OT: Professional Resume Review + Editing

[false_Aest]

Heyo,

I'm working on a career pivot and am considering paying for a service to review + edit my resume.

What I need: A service that helps me optimize my resume for ATS and fine tune the way things are written to put my best foot forward.

What I don't need: A service that just looks for typos + grammar (my wife is an ex newspaper/magazine editor)


Has anyone used a service like this? Any thoughts or recommendations?

[AngryScientist]

Probably helps to mention what industry you are trying to enter. I can't imagine that any one service would know the buzz words necessary to be an electrical engineer and sommelier or broadway stage manager.

That said, if it's a competitive field, find a way to network and a side door entry. Not too many people get hired for the great jobs based on a resume submittal alone.

[eddief]

I suggest you find a certified career coach or counselor and not just someone who does resumes. A pro will coach the right stuff out of you and "make" you take a stab at writing the important content yourself. Then fine tune it with your help and edit and language to professional in a way that represents YOU! I just googled this search string: right management outplacement resume linkedin

I worked for Right Management Consultants for a lot of years. If you go to linkedin and search Right Management/resume you will probably find many of my fine colleagues.

[OtayBW]

Make it accomplishment-oriented first, chronological (or otherwise) second.

[Dude]

I’ve been using Google Gemini for a lot of the keyword optimization stuff. However, I did work with a professional and found little value but that was me.

I’ve been unemployed for 6 months now (anyone need a product manager and/or UX researcher?) and it’s easy to get hung up on perfecting the resume. A resume that is 100% perfect isn’t going to get you a job and a resume that’s 70% perfect isn’t going to lose you a job. It’s about using your network.