Career Pro Inc

I’ve known John for over 30 years and have always known him to be honest, disciplined, sincere, highly intelligent, and creative – all skills which helped him build and maintain a successful business.



When I was recently laid off after having been out of the job market for almost 20 years, one of my first calls was to John. In our very first conversation he gave me several great tips which jump-started my job search. He then took the time to learn the details of my professional background, skills, and style as well as the type of industry, company, and business culture I was seeking in my next job. From there, John guided me through a complete overhaul of my on-line brand, helped me focus and narrow my job search criteria, and prepared excellent drafts of resumes and other key documents for my review and refinement. One of his greatest skills is understanding the value of networking and how to use available tools to build and constructively use networks in job searches and personal brand development.



John’s coaching significantly increased my confidence and decreased the time it took me to find another job. I’m thrilled with the result and grateful for his coaching and guidance!

After many years I found myself back in the job market and with John's guidance and support I was able to understand the critical need for networking and able to build a much stronger resume that puts the focus on my strengths for each position of interest. I would definitely recommend Career Pro Inc. for anyone in the job search or transition.

I would recommend CareerPro's services. I hadn't updated my resume in almost 10 years and CareerPro helped me to create a very effective resume. I also learned how to better job search and how to properly network in today’s ever changing work environment.

I recently moved to Raleigh from Detroit and began the difficult task of starting over and trying to find a job. I have extensive retail management background but have found that there are many people with these skills competing for the same jobs that I am. I have known John O’Connor since college days and turned to him and his career service company, Career Pro Inc, for help. He was able to take what I thought was a good resume from a kindergarten level to a document that looked elite professional, highlighting my strengths in powerful ways I couldn’t. He then helped me practice for interviews and how to effectively reinvent myself, networking properly to find meaningful leads. I am much more competitive now in this market and have fielded several offers. Without John’s help I would still be fumbling around trying to find a career. Turning to Career Pro Inc was the smartest thing I have done.

I would call Career Pro Inc. and John's team career advancers. Nothing that I have worked with Career Pro Inc. on has been ordinary. In fact I was referred by my father who has progressed in his career through the help of Career Pro Inc. Not only did John and his team help me compose better marketing tools for my search they helped me design a career plan and focus my career path on only productive behaviors. This assistance will not only help me in my career it will allow me to network, engage and be proactive as I grow my career. Immediately John and his team found out what I do best and helped me. They have stayed in touch with me and helped me be more proactive and bold in my writing, communication and other skills. I look forward to our continued partnership and relationship.

John O'Connor and the Career Pro Inc. team helped me refine professional documents, collaborate on improving my brand and assisted me on a key writing project. I found their interaction, professionalism and interpersonal skills to be excellent. In security and law enforcement I work with many types of people and have worked with many cultures. I like Career Pro's ability to understand me, my unique skill sets and encourage me to continue to pursue excellence. If you are looking for a company that can collaborate with you on any level of recruiting/placement or improving your brand, career or image I would recommend them highly.

I was first introduced to John O’Connor and his company CareerPro Inc. approximately five years ago when I needed professional help to generate my resume. The end product was unbelievably successful for me, so when I needed an updated and “refreshed” version this year, I immediately went back to John and his team. The resume he designed for me this year even exceeded what he had previously done for me. I have received very favorable feedback on the product he produced for me. An example of the responses I received came from an HR professional and international recruiter for a global IT company I have known for over 15 years. I sent the updated version of my resume to her for feedback and she informed me that it was one of the most visual and quality resumes she has seen. My resume is manufacturing / operations focused, but she put my resume on a conference table with eight other executive-level resumes she had received and asked her staff to select the one they felt was the most impressive. Three of the four individuals selected my resume. Four years ago, I e-mailed my CareerPro resume to a company that had received over a thousand responses to their ad for a Plant Manager in a start-up venture, and received a phone call from the VP of HR literally 20 minutes later. In other words, John O’Connor and his staff create a very visual and effective instrument for presenting an individual’s brand and credentials. They also host an Executives in Transition meeting every week and that search support group interaction has been incredibly helpful to me. In all, I was taught many years ago that presentation is 90% of selling, and I honestly believe that Career Pro Inc.’s product competes on a national level and I look forward to engaging Career Pro Inc. on even more branding and outplacement help. I trust them and you can trust them too.

John and Career Pro have made a difference in my professional and personal development. With John you get professional service with a personal relationship. I knew as soon as I met him that I wanted to work with him. His positive attitude is infectious. It is clear he has your interests and your success at the core of the relationship and is always thinking ahead and indirectly challenges you to think and operate outside the box, and raise the bar. As an HR professional, and former Director of Personnel at the Naval War College, I would unequivocally recommend John to any professional or senior executive who is ready to take their career to the next level.

I recently found myself in transition after the position I had for 14 years was terminating. I started reviewing my options, checking online job sites, and even made a couple attempts to write my resume. That's when I realized I need professional career counseling! Nothing in my professional career up to this point had prepared me to market myself. Fortunately I found John O'Connor at Career Pro Inc. I chose him and his company because of the holistic approach to outplacement. To him and his team it's more than finding another job. He sees outplacement as an opportunity to focus on the whole person, to identify skills and motivation, and to develop what he calls career branding. As a counselor he helped me through emotional pain, and loss that I felt. He helped me through the confusion of possibilities and brand myself as the professional that I am and coached me as I learned to tell my story with confidence. John also coached me to develop a powerful network of key contacts and a meaningful network of outstanding people in person and online. These are people in multiple professions and industries and I now can say that I have developed win-win relationships in a very short period of time. And for the all important resume and accompanying material he provided me with technical support and wording that truly reflect my skills, value proposition and career goals. John truly searched for new ways to help people in transition with innovative, one of kind approaches. This includes working with clients and inviting them to "pay it forward" after they are hired. His alumni and contacts possess the same important qualities. I am thankful to John for his diligence and encouragement during one of the most difficult times of my life. I now face forward with new confidence and excitement for what opportunities I have now or will have in the future.

John O'Connor and the Career Pro Inc. team understand the emerging media process for executives and the "visual and written basics" it takes to develop a social media plan for your business and career. The services go so far beyond outplacement and job search, it's really refreshing and exciting. I now understand that I am my own brand and responsible for its visual and written content. It's this kind of recession proof philosophy that is needed in today's hyper competitive work and business environment. This is important to me as a photographer and engineer. They have provided me the very best advice, plan, research, bio and image building program I needed. Now that I understand my brand better I am now able to develop those brands for others as they relate to the various aspects of media and visual perceptions. I honestly did not know that this level of high quality service and professionalism was available in the marketplace. Their high integrity, professionalism, career savvy advice and entrepreneurial/executive/authentic branding programs must be second to none. I like their community commitment and share their commitment to special needs children and other pay it back vehicles.

John is a resource to anyone who has a burning passion to do what they love, but who doesn't know how to make it work. John is focused, practical, and very down to earth. If you have an energetic vision that you're excited about, John can help you boil that vision down to a plan of attack, and help you break it down until you see a clear set of steps to take, one at a time. His knowledge of the career search field and of the basic process will help you to put a plan in place, drawing on his experience rather than making your own mistakes. He also can help you identify which people you need to talk to, in order to speed along the path to a job, and how to present yourself once you're in front of those people. You definitely need to give John a call if you're in transition.

John is a pro at what he does. His business contacts make him an invaluable connector; he consistently matches up the right people. His in-depth knowledge of the search process, coupled with his understanding of how decision makers think, makes him effective in coaching his clients to implement the strategies he recommends. John also has a keen ability to identify unseen areas of opportunity. He works with one ear to the market at all times and is always up-to-date about the latest developments that are relevant to people on the job market. He is skilled in quickly assessing the reality of a client's current situation and positioning them as needed to take maximum advantage of the best opportunities. John has helped me to identify a number of strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities in my personal branding that I hadn't seen on my own. He also gave me some valuable feedback on how I'm perceived externally and what to do about it. This alone makes his service more than worthwhile. John exhibits a high degree of professionalism and respect, as well as an impeccable level of personal integrity. I would recommend his service to anyone who is unwilling to settle for an average job, committed to doing what it takes to landing a great job, and committed to providing excellent service to an employer.

John's service is invaluable for anyone who's looking for an above-average career opportunity.



I decided in 2007 that I was not going to settle for an ordinary 9-5 corporate job. John has been a valuable resource in this area. His coaching helped me to understand how I'm perceived by decision makers who could potentially hire me into lucrative opportunities. He also showed me why I haven't been getting the kinds of responses that I've been looking for, and some easy things I could do to quickly improve my responses.



Within one month of working with John, I found paying work in line with my long-term goals that showed strong potential of leading to greater opportunities.



John will help you to ask the tough questions that you might not have thought of on your own. That way, you can be prepared with good answers to these questions during an actual interview. He can also help you to save time by focusing your efforts in the right areas. Too many people look for work by indiscriminately spraying resumes everywhere, instead of coming up with a definite plan of attack. If you're like me, you probably have no idea how to do this effectively. That's why you need to call John.

John Connor and his staff at Career Pro Inc. have made what can be an exhaustive search for a job, into something a little more fun and a lot more manageable. I am part of the majority, whom have great work experience but little experience in writing a resume. He is able to take your own words and actions and transform them into something that is relevant in today's crazy HR world. I recommend his services and plan on using them again myself in the future.

I stumbled into John's office over 10 years ago when I knew my Resume was not getting it done. John sat me down for about 2 hours and interviewed me for me. A few days later he had me come in to go over what he picked up from our interview. I have to admit I was blown away. He put together a wonderfully written Resume that has gotten a response everytime I sent it to a Job posting. Even as a media savvy and highly creative marketing person I continue to tap Career Pro Inc. for the latest in advancing my career in a recession time period. Their track record of service to the community through their work with ESGR, Wake County Human Services and other causes appeals to me too. I feel the highly personalized service has never stopped and I like having a long term career partner like Career Pro Inc. for individual outplacement and career services.

John is truly up to date in the job market e.g. company knowledge, updated technology in relation to careers and is always open for discussion in resolving community related concerns that affect the employment sector. John's wealth of knowledge in the career/employment community is well known and highly recommended. His professional advice, dedication and drive are recognized and respected by myself and all of his peers. I highly recommend his service and buisness...

Career Pro has played a crucial role in my professional career. I have been a client for several years and have nothing but praise for them and their services. They initially took the time to analyze my situation and what my personal interests were. From there, they developed top notch resumes, cover letters, thank you letters, and other professional documents that gained the attention of my targeted companies. I even had a couple of interviews for positions that I was no where near qualified for but the interviewer was so impressed with my documents they felt that had to at least talk with me. Even after landing my job, Career Pro worked with me to develop a career path to ensure that I wasn’t stuck in a dead end position/company with no hope for advancement. Throughout the years I have seen how they stay on top of the market place, changing techniques and strategies to stay on top of current hiring trends. If you need a professional to help guide you through your career transition and develop a long term plan for your work career, the people at Career Pro are the ones you need to know.

Career Pro Inc. goes beyond expectations that I had before meeting the ownership. They created a resume and cover letter for the purpose of finding a job; they did a super job. Because of their knowledge and personal attention my resume gave me instant results. I had choices of jobs, not just a job. I highly recommend Career Pro's. Even if you aren't looking to change your job or career, just give them a chance. The small investment can change your outlook on life & reward you with a better career and income. Try Career Pro's to get the results you need and get hired.