Resume + LinkedIn Review
Your resume and LinkedIn profile are reviewed together with your stated career goals.
Embedded Career Strategy Review
Not sure where you fit in the embedded market?
A personalised career strategy review for experienced embedded, firmware, electronics and systems engineers.
I'll review your resume, LinkedIn profile, technical background and career goals, then give you a direct assessment of where you realistically fit, which roles you should target, what may be holding you back, and how I would position your experience in the market.
$249 USD one-time
Typically delivered within 3–5 business days after your intake is complete.
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The real problem
You may not have a resume problem.
Sometimes the problem isn't your engineering ability. It's that you're targeting the wrong roles, presenting your experience at the wrong level, or trying to make a transition that employers don't immediately understand.
I spent three years outside embedded and now nobody will consider me.
I've been writing C++ for years. Why can't I get embedded interviews?
Should I focus on bare metal, RTOS or embedded Linux?
My background is mostly software. How do I move closer to the hardware?
I'm senior in my current field. Do I need to step backwards to move into embedded?
I've worked across firmware, electronics and systems. What should I actually call myself?
I'm applying internationally. Which markets are realistic?
My experience looks relevant to me, but employers don't seem to see it.
Included
What is included
Market Positioning
Where does your experience actually fit in the embedded and engineering market?
Realistic Target Roles
Which roles, technical domains and levels should you realistically target?
Seniority Assessment
How engineering managers and recruiters are likely to interpret your current level.
Technical / Domain Gap Analysis
Separate genuine technical gaps from recency gaps, evidence gaps, positioning gaps and domain-transition issues.
Career Transition Strategy
Identify the most realistic route from your current background to your target role.
Geographic / Market Positioning
Employment-market positioning only. No immigration advice or sponsorship implication.
Roles / Routes to Avoid
Identify low-probability career routes that would waste time.
30-Day Action Plan
Immediate priorities after the review.
90-Day Career Strategy
Recommended medium-term actions.
Personalised Written Career Strategy Report
A human-reviewed written assessment specific to your background.
This isn't generic career coaching.
The advice comes from the perspective of someone who has spent decades in engineering and specialist technical recruitment. The report is based on how engineering managers and specialist recruiters are likely to interpret your background.
Sometimes the answer is that you're targeting the wrong level, the wrong domain, or that your experience is stronger than your resume makes it look. Sometimes there is a genuine technical gap. Your analysis is prepared using RunTimeResume's technical review system and then reviewed before delivery, so you receive a personalised career strategy rather than an automatically generated generic report.
Sometimes the obvious career move is the wrong one.
A senior C++ engineer may assume embedded means competing for bare-metal STM32 firmware roles. If their real background is Linux, networking, systems software, distributed systems and C++, embedded Linux and edge computing may preserve far more of their existing experience.
Who this is for
Embedded Software EngineersFirmware EngineersEmbedded Linux EngineersC/C++ Systems EngineersElectronics EngineersFPGA / DSP EngineersRobotics EngineersSystems EngineersIoT / Edge EngineersTest / Validation Engineersengineers moving between related technical domains
This service is intended for experienced engineers. RunTime does not currently provide graduate career services, visa sponsorship or immigration support.
No guarantees: assessment, positioning and strategy only.