Comments on: Hire someone to write your resume http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:20:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Ofertas y Demandas de empleo http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-212704 Ofertas y Demandas de empleo Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:40 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-212704 [...] gente no tenga probabilidades de encontrar a alguien tan bueno como tú de forma local. A veces un  buen coach en desarrollo profesional te podría ayudar a escribir tu currículum enfocándolo en tu especialización. Si no tienes [...] [...] gente no tenga probabilidades de encontrar a alguien tan bueno como tú de forma local. A veces un  buen coach en desarrollo profesional te podría ayudar a escribir tu currículum enfocándolo en tu especialización. Si no tienes [...]

]]> By: Buscar empleo a distancia | El blog de Carme Pla http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-212691 Buscar empleo a distancia | El blog de Carme Pla Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:02:18 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-212691 [...] gente no tenga probabilidades de encontrar a alguien tan bueno como tú de forma local. A veces un  buen coach en desarrollo profesional te podría ayudar a escribir tu currículum enfocándolo en tu especialización. Si no tienes [...] [...] gente no tenga probabilidades de encontrar a alguien tan bueno como tú de forma local. A veces un  buen coach en desarrollo profesional te podría ayudar a escribir tu currículum enfocándolo en tu especialización. Si no tienes [...]

]]> By: 6 consejos para buscar trabajo a distancia (635) | Yoriento http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-212689 6 consejos para buscar trabajo a distancia (635) | Yoriento Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:53:37 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-212689 [...] gente no tenga probabilidades de encontrar a alguien tan bueno como tú de forma local. A veces un  buen coach en desarrollo profesional te podría ayudar a escribir tu currículum enfocándolo en tu especialización. Si no tienes [...] [...] gente no tenga probabilidades de encontrar a alguien tan bueno como tú de forma local. A veces un  buen coach en desarrollo profesional te podría ayudar a escribir tu currículum enfocándolo en tu especialización. Si no tienes [...]

]]> By: Vespert http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-205746 Vespert Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:31:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-205746 The points the writer makes are valid, though pieces of the article seem overstated. I help friends with their résumés currently, although I began rewriting them some time ago, while working at an employment agency and gleaning from the expertise of my mentor and manager, who was an excellent marketing and content writer. She could work wonders with a résumé! Candidates would come to us with excellent job skills, but with résumés so poorly written, we'd have been shooting ourselves (and them) in the foot if we hadn't rewritten them. Even executive assistants and (gasp!) technical writers presented résumés riddled with grammatical, formatting, and spelling errors. Some simply lied about their software skills: evident from the way their résumés were formatted and styles within the document were used (or not used). Some prospects simply had no idea how to market themselves or to create accomplishment-based statements about what they'd done at their jobs. Their résumés read like brochures, rather than résumés, and offered little or no clues into their expertise; others listed far too much information (up to five pages) for mid-level IT, administrative, and accounting positions. That said, I agree (mostly) with the poster of this article; however, I disagree with her point that résumés get "jobs" for people. A well-written résumé gets you noticed and may yield an interview; the rest is up to you. Don't just depend on a well-crafted résumé. Rehearse your interview. Apply everywhere; practice interviewing everywhere. When you land an interview with a company that really interests you, you'll be good and ready. Remember: you are interviewing them, as well. You don't want to be stuck somewhere that doesn't suit you. I provide services for barter and money. If someone has a skill worth trading (such as housecleaning, massage therapy, dentistry, auto repair, acupuncture, organic farming, cell phones) I simply trade with them according to what I would charge them as a fee. My fees run anywhere from fifty dollars (for a simple reformat) to two hundred dollars (for a complete overhaul). To write a résumé scratch is sometimes less tedious than trying to make sense of one that's already written. I don't know what other people charge; I only know what I charge. Sometimes that is just "what you can afford." I work on a sliding scale: I charge a little less for the single mother, for instance, returning to clerical work after years of being absent, or a student having just graduated with a degree. People are always extremely grateful and it's something I love doing... and every single time my clients at least land an interview. To date, I have only rewritten around three hundred résumés, rather than the six-thousand the poster of this article has. I still like to think I'm doing a good thing. I didn't proof this... sorry if you find a typo... ;-) The points the writer makes are valid, though pieces of the article seem overstated. I help friends with their résumés currently, although I began rewriting them some time ago, while working at an employment agency and gleaning from the expertise of my mentor and manager, who was an excellent marketing and content writer. She could work wonders with a résumé! Candidates would come to us with excellent job skills, but with résumés so poorly written, we'd have been shooting ourselves (and them) in the foot if we hadn't rewritten them. Even executive assistants and (gasp!) technical writers presented résumés riddled with grammatical, formatting, and spelling errors. Some simply lied about their software skills: evident from the way their résumés were formatted and styles within the document were used (or not used). Some prospects simply had no idea how to market themselves or to create accomplishment-based statements about what they'd done at their jobs. Their résumés read like brochures, rather than résumés, and offered little or no clues into their expertise; others listed far too much information (up to five pages) for mid-level IT, administrative, and accounting positions. That said, I agree (mostly) with the poster of this article; however, I disagree with her point that résumés get "jobs" for people. A well-written résumé gets you noticed and may yield an interview; the rest is up to you. Don't just depend on a well-crafted résumé. Rehearse your interview. Apply everywhere; practice interviewing everywhere. When you land an interview with a company that really interests you, you'll be good and ready. Remember: you are interviewing them, as well. You don't want to be stuck somewhere that doesn't suit you.

I provide services for barter and money. If someone has a skill worth trading (such as housecleaning, massage therapy, dentistry, auto repair, acupuncture, organic farming, cell phones) I simply trade with them according to what I would charge them as a fee. My fees run anywhere from fifty dollars (for a simple reformat) to two hundred dollars (for a complete overhaul). To write a résumé scratch is sometimes less tedious than trying to make sense of one that's already written.

I don't know what other people charge; I only know what I charge. Sometimes that is just "what you can afford." I work on a sliding scale: I charge a little less for the single mother, for instance, returning to clerical work after years of being absent, or a student having just graduated with a degree.

People are always extremely grateful and it's something I love doing… and every single time my clients at least land an interview. To date, I have only rewritten around three hundred résumés, rather than the six-thousand the poster of this article has. I still like to think I'm doing a good thing.

I didn't proof this… sorry if you find a typo… ;-)

]]> By: Long Distance Job Search Tips http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-205361 Long Distance Job Search Tips Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:02:56 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-205361 [...] at a very specific thing that people are unlikely to find someone as good as you locally. Sometimes a good career coach can help you rewrite your resume to focus on a specialty. If you don’t have one, a good [...] [...] at a very specific thing that people are unlikely to find someone as good as you locally. Sometimes a good career coach can help you rewrite your resume to focus on a specialty. If you don't have one, a good [...]

]]> By: Jess http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-190642 Jess Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:30:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-190642 I earned my degree nearly seven years ago and went to my university's career services center for the first time just last month for resume help and career-transition advice. I felt out of place walking in dressed nicely and carrying a portfolio while others wore jeans and flip-flops, but the counselor didn't bat an eye that I was coming back after all these years. She was more helpful and pleasant that I expected, and she even spent an extra hour with me. I earned my degree nearly seven years ago and went to my university's career services center for the first time just last month for resume help and career-transition advice. I felt out of place walking in dressed nicely and carrying a portfolio while others wore jeans and flip-flops, but the counselor didn't bat an eye that I was coming back after all these years. She was more helpful and pleasant that I expected, and she even spent an extra hour with me.

]]> By: William Mitchell, CPRW http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-189582 William Mitchell, CPRW Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:16:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-189582 Here's the example I usually give: For every $50,000 you expect to eventually make in salary, you lose $961.53 per week in pre-tax income due to the lack of quality interviews from a substandard resume. As you can see, saving $50-$100 on the front end means nothing if you're losing almost $1000/wk on the back end. First, narrow your search by determining the four to six resume writers who do the best work. I say looking at samples of work is the best way to determine the work quality. Any sales jockey can "talk up" a product, but the proof is in the pudding. Then, once you've identified those writers, see which one offers the best customer service and pricing. But unless you are just that good, don't do it yourself. I'm going to bet on my resumes beating yours out every time. :-) Here's the example I usually give:

For every $50,000 you expect to eventually make in salary, you lose $961.53 per week in pre-tax income due to the lack of quality interviews from a substandard resume.

As you can see, saving $50-$100 on the front end means nothing if you're losing almost $1000/wk on the back end. First, narrow your search by determining the four to six resume writers who do the best work. I say looking at samples of work is the best way to determine the work quality. Any sales jockey can "talk up" a product, but the proof is in the pudding. Then, once you've identified those writers, see which one offers the best customer service and pricing.

But unless you are just that good, don't do it yourself. I'm going to bet on my resumes beating yours out every time. :-)

]]> By: The Essential Resume Tool: KEYWORDS | Job Postings - Dijilan.com http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-188752 The Essential Resume Tool: KEYWORDS | Job Postings - Dijilan.com Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:37:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-188752 [...] are an essential piece to a well-written resume. Why? Because they are the words that describe what you do. They also let the reader know [...] [...] are an essential piece to a well-written resume. Why? Because they are the words that describe what you do. They also let the reader know [...]

]]> By: The Essential Resume Tool= KEYWORDS | Professional Resume Services http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-188276 The Essential Resume Tool= KEYWORDS | Professional Resume Services Sun, 28 Jun 2009 03:30:11 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-188276 [...] are an essential piece to a well-written resume. Why? Because they are the words that describe what you do. They also let the reader know [...] [...] are an essential piece to a well-written resume. Why? Because they are the words that describe what you do. They also let the reader know [...]

]]> By: LaVerne Thomas http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/comment-page-1/#comment-187051 LaVerne Thomas Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:33:57 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/12/12/hire-someone-to-edit-your-resume/#comment-187051 I would like to know if you could do a professional resume for me. Thank You, LaVerne Thomas I would like to know if you could do a professional resume for me.

Thank You,
LaVerne Thomas

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