Résumé FAQs

Why do I need a professional résumé?^

• Win More Interviews
• Maximize Your Strengths
• Stand Out from the Crowd
• Land Your Dream Job Sooner
• Elevate Your Earnings Potential
• Solve Tough Job Search Challenges
• Succeed in Transitioning to a New Career

Even if you are the "perfect" candidate for a position, someone less skilled might get the job of your dreams because their résumé was written more skillfully. It happens all the time. Many people think that since they know their jobs well and have adequate (or even excellent) communication skills, they can prepare their own résumés.

But when writing about themselves, people tend to undersell themselves. Because of humility and that sort of thing, when people write their own résumés they are not nearly as aggressive as they should be. In addition, a full 98% of résumés created by unskilled professionals lack several of the most important ingredients. As a result, many opportunities are missed.

Some job seekers regard the résumé as "just a piece of paper" but in today's highly competitive job market, the typical nationally advertised position opening will receive literally hundreds of responses and there are 8 out of 10 people unemployed and competing with you! It takes an effective résumé to get interviews!

Think of it this way – a $1 bill and a $1,000 bill are both "just paper" too. But like a résumé, their value is determined by what is printed on that piece of paper.

Your résumé is one of the most important documents you will ever create. This "make-or-break" marketing tool is what stands between whether an employer will call you for an interview or pass you by.

How can you improve my résumé?^

• We proofread and edit every aspect of it. Our specialists correct all those spelling, grammar, and punctuation mistakes that can ruin your chances to get the interview.
• We incorporate "industry buzzwords and keywords" that will be picked up by résumé scanning software to ensure your résumé gets read by a real person.
• We ensure that your résumé is coherent. Depending on your specific job requirements, we transform your résumé into one that meets your career goals.
• We ensure that your résumé has a unique style. Though it is a formal document, résumés should not be faceless or be from a common template. Our editors will add these crucial touches that will set you apart from the crowd. We make sure your document truly reflects how special and perfect you are for the position.
• We format your résumé according to the latest industry standards and to your specific requirements. Our experts stay on top of the latest trends in professional documentation so that your résumé will always be on the cutting edge.
• We have an actual live interview with you person-to-person and communicate with you to ensure that your strongest assets have been positioned to your best advantage in your résumé. We don't just leave it in the hands of "online ordering" and you don't know what you're going to get. We speak with you to find out everything about you!

What's the difference between "Writing" or "Tweaking"?^

The answer: CONTENT.

Résumé writing is where we compose the content from scratch with information we gleaned from our consultation/interview with you. There is no thinking or strategy needed on your part, we do all that! Résumé Tweaking is where we use YOUR content and writing. We just use our HR expertise to fluff up the lingo to sound more professional and make "tweaks" in the formatting (the look), and also add important industry buzzwords.

Why are keywords so important?^

It's like Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for your résumé. One of the biggest technological changes in the employment/hiring industry today is the incorporation of software and algorithms that are used to read your resume. That's right, people don't sift through stacks and stacks of resumes anymore, there are just too many. Most of the time when you upload your resume to apply for a job, it gets sent through scanning software that is searching for keywords that are relevant to the prospective employers' needs.

So, just like your website won't get attention unless it's properly optimized, it's the same with your resume. It will never find itself in the hands of a hiring manager, a real live person, to be impressed and wowed by its content unless it passes the software scan and GETS NOTICED.

With today's ever-changing technologies it's always a good idea to have expert advice when it comes to something as important as your career. We stay up-to-date and current on all the latest trends that most people might have never considered. When you hire a professional resume writer, extensive research is done making sure that your resume is loaded with relevant keywords to that specific industry so that it will actually get read by a human… giving you a fighting chance in this competitive job market!

How long does the process take?^

Less than a week! How quickly we complete your résumé depends you. If you are available right away for your interview/consultation, respond quickly to any questions we may have, and look over and approve your draft quickly, the entire process could be as little as 2 days!

What do I need to do first?^

• Pick out whatever Résumé Package you desire. If one of our résumé packages don't fit your exact needs, just give us a call, we will be happy to create a customized package just for you to fit your every need AND budget.
• Email us your current résumé. If you don't have a current résumé, simply email us with your contact information, job history with dates, education history with dates and any other information you think might be helpful to us or pertinent.
• That's it! We will call you to schedule an interview that fits into your schedule and then you sit back and relax while we work our magic.

If you still have any questions that haven't been answered, give us a call 321-635-9200, email us or chat live with us right now.