Career Strategy, Resume Writing, Coaching, and Workforce Support
APEX Career Services helps professionals, executives, and organizations navigate career transitions, job search challenges, leadership growth, outplacement, and workforce development with clarity, strategy, and personalized support.
When the next step matters, generic advice is not enough. Whether someone needs stronger career materials, clearer leadership positioning, interview preparation, salary negotiation coaching, outplacement support, or workforce development guidance, APEX Career Services helps create a clearer message and a practical path forward.
Led by Dr. Nadine E. Franz, APEX Career Services provides high-touch career, leadership, and organizational support grounded in human resources experience, strategic writing, coaching, and workforce insight.
Choose the Support That Fits Your Need
How APEX Career Services can help
Choose the path that best fits who you are and what you need.
For Executives
For Directors, Senior Directors, VPs, senior leaders, executives, C-suite leaders, CEOs, and professionals pursuing senior-level advancement.
APEX Career Services provides executive resume writing, senior leader resume writing, executive LinkedIn optimization, executive coaching, interview preparation, salary negotiation coaching, leadership positioning, executive presence strategy, and senior-level career documents.
For Professionals
For professionals preparing for a job search, advancement, career change, interviews, salary negotiation, federal applications, or clearer career direction.
APEX Career Services provides professional resume writing, ATS-optimized resumes, LinkedIn profile rewriting, career coaching, interview preparation, salary negotiation coaching, federal resume writing, USAJOBS resume support, career documents, and professional presence strategy.
For Organizations
For employers, nonprofits, associations, small and mid-sized businesses, and larger organizations seeking customized workforce, leadership, and transition support.
APEX Career Services provides boutique outplacement, executive coaching for organizations, leadership development, career development workshops, customized training, HR document support, job description writing, handbook support, and ad hoc HR support.
Strategic Support for Career, Leadership, and Workforce Decisions
APEX Career Services is a boutique career strategy and workforce support firm helping professionals, executives, and organizations navigate important career and leadership moments.
Clients come to APEX Career Services when they need more than generic documents, surface-level coaching, or one-size-fits-all guidance. The work is personalized, practical, and focused on helping people and organizations move forward with clarity, confidence, and strategy.
For individuals, APEX Career Services helps clarify value, strengthen positioning, improve career materials, prepare for interviews, and support career decisions.
For organizations, APEX Career Services provides customized outplacement, executive coaching, leadership development, workshops, training, and HR document support designed around real workforce needs.
APEX Career Services is designed for people and organizations who need thoughtful strategy, professional communication, and clear next steps.
Meet Dr. Nadine E. Franz
Career strategist, executive coach, HR professional, and founder of APEX Career Services.
APEX Career Services is led by Dr. Nadine E. Franz, an executive career strategist and leadership consultant with more than 20 years of experience across human resources, talent strategy, workforce development, higher education, coaching, and career services.
Dr. Nadine E. Franz brings a practical, research-informed approach to helping clients clarify their value, strengthen their professional identity, and navigate career and organizational decisions with greater confidence.
Credentials & Experience
- Doctorate in Learning and Organizational Change
- Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
- SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
- Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
- Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC)
Personalized Support. Strategic Guidance. Clear Next Steps.
APEX Career Services is not built around high-volume, transactional service. The work is designed for people and organizations facing important decisions, transitions, or growth moments where clarity matters.
Strategy Before Service
Before recommending a direction, APEX Career Services focuses on understanding the goal, the challenge, and what needs to change.
Personalized, Not Generic
Every resume, coaching engagement, workshop, outplacement project, or HR support engagement is shaped around the client’s needs, level, goals, and audience.
Practical, Outcome-Focused Support
The focus is not just polished language. It is stronger positioning, better decisions, clearer communication, and more confident next steps.
Career, Leadership, and Workforce Support
APEX Career Services provides personalized support across three core areas.
Career Materials & Positioning
Professional resume writing, executive resume writing, senior leader resume writing, ATS-optimized resumes, LinkedIn profile rewriting, executive LinkedIn optimization, federal resume writing, USAJOBS resume support, career documents, executive bios, and professional bios.
Coaching, Interview & Career Strategy
Career coaching, executive coaching, interview preparation, salary negotiation coaching, job search strategy, career transition support, executive presence strategy, professional presence strategy, and leadership positioning.
Organizational & Workforce Support
Outplacement, executive coaching for organizations, leadership development, career development workshops, customized training, HR document support, job description writing, employee handbook support, training manual creation, and ad hoc HR support.
Trusted by Professionals, Executives, and Organizations
Clients choose APEX Career Services when the next move matters and the work needs to be handled with care, strategy, and professionalism.
Executive Director | Public Sector Organization
“Within 30 days of using my executive resume, I secured multiple senior-level interviews, including a director role. Eighteen months later, I was recruited into an even more senior leadership position. Employers consistently commented on the professionalism and clarity of my resume.”
Former Senior Military Leader | Fortune 500 Transition
“Dr. Nadine E. Franz successfully translated 25 years of complex military leadership into a compelling civilian executive resume. That work directly led to my transition into a Fortune 500 organization — an opportunity I would not have secured otherwise.”
Former International Director | Global Foundation
“Dr. Nadine E. Franz brings rare strategic insight, professionalism, and empathy to executive career coaching. She helped me clarify my priorities, assess my leadership trajectory, and confidently design a new career path aligned with my values and long-term goals.”
Senior Operations Manager
“My investment resulted in a higher-level role, a significant increase in compensation, and a strong relocation opportunity. Dr. Nadine E. Franz positioned me competitively for senior leadership and helped me articulate my value with confidence.”
Not Sure Where to Start?
You do not have to know the exact service before reaching out.
If you are unsure whether you need professional resume support, executive positioning, coaching, salary negotiation, federal resume writing, outplacement, leadership development, workshops, or HR support, APEX Career Services can help determine the right next step.
Share what you are trying to accomplish, your timeline, and where you need support. You will receive clear guidance on which path makes the most sense.
Move Forward With Clarity
Whether you are a professional preparing for change, an executive pursuing a higher-level opportunity, or an organization supporting employees and leaders, APEX Career Services provides personalized support designed around real goals, real transitions, and real outcomes.