Review of Résumé Writing from Monster.com

All writers must first hold a college degree (four-year or graduate) and expertise in a field, before undertaking an extensive resume writing training and certification process. The few who actually complete the stringent company requirements go on to become Staff Writers, Editors and Resume Consultants.

How it works:

Navigate to the resume writing section (not so easy to find, so we've provided a direct link, Résumé Writing from Monster, that bypasses Monster's home page). Locate the category that best fits your work history: student or recent graduate, mid-career professional, executive, or military-to-civilian conversion. Place your order online and complete their exclusive questionnaire. They promise that you'll then receive "personal attention from an expert writer," though that is not necessarily an indication that phone contact will ensue. Rather, it seems more likely that--barring a catastrophic lack of information on the questionnaire--your assigned writer will begin working up a draft from that questionnaire. They promise that draft to you within 1-3 days. You're then given the opportunity to request any changes or corrections before the final draft.

Receive your finalized resume in one distribution format of your choice (i.e. Microsoft Word), unless you've purchased their Comprehensive Services package that includes the resume in 3 distribution formats (what they call Presentation, Scannable and ASCII).

Here's what we liked:

• Surprisingly professional end result--at least based on the sample resumes they make available. This kind of solid writing and excellent layout and design would keep any resume competitive in the marketplace.
• Three distribution formats available. Of course, you'll pay for it. But at least you won't then have to worry about converting your resume from one format to another if the need arises.
• Satisfaction Guaranteed. Once you receive your draft, you're given 10 business days to make up to two rounds of revisions.
• 24-hour (business hour) rush option available.

Here's what we didn't like:

• Because Monster.com has their hands in every conceivable career service under the sun, navigating their web site to the resume writing quadrant can prove challenging.  

In summary, the quality of writing is undeniable. Pricing is reasonable given the quality of service. And we appreciate the extras like free lifetime storage and 24-hour rush option. We're very comfortable giving the Monster a four-star, "high" recommendation.

As a sidebar, signing up for a free Monster account not only affords access to their many additional services, but allows you to search their massive database of available jobs. This is something you're going to want to do--sooner or later. Make it sooner.

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