, Inc.

Website

https://resume-place.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Consulting Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Resume & Professional Branding (CV, LinkedIn, Portfolio) (EDAAAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Job Search Strategy & Application Skills (EDAAAKAC), Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO), Credentialing, Certification Prep & Exam Training (BPACANAJ), Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

Keywords

• Federal resume writing
• Career consulting services
• Government job search training
• SES executive resume
• Military spouse career guides

Headquarters

HQ city

Catonsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Resume Writing Services: Individual federal resume writing, editing, and consultation services. Includes 2-page federal resume writing, SES resume writing, and cover letter services.
2. Career Consulting and Interview Preparation: One-on-one coaching sessions including interview prep, SES structured QRB interview practice, and career consultation.
3. Book Sales and Publications: Sale of career guidance books including Federal Resume Guidebook, Jobseeker's Guide, Stars Are Lined Up for Military Spouses, and transitioning guides. Available as print books and immediate eBook downloads.
4. Certification and Training Programs: Ten Steps to a Federal Job® train-the-trainer certification for employment specialists. Virtual and live classes. Includes CFJST and CFCC certifications.
5. Government Agency Training: Contract training services for government agencies including GSA Schedule holder services. Writing the 2-Page Federal Resume training for agency staff.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Resume Place provides professional federal resume writing, SES Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) writing, interview preparation, and career consulting services for federal job seekers. The company also operates a Ten Steps to a Federal Job® train-the-trainer certification program for employment specialists, publishes career guidebooks, and delivers on-site and virtual training to U.S. government agencies under its GSA Schedule contract.

Product overview

Resume Place is a federal career services company offering a portfolio of consulting services, publications, and training programs. The core offerings include professional federal resume writing and consultation services (Federal Resume Consultation, SES Consultation), interview preparation (including QRB interview practice), and government agency training. The publication arm publishes authoritative career guides including the Federal Resume Guidebook (8th Ed.), Jobseeker's Guide (10th Ed.), and military spouse guides. The Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certification (CFJST/CFCC) is a train-the-trainer program for career counselors. Additional offerings include private industry resume transformation for federal employees, the CCAR Builder tool for SES ECQ narratives, and webinars on the 2-page federal resume format. The company is woman-owned (WOSB) and holds a GSA Schedule for government contracts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ten Steps to a Federal Job®: A train-the-trainer certification program and methodology for federal job search training
• RP Resume News®

Products and services

• Federal Resume Consultation One-hour professional federal resume review, content retargeting, accomplishment development, and sample job announcement analysis delivered by Certified Federal Resume Writers for federal job seekers.
• SES Consultation One-hour Senior Executive Service consultation including SES 2-page resume writing, Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) writing using the CCAR format, and QRB interview preparation for GS-14/GS-15 federal employees pursuing SES positions.
• Private Industry Resume Writing Resume transformation services that translate federal government experience into private industry success narratives for federal employees leaving government service.
• Interview Preparation Behavior-based interview coaching and practice sessions including SES structured QRB interview preparation for federal job seekers.
• Government Agency Training On-site and virtual training programs for federal agencies covering 2-page federal resume writing, SES resume writing, ECQ writing, behavior-based interviews, and Ten Steps to a Federal Job certification. Delivered under GSA Schedule contract.
• Ten Steps to a Federal Job Certification (CFJST/CFCC) Train-the-trainer certification program for employment and career counselors covering the Ten Steps to a Federal Job methodology, 2-page federal resume writing, hiring authorities, and interview prep. Offered as virtual and live classes with 30 continuing education credits.
• Two-Page Resume Writing Webinar Live webinar hosted by Kathryn Troutman teaching the new 2-page federal resume format with sessions in August and September 2025. Over 1,000 federal employees have attended.
• Federal Resume Guidebook, 8th Edition

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1,000 employment specialists certified through Ten Steps train-the-trainer program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• TopResume: TopResume is a larger, established resume writing service operating at much greater scale across general (not federal-specialized) job seekers. It competes for adjacent share-of-wallet in the broader resume writing market but lacks Resume Place's depth in OPM-format and SES ECQ expertise.
• The Muse: The Muse is a broad career services and content platform offering resume reviews, coaching, and job search content. It overlaps with Resume Place's career-coaching and content-marketing motion but does not specialize in the federal niche.
• Military.com: Military.com is a large-scale military lifestyle and career resource platform with career transition content for service members and spouses — comparable to Resume Place's military spouse and veteran personas, though operating as a media/community destination rather than a services firm.
• LinkedIn (Premium Career / ProFinder): LinkedIn is the dominant professional network and increasingly bundles resume review, AI-assisted profile writing, and job-matching features that compete for the same federal and private-sector job seeker budgets Resume Place targets.

Direct peers

• ResumeSpice: ResumeSpice is a direct competitor offering professional resume writing with explicit federal and military specialization — directly comparable to Resume Place's federal resume writing, military spouse, and SES services across a similar price-point and customer segment.
• Blue Sky Resumes: Blue Sky Resumes is a certified resume writing firm serving federal and corporate clients with similar bespoke human-delivered resume services, comparable in pricing model and B2C delivery to Resume Place's consultation and resume writing offerings.
• CareerPro Plus: CareerPro Plus specializes in federal and military resume writing, SES/ECQ preparation, and career transition coaching — a near-exact match for Resume Place's core service portfolio and target customer base (federal job seekers, transitioning service members, SES candidates).

Emerging players

• RecruitMilitary: RecruitMilitary runs career fairs and a job board targeting transitioning service members and veterans — a partial-overlap peer for Resume Place's veteran customer segment, with a more event-driven and employer-mediated business model.
• Orion Talent: Orion Talent focuses on military-to-civilian career transition services, including recruiting events and career coaching — overlapping with Resume Place's veteran and military spouse segments but operating at a larger scale and with a recruiting-event-led GTM motion.

Others

• USAJOBS: USAJOBS is the official U.S. federal hiring portal operated by OPM — not a competitor but the upstream channel whose format, builder, and policy changes drive virtually all of Resume Place's product roadmap and service demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/kathryntroutman
• YouTubeyoutube.com/kathryntroutman
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheResumePlace
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/419049

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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