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Resume Writing Services - Can they actually help you make more $$?
Posted on 3/11/10 at 8:47 am
Posted on 3/11/10 at 8:47 am
To the Money Talk board gurus and all others, have you all ever used/paid for a professional resume writing service to help you update/clean up your resume at any point in your career? If you did - was it worth it?
Furthermore, whom did you use and how much did you pay? I'm doing my research on if this is/would be worth a $200 - $400 investment at this point in my career (5 very successful consultative selling yrs. at a Fortune 15 company). My goal is to not only clean up my resume, but to have it assist me as I try to jump into my first management position (by clearly articulating my achievements/capabilities/documented successes etc.). This becoming harder for me to do in a concise way on my resume - and frankly, I'm running out of ideas and need some good outside perspective.
Thanks in advance for the insight!
Furthermore, whom did you use and how much did you pay? I'm doing my research on if this is/would be worth a $200 - $400 investment at this point in my career (5 very successful consultative selling yrs. at a Fortune 15 company). My goal is to not only clean up my resume, but to have it assist me as I try to jump into my first management position (by clearly articulating my achievements/capabilities/documented successes etc.). This becoming harder for me to do in a concise way on my resume - and frankly, I'm running out of ideas and need some good outside perspective.
Thanks in advance for the insight!
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Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:11 am to toddts
Yes absolutely. I used one and it worked this last year. You have to be able to back up everything on paper but it gets your foot in the door.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 10:12 am to carlsoda
Used Resumeprowriters.com. spent 365 I think
Posted on 3/11/10 at 11:33 am to carlsoda
I've had mine worked on several times by the LSU career services employees and it is amazing the difference that it has made. It's almost embarrassing looking back at the resume that I got my first internship with.
I would say that it's worth every penny, but if you want to do it for a little cheaper, I think LSU offers alumni something like 25 dollars an hour for resume help.
I would say that it's worth every penny, but if you want to do it for a little cheaper, I think LSU offers alumni something like 25 dollars an hour for resume help.
Posted on 3/11/10 at 3:05 pm to carlsoda
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Yes absolutely. I used one and it worked this last year. You have to be able to back up everything on paper but it gets your foot in the door.
Carlsoda - who did you use if you don't mind me asking?
Also guys, did your experiences yield a 1 or 2 page resume as well as a "free cover letter" thrown in as well? Thanks again for the help!
Posted on 3/12/10 at 9:58 am to toddts
Go to successimages.com
She is the best in town. A little pricey though, i think $150 for a resume, and the same for a cover letter. She has been doing it for years, has written several books, and is who LSU hires to do seminars on resume writing.
She is the best in town. A little pricey though, i think $150 for a resume, and the same for a cover letter. She has been doing it for years, has written several books, and is who LSU hires to do seminars on resume writing.
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