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 07/09/2009 04:37:16 PM · #1
I̢۪m filing this under site abuse because I personally think that is what this is.

I was just looking over the prices of having someone there write my resume and I have to honesty say that I am disgusted at the amount you charge people for this service. I'm sure there are people that will pay this but I can't imagine it's many. After I recover from the heart attack I just had looking at those prices I think I will just write one myself.

Just out of curiosity, if someone doesn̢۪t have a job and they are looking for one on Monster.com, how do you expect them to pay that amount with the economy the way it is?
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Look at these prices, MY GOD!!!
//monsterres.careerperfect.com/content/store/midcareer/?sessionID=SSC_1_72.242.80.165004a5654ef1fe6e
 07/09/2009 05:05:05 PM · #2
how much do they charge?
 07/09/2009 05:07:04 PM · #3
See the link below his post. I don't think it's at all unreasonable for professional copywriting, design and career coaching.
 07/09/2009 05:13:13 PM · #4
wait, charging something you personally believe to be too much is ABUSE? lol.

Yah, just lol.
 07/09/2009 05:14:54 PM · #5
That actually seems like pretty reasonable prices to me. I've done my own for a long time, but when I left the Navy in 93, I paid a place around $300 dollars for a package, and that was 16 years ago.
07/09/2009 05:28:10 PM · #6
Yeppers, that is cheap. I have known resumes to well over 500, that is a bargain right there
 07/09/2009 06:09:35 PM · #7
Originally posted by scalvert:
See the link below his post. I don't think it's at all unreasonable for professional copywriting, design and career coaching.


Doh, I thought that was a sig!

I've seen people charge more, I guess it depends what you get. I've always just done my own.

I always thought it would be cool if the resume writer worked on a commission basis and got a percentage of your first full paycheck. Then they̢۪d have a vested interest in getting you a good job quick, rather then spitting out your resume quickly so they can move on to the next one.
 07/09/2009 06:14:55 PM · #8
Prices seem on the lowish side of reasonable, to me, for professional services of this nature... I've done a few for others myself, and I've charged a bit more than that...

R.
 07/09/2009 06:15:02 PM · #9
Site abuse?? Come on, Joe. People can charge whatever they want. Customers can shop around. File it under "Free Market".

I will gladly write a resume for anyone for $2,500.00. I'll even draw pictures in the margins. PM me if interested.
 07/09/2009 06:16:22 PM · #10
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Site abuse?? Come on, Joe. People can charge whatever they want. Customers can shop around. File it under "Free Market".

I will gladly write a resume for anyone for $2,500.00. I'll even draw pictures in the margins. PM me if interested.


Can you draw good spiders?
 07/09/2009 06:22:55 PM · #11
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Site abuse?? Come on, Joe. People can charge whatever they want. Customers can shop around. File it under "Free Market".

I will gladly write a resume for anyone for $2,500.00. I'll even draw pictures in the margins. PM me if interested.


I'll do it for half that. And I'll make up your entire job history!

With really interesting jobs!
 07/09/2009 06:46:16 PM · #12
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Site abuse?? Come on, Joe. People can charge whatever they want. Customers can shop around. File it under "Free Market".

I will gladly write a resume for anyone for $2,500.00. I'll even draw pictures in the margins. PM me if interested.


Can you draw good spiders?

Nope. I only draw evil spiders.
 07/09/2009 06:47:17 PM · #13
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Originally posted by K10DGuy:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Site abuse?? Come on, Joe. People can charge whatever they want. Customers can shop around. File it under "Free Market".

I will gladly write a resume for anyone for $2,500.00. I'll even draw pictures in the margins. PM me if interested.


Can you draw good spiders?

Nope. I only draw evil spiders.


lol.
 07/10/2009 11:15:14 AM · #14
Originally posted by taterbug:
That actually seems like pretty reasonable prices to me. I've done my own for a long time, but when I left the Navy in 93, I paid a place around $300 dollars for a package, and that was 16 years ago.


HOLY CRAP THAT'S SICK
 07/10/2009 11:16:31 AM · #15
Originally posted by posthumous:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Site abuse?? Come on, Joe. People can charge whatever they want. Customers can shop around. File it under "Free Market".

I will gladly write a resume for anyone for $2,500.00. I'll even draw pictures in the margins. PM me if interested.


I'll do it for half that. And I'll make up your entire job history!

With really interesting jobs!


LMAO Sweet, can you make me an astronaut?
 07/10/2009 11:18:52 AM · #16
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Prices seem on the lowish side of reasonable, to me, for professional services of this nature... I've done a few for others myself, and I've charged a bit more than that...

R.


I just don't see how and who on earth would ever pay that. I know I would never pay you that much to right 1 MAYBE 2 pieces of paper.

If you reading this respond with a yes or no,
would you pay someone roughly $300USD to write you a 1 page resume?
07/10/2009 11:24:53 AM · #17
Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:
If you reading this respond with a yes or no,
would you pay someone roughly $300USD to write you a 1 page resume?

NO.

I write my own and they have served me well. For someone that has trouble with resumes, that may be reasonable price for the work involved. It really depends on what kind of a job Monster's resume writers really do. If they just slap your details into a template, then fuggetaboutit.

Message edited by author 2009-07-10 11:26:18.
 07/10/2009 11:24:56 AM · #18
I've spent so many years in school and working and living and learning in general. Why waste all of that experience by having a third party write about me and create, at best, second hand information?


07/10/2009 11:28:58 AM · #19
I'm the first or second desk CV's come to. If I don't like them, they go no further. It'd better be concise. Fluff gets trashed.
 07/10/2009 11:29:48 AM · #20
Another point, it it is always best to have your resume tweaked with different versions for different jobs, highlighting the relevant experience. This is most effectively done yourself.

I do have to say that when in left the military, writing a resume was tough. I don't know if I have gotten better at it, or just have a better breadth of experience to put in one now. Maybe a a bit of both.
 07/10/2009 11:34:55 AM · #21
Also, I recommend hand delivering.
 07/10/2009 11:49:01 AM · #22
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I'm the first or second desk CV's come to. If I don't like them, they go no further. It'd better be concise. Fluff gets trashed.


My sister in law is an accountant. She had a 3 page resume and was having trouble getting interviews. I suggested cutting it down to one page. She insisted that she had SO MUCH experience that she had to have this long resume. Guess what? When she eventually trimmed it down to a single page, she got more calls.

A resume is a brief overview of your qualifications for the job. It need to be easily skimmed for the relevant information by someone in a rush.

Message edited by author 2009-07-10 11:49:41.
 07/10/2009 12:05:04 PM · #23
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I'm the first or second desk CV's come to. If I don't like them, they go no further. It'd better be concise. Fluff gets trashed.

I'm scared...
07/10/2009 12:11:36 PM · #24
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I'm the first or second desk CV's come to. If I don't like them, they go no further. It'd better be concise. Fluff gets trashed.


My sister in law is an accountant. She had a 3 page resume and was having trouble getting interviews. I suggested cutting it down to one page. She insisted that she had SO MUCH experience that she had to have this long resume. Guess what? When she eventually trimmed it down to a single page, she got more calls.

A resume is a brief overview of your qualifications for the job. It need to be easily skimmed for the relevant information by someone in a rush.


That flies in the face of our resumes here. Mine is a whopping 20+ pages and it's not fluff. Special filters are used to run the resumes through to grab keywords. It's all because each project needs to be added individually to the resume. Mine gets longer every year.
 07/10/2009 12:39:56 PM · #25
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
I've spent so many years in school and working and living and learning in general. Why waste all of that experience by having a third party write about me and create, at best, second hand information?



Because most people are crap writers.

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see above example for brilliant, succinct writing like you could see on YOUR resume for a mere $999.
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