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Tom Gerencer, CPRW

Tom Gerencer, CPRW

Tom Gerencer, CPRW

Certified Professional Résumé Writer, Career Expert

Tom Gerencer is a career advice writer and a resume expert. He is a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and a Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches member. Forbes, HuffPost, Fortune, BBC News, ABC, NBC, The Economist, Business Insider, and dozens of other outlets have featured his insights and commentary.

Tom has written over 200 in-depth guides, all strictly following Zety’s editorial code of conduct. His articles reach over a million readers every month.

Thanks to his deep research and outreach to insider industry communities, Tom shares job-seeking advice for candidates across all professions and career stages.

Tom holds a degree in English from Colby College.

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Tableau Developer Resume: Samples and Guide

Tableau Developer Resume: Samples and Guide

Management depends on you to pull the message from the data. But there’s no dashboard to get you hired. Prove your skills with this professional Tableau developer resume sample.

Marketing Director Resume Examples and Guide

Marketing Director Resume Examples and Guide

You get the message out on multiple platforms to send ROI over the moon. Now fill your career’s funnel and show your branding skills with a churn-busting marketing director resume.

Attorney Cover Letter Samples & Writing Guide

Attorney Cover Letter Samples & Writing Guide

Your procedure and preparation skills are courtroom-ready, and you’re a billing dynamo. But your client management is legendary. Prove it with a job-getting attorney cover letter.

Firefighter Cover Letter Examples for 2025

Firefighter Cover Letter Examples for 2025

A perfect firefighter cover letter can get you straight to the station you want to work at. But how to convince the reader you’re the perfect fit? Read on and find out!

Editor Cover Letter Samples & Writing Guide

Editor Cover Letter Samples & Writing Guide

You herd literary cats and art-department dogs, cranking out high-quality content that draws a stampede of readers. Prove it with a New York Times-level editor cover letter.

Dentist Cover Letter Examples & Writing Guide

Dentist Cover Letter Examples & Writing Guide

Root canals, crowns, bridge work, training oral hygienists—you do it all. But you don’t write cover letters. That won’t matter with this job-getting dentist cover letter sample.

Dear Sir or Madam: Alternatives to Use in 2025

Dear Sir or Madam: Alternatives to Use in 2025

Starting a cover letter with “Dear Sir or Madam” will tell the hiring manager something about you—but nothing good. Learn better alternatives to begin a cover letter with in 2025.

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