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Dr. Carla Rutley blends 30+ years in business, marketing & academia to help you land your dream role.
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Welcome to
CareerVantage Connections
We meet you where you are and build a customized pathway to reach your career aspirations!
Amp Up! Rise, Re-boot, and Reset your career with Rock Stars – are you tired of your current job? Downsized laid off? Have you become the sole financial provider? Need a career change? Graduated and need work? Want to own your own business? Moving forward does not have to be a chore; approaching these strategies to change can be exciting.
Our team of talented professionals also provide strategies to individuals and businesses grow, promote, and thrive. We serve small or gig businesses, special events, and nonprofits.
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Recent Grad or Early Career
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Vocation, Location
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Meet Dr. Carla Rutley
Career Coach. Adjunct Professor. Your Partner in Landing the Role You Deserve.
Carla is a five-time entrepreneur with 30 years of business operations and marketing expertise and a career advancement strategy. CareerVantage Connections has worked with professionals at all levels, helping them achieve their aspirations.
We understand limited budgets and time-strapped entrepreneurs, so we design cost-effective strategies to build businesses and nonprofits and elevate careers.
Dr. Carla has served universities and students nationwide for 18 years as an adjunct professor, tutor, and instructional designer. Carla applies industry best practices to courses, ensuring that the curriculum stays current and relevant to the marketplace.
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Carla is a combination of innovative leader and goal-driven dynamo. She led us in strategic planning that got to the heart of what we need to do and where we need to go. She has an innate ability to build up those around her and never fails to appreciate the work that’s been done to achieve goals.
Carla is a combination of innovative leader and goal-driven dynamo. She led us in strategic planning that got to the heart of what we need to do and where we need to go. She has an innate ability to build up those around her and never fails to appreciate the work that’s been done to achieve goals.
Summerfest needed a new program to help diversify our revenue stream and bring in higher daytimeattendance. Through the development of the Pin Program, Carla successfully promoted and managed the program exceeding the projections.
I appreciate your dedication in designing our business courses with attention to providing the right balance of rigor and workforce relevancy. Students are excited to enroll in the study abroad course you designedto explore small businesses in Switzerland and France.
Professor Rutley is an amazing professor who truly takes teaching to heart. She has taken the time to build a professional relationship with me and her students well after we have taken her class. One is a better professional individual after spending time with Dr. Rutley.
GROWING BRANDS
No matter what stage you are at in business ownership, CareerVantage Connections brings over 30 years of experience launching new businesses and helping established companies fine-tune your marketing efforts.
ADVANCING CAREERS
Whether you are just entering the workforce, have been laid off, need a change, or are considering a change, let's Amp Up your career! CareerVantage Connections is here to map out a customized pathway with intentional steps to take you from where you are now to where you aspire to land and stand out over other candidates in the market.
1:1 Coaching
Elevate your personal brand and interview confidence with Carla’s tailored, one‑on‑one approach.
Stop guessing—start knowing.
Mock interviews with real‑time feedback on storytelling & presence
Personalized branding roadmap tied to your unique experiences
Negotiation scripts that help you capture top‑tier offers
Workshops & Speaking
Engage teams or groups with interactive, evidence‑based sessions rooted in Carla’s “7 Steps” framework.
Own your future—no middlemen required.
Actionable templates for LinkedIn optimization & outreach
Role‑play simulations of hard‑hitting interview questions
Custom take‑aways aligned to your organization’s goals
Corporate Outplacement
Seamless alumni transition programs that blend coaching, curriculum design and ongoing support.
Stop wasting time—start powering profits.
Turnkey workshop modules on resume building & career mapping
One‑on‑one check‑ins to track progress and overcome roadblocks
Digital resource library—videos, worksheets & FAQs—for self‑paced growth
Alumni & Career Communities
Sustain your momentum with cohort‑based events, peer networking and quarterly refreshers.
Turn every interaction into real value.
Virtual meet‑ups to share success stories and best practices
Quarterly webinars on market trends, sector benchmarks & skill updates
Exclusive access to new worksheets, cheat‑sheets and mini‑courses
1:1 Coaching
Elevate your personal brand and interview confidence with Carla’s tailored, one‑on‑one approach.
Stop guessing—start knowing.
Mock interviews with real‑time feedback on storytelling & presence
Personalized branding roadmap tied to your unique experiences
Negotiation scripts that help you capture top‑tier offers
Workshops & Speaking
Engage teams or groups with interactive, evidence‑based sessions rooted in Carla’s “7 Steps” framework.
Own your future—no middlemen required.
Actionable templates for LinkedIn optimization & outreach
Role‑play simulations of hard‑hitting interview questions
Custom take‑aways aligned to your organization’s goals
Corporate Outplacement
Seamless alumni transition programs that blend coaching, curriculum design and ongoing support.
Stop wasting time—start powering profits.
Turnkey workshop modules on resume building & career mapping
One‑on‑one check‑ins to track progress and overcome roadblocks
Digital resource library—videos, worksheets & FAQs—for self‑paced growth
Alumni & Career Communities
Sustain your momentum with cohort‑based events, peer networking and quarterly refreshers.
Turn every interaction into real value.
Virtual meet‑ups to share success stories and best practices
Quarterly webinars on market trends, sector benchmarks & skill updates
Exclusive access to new worksheets, cheat‑sheets and mini‑courses
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Resume | CV | Cover Letter
Efficient two-step packages—complete intake, two 15-minute strategy calls, draft & revise—delivering ATS-optimized resumes ($75/Rising Professional | $125/Re-Boot) and cover letters ($45/Rising Professional | $65/Re-Boot).
LinkedIn Profile Create or Update
End-to-end LinkedIn profile overhaul—2×30 min strategy calls, intake assessment, profile build & review—$150; Ongoing monthly content management & engagement—intake & 30 min kick-off, custom posts/ articles/ comments/ shares, monthly strategy review—$200.
