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Visit https://linktr.ee/writestepresumes for resume, LinkedIn, interview, and job search coaching. Book a consult at https://WriteStepResumes.com.schedule!

Write Step Resumes offers coaching services that teach emerging leaders to write interview-winning resumes that land 6-figure roles at Fortune 500 companies. By working with us, frustrated job seekers learn leading-edge job search strategies for:

+ overcoming networking anxiety
+ articulately communicating their career stories,
+ confidently showcasing how they add unique value to potential emplo

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We teach you the best tools for standing out with your resume, LinkedIn profile, and interview — so they land more high-paying job offers at Fortune 500 brands,

As a corporate recruiter, Ashley Watkins Thomas (Job Search & Resume Coach) has hired top talent for national nonprofits and multimillion-dollar companies in the banking and manufacturing industries. Whether you're:

► a new grad hoping to land the first job in your field,
► a mid-level manager looking for that 6-figure promotion,
► an experienced director ready to take on an executive role, OR
► a high-performing professional wanting to shift gears into a new industry

Write Step Resumes, LLC can help you speak with confidence and purpose so you land more interviews and higher-paying roles. Reach out today, and we'll work together on:

► Getting crystal clear about what job fits your unique skills and identifying how your personal brand aligns with your target career field or industry.

► Crafting high-quality career documents (résumé and cover letter) to highlight the distinct benefit you offer the target employer.

► Creating a personalized, keyword-rich LinkedIn profile, so you appear in more employer searches and clearly demonstrate a specific value to the company.

► Devising a job search strategy that enables you to connect with recruiters, access the hidden job market, and use networking techniques to find your next career opportunity.

05/13/2026

AI will never tell you when something on your resume doesn’t make sense for the level you’re targeting.

At least not unless you know to tell it or ask it to.

One look at your resume and it’s obvious that you don’t know what you’re doing, so the AI tool happily let’s you undersell yourself, embellish things you didn’t actually do, or include details that don’t even matter.

Why? Because AI doesn’t have judgment.

It doesn’t know how hiring managers think, what’s a red flag, or what gets you passed over.

AI just spits out what you think sounds good.

Hell, it’ll even take your “good enough” resume and make it 10x worse.

The thing is, “sounds good” is not the same as “gets results.”

If you want to write your resume using AI without compromising professional judgment, the human voice, and personal career story, meet me in the DMs to get started.

05/05/2026

Listen, I don’t like y’all writing resumes with AI.

Not because I’m a certified writer.

See, AI doesn’t correct you unless YOU know what to tell it to correct.

If you feed it weak information, it gives you a tightened up version of that same weak information right back.

It doesn’t ask you for the key details that matter if you leave out something important. You can forget about a strategy if you’re upleveling or pivoting fields.

All you get is a clean resume that’s incomplete, poorly targeted, watered down, and missing what actually matters.

Unlike me, it won’t challenge you when something doesn’t make sense either.

AI is your “Amen corner.” It will agree with your foolishness and clap for you even when you’re wrong. That’s it…unless you train it and way too many of you aren’t doing that.

If you want to write your resume using AI without compromising professional judgment, the human voice, and personal career story, meet me in the DMs to get started.

04/30/2026

A lot of you use AI to write your resume because you’re always overthinking.

You don’t trust yourself to do it alone and you think you have to ride the AI wave or get left behind.

You’ve been obsessing and fiddling with that resume over and over, and it’s still not working.

I get that the thought of saving hours and days is very attractive, but you gotta be careful.

If you’re using weak or generic prompts, you’ll end up with a resume that looks like a leader at first glance but doesn’t sound or feel like you.

Trash in = Trash out

Then, you get in these interviews or networking conversations and freeze because you can’t authentically speak to what AI spit out unchecked.

You have to train AI to write to the appropriate level and point out inconsistencies or information gaps.

It all starts with a tight strategy and an understanding of what hiring teams expect.

If you don’t believe what’s on your resume,
neither will they.

P.S. I’ve earned the EAI-C credential from Career Directors International. 🙌🏾

I can help you write your resume using AI without compromising professional judgment, the human voice, and personal career story. Meet me in the DMs to get started.

04/12/2026

The worst feeling is that pit in your stomach on Sunday…

…fearing when you log in/report in that company could lay you off first thing Monday morning.

Then, that same company will post a job on Tuesday that you 100% could’ve done with the skills you already have.

I know because it happened to me.

This is why I stress having your resume ready at all times.

Get crystal clear about what you want.

Make adjustments to your resume:

✅ When you master a new skill.
✅ When you complete a training.
✅ When you receive kudos from customers/coworkers/leadership.
✅ Especially when you hit a goal.

I don’t care if you only did it ONE time. Document it.

But first, you need to start with a strong foundational resume aligned with the types of roles you want.

From there, it should only take a quick 30-minute keyword adjustment with plug-and-play bullets from there.

No need to start from scratch or spin your wheels every time.

If you’re spending hours adjusting your resume, you’re doing something wrong and I can help.

DM me so we can build a resume and career marketing strategy that secures interviews and pay increases with your current skillset.

03/27/2026

Your value decreases drastically when you’ve been fired, laid off, or out of work for a long time.

At least that’s what most job seekers think, and man, are they wrong.

They rehearse their interview responses like they are on trial when it’s supposed to be a conversation.

Sometimes, the truth is messy, vulnerable, or hard to explain without sounding negative or sour.

As soon as the interview wraps up, you start second-guessing and spiraling.

“They’re going to judge me and say I’m a job hopper.”
“They’ll think I’m lying and reject me.
“This industry is tight-knit. They’ll find out all my dirty little secrets.”

Listen, there is no shame in making the best decision you could at that time to keep your peace and sanity.

It doesn’t matter if you left a toxic role, were laid off, got straight-up fired, or walked away without a backup plan.

None of that erases your value. None of that means you’re unemployable.

All you need to do is tell your story without oversharing, apologizing, or playing small.

Tell ‘em what happened. Share what you learned. Tell ‘em what you’re looking for now.

The key is having enough clarity and confidence to rebuild your career with intention.

If you’re tired of being a nervous wreck in your interviews, DM me “Interview Clarity” and I’ll walk you through how to tell your story boldly and unapologetically.

03/17/2026

Laid off? Job hopper? Fired? No degree?

So what.

None of that defines your value.

Never feel that your (un)employment situation determines whether you’re worthy of choosing what you want out of your career.

Sure, it might feel like your options are limited, but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for whatever comes your way, especially if you don’t want to.

Go after what you want. Take the bridge role if you have to. There’s no shame in it.

They may have taken your job, but they can’t take your skills, your experience, or your value.

You own it. FUH-EVA!

Promise me that you’re going to move with confidence no matter what.

Then, meet me back here when you land your new role.

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I teach job seekers to proactively advocate for themselves and confidently communicate their career stories in resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and interviews.

Book a call with me for support navigating your next career move and showing up as the promotion-ready leader you truly are.

03/03/2026

For people like me, anxiety doesn’t always go away when you get the job offer.

I know. I know. You should be happy, right?

Nah, not when you’re an overthinker.

Some of my clients tell me they’re flooded with thoughts like:

“What if they change their mind?”
“Should I have really negotiated for more? What if they rescind my offer?”
“Am I truly qualified enough to do this job?
“Is this really the right-fit role or am I just ready for this job search to be over?”

Listen, I get it.

You’ve been burned in the past and want everything planned to a tee so that “thing” doesn’t happen again.

When I coach mid-career to senior-level leaders through these spiraling moments, they thank me for “talking them off a ledge.”

Clarity after the offer is just as important as it is at the beginning of your job search. Otherwise, you’ll talk (and think) yourself right out of an opportunity.

I’m here to help because you deserve to walk into your next role with confidence, assurance, and bold audacity.

02/23/2026

“I was on vacation all this week. Now I am having heart palpitations at the idea of going back to work tomorrow.”

This is a text I just got from my client, and My God, did it hit home.

I thought I needed vacations to escape from life. In reality, I desperately wanted to escape the job that was running me raggedy. I was so paralyzed that I made excuses for staying stuck.

If you’ve ever said the following, I’m talking to YOU.

➡️ “I don’t have the time” — You’ve wasted enough time already, knowing you want to make more money, yet you keep settling for less.

➡️ “It costs too much” — It costs too much for you to stay put, letting that position and environment eat away at you like cancer.

➡️ “I need to go back and get my master’s” — No you don’t. You have the skillset, education, and credentials right now. You just don’t know how to align it all with the higher-paying role you desire.

➡️ “I’m too old..” — You’re too old to be second-guessing the value you bring as a leader. For years, you’ve watched people less qualified than you snag the leadership opportunities that should’ve been yours.

➡️ “You just can’t trust everybody” — Oh ok, but you put your trust into colleagues, your manager, and the company that would drop you the minute you let your guard down instead of trusting God who would never leave you.

If you’re a self-led leader who’s ready to invest in yourself so you can escape your unfulfilling career and confidently step into the higher-paying role you deserve, DM me. You owe it to yourself.

02/14/2026

You deserve a career you love, but you’re so focused on finding a way out of your current situation that you’re not vetting potential employers enough.

I’ve seen countless senior-level pros trade one nightmare for another.

I’m guilty of it, and I don’t want anyone to suffer the consequences like I did. The stress, regret, and shame almost made me abandon the career field I love.

Start digging deeper.

Ask questions in your interviews that help you get down to the nitty-gritty.

▶ What’s the team dynamic?
▶ What challenges do they need to overcome?
▶ What changes do your potential direct reports want to see happen?
▶ What will senior leadership do to help you succeed?
▶ What resources are available to support you?
▶ How much authority do you really have as a leader?

Know what you’re walking into.

You can’t ask surface-level questions about benefits, PTO, and why the recruiter likes the company. 🙄

Choose your next career opportunity wisely so you’re not back on the job market before your coworkers have a chance to hit “Reply all” on your welcome email.

If you’re a high-performing senior-level professional, who’s ready to invest in an immediate action plan for your next career move, DM or comment “RESIGN.” Let’s chat about it.

02/07/2026

If you’re replaying that job interview or rejection over and over in your head this weekend…just stop.

Sometimes, things are happening in the background that you (nor your recruiter) can control.

Decision makers could be:

😔 Still reviewing budget that they thought was already approved.
😔 Getting a new game plan together because headcount got cut.
😔 Interviewing other candidates.
😔 Arguing back and forth about your salary offer.
😔 Chasing executives for approvals.
😔 Up to their eyeballs in work because they’re understaffed.

You’re not the only one feeling this way. I support my senior-level clients through this exact concern all the time.

You didn’t mess up or say the wrong thing and you’re 100% qualified. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have called you in the first place.

Do yourself a favor this weekend and pause your job search.

Go outside. Touch grass. Laugh at something (even if it’s yourself).

You can hit “apply” (or follow up) on Monday.

God already worked it out! Tag someone who needs to hear this.

02/03/2026

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