FREE - Will You Get Scammed Today By An Online Resume Service?
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There are thousands of resume writing services online today. Within those thousands are many different types of resume writing firms. Some are great, but the following types of firms will cost you money and, more importantly, incredibly valuable job search time:
Deceptive Guarantee Firms
Too many of the resume firms in the market today offer what appear as great “guarantees”. The resume services will guarantee you a job in 60 days…or they will refund your resume purchase price. Other resume firms guarantee that you will get “interviews” within 30 days or less. Many times these “guarantees” are tied to resume packages costing as little as $99.
Many of these firms are scamming you with deceptive tactics. If you can find it on their web sites (and it takes some hard searching), read the fine print describing the details of their guarantees. In 99% of the cases, you will find that the guarantees are worthless and that what you end up with is merely a poorly prepared resume.
The guarantees have such broad exceptions and/or requirements that you will almost never qualify for the promises of refunds, etc. The guarantees of jobs within a certain time frame often have a requirement, for example, that you provide evidence that you applied for 30 jobs within 30 days. That evidence must be in the form of certified mail receipts or fax confirmations showing you applied for the jobs. Are you really going to apply for jobs that way in today’s world? No. First, you are not going to spend the money and time necessary to send your resume by certified mail or fax. Second, almost no jobs are available for application in that manner, since most job openings these days are done online. There is no way to mail your resume certified mail or to fax it.
The firms that guarantee interviews are many times fooling you also. Look at their definition of “interviews”. It probably includes any type of email that you receive after you post your resume online, and that includes the spam email that you will absolutely get the instant your resume is online. It only takes one such spam email to void the guarantee.
In other words, these resume firms are offering no guarantee at all. They are scamming you, taking your money and wasting the time you need to be really looking seriously for a job.
Beware of these scammers! They hurt you and our industry.
The AlphaDog Resumes 100% satisfaction guarantee is simple. If you are not satisfied with your AlphaDog Resume after using it for 90 days, we will refund 100% of your purchase price. No interviews, no job? We will give you a refund. No exceptions. No fine print. Simply ask for your refund.
Low Cost Firms
Some of these firms are low cost resume factories that write a resume for you based upon a one-size-fits-all resume template and provide you with little or no personal contact with a resume expert. You get a resume for a low initial cost, but the end product will not get you interviews.
In order to get interviews in today’s ultra-competitive job market, you must have a resume, cover letter and supporting documents that are perfectly tailored to your background, your skill set, your job goals and the specific job for which you are applying. Do your research, and you will see that reputable firms charge several hundred dollars for a quality resume package that includes all of the documents you will need.
Also, beware seemingly low cost resume firms that deceptively charge extra for cover letters and everything else that you need for your job search. Be sure to check your total resume package cost before making a purchase decision.
AlphaDog Resume packages are all-inclusive and simple. For one great price, you get a job-winning resume, a cover letter, a telephone consultation with a resume expert, a thank you letter, a followup letter and more. Yes, we offer just a resume without a cover letter, etc., but we are upfront about it.
