re: Does anyone here have any experience using a resume writing service?

My neighbor used to do it as a side hustle and she did mine and it’s worked well for me.

I did it once just to see what they would do. I took some of their changes and blended them with mine. People have always complimented me on my resume, but it’s good to get a different perspective

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You should upload a custom resume for each position. A resume service may give format guidance, but you need to work the keywords

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Agree. Research the company and tailor your resume to that firm.

I didn’t use a resume writing service but I did get feedback from professional headhunters who posted jobs online. They pre screen before submitting you to clients so they know what their clients are looking for. One of them explained what was missing in my resume. After I fixed my resume, got a lot more calls on the applications I submitted myself.

to me the resume should be a list of you experience and accomplishments. That alone should make you stand out. Unless you are absolutely terrible at writing a resume, I cant see how a service would make you look any better

CSB...I reached out to someone I usually got along well with in regional type meetings about an opportunity with our company. I simply asked him to shoot me his resume as there seemed like a mutual interest. He said to let him update it and would send my way.

Two weeks went by and it appeared he was having a tough time getting it updated and finalized as he was going through some service for the review process.

I took it as a sign that this guy prob wasn’t very good at getting simple tasks completed, was higher maintenance than I thought, and basically told him at that point we had made an offer to another candidate.

One of the few perks of being a BRCC alumni is that they'll review and critique my resume. I think lsu and mcneese will as well but they don't email me about it constantly