Résumés

Land Those Interviews

In today’s fast paced world, to secure the job you really want, you need the best tools available. A well-written résumé is the best marketing tool you have to get interviews that lead to that job. That’s why we focus on designing a résumé that highlights your strengths, accomplishments, and skills tailored to your specific employment goal.

Your résumé needs to be easy to read, well formatted, and informative since you have only about three seconds to convince an interviewer to actually read it. It also needs to be accurate and error free providing enough information to present a positive, professional picture of who you are. We know how to do these things. Also, we are experienced and at ease working with clients long-distance by phone, fax, and email.

Confidentiality

Please be assured that we maintain the highest confidentiality possible – from our hands to yours.

Process

Call (or fax/email) to schedule a free 15 minute consultation about your experience and future employment goals. Once you decide to work with us, we will schedule a time for an in-depth interview, at which time you will sign our working Agreement. You will fill out a comprehensive questionnaire to assist you in assessing your experience. Using this questionnaire and/or previous résumés, we will send a draft proof résumé for your review via mail, fax, or email. You will then call, mail, fax, or email revisions. Up to two sets of revisions are included in the original fee. Additional revisions are subject to our normal additional hourly rate. The final original résumé will then be prepared and either picked up by you or forwarded to you via mail, fax, or email.

We offer several packages depending on your background and needs. In addition to your hard copies, you may want an electronic résumé and scanable résumé.

Affiliated Services

Presenting a great résumé is one of the first steps to obtaining interviews. Other products that enhance your chances of landing the job are:

Fees

Fees vary depending on the scope of the résumé, ranging from $40 to $350. Credit card information, either MasterCard or VISA, is taken at the time of our initial consultation and the full fee is charged before the draft is forwarded to you. If you prefer to pay by check, simply mail your check in the full amount of the estimated charges after our consultation.

Résumé Quiz

1. Most employers will spend 10 seconds looking at your résumé.
2. You should list every job you’ve ever had on your résumé.
3. You need several formats of your résumé.
4. There is no need to call and follow-up with a company after sending them your résumé.
5. Résumés should always be only one page.
6. You should always use a chronological format.
7. Your résumé should not necessarily be sent to the HR department.

Answers

1. False. You have approximately two to three seconds to impress an employer enough to actually read your résumé
2. False. Most résumés contain only the last ten years of employment.
3. True. That can be the case. It depends on your employment goals.
4. False. You must follow-up. It could be that for some unknown reason, they didn’t even receive your résumé
5. False. The length of a résumé depends on your experience and goal
6. False. There are several formats to choose from, again depending on your skills and goals.
7. True. The best person to send your résumé to is the one most closely connected to the job you are applying for.

Tips

• Do your homework before your interview. Make sure you know something about the company’s products/services, management team, and philosophy as well as what is required for the position you are seeking.
• Be prepared to answer “out-of-the-box” questions. Our packages include such a list.
• Be prepared to ask the right questions. Our packages include this list also.
• Follow-up your interviews with a thank you letter.
• Keep your résumé updated. You never know when the perfect opportunity will appear.
• Create and nurture a wide range of networking affiliations.
• Always present a professional image in all aspects of yourself including your written materials, verbal communications, and appearance.