Professional Resume Writer

[FitnessBrat]

Does anyone have any experience using one? I know there are tons out there, and it's really tempting. Resumes give me anxiety!

[Chadd77]

I changed jobs 3 years ago and needed to update mine since it was outdated by about 15 years. :) There are so many templates to select from. It took me a decent amount of time but I did find one I liked and now I try to update it ever 6 months or so. I spent tons of hours working on it and having other people review it for me. It may be worth having a professional complete it for you. What do they charge?

[Bouncer]

I'll write it. $100 bucks

[blm]

Have you ever filled out an application let alone built a resume?

[blm]

Does anyone have any experience using one? I know there are tons out there, and it's really tempting. Resumes give me anxiety!

I've never used a service but have had good luck using the resume building templates that you can get online at various career websites.

[FitnessBrat]

I changed jobs 3 years ago and needed to update mine since it was outdated by about 15 years. :) There are so many templates to select from. It took me a decent amount of time but I did find one I liked and now I try to update it ever 6 months or so. I spent tons of hours working on it and having other people review it for me. It may be worth having a professional complete it for you. What do they charge?

There are SO many templates out there, it just causes me even more stress. :panic: I'm having Monster do it for me. It isn't cheap, but it has a guarantee and it's fast. It's $189 for the resume and $239 for the resume and cover letter. Big companies/corporations run resumes through their computer searching for keywords, etc now. I figure if it will get me the job I want, it's well worth the money. Plus now I can stop stressing over how to talk about myself!

[Turbo3000]

There are SO many templates out there, it just causes me even more stress. :panic: I'm having Monster do it for me. It isn't cheap, but it has a guarantee and it's fast. It's $189 for the resume and $239 for the resume and cover letter. Big companies/corporations run resumes through their computer searching for keywords, etc now. I figure if it will get me the job I want, it's well worth the money. Plus now I can stop stressing over how to talk about myself!

Ha. Thanks for the tip. I get anxiety as well. My CV is in need of serious updates.

[jack tors]

I used one at they just run it through a template. I had to do it over and it took all weekend. I would use one if you have nothing. the cover letter was good not great. I paid for both.

you do all the work anyway. they send you a questionnaire and it populates the template and spits our an awkward flowing resume.... I had to clean it up A LOT. basically start over. helped me out a little. $120 I think. maybe your experience will be better

[FitnessBrat]

I used one at they just run it through a template. I had to do it over and it took all weekend. I would use one if you have nothing. the cover letter was good not great. I paid for both.

you do all the work anyway. they send you a questionnaire and it populates the template and spits our an awkward flowing resume.... I had to clean it up A LOT. basically start over. helped me out a little. $120 I think. maybe your experience will be better

I was a little bummed at the questionnaire as well, and honestly answered fairly vague to see if that would be enough. I got an email from my "writer" and he says he'll send me the first draft in about a day or so. We'll see.

[redback]

Waste of money. As said above you do all the work anyway and they just use a template. If you really put some time into researching you can do a better job yourself.

[chuckz28]

I took a class on it back in college that was pretty helpful but I doubt a lot of it applies today. Back then resumes had more fluff. In the job market lately there are so many resumes per available job that they just want shit to the point and having a section describing what goals you have for the company should be omitted. Buzzwords also change on a yearly basis it seems.

As far as a resume writer I guess it depends on your local job market. If there is a lot of competition for few jobs than it would be worth it for sure. If you have a bunch of options then just read up on some how to info and put one together yourself. It takes time write clever enough to get everything in a small package (try to fit on one page if you can).

[FitnessBrat]

I took a class on it back in college that was pretty helpful but I doubt a lot of it applies today. Back then resumes had more fluff. In the job market lately there are so many resumes per available job that they just want shit to the point and having a section describing what goals you have for the company should be omitted. Buzzwords also change on a yearly basis it seems.

As far as a resume writer I guess it depends on your local job market. If there is a lot of competition for few jobs than it would be worth it for sure. If you have a bunch of options then just read up on some how to info and put one together yourself. It takes time write clever enough to get everything in a small package (try to fit on one page if you can).

That's what I was talking about above. People don't have any desire to read through all your accomplishments or how great you are. They are searching buzzwords, and they want short and to the point. Two page resume - forget it, that's going straight in the trash.

[blm]

That's what I was talking about above. People don't have any desire to read through all your accomplishments or how great you are. They are searching buzzwords, and they want short and to the point. Two page resume - forget it, that's going straight in the trash.

It depends a lot on the field and years of experience. You definitely want to hit them with the "wow" factor up front in your objectives and skills. But if you have over 10 years in a related field and your qualifications and experience directly relate then you want to get it all in there. This is particularly an issue in technology with all the important certifications in various programming languages, software, hardware, etc. I recently updated my resume and with 20 years in the same industry it was hell trying to get everything on 2 pages. It's stressful because every word truly counts. I understand and empathize with your anxiety.

All that said, if your past experience does not directly relate to the specific job or industry you are trying to get into; dump it. It's only taking up valuable space.

[FitnessBrat]

It depends a lot on the field and years of experience. You definitely want to hit them with the "wow" factor up front in your objectives and skills. But if you have over 10 years in a related field and your qualifications and experience directly relate then you want to get it all in there. This is particularly an issue in technology with all the important certifications in various programming languages, software, hardware, etc. I recently updated my resume and with 20 years in the same industry it was hell trying to get everything on 2 pages. It's stressful because every word truly counts. I understand and empathize with your anxiety.

All that said, if your past experience does not directly relate to the specific job or industry you are trying to get into; dump it. It's only taking up valuable space.

After this, my experience will sell itself in my field. Which is also another reason I didn't mind paying once. I hope it works! If "Troy" gets me the job I want, he can have my whole first paycheck!