We all know college graduates earn more than those who didn't go to university - on average $24,000 more each year, or $1 million earnings advantage over a lifetime. So why, after 40 years of growth, has college enrollment been dropping since 2019? Simple: the cost has skyrocketed to an average of nearly $150,000, putting a college degree out of reach for many.
What happens to those who miss out on higher education? If they're shut out of career services, campus job fairs and alumni networks, how do they go about building a meaningful career? How do they learn about themselves and what paths will fit them best? How do they learn what opportunities are out there and gain the confidence needed to strive for them?
Sadly, many end up in a cycle of low-paying jobs, struggling with self-doubt and disappointment for the rest of their lives. It's easy to end up believing they're somehow less intelligent, capable, and qualified to contribute to the world at large.
The worst part is that none of those outcomes are a given. Everyone, no matter their background, has transferrable skills, accomplishments and aptitudes that are valuable to employers. But it often takes a guidance and support to help unearth and showcase them properly to potential employers.
This is why we created RS Works.
We saw the hurdles that lower-income job-seekers faced when they set out for higher-paying jobs. We saw too many people trapped in a cycle of low-paying, menial roles - often because their resumes, cover letters, and interview performance didn't showcase their capabilities.
So we set out to create a solution for job-seekers and workforce development professionals. Leveraging our founder's 15+ years of career coaching and resume writing experience, we developed an AI-enabled platform that creates highly personalized, effective resumes and cover letters that land job-seekers higher-paying roles.
RS Works helps workforce teams to create beautiful, effective resumes in minutes. Our intuitive platform guides staff and participants through the entire resume-building process. All of our content is optimized for ATS tools, so you can be sure participant resumes will make it through the screening process.
and higher starting salaries for program participants.
increase in lifetime earnings per participating job-seeker.*
reduction in staff time spent writing resumes.
*Based on starting salary of $27,000 for 24-year-old compared with $42,000 salary offered to RS Works users, assuming 2% annual raises.
Our founder spent 15 years writing resumes for 10,000 professionals, with many landing over 40% raises at highly competitive companies like Google, Microsoft, NYU, HBO, and the UN. As a social worker, she wanted to make her methods accessible to the job seekers who most needed them. So we took our insights, templates, bullets, and best practices, hired a development team in 2020, and got to work making the most intuitive, easy-to-use resume platform on the market.
This platform was created for the most underestimated job seekers: the barista making $32,000/year. The job coach who helps immigrants land their first job in the US. The underpaid daycare worker who wants to be able to support their own family, not just someone else’s. It was created for the career counselors who support these people as well.
RS Works was developed by a social worker and professional resume writer who herself worked as a busser, a housecleaner, and a barista. There is indisputable value in every job that we’ve held, and the RS Works platform helps job seekers articulate it.
The RS Works platform takes job seekers through an entirely personalized process based on the jobs they’ve held AND the jobs they’re targeting.
It produces custom questions to bring out rich details about the context, scope, and outcome of the work that they’ve been involved in.
And it instantly produces a clean, modern resume that presents each job seeker professionally to employers.
Personalized questions lead to custom resume content - even for clients with limited experience.
Searchable bank of 10,000+ customizable resume bullets.
Personalized content for over 50 industries and 1,000+ job titles.
Resumes are compatible with MS Word and Google Docs.
Intuitive, secure dashboards to track client documents.
Quickly create custom cover letters for clients to showcase their transferable skills.
Informed by nearly 15 years of professional resume writing experience, our platform enables career counselors and job seekers to create impressive, ATS-friendly resumes in minutes rather than hours.
Our streamlined intake process takes the guess work out of resume writing and creates personalized, targeted bullets.
Subscribers have full access to a searchable bank of 10,000+ customizable bullets spanning 100+ industries.
With over 15 years of specialized, resume-writing experience, we’ve developed tailored content for clients working across hundreds of industries. Our skills section contains industry-specific keywords to ensure the materials are in alignment with hiring trends.
Our resumes are created in easy-to-use Word and Google Doc formats and are entirely text-based, so that you don’t have to navigate complicated tables or images to make simple changes.
The user-friendly RS Works dashboard is intuitive and secure, making it easy to track and update client documents.
RS Works access for one job seeker for an entire year
Unlimited resumes based on client's experience & goals
Bank of 10,000+ personalizable resume bullets
Modern, editable templates to choose from
Min. 10 job seekers/month. Annual commitment required.
RS Works access for one job seeker for an entire year
Unlimited resumes based on client's experience & goals
Bank of 10,000+ personalizable resume bullets
Modern, editable templates to choose from
One year of unlimited cover letters for one job seeker
Min. 20 job seekers/month. Annual commitment required.
RS Works access for one job seeker for an entire year
Unlimited resumes based on client's experience & goals
Bank of 10,000+ personalizable resume bullets
Modern, editable templates to choose from
One year of unlimited cover letters for one job seeker
Open access to 15+ hours of virtual career trainings
Min. 30 job seekers/month. Annual commitment required.
One month of RS Works access for one job seeker
Unlimited resumes based on client's experience & goals
Bank of 10,000+ personalizable resume bullets
Modern, editable templates to choose from
No minimum # of job seekers or annual commitment.
Let's talk about how to integrate the RS Works platform into your programs.