Louise Fletcher

Current

• President at Blue Sky Resumes

Past

• VP, HR at Acclaim Entertainment
• HR Director at Lantis Eyewear
• HR Director at HMV USA

• HR Manager at HMV - Canada

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Education

• Bradford & Ilkley College

Recommended

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Connections

352 connections

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Websites

• Blue Sky Resumes
• My Blog
• Follow Me on Twitter

Louise Fletcher’s Summary

I’m President of Blue Sky Resumes, author of ‘The Complete Guide to Resume Writing’ and Managing Editor of the group blog Career Hub.

Before starting my company, I worked my way up the corporate ranks as an HR executive. I’ve seen boom times and bad times, been through layoffs (on both sides of the desk) and hired more people than I care to remember. It’s this experience that helped me develop my unique approach to resume writing – an approach that will hopefully change the way you think about your resume.

At Blue Sky, we’re all about the individual. We believe the secret to job search success is showing exactly how your unique blend of skills, experiences and personality traits makes you the ideal fit for an employer’s vacant position. Everything about our process, approach and style is geared towards achieving that result.

Our writers are highly qualified resume writers, but we've all worked “real” jobs too - we know what you’re going through because we’ve been there.

When I'm not writing resumes, training my writers or blogging/tweeting about job search, you'll probably find me in my garden, where I grow both flowers and vegetables, admittedly with mixed results.

Louise Fletcher’s Specialties:

Resume Writing; Executive Bios; Web Portfolios; Online Profiles; New Technologies; Proactive Job Search Techniques
Web Marketing.

Louise Fletcher’s Experience

• President

  Blue Sky Resumes

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  March 2003 — Present (6 years 9 months)

  Co-founded and currently lead innovative career marketing firm specializing in resumes, letters, web portfolios, blogs, online profiles and proactive job search strategies. Led numerous industry innovations including results guarantee, Flash e-portfolios for creative professionals, personal websites for senior executives and the industry's first group blog, Career Hub. Deliver unparalleled client satisfaction through a team of the very best writers.

• VP, HR

  Acclaim Entertainment

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; AKLM; Computer Games industry)

  1999 — 2003 (4 years )

  Developed and executed HR strategy for international video game developer. Managed team of HR representatives in 12 locations and 5 countries. Reduced employee turnover by 25% during challenging time of transition; cut cost-per-hire by 250%; maintained exceptional benefits at cost increases well below industry average; implemented leading-edge recruitment system; overhauled compensation systems, and oversaw 4 challenging international downsizing initiatives. Worked closely with Co-founders, CFO and Board of Directors.

• HR Director

  Lantis Eyewear

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Consumer Services industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year )

  Recruited as first HR executive in over 2 years and challenged to implement formal HR procedures in family-owned business which was highly resistent to change.Gained management buy-in for numerous major changes including: Installed company's first formal performance management process, revamped compensation, improved benefits, cut employee turnover, replaced 401(k) with more employee-friendly plan, and delivered first recruitment training. Led team of 4 and reported to CFO.

• HR Director

  HMV USA

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

  1995 — 1998 (3 years )

  Led HR function for US division of world's leading music retailer with sales of over $1 billion and businesses in Europe, Canada, the US, Japan and Hong Kong.

• HR Manager

  HMV - Canada

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

  1989 — 1995 (6 years )

  Key member of start-up team for new Canadian division of HMV Records. Helped establish HR function that supported rapid business growth, reporting directly to SVP of HR.

Louise Fletcher’s Education

• Bradford & Ilkley College

  BA , Combined Arts , 1982 — 1985

Additional Information

Louise Fletcher’s Websites:

• Blue Sky Resumes
• My Blog
• Follow Me on Twitter

Louise Fletcher’s Interests:

Music, films, art, reading, cooking

Louise Fletcher’s Contact Settings

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