Ibrahim Sharafudeen

Executive Search and Job Placement Specialist

  • Career Strategist
  • Resume Writing Specialist
  • Career Documentation Specialist
  • Career Positioning

Executive Search and Job Placement Specialist, Career Strategist, Resume Writing and Career Documentation Specialist.

I provide executive search and job placement support, career strategy, resume writing, and professional career documentation. I write executive resumes and CVs, leadership bios, value proposition letters, LinkedIn profiles and web portfolios, then help you use them: defining the roles you should target, running a focused job search, and moving toward real opportunities. I work with executives, directors and board candidates in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and everything is built from what actually happened in your career.

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Executive documentation

Since 2019, I've helped senior professionals and executives put complex careers into resumes, leadership bios, value proposition letters, LinkedIn profiles and web portfolios that read the way the work actually happened.

Ibrahim Sharafudeen has worked as an Executive Documentation Specialist since March 2019, helping senior professionals and executives put complex careers into words that hold up under scrutiny — from hiring committees, to boards, to recruiters skimming a hundred profiles in an afternoon.

The work spans executive resumes, leadership bios, value proposition letters, LinkedIn profiles, and personal web portfolios, built for clients across HR and finance, supply chain and procurement, and operations leadership. One recent engagement, for example, involved translating a career that spanned corporate work, humanitarian field work, and academic governance — the kind of background a template flattens into generic language. Ibrahim's process is built to avoid that: understand what actually happened first, then find the words for it.

The process itself is collaborative rather than templated — understanding a client's background and goals, drafting from that understanding, and revising in response to detailed feedback until the finished piece sounds like the person it describes.

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Every document gets read line by line before it goes out.
Active sinceMarch 2019
FocusExecutive documentation & writing
WorksRemotely, worldwide
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  • From $149

    Executive Resumes

    A resume built for both a six-second recruiter scan and a slower read by a hiring committee. I work from your real career history and organise it around the story a hiring manager needs to see first.

  • From $179

    Executive CVs

    The longer CV format used across the UK, Europe and Australia, with more career detail and less compression into bullet points, built from your actual background.

  • From $79

    Leadership Bios

    A third-person bio for conferences, board packets, press kits and "About" pages, written to read well on a page and out loud.

  • From $79

    Value Proposition Letters

    A short, direct letter that says what you do well, what you have done with it, and what a hiring manager gets by bringing you in.

  • From $59

    Cover Letters

    A cover letter that earns a full read by connecting what you have done to what the role in front of you actually needs.

  • From $129

    LinkedIn Branding

    A full rewrite of your headline, About section and experience entries, so your profile matches your resume and reads well to recruiters.

  • From $249

    Web Portfolios

    A personal website that brings your resume, bio, portfolio pieces and contact details together in one link.

  • From $59

    Reference & Recommendation Letters

    Letters written for you, or that you have been asked to write for someone else, specific enough to be believable.

  • From $199

    Business Proposals

    A clear case for a decision-maker: the problem, the approach, and what happens once it is approved.

  • Custom quote

    Career Positioning Strategy

    Before any document is written, we decide what you should be known for. I define your target roles, your value story and the proof that backs it up, so your resume, LinkedIn and portfolio all say the same thing.

  • Custom quote

    Job Search Support

    A focused plan for senior-level searching: which roles and companies to go after, how to reach decision-makers, outreach and application messages, and how to keep momentum without burning out.

  • Custom quote

    Career Placement

    Support in matching your profile to suitable opportunities and preparing you for the process, from application materials to interview positioning. Placement is never guaranteed, but you go in prepared.

Levels I work with

C-Suite (CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, CHRO, CTO)Senior Vice President & Vice PresidentSenior Director & DirectorBoard Members & Board CandidatesSenior Managers moving into executive roles

Where clients are based

United StatesCanadaUnited KingdomIrelandFranceNetherlandsBelgiumAustriaFinlandCroatiaIcelandAustraliaAsia

How the process works

The process is collaborative, not templated. I understand what actually happened first, then find the words for it.

  1. Tell me your story

    Send your current documents and answer a few questions about your background, goals and the roles you're aiming for.

  2. I draft from it

    I write from your real roles, decisions and outcomes, not from a generic template.

  3. We revise together

    You give detailed feedback and I revise until the document sounds like the person it describes.

  4. You receive the final files

    Every document is read line by line before it goes out, then delivered ready to send.

Packages & prices

Choose a document, then pick the level that fits: Basic, Standard or Premium. Prices are in US dollars.

Final quote depends on length, complexity and turnaround, and I confirm it with you before any work starts. Web portfolio prices don't include your domain name or hosting.

Complete career packages

Need several documents that tell the same story? A bundled package costs less than buying each one separately, and everything is written together.

Some drafts get finished after hours. The work doesn't stop when the office does.

Background

My work includes direct client engagements and freelance projects through Upwork.

Experience

March 2019 — Present

Executive Documentation Specialist

Upwork

Resumes, executive bios, value proposition letters, LinkedIn profiles, and web portfolios for senior professionals and executives, delivered through direct client engagements.

Ongoing

Digital Marketing Specialist

Fiverr

Education

Sept 2014 — March 2018

Bachelor of Arts, Writing (General)

Internationale Berufsakademie (IBA)
 

Master of Arts, Creative Writing

University of Ibadan

What clients say

I had the pleasure of working with Ibrahim on optimizing my LinkedIn profile, resume, and executive documents. He was professional, attentive, and highly detail-oriented, with a strong ability to transform my experience into clear, compelling executive positioning. His guidance significantly improved how I present my skills, achievements, and professional value. I'd confidently recommend him to executives and professionals looking to strengthen their LinkedIn presence, resume, and overall professional brand.

Donna Chlopak — Executive Advisor, Board Advisor, Former Gallup Principal Engagement Manager

Ibrahim prepared my full set of career materials: Executive Bio, Value Proposition Letter, and a portfolio website, and carried the work through many rounds of revisions with real patience and precision. He translated a fairly complex, multi-sector career spanning corporate, humanitarian, and academic governance into materials that actually captured the substance of what I'd done, not just generic language. He was responsive to detailed feedback at every stage, careful about getting specifics right, and upfront about image sourcing, only using material once properly cleared. I'd recommend his services to any candidate who wants materials built with real attention to detail.

Hana S. — Senior HR & Finance Professional

I'm pleased to recommend Ibrahim Sharafudeen for anyone looking for professional support with executive resumes, leadership bios, LinkedIn branding, or broader career positioning. His approach goes beyond simply formatting a resume — he takes the time to understand the individual's background, career direction, and value proposition, then translates that into materials that communicate credibility and impact. If you're an executive or career-focused leader who wants your experience positioned with greater clarity and confidence, I'd strongly recommend considering Ibrahim's support.

Vicki Katsabis — Supply Planning & Procurement Leader

Ibrahim brought genuine care and professionalism to every step of my executive documentation process. He took the time to understand my background, my goals, and the story I wanted my materials to tell, and translated all of it into polished, professional documents that truly represented who I am as an executive. What stood out most was his attention to detail and consistent responsiveness — every revision was handled with care. He made what can often be a stressful process feel smooth and collaborative.

Steve Youtz — Chief Operating Officer, General Technical

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Career strategy & professional visibility

Career positioning that makes your value clear

A strong career story is more than a list of responsibilities. It connects your experience, decisions, measurable contributions and specialist knowledge to the problems an employer needs solved. I help professionals present that story consistently across their resume, professional biography, LinkedIn profile and supporting documents.

01

Career story and value proposition

Clarify the professional identity you want to communicate, the business challenges you understand, the strengths you bring and the evidence that supports your claims. The result is a coherent message rather than disconnected career facts.

02

Target-role alignment

Compare your experience with the responsibilities, leadership scope, technical requirements and business outcomes in relevant job descriptions. Identify the strongest evidence to foreground and any gaps that need an honest explanation.

03

Achievement-led presentation

Turn suitable career examples into clear accomplishment statements. Where information is available, show scale, complexity, budgets, teams, delivery, savings, growth or risk reduction without inventing metrics.

04

Executive brand consistency

Align your resume, executive bio, LinkedIn headline, About section and value proposition so that each asset reinforces the same credible professional narrative.

05

Industry and audience language

Adapt terminology and emphasis for the audience—recruiters, hiring managers, boards, clients or sector specialists—while keeping the underlying facts accurate and consistent.

06

Interview narrative preparation

Build a practical bank of career examples that helps you explain leadership choices, difficult situations, measurable outcomes and the value you could bring to a future employer.

Positioning is the bridge between experience and opportunity.

The goal is not to make a career sound bigger than it is. It is to make the value of real experience easier to understand, assess and remember.

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Career placement and job-search support

Career search can feel unclear when you are applying widely without a defined target, receiving few responses, or struggling to explain why your experience fits a role. This service helps you build a structured, realistic search plan around the positions you want, the evidence of value you bring, and the employers most likely to need your skills. We clarify target roles and industries, refine your professional message, prepare stronger applications, and organize outreach and follow-up. The level of support is agreed in advance and can range from strategy and application preparation to ongoing job-search guidance. This service improves the quality and focus of your search; it does not guarantee interviews, job offers, or employment.

What you receive from this service

Depending on the agreed scope, you may receive a target-role brief, a prioritized search approach, guidance for evaluating vacancies, role-specific application improvements, recruiter outreach templates, an application tracking method, and preparation for interviews. We first establish your goals and current materials, then agree which deliverables are useful, who is responsible for each action, and the expected timeline. Any employer outreach or application submission is carried out only where explicitly agreed and with accurate information supplied or approved by you.

Role targeting and opportunity research

We start by reviewing your background, strengths, career goals, preferred location or remote arrangement, compensation expectations where relevant, and the type of work you want next. Together, we define target job titles, suitable sectors, organization types, seniority, and practical deal-breakers. The result is a clearer search brief you can use to judge opportunities consistently instead of applying to every vacancy that looks broadly relevant.

Application customization

Each application should make it easy for a hiring team to see the connection between its requirements and your experience. Support may include reviewing the job description, identifying the most relevant achievements, adjusting resume emphasis and keywords truthfully, and preparing a concise supporting message. The aim is to improve relevance and clarity without inventing experience or promising that an application will lead to an interview., qualifications and leadership scope. The objective is relevance—not a generic application sent everywhere.

Recruiter and networking outreach

Prepare concise, professional outreach messages for recruiters, hiring leaders and relevant contacts. Make the reason for reaching out clear and present your background accurately without overstating relationships or endorsements.

LinkedIn and professional visibility

Improve the clarity and consistency of your public professional profile, including headline, About section, experience and featured materials, so that people can quickly understand your expertise.

Interview and executive narrative

Prepare structured examples for leadership, problem-solving, change, collaboration and results questions. Practice explaining career transitions, motivations and the match between your experience and the opportunity.

Search organization and follow-up

Establish a simple tracker for applications, contacts, follow-ups and next steps. Maintain a professional cadence and review what is generating responses so the approach can be refined.

Career placement support means preparation, positioning and job-search assistance. Hiring decisions remain with employers; interviews, offers and employment are not guaranteed.

How the service supports your career

Explore the key parts of the process—from shaping your professional story to presenting documents and preparing a focused search.

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Executive document developmentClear, tailored career documents built around the requirements of your target audience.
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Career strategy and collaborationA structured review of your goals, background and the story you need to communicate.
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Target-role alignmentConnect your strongest evidence to the role’s actual responsibilities and business needs.
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LinkedIn and digital presenceMake your profile and supporting materials consistent, readable and professional.
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Recruiter and networking outreachPrepare focused messages that communicate your fit without sounding generic or exaggerated.
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Job-search planningTrack applications and follow-ups with a practical, repeatable process.

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See how the service fits together

A clear overview of the documentation, positioning and search-support process.

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Career documentation · Positioning · Job-search support

1. Understand your background

Review your experience, target roles and the evidence that best demonstrates your value.

2. Build the right materials

Prepare tailored documents and align your digital professional presence with your career direction.

3. Put the materials to work

Use them in targeted applications, recruiter outreach, networking and interview preparation.

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CONSULTATION, PROJECT ESTIMATE & SECURE PAYMENT

Start with a professional enquiry.

Tell me what support you need and what you want to achieve. I will review your enquiry, clarify any details, and contact you with the appropriate next steps. Any estimate is indicative only; scope, deliverables, timeline and final fees are confirmed in writing before work begins.

01 / Project estimate

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Describe the service you need and your target timeline. No payment is taken at this stage.

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3

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PRICING REVIEW / DRAFT

Suggested starting fees

These service prices have been approved as starting prices. GBP and EUR amounts are rounded planning estimates, not live exchange-rate conversions. Confirm the exact fee, scope, deliverables, revisions and timeline in writing before payment.

ServiceUSDGBPEUR
Career positioning / job-search strategy$149£115€129
Application / interview preparation$149£115€129
Executive resume / CV$299£229€259
Executive biography$149£115€129
LinkedIn profile optimization$249£189€219
Career portfolio / website$499£379€429
One-to-one consultation (up to 60 minutes)$75£59€65

Custom or combined work should remain quote-first. Job-search support does not guarantee interviews, job offers, or employment. Hosting, domain, rush work, and any third-party fees should be quoted separately where applicable.

04 / Enquiry, proposal & next steps

Contact me before making payment

To ensure you receive the correct service and payment instructions, please contact me first. I will review your enquiry, clarify the scope and deliverables, and send you a written proposal with the agreed fee and timeline.

1

Send your enquiry

Explain the support you need, your goals and your preferred timeline using the enquiry form above.

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I will respond to discuss any details that need clarification and confirm the deliverables, timeline and total fee in writing.

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Once you approve the proposal, I will send the appropriate bank-transfer instructions and payment reference directly to you. No payment is required when submitting an enquiry.

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After payment is received and confirmed, I will provide the onboarding instructions and begin work according to the agreed plan.

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