Tag: Unlimited Revisions
Why a Professionally Written Resume is So Expensive – April 10, 2023
How Much is Too Much? How Much is Just Right?
The price range is all over the map.
Just like the quality of what you get versus what you spend.
And yet, a fair estimate places the cost at around $600. That’s the mean cost with all the lows and highs averaged in. A little bit above what a professional-level essential package gives you; and, of course, far below the top-end at $1,000 or more.
Still a lot of money no matter how you look at.
So, why look into professional resume preparation in the first place? Here are a few answers:
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To stand out from the crowd, you need a highly effective resume, which requires time, dedication and specialized skills.
Writing one that will check all the boxes for the hiring manager, speak to the pain points, nail all the keywords, and generate interest is not easy. If it were, the job search wouldn’t exist. Every application would turn into an interview.
The truth is, even for experts at the top of their game, missing the mark is common—especially when it comes to getting past Applicant Tracking Systems. Positioning yourself as the dream candidate is an entirely different ballgame, requiring an entirely different elevator pitch; and, the perspective of a certified professional resume writer (CPRW). -
Essentially, you’re hiring a career coach, research assistant, and professional writer all in one.
Not all resume preparation services are created equal; but, among those in the same league, the process starts by completing a simple online questionnaire and taking part in an in-depth, one-on-one input session with a CPRW.
Most customers provide a copy of their current resume, job description documents, and supplemental PDFs, as well as links to their LinkedIn profile, professional portfolio, and other online resources. It can take hours to go through everything—pulling out all the best pieces and reassembling it all into resume form—work best done by a professional writer trained to do it best. -
Together, you and your resume writer should finalize the content—going back-and-forth in the review and revision process—until you are completely satisfied.
If you decide to go this route, plan a detour from providers who tag-on extra costs for extra rounds of revisions in advance. What you agree to pay upfront should reflect your full investment for the service. The best of the best provided for unlimited revisions at no charge.
The final draft should be sent to a two-person team responsible for quality assurance, eliminating typographical, grammatical, or visual errors. More importantly, that team should possess the right qualifications, i.e., senior level managerial experience with hiring responsibilities, a minimum of 10 years’ experience as an executive-level head-hunter, and training/certification from the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches. -
The best investment you can make is in yourself.
While it is impossible to guarantee a professionally written resume will get you a job, due to dozens of factors beyond direct control, it does make it more probable. For starters, you are taking full control over what you can, ensuring that your submission is the best it can be.
In the process, you’ll walk away with a solid understanding of the skills, experience, and achievements that make you unique and appealing to employers. Those advantages will help you identify the jobs that are right for you, boost your confidence as a job seeker, and help you prepare for the interview down the line.
If you feel you’ve done a good job conveying what you did, where you did it, and when, your writer should be able to do a great job on the rest.
You do get what you pay for, but the peace-of-mind you get in exchange is worth the cost of a professionally written resume.
That price is right.
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The Game Plan: Resume Professors for Fast Turnaround, RUSH Resumes – June 1, 2022
“It’s alright to be in a rush—just don’t be in a hurry!”
The difference? In a word, it’s preparation. At Resume Professors, even though a request may be urgent, the work process doesn’t change. That’s because we apply the same thinking and attention to detail in any scenario, whether it’s for RUSH delivery or within a more typical 2-3 day timeframe. The approach remains the same, only the execution varies.
A bit like a football team switching to its “no-huddle offense” in the waning moments of the fourth quarter.
Our founder Edward McGoldrick still makes all the calls when those calls come in. He knows how to guide clients through the early part of the input process. And, he surrounds himself with a great team of people who know how to get the job done. The idea of hurrying through anything is never a good one. That only makes critical mistakes or oversights more likely. Instead, he works according to a tried-and-true game plan.
Introducing the Starters: Certified Professional Resume Writers (CPRWs)
On any given Sunday (or other day of the week for that matter), Resume Professors has a deep squad of CPRWs to turn to when time is short. That enables them to hit the ground running when a RUSH resume order comes in without hurrying through it. In fact, our 24-hour guarantee even comes with an extra point attempt: pre-gaming every resume we prepare though our own applicant tracking system (ATS) to ensure it’s not stuffed at the line of submission.
The Higher Your Draft Number, The Better Your Chances of Being Signed
It only stands to reason every applicant stands to benefit by getting his or her resume back to their prospective employers as quickly possible. For example, a recent scouting report suggests that many job postings on Glassdoor can receive as many as 250 or more responses. Under those conditions, even the most level playing field isn’t going to stay that way for long.
Being quick at the snap is sometimes your best way to bump-up your chances.
While the need for speed in a RUSH resume is common, the reasons for ordering one in the first place are all over the field. That said, here are three that draw a lot of coverage:
- The Free-Agent Signing. An old boss moves to a new company and reaches out to a favorite former employee about a potential job. The resume isn’t an introduction, but a formality to move the ball down the field before the opening collapses.
- The Clock is Ticking … A customer runs across what he or she believes is the perfect job, but the deadline for submitting an application is just days away. In that case, an audible is called for with a special timing pattern from the sidelines.
- The Coach’s Challenge. The quick turnaround is less a matter of time management than it is of practicing sound fundamentals, putting points on the board early. The win these customers are going for isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.
The RUSH resume deserves its own special page in the playbook. Yet, it’s not a gimmick. When customers call our number (1-866-990-8821) for fast turnaround, we’ll hit the line hard, quick, and with all the right keywords in place. Even better, unlike in football, do-overs (as in “unlimited revisions”) are allowed.
At RP, we know how to act in the endzone because we’ve been there before.
Hut-hut!
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