Looking back on that $300 resume rewrite I did five years ago

I was stuck in a job I hated and getting zero callbacks, so I finally paid a pro to redo my resume from scratch. It cost about $300, which felt like a huge gamble at the time (I was pretty broke). She didn't just format it, she helped me pick out the right words from my old retail jobs to sound more like office work. I got three interviews in the next month and landed the job I'm still at now. Honestly, it was the best money I ever spent on my career. Has anyone else had a similar win with a service like that, or did it ever just feel like a waste?

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kelly3652mo ago

Man, I had the total opposite experience. Paid a similar amount and got back this weird, stiff resume that didn't sound like me at all. It was full of buzzwords that felt fake. I ended up going back to my own simpler version and just asking a friend who hires people to look it over. That free advice worked way better for me. The pro service felt like a template mill.

jason_henderson2mo ago

Best money I ever spent on my career" is exactly how I'd put it. I used to think it was a total scam, but a good rewrite actually works.

josepha322mo ago

Yeah, I was the same way... totally thought it was a waste until I saw the results.