For job seekers on a very tight budget, ResumesPlanet.com offers a pretty compelling price structure; for a little less
than a hundred bucks, you get a resume built from scratch. Just need a resume edited? The price drops even
further to $74.95.
So why only 2 stars? Primarily, writing quality – the down side of most budget resumes. In the case of
ResumesPlanet, $94.95 (the cost to a mid-level professional) isn't going to buy the same quality of workmanship as
say, the $199.95 resume over at ResumeWriters.com or the $295.00 resume at
GreatResumesFast.com, two companies in particular that garnered our 5-star
rating. That is, if the resume samples posted at the Planet's website are any indication. Those samples are
problematic, to say it politely.
There are other issues as well (see what we
didn't like, below).
The Step-By-Step:
Navigate to the category that best fits your work history: entry level, professional, career change, executive,
military or federal. Decide if you want to include a cover letter (also reasonably priced). Or buy the full package
(resume, cover letter, thank you and follow-up letters). Fill in their order form, and send in your career
information. They will ask you to upload your current resume, if you have one.
You can communicate with your assigned writer either via phone or messaging system. You'll receive your finished
resume within 72 hours in four formats: WORD, electronic, scannable and web.
If you need to make an immediate change or correction to the resume, message your writer and it will usually be
taken care of in a matter of hours. Then, at the end of 30 days if you haven't received an interview invitation,
you can request a re-write of the resume.
Here's what we liked:
-
With 200+ writers in their network, they're able to assign you to a writer who best matches your
profession or discipline.
- Pricing was upfront and reasonable.
- An interview is guaranteed.
Here's what we didn't like:
- While they claim all writers are members of an industry association (Professional Association of Resume
Writers), that's not to say they hold industry certification.
- A detailed, one-on-one telephone interview is not in the cards. Instead, the writer gathers the necessary
information via the online form you fill out, and your uploaded resume. Yes, you can communicate with your
writer via phone and messaging, but a full-blown interview is not modus operandi. (Hint: we have a bias toward
telephone interviews).
- Resume samples posted on the company website indicate a lesser quality of workmanship than is needed in the
marketplace today.
- Finally, the Better Business Bureau is not impressed with the parent company. They give that parent,
operating as Universal Research LLC, a rating of "F."
To summarize:For the budget conscious, you can get a professional resume for
less than a hundred bucks. But we advise against it: writing quality is not up to par with the services we rate 4
and 5 stars, and the number of complaints filed against this company's parent, and the lack of
response to those complaints, have generated an F rating from the Better Business Bureau.
If you've got a few more bucks to spare, consider the $149 resume over at ResumeCorner.com. It's a significant leap ahead in writing quality, and all the writers are
certified. Better still, the $199.95 resume over at ResumesWriters.com, a company
with top-notch certified writers and very attentive customer service -- and our highest rating. Read our in-depth
reviews of this company, HERE.
Still, if you'd like to explore this company further...
Go to ResumesPlanet.com
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