TopResume
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No. You get to answer some questions in a form. Then a few days later you get a draft resume to review and you go "what is this?!" Then you are expected to correct the spelling mistakes, their being off context, their wording that means little and provide feedback on the format. On and on you go with them. Then you realize that you'd be better off doing it yourself and all their "recommendations" aren't being addressed or followed. Need a resume help... go local to someone that you can talk to and who lives in the US and truly understands the langauge and the job search culture. Good luck, but please don't waste your time, money, and patience on this service.

Don't do it! Really it's a scam. They took my own resume & just re-formatted it. They didn't even change the wording! The formatting was all messed up too. When the re-did the formatting, it was better than the first, but still pretty awful. They never did change the wording. Go to Angie's List & find a resume place thru that website. I beg you don't waste your $$$ with this one. I can show you my results of this place if you send me your email.

After more than 20 years in the same job, I found myself looking for a new position. I had my resume circulating for more than two months with little interest. I hired them and had 10 responses in the first week I started circulating the new one with the cover letter I also had them do. Sure, I could have reformatted and done some of the things they did for me, but I would have had to do a ton of research in what works and then had to hope it was the right thing for my industry.
Hiring them saved me all that, and I paid someone who knows what works to update my resume.
Less than 1 month after using the new resume, I had 5 interviews and 3 job offers. I am now in a new position and while my skills and experience got me the job, the resume rewrite got me noticed. It IS worth it!

It is laughably generic. They make it appear that the writer will be tailored to you but in fact the writer I had clearly did not have a strong grasp of the English language. Don't waste your money here. Google best resume writing services.

Hi Carolyn, Thanks for asking! The process will begin with a questionnaire. If after you submit the questionnaire, the writer has follow-up questions, the writer will reach out.

I would be careful before uysing this service. I was very disappointed in the quality of product. The review of your current resume is a scam - completely - and they are very defensive when you ask questions about their service (red flags). I spoke with another person who had just purchased their services and he was livid. The resume they sent him was a template they had not even bothered to delete the previous person's name from. The three samples they sent him were free to download online. I chose not to use them. I used the LDS employment services and was very pleased with how helpful they were.

Not really. There's some kind of form that goes to the writer. It's a total scam waste of money. You're better off spending a little time finding a real write in your area that can help you out. This company just cranks them out from templates. For that money you can get s real writer for more time than you'll need. Hope this helps

There's is no interview with the writer; you do however get to answer a few questions that are aimed at understanding the type of job you want, what you think needs to be changed in your resume and personal qualities you think should be emphasized. I feel that this step is probably the most helpful because it gives your writer a better shot at actually providing you with a better revision. Of course the more In depth and focused your answers are it can better aid the writer.

I asked if I could talk to my writer in person due to the number of errors I saw in my first draft, and they told me absolutely not, it had to be through email only.

I researched a number of different resume writers and services prior to deciding to go with TopResume. They were winners in the pricing category, for sure (there were others who wanted to charge me upwards of $700 for this), and while I was initially skeptical, those concerns quickly dissipated once I got rolling. The free resume critique was a good start and really insightful. The process itself was flawless and they delivered an excellent product on time. If you have the notion that one of their writers is simply going to create a magical marketing tool out of thin air, think again. You get out of it what you put in to it because no one knows YOU. Like, well... YOU.

My interactions with my writer Greg were all via email. There was no phone interview, etc, but what he gave me to work on ended with a superior product. My resume is now relevant, and the results are starting to show based on some of the interest and interviews I'm now getting.

This is NOT a waste of money, but be prepared to dig deep and do some work yourself to get the document where you want it to be.