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When I looked to buy a 6-month resume update this past May 2022, I decided to look elsewhere from the two previous resume-writing companies I had used: first: June 2021, second: December 2021.
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After placing my search criteria in Google for resume writing I found Careers Plus Resumes. WRITER: Justin Olsen - CPRW, SHRM
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I will present the only negative first: uploading files of previous documents had a cap on file space KB's using the www.cpresumes.com website. HOWEVER! My writer allowed me to respond to his company email that allowed for the documents to be sent. I sent more than five. This was not an issue at all.
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The most important part of my experience was my writer telling me in a very blunt way that I provided WAY TOO MUCH INFORMATION in the documents I provided. Too much [meaning] too much detail regarding job responsibilities which a prospective employer will most likely know exactly what you do in your particular job, i. E., (such as in Latin) I'm an accounting bookkeeper candidate in accounts receivables/payables.
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After he gathered my document materials, he within 1 or 1.5 days created an astonishing aggregate of my most current experience (my fifth work assignment with three staffing companies) and the two previous resume company documents in a one-page resume.
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What Justin can do for you regarding creating a marketing document (( resume/CV curriculum vitae (CURE-RICK-U-LUM VEE-TIE) a brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous occupations, typically sent with a job application; a résumé:)) for you to provide to employers in the form of work experience and skills and educational credentials THAT will be a document that hiring-process personnel can read very quickly and determine immediately the necessary components of the job that the work site employer and candidate are trying to match on either side. You will receive an email from Careers Plus Resumes (mine was from Justin). In this email it will explain to you the essential details of the process. It was very accurate, and an honest disclosure that leads to the finished product (a resume document).
For example:
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*Contact information: Name, address, phone, email (that's it)
*Professional Summary: eight lines of paragraph text followed by seventeen bullet points
-Paragraph text: Versatile, meticulous, and highly qualified Accounts Payable Clerk & Bookkeeper with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Providence College and Bookkeeping Certification through Stratford Career Institute.
-Bullet points: Financial Management, Budget Administration, Department Collaboration, plus fourteen more
*Core Competencies & Contributions: seven bullet point sentences that range from 7-25 words
Seven words: Consistently achieve 100% collection rate with clients.
Twenty-five words: Compiling thousands of Microsoft Excel entries error free throughout career in the areas of property management, bank reconciliations, budgeting, and bill pay for various companies.
*Professional Experience:
Private Real Estate Family Bookkeeper/Property Manager Nov. 2012 – Present
Randstad US, LLC Accounts Payable Clerk/Accounting Clerk Jun. 2021 – May 2022
The Hire, LLC Bookkeeper Dec. 2021 – Jan. 2022
Flagship Staffing Services, Inc. Customer Service/Accounts Receivable Aug. 2021 – Nov. 2021
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Clerical Support/Librarian Assistant 2011 – 2014
*Education & Development:
Providence College | Bachelor of Science in Business Management
Stratford Career Institute | Bookkeeping Certification
*Technical Proficiency:
Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, Windows OS, QuickBooks, Pro Systems Tax, Computers, Internet
7. The magic that was done was Justin translated ALL OF MY BACKGROUND INFORMATION into the language of business hiring. 5:53 PM EDT Wednesday, July 13,2022. That transfer of information language is the key to the resume. Most amateur resume writers will not be able to put the language together that will attract attention from employers. Justin did attract attention for me.
For example:
My current assignment (07.07.2022 to Present) through a temporary agency is my sixth bookkeeping assignment in 13 months. This assignment is what I call my graduation-assignment because what my manager is having me do in my job is very close to the full accounting cycle, which is a 9-step process, 1. Being analysis and nine. Being the post-closing entries Trial Balance.
8. Justin Olsen created a document that my agency saw was very powerful and decided present me to their client (using a temporary agency for the very first time) which is with a company that created one of the first products in this particular industry (teddy bears) in the entire world. A very small USA Corp. office with an international parent company in the European Union.
9. Justin wrote a perfect ten resume for me for under $100.00 dollars. With the inflation crisis worldwide, it is a severe-price-bargain.
10. He deserves your business because him telling me I provided WAY TOO MUCH INFORMATION released the burden I had trying to chronically-reproduce the archaic-type chronological resume that list job responsibilities that is a trash-bin magnet.
Matt
While the resume created looked better than my initial one, it actually made things far worse when it came to actually getting an interview. The feedback I received was that my resume looked too busy and it was hard to read and understand what was going on. I was wondering why I was having such a difficult time getting interviews all of a sudden in such a easy job market. It was because the layout of my resume was hard to understand. I tried talking to the guy while he was creating it, but he wasn't very friendly and he was very straight and to the point. He really didn't have much feedback and didn't offer much conversation to go over anything. This was by far some of the worst money I ever spent. I highly DO NOT recommend this service. My advice is to talk to someone who is easy to work with BEFORE you spend the money. I had to redo that resume he gave me and I basically gave away $200 for nothing.
Full conversation located in the Facebook Reviews. He has actually threatened me now and it is currently being reported. I have a screenshot of his threats of how he will be using all of my personal information.
UPDATE** He removed his facebook reviews so nobody can see the full conversation. I have attached photos of his threats he made in facebook messenger. Here is a direct link to the facebook reviews: https://www.facebook.com/Hoey88/activity/**************?comment_id=**************&reply_comment_id=**************¬if_id=**************¬if_t=open_graph_action_comment&ref=notif
Very unprofessional. I submitted the information and sent multiple emails within minutes to see if I should add the specifics of the job I'm applying for. Well after waiting all day, I got an email back the next day. I paid for rush service (within 24 hours), so I should have received replies immediately since they should be working on my resume. Instead he waited till the next morning. Well I uploaded the information like he said and waited. After 5 hours of still not hearing anything back, of course I'm very upset. I call the company and instead of saying we are working on it now, they will have it by the 24 hour time frame I paid extra for, they tell me I only submitted the information that morning. Well, I was unaware I needed to submit the information of the specific job, that's why I asked within minutes if I should do that. Instead I got yelled at, told that I was speaking down to him (I'm sorry, but if someone pays you to do something within a short period of time, maybe don't spend 15 hours not replying to questions) and then was told that I was the one who didn't reply until hours later. I informed this man that actually, I replied within minutes and then I got hung up on. I emailed him the proof of me sending the emails with questions within 20 minutes of his initial email to me (which is something of a generic introduction) and he didn't reply until 17 hours later. I told him I'd review him, and was called twice (I did not answer, why should I have him yell at me more?) and then got an email that he would 'return the favor'. Now maybe I was upset, I didn't yell or curse (I have a kid with me who if i yell, she starts to cry, so I know the threshold of yelling was not met to a sensitive child.) A business should admit their mistake of not being responsive. Not exactly what I thought I'd receive when I'm trying to perfect my resume!
Edit: I wasn't ever rude or hostile. Actually, he was rude and began yelling at me. I have every right to be upset because the job I paid him to do was not done in a timely manner. When he started blaming me, I was very upset because I've been eagerly waiting to submit the resume to the job. He was actually hostile, calling me names, calling me to yell, and sending me rude and unprofessional. While he offered me a refund, in this case, it's time that is more valuable than the money and he wasted my time- and he will waste yours. Use another company please. He's been intimidating me, and was calling me repeatedly after he hung up on my face when I was mentioning to him that I emailed him back within 20 minutes instead of the 'many hours' he said I emailed him back. Again I have proof of this too.
*Personal information redacted by admin