The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Resume Writer
If you have been sending out your resume for weeks or months on end, and have not had much of a response, chances are your resume is to blame. You may be considering hiring someone to write your resume, but are not quite sure what the benefits of hiring a professional writer may be. Take a few minutes to learn how a Professional Resume Writer can help you and your career!
One of the things you need to take into account, that as a former HR Manager, I saw a LOT of resumes. And as a Professional Resume Writer, I see even more! Most of them- at least 90% are average to below average. And in today's economy, average or below will NOT get you an interview! Unless your resume stands out above the competition, the odds of it even being read are fairly minimal!
Most people don't realize their resume is either mediocre or far worse. Why is that? Simple, when you write your own resume, you are emotionally attached to it. You have friends, neighbors and colleagues proofread- but they are too kind to tell you it's not good, or just as likely, they do not have the skills and experience necessary to differentiate a bad resume from a great one.
How can Professional Resume Writer Help Your Job Search?
The bottom line is a professional resume writer has the experience and professional skills to make sure your job search is over in half the normal time. The benefits of hiring a resume writer far outweigh the cost of remaining unemployed! Every week you are unemployed, another $500 to $1000 in take home pay is lost minimum. So if the normal job hunt length is 3 months, the financial loss is $6,000 to $12,000. Keep in mind that right now, the average search time can be 6 months to a year! Now, that is just an average. Many people make more, and lose more! The longer you are unemployed, the more money you lose- from your earnings, to your savings account and to your credit card debt!
This is where hiring a Professional Resume Writer can help you! A high quality professionally written resume and cover letter can change all that. Even if you have already experienced financial loss, it can start to be reversed by getting you back to work ASAP. Getting interviews is difficult right now. If your resume and cover letter do not fit the position to a 'T', the Hiring Manager will not look at it for more than 10 seconds. Then it goes to the trash can. The employers who do the recruiting and hiring rely on resumes and cover letters to weed out the poorly qualified and less professional. It stands to reason if you want to dramatically improve your chances of getting hired, your resume must provide a positive first impression to employers. Your resume MUST catch their eye and distinguish you from the competition!
A Professional Resume Writer knows how to format your resume style and content to emphasize your positive attributes and qualifications and minimize your weaknesses! They can tailor the resume to your desired job descriptions and know how to make you shine! They can capture the attention of the hiring manager and keep them reading past the average 15 second resume scan! They will ask questions, whether over the phone or in a questionnaire, that get past your 'job duties' and focus on your VALUE to employers.
You can have all the skills, talents and abilities in the world but if you don't get the interviews you are stuck. When you compare the average cost of a professional resume at $150 to the cost of your lost wages for 3 months, hiring a pro to write your resume and cover letter makes sense. It is an investment in your career and in your future. The sooner you hire a professional resume writer, the quicker you will find work! Do not waste precious time (remember time is money) and wait 3-6 months before you discover that you are not getting a response from your resume!
Remember resume and cover letter writing fees are generally affordable and usually tax deductible as a job hunting expense. Order your new resume today and kick start your new career!