I hired Don Goodman and Get the Job resume service based on the positive search results I found (only to realize later these are all created by Don himself).
Oh - and I'll tell you how they suck more money out of you at the end of this.
This service is completely useless and a waste of your money. they promise you a resume guarenteed to get you interviews only to provide you with a templated resume that you basically fill out yourself. Here's what I mean.
First they send you a 15 page - yes 15 page - document to fill out with your job history, skills, respnosibilites etc. It takes forever to complete. You then reurn it to them and wait...and wait...and wait.
Finally you get a email from your "personal" writer to set up a call to discuss the document. The call basically consist of the writer reading the document back to you which gives the impression that they did not take the time beforehand to review prior to the call.
After the call they say they will get your the first draft in a few days. Mine took 5 days...for a draft. The draft was pretty bad - the writer tried to cram everything i put on the initial document into the resume and make it fit 2 pages. The writing/ grammar was pretty poor and changed tenses througout the document. I gave feedback and waited for a revision..and waited..and waited.
The 2nd revision was just as poor so I emailed Don and demanded a new writer or a refund. He said he would write it himself and basically gave me the same resume with new formatting and a few bullet points.
I spent a few days trying to clean the resume up and make it comprehenible and started to apply to positions...that was over 3 months ago and I'm not getting any feedback.
When I contact Don he redirects the blame and says I'm applying for wrong jobs, it's a slow season or my Linked In profile is what's killing me. I again asked for a rewirte or refund. I got a half hearted rewrite from Don which basically consisted of adding a few keywords / pharses.
The service is horrible and amateur at best.
Additional cost - they try to hook you in with additional services such as updating your linkedin profile for $149 and a few other BS services. Bunch of scam artist. AVOID
Resume Writing Service Reviews
I hired Don Goodman and Get the Job resume service based on the positive search results I found (only to realize later these are all created by Don himself).
Oh - and I'll tell you how they suck more money out of you at the end of this.
This service is completely useless and a waste of your money. they promise you a resume guarenteed to get you interviews only to provide you with a templated resume that you basically fill out yourself. Here's what I mean.
First they send you a 15 page - yes 15 page - document to fill out with your job history, skills, respnosibilites etc. It takes forever to complete. You then reurn it to them and wait...and wait...and wait.
Finally you get a email from your "personal" writer to set up a call to discuss the document. The call basically consist of the writer reading the document back to you which gives the impression that they did not take the time beforehand to review prior to the call.
After the call they say they will get your the first draft in a few days. Mine took 5 days...for a draft. The draft was pretty bad - the writer tried to cram everything i put on the initial document into the resume and make it fit 2 pages. The writing/ grammar was pretty poor and changed tenses througout the document. I gave feedback and waited for a revision..and waited..and waited.
The 2nd revision was just as poor so I emailed Don and demanded a new writer or a refund. He said he would write it himself and basically gave me the same resume with new formatting and a few bullet points.
I spent a few days trying to clean the resume up and make it comprehenible and started to apply to positions...that was over 3 months ago and I'm not getting any feedback.
When I contact Don he redirects the blame and says I'm applying for wrong jobs, it's a slow season or my Linked In profile is what's killing me. I again asked for a rewirte or refund. I got a half hearted rewrite from Don which basically consisted of adding a few keywords / pharses.
The service is horrible and amateur at best.
Additional cost - they try to hook you in with additional services such as updating your linkedin profile for $149 and a few other BS services. Bunch of scam artist. AVOID