If you're considering tapping a professional resume writer to handle your resume, you're likely comparing costs, investigating the credentials of the writers, and looking over samples posted on their websites. Don't forget to factor in the resume guarantee. What? Resumes come with a guarantee? Well, not
every resume comes with a guarantee. It's the
prerogative of the resume writing service as to whether or not
to offer one, and if so, how strong to make that resume
guarantee. If one is offered, it will likely take one of the
following three forms... 1 - The "Satisfaction Guarantee"Not a bad deal, certainly better than no guarantee. And
while it would seem at first glance that you couldn't go wrong
with a satisfaction guarantee (after all, you'll be
"satisfied," won't you?), there's a flaw in this guarantee big
enough to drive a truck through. Here's the problem: most job
seekers, who have little to no experience with resumes (or they
wouldn't be employing a writing service) are forced to judge
the product they're presented with, and to sign off on this
product before putting it to the test. Most resume services
will crank out a product that is measurably better than the
Your resume may end up looking quite nice and you might be genuinely happy with it. But a pretty-looking resume isn't necessarily an effective resume. If you want to be guaranteed that your new resume will be effective, you need to insist on the following resume guarantee... 2 - The "Results Guarantee" or the "Guaranteed Interview"In the world of resume writing, "results" mean interviews. That's the measure of success for any resume -- that it generates phone calls that lead to interviews. A resume writing service that guarantees results (or guarantees interviews) is basically offering to re-write the resume if it doesn't generate one or more interviews after a set amount of time, say 30 or 60 days. It's a pretty big gesture, one that demonstrates to the prospective client that the company is confident in the workmanship of their product, and willing to stand behind that workmanship. Of the 10 popular resume writing services that we examine in depth on this site, 6 offer guaranteed interviews. Here they are, in order of their star ranking...
The third and final form of resume guarantee is the... 3 - "Money-Back Guarantee"This is a derivative of the "guaranteed interview" mentioned above, with the added bonus of getting money back if the resume doesn't produce at least one interview in the allotted time. Note that most companies that provide this guarantee are offering partial money back. Typically, they'll refund a portion of the initial price of the resume, in addition to continuing to work with you on revisions at no charge. Of the 10 companies we review, 2 offer the partial "money back" guarantee. They are...
Finally, there is the 100% money-back guarantee. This is rare animal. In fact, we're aware of one major online company that offers a full 100% money-back guarantee. The company, Employment911.c0m, guarantees you'll be getting job interviews within 6 weeks of using your new resume. If not, they will re-write the resume at no charge. If that resume still isn't generating interviews after 120 days, or if you're not satisfied that it's helping you in your job search, the company will refund 100% of your money. Company details...
A gentle heads-up: the resume writers working for Employment 911.com, while professional, don't appear to be certified. They do not conduct one-on-one telephone interviews with their clients. And there are no sample resumes to review on their website. Yes, the guarantee is sweet, but after factoring in the negatives mentioned above, we believe job seekers intent on a solid, results-oriented guarantee would be better served by going with our 5-star "Top Pick" (i.e., ResumeWriters.com). They didn't make it to the top of the pile for nothing. ©
David Alan Carter
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job seeker could produce. But that doesn't
necessarily mean it's a resume that will land interviews
-- which is the sole purpose of a resume. There's some
pretty stiff competition out there in the jobs
marketplace.
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