Before the corner office can be decorated, the six figure salary earned or the close of your first major deal can happen one must first land the job. Separating yourself from the pool of candidates to get the interview takes more than skill. One must know their best assets and sell them in the first thing employers touch, our resume.

Resumes are a way to impress your future and let them know how valuable you would be to their company. Oftentimes people think they have a good resume, but why settle for good when excellence is dangling out for grabs. Upgrade your resume with professional help from a resume writing expert. Houston Style caught up with LaTanya Miles Graham, owner and operator of Tailormade Resume and Career Advising. Her advice will take you from “We will keep your resume on file” to “You’re hired. When can you start?”

“A misconception about a resume is that it "gets you the job"- WRONG,” said Graham. “The resume gets you an interview, the person still has to go in and interview to get the job.”

Graham has 15 years of experience resume writing and career advisement. Her ability to foster relationships with people in all stages in their career has garnered her a bevy of happy, employed clients. She is a self-described artesian of flare for developing unique, professional, result-driven resumes. Nicknamed “Resume Guru” by the individuals she’s assisted, she takes a weak resume and creates an amazing document, garnering results for her clients. But more than that, Graham is a person who inspires, motivates, and encourages all individuals to embrace a higher version of themselves.

She is one who follows her own advice. Her company started after her own trials working for others. In 2009 Graham was laid off after working in the oil and gas industry. As she was planning her next career move, she knew she wanted one thing and that was to live and work in her passion. Only seeking out companies that would cater to her love for resume writing and career advising, she gained the needed to start working for herself.

Through Tailormade Resume and Career Advising, Graham offers resume and cover letter writing, interview preparation, social media branding, and career planning and development. “Tailormade Resumes and Career Planning helps their clients understand that career planning isn't a once in a lifetime thing and understanding that people change careers more frequently now and getting them to understand that that is okay. A lot of clients struggle with looking "unstable" because they have so many jobs to be on the resume that there is actually a way to turn that into a positive,” commented Graham.

A common mistake most make on their resumes is listing all their past jobs and skills. With Graham writing, your resume past employment is highlighted to show how your skills are transferable. “We design contemporary/modern yet professional resumes for each client. Each format is created especially for that individual and gives their resume a complete makeover that guarantees to catch the eye of any potential employer,” said Graham.

“A resume definitely needs to have personality- it is quite okay for your resume to have "flair"- hiring managers see so many black and white documents a day that having that one thing that catches their eye can make the difference,” said Graham, who added that concise content is the next important focus.

If you never make it past the application process, your resume could be the major factor holding you up. Get potential employers to take a double take on your resume by using a professional For more information about Latanya Graham and Tailormade Resume and Career Advising email resumefanatic@gmail.com and look for them on Facebook and Instagram under the company name.