Should I hire a company to write my resume?

[Anonymous]

Is it worth the expense? Can you recommend anyone in particular?

[Anonymous]

Hell no! What a waste of money!

Just look at the different templates online, pick the one that you think looks right, and plug in all your info. Then email it to a friend and ask them to check for typos and tenses and such. Voila! Free resume.

[Anonymous]

What level / position are you going for.

It is a worthwhile investment if you are going for a government position - especially SES to get past the resume screenings.

[Anonymous]

There are so many free resources on how to do this so I wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

No..

They will give you bad advice like to add an objective (don't!)

Just google it and get someone to proofread it.

[Anonymous]

Waste of money, in my experience

[Anonymous]

Write it yourself, hire a graphic designer to develop it. Best thing I ever did.

[Anonymous]

YES! Worth the $1,000 hands down. But I was a lawyer that took 5yrs off from work and really needed to have someone help me frame my resume in a way to re-enter the workforce.

Within a month of having the new resume, I got several interviews (I had received none prior to the re-work).

She was almost like a career-coach/resume magician.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:YES! Worth the $1,000 hands down. But I was a lawyer that took 5yrs off from work and really needed to have someone help me frame my resume in a way to re-enter the workforce.

Within a month of having the new resume, I got several interviews (I had received none prior to the re-work).

She was almost like a career-coach/resume magician.

Just curious, did you use Shauna?

[Anonymous]

My friend is a career counselor and does amazing resume work. If you have any challenges like trying to re-enter the workforce, make a career switch, or minimize gaps in employment, it might be a good idea to have someone take a look. But in general it's pretty easy to do a decent resume yourself if you look at plenty of online examples.

If you're not getting any interviews, then I would get a professional to help.

[Anonymous]

Any specific recs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My friend is a career counselor and does amazing resume work. If you have any challenges like trying to re-enter the workforce, make a career switch, or minimize gaps in employment, it might be a good idea to have someone take a look. But in general it's pretty easy to do a decent resume yourself if you look at plenty of online examples.

If you're not getting any interviews, then I would get a professional to help.

I have all these issues to deal with: gaps in employment (taking care of parents with terminal illnesses, starting a family), and 2 career changes. I would appreciate any recommendations for someone to help with my resume/job search.