Resume service and headhunters, is it worth it?

Depending on your industry, it can hugely beneficial. In general though, I think having a service clean it up and review it can’t hurt. They’re not very expensive, and you can always use what you have if you don’t like it.

The services excel at hitting the key words and optimizing the resume against the HR Algorithms that sort them. In theory, it should get your resume in front of more eyes. The guys I know who used them ended up with some unique looking and wordy resumes. I was not a fan of the resume or how it looked, but it got results.

As for Headhunters, also beneficial IMO. They can also bypass the HR system and get you in front of prospective employers.

Project Management and Technical side of O&G.


Any recommendations on a resume service.

I can't fit all the different pertinent projects and positions I have had on one page. I have been told more technical details are needed for the positions I am interested in. I have worn many hats so there are some positions that are in between the ones that need detail and just listing them eats up space.


Currently employed but not in what I want to be doing.

Resume services can absolutely be worth the time. As others pointed out, if you are not happy with the result; you can stick with your own or tweak there's. Another option would be to apply with either theirs, or your original. After a few days if you don't get a bite, submit the other resume. If you use a different e-mail account/login, they are unlikely to see you applied twice.

Headhunters are generally free to the prospective employee. Just make sure it's not an exclusive arraignment, where you are forced to apply for all jobs through them. There are companies that won't consider an applicant through a headhunter because they don't want to pay the fees. When I was last looking, I was working with 5 different services and they all knew it and told me it was customary in my industry (accounting)