PongoResume.com |
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$14.95 monthly
subscription
From the website: "The Resume
Builder works seamlessly with the Cover Letter Builder so you can write and send coordinated cover
letters with your resumes, thank you notes after your interviews, and other related
correspondence."
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Everything you could want in a resume builder (and some things you didn't even know you wanted). The
program is packed with features, intuitive, and a breeze to master. You can create one resume or a dozen, or a
hundred, each fine-tuned for a particular job opening. And cover letters are part of the package.
There's more. Because your resume resides on the company's server, Pongo is able to offer a wide variety of
options for delivering that resume to your
intended target. Download it to your computer where you can print hard
copies at will. Or email it directly from Pongo in PDF or plain text format
to a job board or in response to an online classified ad. Or fax it straight from Pongo's site to an employer --
no fax machine needed. Need more options? Pongo will let you set up a resume webpage, a professional
HTML webpage with a unique URL;
send a link to an employer, and they can see your resume online.
A subscription-based business model helps keep this resume builder extremely affordable. Ten bucks buys you full
access to all the features on the site
for a month. Create and download your finished resume and cover letters onto your hard drive, and cancel the
service anytime after than.
Or, keep the service going to enjoy the emailing and the faxing, the activity tracking, the personalized HTML webpage,
and the ability to access and tweak your resume at a moment's notice from any computer in the world, 24/7.
How it works:
Decide right off the bat whether you want the monthly subscription ($14.95), the annual subscription ($59.95),
or the FREE trial, which lets you create a resume at no cost and pay only when and if you think the product is
worth it. Hint: Go with the free trial!
Once logged in, the software evaluates your unique occupational status and creates an
individualized template specific to your career stage--from entry level to executive. That said, the
template remains fully customizable by you. You can add and manipulate a wide variety of headings, adjust page
margins, and select different fonts, graphical layouts and formats.
Step-by-step, the system prompts you for information needed for each section. Your unique profile
determines what information you're prompted for next. An experienced professional, for example, will be prompted
for different information than a student. And by the way, if you've got employment gaps, if you're light on
experience, if your skills come from a variety of sources, you don't need to worry which format (chronological,
functional or hybrid) will best present your credentials. Pongo's software figures that out for you.
As we mentioned, the resume and cover letter you create remain on the company's servers, accessible to you from
any computer anywhere in the world, night or day. Subscribers can then download and print hard copies, or
email and fax their resumes directly from the company's online application.
Here's what we liked:
- Each resume created is a unique template--though fully customizable by you.
- Formatting is automatic. Pongo's software decides if you are best served with a chronological
format, a functional format, or a hybrid of the two.
- Create as many variations of your resume as you need. And keep track of them
easily.
- Subscription includes cover letter. And the sample cover letter template contains pre-written
text to help you get started.
- Employers receive both text-only and formatted versions of your resume (Word, HTML or PDF) when
you email directly from the application.
- Fax directly from Pongo's website. All subscriptions include 20 free faxes per month. Try to do
that from a Kinko's, and you could be out $80.00 or more each month.
- Tracker feature keeps track of all the "who, what, when and where" of resume submissions.
- Excellent customer service: telephone and get a real person.
- It's free to try. If you're happy with the resume you create, and want to be able to print, email,
fax, download and track your documents, simply upgrade to a monthly or annual subscription
anytime.
In summary, PongoResume.com an excellent resume builder that offers a lot of bang for the
buck. You can get by for just $14.95 -- build a few resumes and cover letters, print all you need, and
cancel the subscription within thirty days. Or stick around a few months and take full advantage of Pongo's
emailing, faxing and webpage services. Or pony up $59.95 for a year's worth of benefits -- especially
if you see a job search taking a while to conclude. Even at that rate, you're only paying one-half to
one-third what a professional writer would charge -- for a single resume. Pongo Resume
is easily our Top Pick for resume builders.
With no charge to create a resume, you can look at the finished product before you buy. That makes
Pongo an easy call.
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