$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.
Choose your next step
You may stop with the evaluation, purchase a separate résumé rebuild, or explore targeted support.
See the stronger story
After truthful cleanup and clarification, a more complete résumé may reveal possibilities your original document did not show.
No-charge starting point
Initial Evaluation
$0
- Current résumé review
- Target-direction discussion
- Visible strengths and gaps
- No obligation to purchase
Optional, separate service
Foundation Résumé Rebuild
Flat-rate quote
A résumé rebuild is priced as its own clearly defined project after the free evaluation. It does not automatically enroll you in an application campaign. The exact scope and fee are provided in writing before work begins.
“One size doesn’t fit all.”
Exact package pricing
Select the base-salary range of the role you want
This selector does not take payment or lock you into a service. It simply shows the published starting prices for the target role’s salary band.
Showing pricing for roles targeting $30,000–$60,000 in annual base salary.
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Search Guide
$49
Clarify role families, compensation guardrails, fit and risk, verified opportunities, and your action plan.
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Guide + 3
$99
Your Search Guide plus three truthful résumés aligned to three saved job descriptions.
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Build momentum
Guide + 6
$149
Your Search Guide plus six truthful résumés aligned to six saved job descriptions.
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Guide + 9
$199
Your Search Guide plus nine truthful résumés aligned to nine saved job descriptions.
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Interview Intelligence
$39
Focused company, role, interviewer, likely-question, story, gap, and question-to-ask preparation.
See package details$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.
Search Strategy Guide
- Positioning and role families
- Compensation guardrails
- Verified opportunities
- Fit and risk analysis
- Prioritized action plan
Targeted Résumé Campaign
- Three, six, or nine selected postings
- Saved job-description evidence
- Truthful ATS alignment
- No invented qualifications
- Stronger, defensible applications
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.
Will one foundation résumé work for every application?
No single résumé is optimally aligned to every posting. A foundation résumé can make your professional story clearer; targeted résumé work then connects that truthful story to a specific employer’s requirements.
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 your documented experience with a 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 candidate’s 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.