Vicinity Jobs: SHOULD YOU SEEK OUT A PROFESSIONAL RESUME WRITER?

SHOULD YOU SEEK OUT A PROFESSIONAL RESUME WRITER?
Marian Bernard, CPS, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP
Oct 11,2007

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Although individual circumstances vary, it is worth it for you to consider using the services of a professional resume writer if you are in one of the following situations:

Your current resume is not working. You’re not getting enough – or the right type of – interviews from your current resume

You need a resume that really stands out. Are you pursuing a position in a highly-competitive field like pharmaceutical sales or sports promotion?

You’re unsure of your market worth. Have you been at your current company for a long time and have lost touch with your “value?”

You’re in a rut. Are you stuck in a position and need something dramatic to get unstuck? (This is particularly important if your salary has remained stagnant.)

You’re too modest. If you find it hard to identify and quantify your accomplishments to address “employer-buying motivators”, it can be helpful for a third party to express what a great find you are.

You’re re-entering the job market after an absence. Don’t know how to account for that “lost” time on the resume? Unsure which of your skills will be attractive to employers?

You want to look “on paper” like you’re worth that hefty salary. If you’re good at what you do, your resume should reflect that

A professional resume writer can help you capture your significant skills, education, and experience … and help you catch the attention of a prospective employer so you increase your chances to interview for the job you want.

Marian Bernard, CPS, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP is Principal of the Aurora-based Regency Group – Canada’s only while-you-wait resume-writing service. She opened Regency in 1985, and has since become Ontario’s first Certified Professional Resume Writer and 1 of only 8 Certified Employment Interview Professionals in Canada. Log onto her web-site at www.resumeexpert.ca or call her at 905-841-7120.