$30K–$60K target base
Youth & Recreation
The field is broad and participation is high. Professional guidance should remain accessible while helping your application show clearly where you fit.
Transparency from the first conversation
See the work. Understand the price. Choose only what you need.
Career support should never begin with a surprise invoice. Your initial evaluation is free. If you choose paid work, you will see the scope and exact price before it begins.
- $0
- Initial résumé and market-fit evaluation
- 0%
- Of your salary—there is no success fee
- Before
- You approve the price before paid work begins
- Truth
- No invented claims, credentials, or accomplishments
A useful way to understand the market
The level changes the competition—and the preparation required
The sports comparison is about market structure, not your age, ability, or personal worth. At every level, people deserve serious preparation. As compensation, visibility, and business impact rise, openings become scarcer and the research becomes deeper.
$60K–$90K target base
High School
There is still significant volume. Standing out in the first review matters because employers may screen many capable applicants before a person ever reads the résumé closely.
$90K–$225K target base
College
Competition tightens and specialization matters more. This broadly includes the $100K–$200K middle range, where evidence of scope, systems, leadership, and results must be sharper.
$225K+ target base
Professional
Openings are scarcer and scrutiny is higher. Executive work can require business-context research, leadership narrative development, risk analysis, and preparation for multiple decision-makers.
Your honest starting point
Your current résumé opens the conversation—it does not close the door
The résumé you submit first shows what an employer can verify about you today. Career Locksmith evaluates that evidence at no charge, identifies what is clear or missing, and explains how your current story aligns with the opportunities you want.
Submit your current résumé
We start with the document and target information you actually provide.
Receive a free evaluation
We assess visible strengths, gaps, positioning, and realistic target-role alignment.
Verify the fuller record
If you continue, approve the Baseline scope and applicable initial payment, then complete the personalized fillable PDF questionnaire Career Locksmith emails to you.
Approve the final direction
After the adjusted report, choose your service scope. Career Locksmith confirms any credit and remaining balance, sends a private Stripe invoice, and delivers completed materials by email.
No-charge starting point
Initial Evaluation
$0
- Current résumé review
- Target-direction discussion
- Visible strengths and gaps
- No obligation to purchase
Your paid career foundation
Baseline Résumé Package
Published by salary range
Built from your client-specific fillable PDF questionnaire and verified experience, the package includes your new ATS résumé, “Human Eyes” résumé, LinkedIn Profile Instruction Guide, Executive Career Summary, and Updated Base Salary & Career Direction Report.
“One size doesn’t fit all.”
Exact package pricing
Select the base-salary range of the role you want
The selector shows the Baseline Package, complete Targeted package totals, and Interview Intelligence prices for that salary band. The optional three-position Search Guide is always a separate $20 add-on after the baseline is complete. These published prices are provided for transparency; Career Locksmith does not offer public checkout. After evaluation, scope approval, applicable credits or discounts, and service selection, the client receives a private Stripe invoice by email with the exact amount due.
Showing pricing for roles targeting $30,000–$59,999 in annual base salary.
Build the foundation
Baseline Résumé Package
$49
New ATS and “Human Eyes” résumés, LinkedIn guidance, Executive Career Summary, and Updated Base Salary & Career Direction Report.
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Search Guide Add-On
+$20
Three positions independently researched while active and scored against your new baseline résumé. No targeted résumé writing is included; posting availability may change.
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Targeted + 3
$99
The complete package total: everything in the Baseline Package plus three truthful, posting-specific résumés for selected opportunities.
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Build momentum
Targeted + 6
$149
The complete package total: everything in the Baseline Package plus six truthful, posting-specific résumés for selected opportunities.
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Targeted + 9
$199
The complete package total: everything in the Baseline Package plus nine truthful, posting-specific résumés for selected opportunities.
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Interview Intelligence
$39
Focused company, role, interviewer, likely-question, story, gap, and question-to-ask preparation.
See package detailsNo double payment: Targeted + 3, + 6, and + 9 prices are complete package totals and already include the Baseline Résumé Package. If you purchased the Baseline Package first, the amount you paid for it is credited toward your selected Targeted package, and you pay only the remaining balance. The separately delivered $20 Search Guide Add-On is not part of this credit.
$500K+ pricing is a starting point. Board-facing, global, regulated, or CEO-level work may require a custom scope. You will receive that scope and price before approving paid work.
What you are paying for
Clear deliverables—never a percentage of your success
Career Locksmith charges for the research, writing, education, and preparation delivered. Employer decisions remain outside our control.
Baseline Résumé Package
- New ATS résumé
- New “Human Eyes” résumé
- Updated Base Salary & Career Direction Report
- LinkedIn Profile Instruction Guide
- Executive Career Summary
$20 Search Guide Add-On
- Available after the baseline is complete
- Three independently researched positions active at the time of review
- Fit Score for each exact posting
- Separate ATS and interview outlooks
- No tailored résumés included
- Posting availability may change
Targeted Résumé Packages
- Complete package total includes the Baseline Package
- Prior Baseline payment credited toward the total
- Three, six, or nine selected postings
- Client-supplied or independently suggested roles
- Truthful posting-specific ATS alignment
- No employer-sponsored listings
Interview Intelligence
- Company and role research
- Interviewer context when available
- Likely questions
- Strongest stories and gaps
- Questions you can ask
Why targeted work matters
A polished résumé can still be the wrong résumé for a particular opening
A single general résumé may force you to spend hours applying while automated screening fails to connect your actual experience to the language of the role. Targeting does not manufacture qualifications. It helps the employer’s Applicant Tracking System—and eventually a human reviewer—see the relevant evidence that is already true.
- 1PostingPreserve the exact requirements
- 2EvidenceMatch truthful experience
- 3ATSImprove relevant alignment
- 4Human reviewPresent a defensible story
Straight answers
Pricing questions clients should ask
Why is the target salary used instead of my current salary?
The target role determines the competitive field, depth of research, decision-maker expectations, and stakes of the work. Your current salary does not increase or decrease the price.
What if the evaluation shows I am not ready for my target role?
You will receive an honest explanation of what your current résumé proves, what is missing, and what realistic steps could strengthen your position. The purpose is clarity—not discouragement or gatekeeping.
Does the free evaluation require a purchase?
No. You may use the evaluation to make your own decision. Paid work begins only after you choose a defined service and approve its price.
How do I complete the questionnaire, pay, and receive my documents?
Career Locksmith communicates directly with you by email. Clients who continue receive a personalized fillable PDF questionnaire to complete and return by email. After the adjusted report and approved service scope, Career Locksmith sends a private Stripe invoice with the exact amount due. Completed reports and career materials are also delivered by email. No client portal account is required.
Will one baseline résumé work for every application?
No single résumé is optimally aligned to every posting. Your baseline résumé makes your verified professional story clearer; targeted résumé work then connects that truthful story to a specific employer’s requirements.
Is the $20 Search Guide based on the résumé I originally submitted?
No. Your original résumé is used for the free initial evaluation. The Search Guide is created only after the Baseline Package is complete and uses your new ATS baseline résumé, verified information, and Updated Base Salary & Career Direction Report to identify and score three active positions.
Will I pay for the Baseline Package twice if I later choose a Targeted package?
No. The published Targeted + 3, + 6, or + 9 price is the complete package total, including the Baseline Package. The amount you already paid for the Baseline Package is credited toward that total, so you pay only the remaining balance. The separately delivered $20 Search Guide Add-On is not included in the Baseline credit.
Do you take a percentage of my first-year salary?
No. Career Locksmith charges only for the agreed research, writing, education, and preparation. There is no success fee.
Does purchasing a package guarantee interviews or employment?
No. Career Locksmith is not a staffing or recruiting firm, does not represent employers, and cannot guarantee an interview, offer, salary, or placement. What we can provide is a disciplined, evidence-based way to compare opportunities before you invest your time.
Career Locksmith Fit Score
0.0–10.0
The Fit Score compares the verified evidence in your new baseline résumé and career record with one specific saved job posting. It considers required qualifications and screening risks, truthful ATS language alignment, role scope, systems, leadership, measurable results, and likely strength in a human review. The score is comparative—not a mathematical probability.
One candidate. Three postings. Three different outlooks.
Illustrative example only—the actual score must be based on the completed new baseline résumé, verified candidate evidence, and the exact posting.
| Sample target posting | Fit Score | ATS outlook | Interview outlook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Training & Development | 9.2/10 | Very strong alignment | Strongest of these three |
| Vice President, Learning & Development | 7.6/10 | Viable, with visible gaps | More uncertain |
| Director of Learning Operations | 8.9/10 | Strong alignment | Competitive outlook |
Important: A 9.2 Fit Score does not mean a 92% chance of an interview. Employer ATS settings, knockout questions, applicant volume, internal candidates, recruiter judgment, timing, and hiring changes remain outside Career Locksmith’s control.
Begin without pressure
Start with facts before you spend a dollar
Submit your current résumé and target direction. The first evaluation is free, and any paid next step is your decision.