Cliff Flamer

Cliff Flamer, CEO of BrightSide Résumés, is equipped with national certifications as both a professional résumé writer (CPRW, NCRW) and career counselor (NCC), in addition to his MS in Career & College Counseling and BA in English. Before founding BrightSide Résumés, Cliff served as a lead recruiter in Silicon Valley where he worked directly with executive managers, department directors, human resources personnel, and other key players in the hiring process. He’s written, edited, formatted, assessed, and consulted on 1000s of résumés and other career-related documentation. Cliff has appeared on NPR's California Report and his work and advice have appeared in numerous career journals and books. He earned the peoples' choice award for the first-ever World's Best Resume Writer Competition, hosted by Career Directors International. Perhaps, Cliff's most important credential is his reliable optimism, which clients would say is quite contagious.