Hi! I am Trish (Thomas) McGrath, the founder of Edge Career Solutions, and it’s very nice to meet you. An executive career coach and professional resume writer for 20+ years, I specialize in helping mid- to late-career job seekers win promotions, pivot industries and get recruited for better roles. Certified as a career transition coach, digital career strategist and MBTI practitioner, I am proud of the success I’ve helped my clients achieve.
My origin story:
We all deserve to have a job we enjoy, where we feel valued and are paid well, but not everyone knows how to achieve that. That is what led me to become a professional resume writer and career coach in the first place. I saw too many people stuck in the wrong jobs because they felt they didn’t have any options. I knew I could help. I had written resumes as a volunteer for years and had been on both sides of the hiring desk, so I understood the new digital job search.
I found helping people build happier lives was much more rewarding than my day job, so I took a leap of faith. In my mid-40’s I left my corporate job, took tons of industry training and built a successful private practice. I grew a thriving US and Canada client base across 30+ roles, all levels of seniority and dozens of industries. Over the years I focused on overcoming agism in the executive market. My clients had very high interview rates and landed great leadership roles where they had real impact and better work-life balance, typically with a 30% salary increase.
Today’s job search doesn’t work like it used to – there are new rules and new norms. Job boards are not very effective and professional experience alone is not enough to attract recruiter attention. Because not everyone has the resources to hire a private career coach, I wrote New Rules for the 6-Figure Job Search. I wanted to level the playing field by sharing my expertise with the people who need it the most.
My book gives you everything you need to land your next job quickly. In it I reveal insider secrets and share every step of my proven resume and job search processes that have helped my clients land great jobs. If you follow the steps outlined in my book, you’ll be prepared for success with a clear action plan, stellar career documents and a competitive edge over your peers
I am excited to share that I retired in 2026 to continue to live my best life. While I will no longer be performing one-on-one client work, I will continue to share my expertise as an author. I am in the process of writing my second book, which will teach you how to leverage the strengths of AI in your job search and avoid its pitfalls. Look for its release in early 2027.
Rushing to update your resume when a recruiter calls rarely works out well. Get started now so you’ll be ready when opportunity knocks. Get everything you need today in your copy of New Rules for the 6-Figure Job Search, availableon Amazon.
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