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Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote

Riskily incompetent for those wanting professional resume guidance
July 31, 2024

Writing this to help/warn people who are hopeful about this service before they consider purchasing. I invested $378 in ResumeZest for their resume and LinkedIn package, hoping to streamline my job search in the tech space while pressed for time/energy. Unfortunately, the experience was fraught with issues that undermined my confidence in the service and ultimately led me to cut my losses even after giving them feedback about the experience.

From the outset, the responses and changes provided by the service often did not address my specific concerns. Despite my and peers of mine's extensive experience in hiring processes and consultations with HR professionals, recruiters, and industry advisors, my writer ignored my insights, relying instead on their credibility and experience in resume writing. This rigid approach was particularly frustrating when my feedback was either ignored or met with dismissive pushback. Additionally, my request to retain Word comment threads (suggested by them to track feedback) was disregarded, as my unresolved comments got removed in the final drafts.

The service exhibited a troubling inattention to detail. Multiple grammatical errors persisted through revisions, and there were inaccuracies in my educational background and work history, such as a missing minor and incorrect employment dates. Compounding these issues was my writer also addressing me by someone else's name in the introductory message.

Moreover, the resume contained numerous terms and skills inauthentic or irrelevant to my background despite the thoughtful detail I laid out in the 1st steps of the process. Some phrases were vague, non-standard, or incorrect, signaling a lack of industry knowledge. The job descriptions for my past positions were overly lengthy, repetitive, and filled with fluffy phrases, seemingly to pad the document which they made 2 pages. The inclusion of keywords I provided was handled impersonally and the final product resembled a copy-paste effort overall rather than a thoughtful integration of info.

Despite the positive elements like ATS-centric tips and several helpful rephrasings - the significant monetary cost, the time/effort invested by myself, and content based issues with the resume were too significant to overlook. Using even a fraction of the final versions would have been a risk to professional reputation and potential opportunities for good. Although the service attempted to reconcile when I advocated for my situation, their lack of necessary skill and insight into the tech field led me to move on without spending more time engaging with their product.

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Date of experience: July 31, 2024
Alabama
1 review
0 helpful votes

So far so good
January 5, 2022

So far so good. Looking forward to it.

Date of experience: January 5, 2022
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes

Good work on the shop
January 1, 2022

Good work on the shop

Date of experience: January 1, 2022
Greece
1 review
0 helpful votes

Easy procedure!
December 16, 2021

Easy procedure!

Date of experience: December 16, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes

It was very simple and easy
December 8, 2021

It was very simple and easy

Date of experience: December 8, 2021
Texas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes

Great and easy
November 25, 2021

Great and easy

Date of experience: November 25, 2021
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes

Good experience quick payment
November 24, 2021

Good experience quick payment

Date of experience: November 24, 2021
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes

Fast, and easy
November 20, 2021

Fast, and easy

Date of experience: November 20, 2021
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes

Easy to understand and use
November 16, 2021

Easy to understand and use.

Date of experience: November 16, 2021
Wisconsin
1 review
0 helpful votes

Very nice
October 27, 2021

Very nice.

Date of experience: October 27, 2021
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