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George789
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Does anyone know if professional resume services really work? The kind that cost $199 or more I would normally post this on a career site but I don’t trust the site sponsors.
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turboEDvo
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I do all the walking myself. If they are looking for $200, I want to know what guarantees they have. That seems a bit shady to me. I just find myself jobs.
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kage_ar
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As a hiring manager, I can tell you that your resume can make or break you. Most headhunters will assist with resumes…
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puzzleannie
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two of my sons-in-law hire for their companies and only consider resumes submitted on-line, one page, with references, which are all checked before the candidate is gets an acknowledgement. If they can’t find in 60 seconds the key info they need - education, jobs, dates, etc. they delete without consideration.
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iamrefreshed
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I’d be willing to send you my “professionally done resume” that I paid $400.00 for. I would just remove the names. If that helps. I’m in IT sales. You could probably tweak it?
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On_my_way
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IMHO, i think that resumes are a bit overrated. Education, work history and Ref. are the only thing that would interest me on a resume. My mom and dad own there own business and when peolpe send them their resumes my mom and dad laugh at what some people claim they can do. If it sounds to good to be true it probably is. A simple resume will do you don’t have to spend money to get it done properly. The more simple it is the better it is. If you put it on paper you better be able to do it.
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Benedictus
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I did was recently looking for a new job. I don’t think I found a single company that was interested in a paper resume. Most companies had a form on their website where you enter all your information. A few wanted it by email. The two companies I got offers from found my resume on Monster.com.
I wouldn’t pay someone to prepare a resume. You do have to know how the H.R. people work.
There’s a good chance that your resume is going through a scanner before it’s ever read by a human. Don’t use italics. Don’t underline. Avoid parentheses. They’ll mess up the scanners.
Don’t use MS Word’s resume templates. They’re ugly and the H.R. people see them a lot. Format it yourself. Don’t use 32 point font for your name at the top.
I wouldn’t pay someone to prepare a resume. You do have to know how the H.R. people work.
There’s a good chance that your resume is going through a scanner before it’s ever read by a human. Don’t use italics. Don’t underline. Avoid parentheses. They’ll mess up the scanners.
Don’t use MS Word’s resume templates. They’re ugly and the H.R. people see them a lot. Format it yourself. Don’t use 32 point font for your name at the top.
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George789
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Wow I thought $215 was pricy! Did you get many interveiws using your resume?
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George789
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These services claim that they will format your resume so it will be picked up by HR managers. I thought Resume Maker did this? It only costs $30. They also claim that they will make your resume more accessible to “their” employer contacts. I don’t mind spending the money if it gets my foot in the door but I think they may be playing on people’s weakness. I’m getting desperate though bills are stacking up!
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epower
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The answer is No.
Most employment agencies and head hunters are paid by the companies that are hiring. If they are taking money from job seekers then it is usually a scam. I almost fell for it twice.
The employment counselors at your school and headhunters can help you with a good resume. It is not what you know, or how it is presented, unfortunately it is who you know.
Most employment agencies and head hunters are paid by the companies that are hiring. If they are taking money from job seekers then it is usually a scam. I almost fell for it twice.
The employment counselors at your school and headhunters can help you with a good resume. It is not what you know, or how it is presented, unfortunately it is who you know.
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George789
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What exactly is a head hunter? Is that services such as Monster or Hotjobs?
“Who you know”… Networking, unfortunately, is my weak spot!
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jmv
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The Career Services office at my alma mater provides help for both current students as well as alumni. Perhaps this is an option for you.
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trailblazer
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I just looked over someone’s resume from such a service. It had some good points, but it did not highlight accomplishments. I did not have the heart to tell this person that. Instead I offered a little advice. Wish she would have just asked me to do it. I bet there is someone at church who could help you. There are also some resume writing books to give you tips and examples.
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Scanner
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I can speak as a boss/employer.
Resume’s are a double-edged sword.
They are the first thing often an employer sees but every good boss/employere realizes they are really only a reference, not a representation of the worker.
So, at best, it’s only goal is to not make a negative impression vs. making a positive impression.
For instance, if I am looking for creativity, my bias is that the creative, artistic type aren’t really prone to focusing on detail. So I would even forgive a small misspelling in a resume, provided that it wasn’t like they misspelled “cat” as “Katt” or something.
Because, to me, it is a reference, I am not looking for a piece of art.
Just the facts.
I don’t care about your hobbies. I don’t need to and it’s against the law to know about your children, your pregnant, and stuff. So keep that stuff out.
Civic involvement may be pertinent, if you are applying for a PR job or something. Or may not be, if you are applying for a computer analyst or something.
The way to get a job is to cash in on your network - you fellows and gals here are churchgoers so there’s 100-200 people right there to start. Then, you show initiative (“If you a-s-k, you will g-e-t, a j-o-b, and get some p-a-y”)
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Interview well, which means many things - appearance, thoughtfully answsering and asking questions and so on - there are books on this.
Then maybe your cover letter.
And then last, your resume (again, to me, it’s just a reference - something for me to scribble notes on when I am interviewing you).
THe problem with a resume service is that every resume should be tailored to the job you seek. A generic resume isn’t going to cut it. A curriculum vitae (which I think means story of your life) lists every accomplishment and is generally reserved for professionals like PhD’s, MD’s, JD’s, etc. Having a service get you started on that may be worth it as you just continually add your publications and achievements to it as your career progresses (my CV is 4 pages long, actually short, I have seen some 22 pages long :yup: )
A resume should highlight the work and educational experiences most germane for the job you are applying for. An employer doesn’t care about the beach lifeguarding job you had in 1991 when you are applying for the Technical writer job.
And I think that old addage - “Don’t leave any work history gaps” is kind of outdated. I know, as an employer, we all go through periods of transition. I don’t care about that so I don’t feel you should be obligated to put down that 3 month job at the Atlantic City Boardwalk or whatever. I don’t know - other bosses may want to have your CV. I would care about references though and would check them to make sure that you are not a chucklehead at your last job.
Well, those are my thoughts of hiring and interviewing about 12 employees in my career.
Resume’s are a double-edged sword.
They are the first thing often an employer sees but every good boss/employere realizes they are really only a reference, not a representation of the worker.
So, at best, it’s only goal is to not make a negative impression vs. making a positive impression.
For instance, if I am looking for creativity, my bias is that the creative, artistic type aren’t really prone to focusing on detail. So I would even forgive a small misspelling in a resume, provided that it wasn’t like they misspelled “cat” as “Katt” or something.
Because, to me, it is a reference, I am not looking for a piece of art.
Just the facts.
I don’t care about your hobbies. I don’t need to and it’s against the law to know about your children, your pregnant, and stuff. So keep that stuff out.
Civic involvement may be pertinent, if you are applying for a PR job or something. Or may not be, if you are applying for a computer analyst or something.
The way to get a job is to cash in on your network - you fellows and gals here are churchgoers so there’s 100-200 people right there to start. Then, you show initiative (“If you a-s-k, you will g-e-t, a j-o-b, and get some p-a-y”)
.Interview well, which means many things - appearance, thoughtfully answsering and asking questions and so on - there are books on this.
Then maybe your cover letter.
And then last, your resume (again, to me, it’s just a reference - something for me to scribble notes on when I am interviewing you).
THe problem with a resume service is that every resume should be tailored to the job you seek. A generic resume isn’t going to cut it. A curriculum vitae (which I think means story of your life) lists every accomplishment and is generally reserved for professionals like PhD’s, MD’s, JD’s, etc. Having a service get you started on that may be worth it as you just continually add your publications and achievements to it as your career progresses (my CV is 4 pages long, actually short, I have seen some 22 pages long :yup: )
A resume should highlight the work and educational experiences most germane for the job you are applying for. An employer doesn’t care about the beach lifeguarding job you had in 1991 when you are applying for the Technical writer job.
And I think that old addage - “Don’t leave any work history gaps” is kind of outdated. I know, as an employer, we all go through periods of transition. I don’t care about that so I don’t feel you should be obligated to put down that 3 month job at the Atlantic City Boardwalk or whatever. I don’t know - other bosses may want to have your CV. I would care about references though and would check them to make sure that you are not a chucklehead at your last job.
Well, those are my thoughts of hiring and interviewing about 12 employees in my career.
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AlanFromWichita
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Head Hunter is a fairly generic term referring to employee search firms, who look for workers to fill certain jobs.
The term to me connotates the typical, fairly pushy employee search firm where they sometimes get on people’s nerves, especially those not looking for a job, by calling them at work, asking for names of other employees who might want another job, etc. Some guys used to “reward” their corporate enemies by “siccing” head hunters on them…
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T.A.Stobie_SFO
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Remember if you can should should customized every resume for the recipients after studying them and understanding what they want and how you can fulfill it. The more good research you can do, the better your chances are.
HR departments can diffuse this by their own prejudices which you need to discover if you can to avoid being in their discard group.
HR departments can diffuse this by their own prejudices which you need to discover if you can to avoid being in their discard group.
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