Is it worth it to pay someone to write your resume & coverletter

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Specializes in SNF, 2 year s hospital.

Im glad you posted this. Ive often wondered if it was worth it as well. Honestly Ive always used the template o resume on my computer and used and example cover letter that i found online. Some of the companys are very expensive so i just figured i would do it for free :idea:

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Specializes in Med Surg - Renal.

I was showing my resume to an HR person at my former employer and she peed all over it saying, "You should get that redone professionally. $100 would be well spent."

I looked into this, but all the places I called tried to hard-sell me into spending way more money than I wanted. I wanted someone to reformat my resume for around $100. All the information was on the document.

They know people are desperate for job help they try to go for the home run, "RNs make like $70,000! Surely you can spend $500 to get a job for that much money!!"

Greedy jerks tee'd me off.

While I was trying to find a decent resume writer, I got a call for to interview for my current job - which did not have my resume, but everything was loaded onto the hospital app website. The only time anyone there saw my resume is when I brought it to the interview.

So me and my horsecrap resume are now happily working.

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I utilized my nursing school's career center. They reviewed my resume, recommended changes, and helped with the cover letter.

It was all FREE and I have 2 job offers in this competitive market.

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

I paid around $100 8 yrs ago and I still get told how impressive it is.

Of course I do update it myself

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I paid around $100 8 yrs ago and I still get told how impressive it is.

Of course I do update it myself

That is great. Please tell the name and the number of the person who did it? and the name of the company. Thank you for your help.

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I think it depends a great deal on your personal writing skills. If you know that words just aren't your strong suit then it may benefit you to do so. If you are pretty articulate you can really do just fine on your own. I am not a professional resume writer but I have had friends ask me to look over theirs. I have seen some that clearly they needed help but others just needed a little tweaking. Try calling the school you went to. Some have career offices that are willing to help even if you graduated years ago.

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

I think that is up to you if your willing to spend that much money on a resume and cover letter. Personally, I decided that I have too many things to pay for already to do that and I really wanted to do it myself so that I could learn how to create these documents and sell myself to future employers.

I started by reading quite a few books on the subject and then gathering all of the information that I have about my employment history, volunteering experience, education and anything else I thought was relevant. I then looked online at dozens of resume examples to see what I thought was visually appealing and what would best display my experience and qualifications. And finally I have had my resume and cover letter reviewed by numerous HR professionals (from my employer and my college's student employment office.) Based soley on the feedback that I have gotten I believe that my resume and cover letter are both professional and competetive with other job-seeking professionals.

If you would like to talk about resumes and cover letters; get some feedback on your resume/cover letter; or if you would like the names of a few good books on this topic to check out, feel free to PM me.

!Chris :specs:

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if you think about it, you are spending just as much time supplying the company you would be paying with all of the information they wold need to write the resume, so you might as well save our money and go to a free site that will provide you with a template actually a variety of styles to chooose from, and you could probably do s better job for free!

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

I'll do it for a Starbuck's card with a nominal balance and a kick in the teeth. If that's too steep, I could use either one equally - dealer's choice. Or, you could learn how to write a good resume? There are sources out there. Get a bus pass and a library card and check out one of those books I keep hearing about, with pages that you have to turn manually and stuff. Bizarre. You're not applying for a high level corporate executive position, are you? If not, save your money, learn a new skill, then charge your peers for your services. (I'm talking about resume writing.)

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Specializes in PICU, Sedation/Radiology, PACU.

No. There are plenty of free online resume guides and templates that allow you to write your own great resume for free. No need to pay anyone. Have friends and family review your resume for spelling and grammer and ask someone you know in management to review it and give you a professional opinion.

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My husband had someone do his resume one time. I thought it was poorly written and poorly done but I didn't have the heart to tell him that.

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