Will your resume make the cut?

A good resume will not land you a job, but a poorly written resume can weaken your efforts, or worse, eliminate you from the running. With a sluggish economy and competitive job market, individuals are changing jobs every few years, on average, and flooding the market with resumes. Traditional resumes are in a state of evolution – for the latest trends and for sharply focused biographical documentation of your professional career that will grab hiring managers' attention …

Hire Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Certified Master Resume Writer today!

(Still not convinced you should invest in a professional resume writer? Click here: "Do I need a resume writer?" quiz.)

Solutions-oriented, our services are custom-quoted based on your unique needs.

Services include:

	Executive / Senior Executive $1100 to $2500+
	Professional Resume $875 to $1,600+
	Early-Career Resume $495 to $875+
	Resume Critique $295 to $450+
	Cover Letter / Cover Letter Suite $195 to $495+
	Reference Page $75+
	Compensation History $75
	Follow-Up Letters $175+
	Electronic Version (ASCII / Plain Text) $125 to $195
	CareerFolio™ Web resume
	Interview Coaching beginning at $425 for 2, 45-minute sessions + proprietary Interviewing Packet of Materials
	Job Search on the Internet $225 per hour
	Highly-targeted resume distribution to employers by fax or direct mail. Ask for details.
	Custom Writing Projects $225 per hour (3-hour minimum)

Do I Need a Resume Writer?

Does my resume position me above the competition? Do I create my own personal marketing brand? Or, do I sound redundant, like every other candidate vying for my target position?

Resume clearly targets a specific career/job focus.	Yes / No
Resume's impact statements vault the reader beyond the competition's experience and education.	Yes / No
I did not second guess the choices I made regarding which skills, abilities and achievements to include on my resume. I am certain I chose correctly and that I am not too "close" to my own own career history to make those decisions.	Yes / No
Resume influences reader that I am the person for the job in the first 1/3 of the first page.	Yes / No
Overall resume is written to highlight my strengths (skills, abilities and achievements) as they relate to my career/job focus).	Yes / No
Resume language is NOT redundant and dull, repeating words like "responsible for," "developed," and "implemented" to ad nauseum.	Yes / No
Resume is visually appealing; spurring me to read it.	Yes / No
Resume is powerfully written, containing industry-specific language.	Yes / No
Resume includes specific, quantitative achievements.	Yes / No
All employment gaps are handled well.	Yes / No
Resume is written with ALL the required "key words" to survive a key word scan. Are ALL the key words supported with quantitative achievements in the body of my resume?	Yes / No
When I look at the resume, do I get EXCITED about my qualifications and value to the company?	Yes / No
I am receiving at least a 50% interview response rate.	Yes / No

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