Review of Resume
Writers... From free resume evaluations to one-on-one consultations to
guaranteed results, professional resume writers are competing for your business. We trained a
critical eye on the most popular of the bunch. Here's what we found.
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ResumeWriters.com
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Tied for our highest ranking, this company represents the largest network of professional
resume writers on the Internet, and holds a 99.99% customer satisfaction rate. They
guarantee you'll have interviews within 60 days. 24-hour rush service is
available...
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Student, grad & entry-level: $169.95
Mid-career professional: $199.95
Senior-level executive: $299.95
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ResumeEdge.com
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Online since 1998, ResumeEdge.com is the chosen resume partner for Yahoo! HotJobs and
The Wall Street Journal's CareerJournal.com. With over 50 resume writers and career
coaches specializing in 40 different industries, the company can arguably lay claim to...
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All Resumes: $249.00
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Monster.com
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A familiar name in the job search world, to be sure. But can their resume writing
service cut it? In a word: absolutely. They're prompt, they're professional. Most
importantly, their posted resume samples are quite well written. Free lifetime storage and
24-hour rush option...
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Student and recent grad: $179.00
Mid-career professional: $199.00
Senior-level executive: $349.00
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CPResumes.com
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We're concerned over what the BBB notes is a "pattern
of complaints"...
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All Resumes: $149.00
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About Our Ratings...
We evaluated dozens of professional
resume writers and resume services in the course of developing this site. We reviewed everything
from one-man shops to boiler room operations employing dozens.
We saw prices ranging from $39.00 to $1000.00 and everything in
between. Needless to say, the vast majority of these companies didn't
make the cut. Why? Four reasons:
Quality of Workmanship
We're former resume writers, ourselves
(see "Who We Are"). After ten years in the business, we know a thing or two
about writing a resume. Like how to draw relevant information out of a
client. Like how to put that client's best foot forward on paper through subtlety of language.
Like how to use design and layout to marketing advantage. It drove us a bit crazy at times because we're perfectionists. Though we're no longer
writing resumes, those job skills, that perfectionism, is still there--and we look for it in other writers. Most of the time, sadly, we
don't find it. When we do, we sit up and take notice. So quality of workmanship is what we value the
most.
Price and Value
Because we know what it takes to go from
telephone interview to finished resume--in terms of time and anguish--we know fair pricing when we see it. Which
explains why the resume writing services we detail above are in the same relative
ballpark when it comes to pricing. And explains why we elected not to
review that resume writer charging $1000. We look for fair value.
Timeliness
When you're between jobs and
out of work, every day seems a month and every month a year. Time is of the essence
and we looked seriously at the sense of time conveyed by resume writers. Not everybody has to offer
rush service. But they
do need to provide a reasonable time frame
for completing your project.
Ease
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 Attila The Hun, the night shift supervisor at Acme Wing Nuts--well, forget it.
Hence, we put a good deal of stock in resume writing services whose
web sites navigated smoothly. Where information was readily available.
Where pricing was up front and clear. Companies who signaled a level of personalized service that would make us
comfortable shelling out those bucks--fair as they are. In short, we
valued resume writers who were easy to work
with.
We've tried to provide a modicum of help
in preparing a resume that reflects your unique qualifications for the job you desire. We wish you well in your job search, and trust that your career goals are
just within reach.
-- David Alan Carter
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