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Before You Purchase a $95 Resume or Hire a Large Resume Writing Firm

Before you pay for a $95 resume or work with a large resume writing firm, be aware that many such services provide barely no training to their writers, don't ask you detailed questions about each of the jobs you've held, and don't have the skill to transfer your background to make you sound qualified for the jobs you want. For example, one large service charges up to $450 per resume but only pays their contracted writers $45 per resume. These writers are given no training in resume writing (one writer had written books for the Christian book market but quickly left the resume writing job because it was too difficult. She felt it was unfair of her to write a low-quality resume that could keep someone from landing interviews and better salary offers). Large resume writing services that hire contracted writers have you fill out a standard form and normally never ask you specific questions about your unique background. On a regular basis, I'm contacted by frantic customers who, based on a 'guarantee that you'll receive interviews in 30 days or your resume will be rewritten,' are now at their financial end because their $95, or even $200 resume isn't working. If you are in the process of selecting a resume writer or a resume writing firm, ask what the qualifications are of the actual person that will be writing your resume: How many resumes has that person written? For what type of positions and salary levels? What type of successes does this person or firm provide about interview rates being increased or salary increases being achieved? Does this company provide signed testimonials--one where the job seeker's name is provided with permission versus initials only. Anyone can print anything using initials only but using someone's name requires that person's signed authorization. You'll notice that my testimonials are from real people with real names … not initials! Having personally trained hundreds of career counselors in resume writing workshops and having provided hundreds of hours of training to 5 resume writers that have worked directly with me, I've only found 3 people who I felt had the skill and aptitude to produce truly excellent resumes. Now, I am the only one who writes the resumes for my business. I could be rich, I suppose farming out resumes, but I feel that each person's livelihood is too important, so I do them myself. I can't guarantee that your resume will land you the greatest job in the world at the very highest salary -- no one can guarantee that -- but working with me, answering the dozens of questions I ask and then seeing how I refocus your resume is a learning experience that will teach you how to control and elevate your image, market your top skills and land better salaries. If you hire me to write your resume, you'll also receive links to my book, Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries free of charge (a $27.80 value). Reading my book will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of resume development, cover letters, job search, electronic resumes, interviewing, and confidence building strategies.