| A resume is the critical marketing tool for any job search; it brands you, makes you visible to recruiters, and opens the doors of opportunity. If it works, you work; if it doesn't work, you don't work. Quite simply, it's the most financially important document you will ever own.
This means that writing a resume is serious business that
- Requires an understanding of how recruitment and hiring strategies affect resumes
- Demands the clarity of objective analysis to decide how best to package the commercial commodity that is the professional you
- Insists on unique writing skills, because resumes abide by their own rules
When you've done the best you can and see that resume writing is never going to be your strength, you begin to realize that with your personal stability and professional future at stake, maybe you should think about a professionally written resume.
A professionally written resume takes time and thought to determine how best to package the professional you, then more time to write, edit, edit again with your input, then layout and polish the final document. Resume writing is a labor-intensive process for a marketing tool that is mission-critical to your job search; and like most things in life, you usually get what you pay for.
Working with a professional resume writer you get the writing skills, and the objectivity to determine the right focus for your situation, skills that come with writing resumes every day for a living.
The result, when you choose wisely, is a resume that opens the doors to more and better job opportunities, in less time, and with potentially higher earnings; assuming of course you have good professional skills to begin with and that you learn to use the resume effectively in your job search.
In addition you'll receive an education in self-awareness, personal branding and career management issues that you can leverage through the years.
What do professionally prepared resumes cost? Prices vary greatly, but the following accurately reflects the competitive mid-point you are likely to pay for resumes prepared by professionally credentialed and experienced resume writers:
Entry Level Resume: $295
Students, New Grads, Professional Trades (non-management), Customer Service (non management), Administrative (non management) and Professionals with up to 3 years experience
Professional Resume: $395
Professionals with 3+ years experience, not in management and not in IT or other Science/Technical careers
Mid-Career/Mid-Management Resume: $450
Managers, Career Changers, IT and other Science/Technical careers
Senior Management/Executive Resume: $550
VP, SVP, EVP, Director-Level, C-Level, Entrepreneurs
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Martin Yate CPC
NY Times Business Bestseller
10 books in 25 languages
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