The idea forms under pressure
Chui Senanayake was unemployed, his wife was six months pregnant, and insurance was about to run out by the end of the month.
The job search changed. So we built a better way through it.
The Job Helpers began with firsthand experience: the pressure, uncertainty, and urgency of needing work fast. That experience became a practical career service built around resume strategy, ATS awareness, and human guidance.
Founder insightStrategy beats guesswork.
The Job Helpers was shaped by the real pressure of a job search that had to work.
The problem we saw
Qualified people were getting screened out before they could be understood.
The original story from The Job Helpers points to a hiring market where automated screening, fast recruiter review, and heavy competition make a plain resume harder to rely on.
93.7%US employers using Applicant Tracking Systems, as cited on the original About page from The Job Helpers.
75%Candidates can be filtered out before a human recruiter reviews the resume.
7 secAverage resume review window referenced in the original story.
Founder origin
A company born from a very human deadline.
Chui Senanayake founded The Job Helpers after going through the same job-search pressure many candidates face. The lesson was clear: people need more than encouragement. They need a stronger strategy.
A job offer changes the lesson
After many attempts, Chui was hired on the 28th day of his search. The experience showed him how much strategy matters.
A career firm built around that insight
The Job Helpers now supports working professionals, job seekers, career changers, entrepreneurs, and leaders with career documents, branding, and development support.
Our approach
We stopped treating resumes like documents and started treating them like career campaigns.
The Job Helpers describes its approach as a blend of human touch and modern tools. The goal is to help a candidate communicate clearly, pass technical screening, and give recruiters a reason to keep reading.
Turn experience into a marketable story
The resume is treated as a career marketing document, not a biography or a list of daily responsibilities.
Write for systems and humans
The team accounts for ATS filters while keeping documents readable for recruiters and hiring managers.
Support the whole search
The Job Helpers describes its role as a partner in career success, with personalized support shaped around each job seeker's needs.
Meet our President
Chui Senanayake, MBA
The Job Helpers Founder and President
15,000+clients coached to advance their careers
Leadership
Meet our President
Sixteen years ago, I traveled from 85-degree Sri Lanka to -50-degree weather in fabulous Fargo, North Dakota. I was 19, homeless, living out of 2 suitcases after my one-way trip to the dreamland.
Today, I am an MBA graduate with over 15 years of experience helping clients in numerous prestigious small, medium, and large-scale organizations.
When I came up with the idea to establish The Job Helpers, I was out of a job. I went through the same grueling procedure that most job seekers do. My health insurance was running out, and I had to find employment fast with a baby on the way. On the 28th day of my job hunt, I received an offer from a world-renowned Microsoft partner, and I've been applying the strategies I learned to support others to succeed.
Today, we have a great team of resume writers who have written 15,000+ resumes, recruiters with 20+ years of experience, and career experts who have helped job seekers receive job offers within 2-3 weeks.
- ✓ Top Customer Service Voice
- ✓ 15,000+ resumes written by the team
- ✓ Career experts supporting faster job offers
The team
Experienced operators, writers, and client-service leaders behind the work.
Resume strategy is only useful when execution is dependable. This team supports the writing, operations, fulfillment, and coaching experience behind The Job Helpers.
Top Customer Service Voice
What guides the work
A service experience built on trust, clarity, and care.
These values come from the original About page from The Job Helpers and shape how the team shows up for job seekers in a high-pressure season.
01Integrity and loyalty
02Creativity and innovation
03Teamwork and dependability
04Kindness and compassion
05Trust and justice
06Knowledge and leadership
Your next chapter
Bring us the experience. We will help shape the story.
If your resume is not opening doors, start with a conversation and see where the gaps are.