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Why hire a professional resume writer?

Some job seekers underestimate the value of a professionally crafted resume and look at it as only a “piece of paper.” However — think about this: A $1 bill and a $1000 bill are “just paper” too. But, like a resume, their value is determined by what is printed on that paper! Invest in your future. Invest in yourself.

Take a look at what a job search can cost:

  • If you want a $20,000 salary, your weekly salary is $384.61 and an 18 week job hunt will cost you $6,992.98.
  • If you want a $50,000 salary, your weekly salary is $961.54 and an 18 week job hunt costs you $17,307.69.
  • If you want a $100,000 salary, your weekly salary is $1,923.08 and an 18 week job hunt costs you $34,615.38.

Resume Packages:

Investment level determined after a discussion surrounding specific client career goals.
Resumes custom created to support career advancement, transition or change and targeted toward specific career goals.

Basic Package: $230-$265
~Zero-two years work experience
~New college graduate, soon-to-graduate, first “real” job
~ Apprentice, journeyman
~Includes job search guidance addressing approach and effective search methods

Intermediate Package: $275-$320
~Three to eight years work experience
~Non-supervisory / non-managerial position
~Career advancement, transition or change
~Workforce reentry

Advanced Package: $300-$345
~Nine plus years’ experience,
~Non-supervisory / non-managerial position
~Technical positions – IT, engineers, scientist

Supervisor / Management Package: $325-$375
~Supervise one or more individuals
~Manage department in small to mid-size organization
~Project or personnel management
~Solopreneurs

Senior Management Package: $375-$435
~Department Director / Large Company Manager
~Small to mid size business owner

Executive Package: $425-$490
~C-level executives
~Extensive Experience

Each resume packages includes:

  • A thorough one-hour (or more) telephone consultation where we discuss career accomplishments and aspirations.
  • A custom resume geared toward a specific target.
  • A generic cover letter ready for client customization to specific job opportunities.
  • A follow-up phone call for edits, corrections and revisions.
  • The resume in Microsoft Word (.doc), PDF and plain text format and the cover letter in .doc and plain text.
  • 14 interview preparation handouts and a generic thank-you letter.
  • Indefinite file retention for future updates (and backup in the event of a computer crash, canceled email accounts or lost files).
  • No charge updates to phone number or addresses.

**Add an additional $25 to any package price if you want the information burned to a CD and hard copies “snail-mailed”

Other Services

  • Custom Thank-You Letters – Hourly Billing Rate
  • Cover Letter Only – Hourly Billing Rate
  • Updates to Resumes I HAVE WRITTEN – Hourly Billing Rate
    (average time for these services: approximately 2 hours)
  • Special career writing assignments – Hourly Billing Rate or package pricing (to be determined by project parameters)
  • Interview Prep Info (without resume/cover letter package) – $35.00
    Includes more than a dozen handouts covering possible interview questions, what YOU should ask during the interview, interview conduct, etc., including a generic thank-you letter
  • Customized Package Rates – To be determined
  • Rush Service – add $75.00 to any package
  • Business Correspondence and Support – $100.00 per hour with quarter hour billing
  • Customized Project Rates – To be determined

Hourly Rate

  • Hourly Billing rate – $100.00, billing on the quarter hour

Payment Information

  • I require payment in full after the information gathering consultation and prior to starting work on your custom career documents.
  • PayPal is the preferred payment method.
  • A money order or bank certified check sent via a traceable third-party carrier is an acceptable payment option, however, work does not start until payment is received.
  • I no longer accept personal checks.

Please Note:

  • Frequently, I am asked to “just update” résumés written by the client or another resume writer. Due to the diversity in writing styles, verbiage and constantly evolving formatting techniques, I usually DO NOT OFFER THIS SERVICE for resumes I have not written.
  • I will entertain requests of this nature, BUT experience proves it is much more cost effective for clients to return to the original writer for their updates OR have me create a new career sales and marketing document from scratch.
  • Returning clients have the option of updating resumes I WROTE at an hourly rate or creating a new document to facilitate a change in career paths.
  • If it has been more than 18 months since your last update, you’ll probably need a whole new document. Approaches, styles and presentations evolve rapidly in the career industry. You’ll want the most up-to-date sales marketing documents touting your skills.

Ready to begin? Please contact me.