Review
of Resume
Distributors... In-depth reviews of the top resume
distribution services on the
Web. From posting your resume at top
job banks to emailing your qualifications
to recruiters, resume distributors save time,
money and
hassle.
Web Site... |
Overview... |
Pricing... |
ResumeRabbit.com
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100,000 pretty much says it all. That's the
number of customers the Rabbit has helped find
a job. The oldest and largest online resume
distributor with over 5 million
submissions...
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full REVIEW)
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$59.95
to
post your resume on up to 85 different job
posting sites. Be seen by up to 1.5 million
employers and recruiters daily.
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ResumeZapper.Com
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1000's of America's top recruitment firms
(hint: HeadHunters) are targeted by this very
efficient service. Your resume is sent straight
to the inbox of their email. With superior
industry targeting...
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full REVIEW)
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$49.99
to
zap your resume to both general recruiters as
well as those in 3 industries of your
choosing.
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EmailMyResume.com
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Sophisticated distribution software sends
your resume to 1000's of recruiters
and employers. With industry
targeting, confidential delivery and a free
listing of firms receiving your resume...
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full REVIEW)
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$49.99 for
the basic service. Includes free listing of all
companies receiving your resume. |
Employment911.com
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Post your resume on 80 top job sites...
or email blast your resume to a
select list of 1000's of employers and
recruiters, with a guarantee to
be seen by up to 1000 companies....
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full REVIEW)
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$59.95 to
post to 80 job sites, or...
$49.95 to
blast your resume to both employers and
recruiters.
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About Our
Ratings...
The lure of
the company offering resume distribution services is the
old adage: time is money. Nobody with access to a
computer really needs a resume distribution
service. That's because anybody with a computer can
perform the same task as the resume distributor--it's not
rocket science. The problem becomes... at what pace and
at what cost.
For
example, the resume distributor ResumeRabbit.com
offers to distribute your resume on up
to 85 job sites for just under $60 bucks. Now, you could
do that yourself. But by our calculation, we're talking
an estimated 60+
hours to get your resume 'out there' in these kind of
numbers (setting up accounts, learning each site's
system, uploading data). If you were paying yourself
for this job, you'd be laboring over the computer
for $1.00 per hour.
ResumeZapper.com
will send your resume out to more than 1000 recruiters
for less than $50 bucks. Punch that out on the
calculator--assuming you could even find the email
addresses of that many recruiters--and you're working for
pennies. Is that what your
time is worth? If so, then resume distributors are a
waste of money. If your time is more valuable than that,
resume distributors are certainly worth a
look.
We looked.
And here's what we considered...
Quality Of
Service
You were
persnickety (and rightfully so) about the writing of your
resume--professional looking layout, polished
presentation, phrasing that would make an adman proud.
You know that packaging counts. By the same token,
you don't want a resume distributor who manhandles
(figuratively) your paperwork and leaves it dog-eared
and mustard stained. So we looked for services that
were attentive and precise and focused on customer needs.
Telltale signs included:
- Longevity. We valued those
resume distributors that have been in business
for years.
- Accessible. We liked to see
a customer service phone number posted prominently
(and answered by an actual human
being).
- Testimonies. We liked to see
testimonials from customers identified by first and
last names.
- Transparency. Extra points
went to those services most open about their
business methodology and distribution
lists.
Reasonable
Pricing
Resume
distributors are quite aware of their competition, and
prices for the most part were very reasonable. Especially
for the biggest and most competitive players reviewed
above.
Guarantee
We like a
good guarantee. Who doesn't? It also lends credibility to
the service offered, and the company standing behind the
service.
Ease of
Use
Everything's a hassle. Ever notice that? And
just when you really, really need things to go right--like when
you're out of work or can't take another day under the
oppressive thumb of Vlad the Impaler, the bakery
supervisor at Wisecracker
Saltines--well, forget it. Hence, we put a good
deal of stock in the resume distributor whose website
navigated smoothly. Where information was readily
available. Where pricing was up front and clear. In
short, we valued resume distributors who were easy
to work with.
Look over our reviews. Consider our ratings
and how we got to those ratings. And finally, choose
a resume distribution service that feels comfortable, and get on with
the task at hand--getting your resume
out
there for
the world to see. Or
at least for the
right employers to see.
We wish you
the best.
-- David
Alan Carter
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