Resume help!
Has anyone used a resume writer or a company that helps write resumes? I haven't updated my resume in years and could really use some help. Thanks!
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04/14/23 at 5:49PM UTC
I've recently come across 'job scan' -here you can get a sure measure of where your resume stands to-date. Allowing for a clear path forward within any solutions you wish to explore.
Joanne RosenResume Writer Extraordinaire!
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07/08/22 at 8:36PM UTC
Would love to help you! We offer a comprehensive package that gives you a brand new "base" resume where you are shown as a superstar. But wait, that's not all. (laughing) We provide you with all the tools to do a proper job search, stop hitting the APPLY button and find the hiring manager/recruiter, ace the interview and more!
For a free analysis of your current one, please upload at: https://www.analyticadvantagecc.com where you can also see hundreds of recommendations and check out our package prices.
Cheers
Joanne Rosen, MAAC
Resume Writer Extraordinaire
Joanna GiordanoHBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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05/31/22 at 6:20PM UTC
IME, you would pay about $500 for one finished resume from some of the services I have seen. While it's nice that they give you back the finished product, IMHO, they do not give you a tool to use going forward. They don't tell you why they did certain things and it will only be usable for you at that moment in time. Like a snapshot. If you need to tweak it going forward you won't know if you are undoing their good work, or improving on it for your target purpose.
This is why I prefer to give the insight as comments when I help people and then they do the tedious work of the editing spaces, bullets, and deciding which outcomes serve them. my approach is "Teach you to fish".
Shanita Taylor BSIS, BSc (Psyc), M.A.E.LAuthor, Leadership Certified & Service Director
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05/13/22 at 7:34AM UTC
There are free services, pretty much the service critique and it's do it yourself.
Joanne RosenResume Writer Extraordinaire!
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07/08/22 at 8:40PM UTC
Free services are great if you are a great writer. In general, though, they produce a shoddy product that is boilerplate job duties. Then, you have a document that may not read in an ATS database or create an impression with recruiters.
Hiring a professional is an investment. Our clients are with us for life. Sure, it's my business so I am pro invest in yourself but, if you spent thousands on college, why wouldn't you spend $395 for a complete job search package?
Cheers
Joanne
www.analyticadvantagecc.com
Barb HansenStartup Product, Growth & Strategy
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05/12/22 at 8:35PM UTC
CareerBenders is fantastic. https://careerbenders.com/
Angie Callen is the owner and she is a member of FairyGodBoss.
Georgene HuangCEO & Co-founder of Fairygodboss
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05/12/22 at 7:54PM UTC
There is a new player on the scene, run by a guy I have met but don't know well. It's called Leet Resumes and it is free, though they do ask for "tips" if you're happy with the work. Check them out and maybe it'll be helpful for you. Best of luck.
Anonymous
05/12/22 at 7:16PM UTC
Save your money. Look at linked in profiles of those in the field you want to work in. Sometimes they include their resume. Try to mirror their format and start from there.
Joanna GiordanoHBO HR experience. Resume/Job & Health coach.
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05/31/22 at 6:17PM UTC
I agree, except a LI Profile is not the same as a resume per se.
Anonymous
06/04/22 at 9:01AM UTC
I did not mean the actual profile. Within the profile there is a feature where some folks upload their resumes some people do and some people don’t. I think it is a relatively new feature. But over the past few months I am seeing more and more people upload their resume. The resume is not the first thing you would see on the profile, but there is a section within the page that shows you that they do have it and you can open it to read. Linked in added this feature since folks can attract job recruiters on linked in as part of their job hunting strategy. Hope this helps
Joanne RosenResume Writer Extraordinaire!
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05/12/22 at 6:54PM UTC
While those plug n play services are easy, they generally don't create resumes that are ATS compatible and they rely on YOU knowing what to write.
For a FREE analysis of your current resume, please upload it to my website at: https://www.analyticadvantagecc.com
Our two companies write the BEST resumes. You can check the recommendations on our sister company, Write Choice Resumes. https://www.linkedin.com/in/denise-levine/ Those are just the past 2 years.
Cheers
Joanne
Anonymous
05/12/22 at 6:33PM UTC
https://www.resume-now.com/ was helpful for me. It was quick and easy. I could cater resumes for specific roles.
Anonymous
05/12/22 at 5:20PM UTC
I’m working with Jared at https://www.resumetarget.com and I really like his approach and product.
In the past I worked with Story Line Resumes. It was over priced and just OK.
Joanne RosenResume Writer Extraordinaire!
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05/12/22 at 7:08PM UTC
Interesting. I just looked at their resume samples and they are quite outdated, have grammar issues, and aren't ATS compatible. Further, there are no achievements in most of them. Just laundry lists of duties.
Anonymous
05/12/22 at 7:16PM UTC
Those must be old because the one that they did for me was done specifically with ATS in mind. They had to explain all of that to me. My resume is made up a mix of my achievements, responsibility, soft and hard skills, education, and professional development.
Joanne RosenResume Writer Extraordinaire!
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05/13/22 at 6:31PM UTC
That's good! We get so many clients who paid for a resume only to have it simply reformatted into some cute look with curlicues and swirls but the SAME old information . . . a laundry list of duties.
Cheers
Joanne
