Professional resumé writer in Calgary.
Human-written. ATS tested. Built around your experience, your industry, and the role you are actually targeting. Every resumé written by hand — no AI, no templates, no outsourcing.
We write resumés for Calgary professionals across every industry and career stage.
Calgary's job market is specific. Energy, engineering, construction, healthcare, finance, technology — each sector has its own vocabulary, its own hiring norms, and its own ATS requirements. We write for the market you are actually competing in.
Energy and engineering professionals
Petroleum engineers, project managers, HSE advisors, geologists, reservoir engineers, and operations professionals navigating Alberta's energy sector — including layoffs, pivots, and re-entry.
Mid-career and senior professionals
Managers and directors pursuing advancement, lateral moves, or deliberate transitions. Resumés that signal seniority clearly without overloading the page with titles and scope.
Executives and senior leaders
VP, C-suite, and board-level candidates who need a document that presents leadership scope, ownership, and outcomes — written at the level they are targeting, not the level they are leaving.
Career changers and newcomers
Professionals pivoting industries, newcomers to Calgary with international experience, and candidates returning to the workforce after a gap. Repositioning done with precision, not guesswork.
What you get from Sunrise — and what most Calgary resumé services give you instead.
The Calgary resumé market has no shortage of services. The difference is what actually happens to your document when you submit it.
- Written by hand, every time. No AI-generated drafts. No templates filled in with your details. Every resumé built from scratch around your actual career.
- Free assessment before any commitment. We review your current resumé and tell you exactly what needs to change before you decide whether to proceed. No hard sell. No obligation.
- Industry-specific, not generic. We research your target role and sector before writing. A petroleum engineer's resumé and a finance director's resumé are not built from the same framework.
- ATS tested on every project. Your resumé is tested against your target job postings — not just formatted in a way that looks ATS-friendly.
- Editors Canada member since 2012. Professional editorial standards applied to every document, every time.
- Fixed pricing, confirmed upfront. You know the cost before work begins. The price does not change.
- Template-based production. Your information entered into a pre-built structure. Faster to produce — and immediately recognisable to a recruiter who has seen it before.
- AI-generated first drafts. Many services use AI to produce an initial version, then lightly edit it. The result reads like AI — which is increasingly a liability, not an asset.
- One format for all industries. A construction project manager and a software developer receive the same structural approach with different content filled in.
- ATS claims without testing. Formatting that avoids obvious ATS errors is not the same as a document tested against the postings you are actually applying for.
- Interview guarantees that shift responsibility. A 90-day guarantee sounds reassuring. It also signals that the service is preparing for the resumé not to work.
Four levels. One standard of work. Every package ATS tested and human-written.
Start with a free assessment — we will tell you which package is right for your situation before you commit to anything.
- Resumé edit and polish
- ATS compatibility check
- Delivered in Word and PDF
- Best for resumés that are close but not landing interviews
- Full write from scratch
- ATS tested against your target roles
- One revision round included
- Delivered in Word and PDF
- Cover letter available as add-on ($149)
- Full write from scratch
- Base version plus one tailored version
- ATS tested on each version
- One revision per version
- Delivered in Word and PDF
- Cover letter and LinkedIn available as add-ons
- Full write from scratch
- Base plus two tailored versions
- ATS tested on each version
- Cover letter included
- Full LinkedIn profile included
- One revision per version
- Delivered in Word and PDF
Simple from start to finish. No surprises, no pressure, no commitment until you are ready.
Send us your current resumé — free.
Share what you have along with your target role. No resumé at all? That is fine — we work from scratch just as easily. The assessment is free and takes less than five minutes to start.
We tell you exactly what needs to change.
We review your document and your target, then tell you what the problem is and which package is the right fit. You know the full scope and cost before any work begins. No surprises.
We write — by hand, not by algorithm.
A professional writer builds your resumé from scratch. Industry-specific. Role-targeted. ATS tested against your actual postings. No templates at any stage. Most projects delivered within five to seven business days.
You review — we refine if needed.
You receive the finished document. Packages above Refresh include a revision round. Factual corrections — dates, titles, employer names — are always included within seven days of delivery.
You receive a document ready to submit.
Word and PDF, formatted and ready. ATS tested, professionally edited, built for the Calgary market you are stepping into.
Calgary is not a generic job market. Your resumé should not be generic either.
We have been writing for Calgary professionals since 2012. That means we understand how Alberta's energy sector moves, what downtown Calgary finance and legal employers expect, how the construction and engineering market reads a resumé, and how Calgary's technology sector is growing and what it looks for. Your document is built for the market you are actually in.
Alberta's energy sector has its own language — and its own ATS requirements.
Whether you are in upstream oil and gas, midstream operations, renewables, or engineering services, the terminology, credential signals, and scope language that Calgary's energy employers look for is specific. We write for that market. A Sunrise resumé for a petroleum engineer does not look like a Sunrise resumé for a marketing director — because they should not.
Calgary has seen more career disruption than most Canadian cities. We know how to handle it.
Energy sector layoffs, industry pivots, newcomers to Canada arriving in Calgary, professionals returning to work after time out — these are not edge cases in Calgary. They are a significant part of the professional population. We have written resumés for all of these situations and know how to present them honestly, confidently, and without apology.
Start with a free assessment. No commitment required.
Send us your current resumé and your target role. We will review it and tell you exactly what needs to change — before you decide anything. If you are not sure which package is right, the assessment will make it clear. See full package details or explore resumé editing if your document is close but needs sharpening.