Your career is one of the most valuable assets you will own and your resume is the key to opening doors to maximizing your returns from that asset. Your resume is not only the doorway between you and the perfect opportunity, but the speed at which it works is also a consideration in seeking a job. Saving $50 on a resume may seem like a great deal, but if it takes a week longer to work, you could be out a week’s pay or if it doesn’t work right, you could miss opportunities which in the long run could pay you hundreds of thousands of dollars. Take you resume service selection seriously. The five minutes it takes to read this article may be the difference between success and failure, so read it through to the end. To follow are the most common resume scams. When shopping for a resume watch for the following scam identifiers.
Resumes Guaranteed
If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. This scam not only offers a refund, but also money in addition. The fine print of the guarantee requires you to conduct your job search by certified mail at a cost to you of between $150-$200 dollars, which is more than the guarantee is worth. Not only that, but in researching this claim, everyone who requested the refund was turned down, allowing the company to boast that they have never paid out on their guarantee. Before engaging this type of service, run the name of their company and the word “scam” or “complaints” on Google before making your choice.
Free Rewrites of Your Resume if It Doesn’t Work
The first question a smart person would ask is, “If you can’t write a resume that works, then will you do better in rewriting it the second time?” In other words, if a resume service knows what they are doing, why not do it right the first time? Unfortunately, by the time you find out your resume isn’t working, time and many opportunities have been lost. If you take the chance of having it rewritten, it is possible the same thing could happen again. These types of firms hope you give up and pursue other alternatives.
Free Resume Templates – Write Your Own Resume
The catch to this scam is that it may cost you more than having someone write your resume. First, you are promised-cutting edge layouts and content only to find out that the cookie cutter approach fits very few people. Then you spend hours making choices, collecting information and writing text. Here’s where the fun begins. After you have invested your time, you hit save and up pops a box for their program. It says using the system is free but there is a charge for saving your document, in the range of $1.99 to $3.99. That seems like a little money so you put in your credit card. The fine print says you just signed up a for a 15 day trial and at 15 days, you will be billed $29-$39 a month for their storage service. It is not uncommon for people to be charged $100-$200 on their cards before they notice it. When the billing is contested, because it is a subscription you only get the last charge refunded, if at all. So your free resume you wrote yourself becomes a $200 resume.
Get the Most for Your Resume Money
1. Work with a resume writer in your area. They know your market.
2. Visit with the writer and make sure you are comfortable.
3. See examples before your buy.
4. Never give anyone money before you have spoken to a live person.
5. Make sure the company address is listed on their website.
6. Call their phone number and ask to speak to the person who will do your resume.