21st Century Resumes (2) - Hiring a Resume Writer

Job Hunting
in the 21st Century:
Using Technology for
Career Search Advantages
An Applicant’s Ultimate Tool to Getting
‘Behind the Recruiters Wall’ for the Career
Seeker’s Advantage in Job Searches

Who Am I?
• I am Dawn D. Boyer, Ph.D., with 22+ years of human
resources, recruiting, and resume writing experience, of which
half those years were in federal government contracting.
• I have re-written over 10,000 resumes (8,000+ in two years!), and
assisted 100s of job seekers get their resume before
recruiters, headhunters, or hiring manager for serious
consideration as a job candidate.
• Transparency & Disclosure: My consulting company helps job
seekers rewrite resumes for job searches.
• If after watching the presentation(s), you don’t / can’t do it
yourself, I can help you with your resume to get that new job.
21st Century Career & Job Search: D. Boyer Consulting, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ©; www.DBoyerConsulting.com
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Before you spent thou$ands
• This video is provided as an alternative to spending
gobs of money you can’t afford for a career assistance
company to rewrite your resume, provide mass-mailings
of hard-copy resumes, and interview training and
feedback, all to pay their huge overhead for fancy offices
in high-rises and office buildings.
• The goal for this richly informative training is to provide
all you need for a job search – using the skills and
knowledge you already have and will learn to use
here, to find that ‘next great job’ – and at a cheaper price!
4/18/2014 21st Century Career & Job Search: D. Boyer Consulting, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 © 3

Develop a Plan!
• Every trip worth making begins with a goal
• Every trip worth taking has a map to follow
• Successful businesses have a strategic
short- and long-term plan
• Treat your job search as a ‘strategic
business goal’
…Job Searches and Career Planning
should be NO DIFFERENT!

What to know about resume writers
• There are hundreds of professional resume writers
‘out there’ looking for hungry job seekers.
• Some resume writers are very good.
• Others are so concerned with making the resume
‘pretty’ they don’t do the job seeker any favors.
What do you need to look for in a professional
resume writer who knows what they are doing?

• Ask for samples of resumes written recently for a similar
business or industry to your career goals.
• Are the resumes full of subjective terms (Ex:
excellent, speedy) that don’t describe anything
‘concrete?’
• Do the samples have lists of achievements relating to
percentages, dollar values, revenue, overhead
reductions, or describe projects completed within specific
timeframes?
• Would you want to hire that job seeker based on their
resume?

• Ask how many resumes they have written in their career.
If they have written under 40-50 professional
resumes, they are still ‘amateurs’ themselves.
• If the resume writer has hundreds – or thousands – under
their belt, then they have a process, a format, and a
successful formula that works for their customers.

• Ask the resume writer if they are certified or have been
writing the resumes for a corporate project or program
such as a proposals or contract bidding department.
• Don’t trust - simply because they are a career
counselor, they are good at resume writing or job search
advice.
• Experts have experience analyzing data in resumes and
are well-versed at compressing an important message
into as few words as possible.
Well written resumes ‘show, not tell’ a story.

• Do they know how to SEO (search engine optimize)
resume with key words, buzz-word, and industry terms
(long-tail phrases)?
• Do they have recruiting experience themselves?
• Do they know how recruiting software (Automated
Tracking Systems [ATS]) works with query engines to
understand the process on the other side of the ‘firewall?’
• Can they create an easy-on-the-eye format that digitally
converts from a word-processed version to a text version
without adding extra line spaces or losing any data in the
document?

• Does the resume writer insist on a 1-2 page resume (sure
to sink a career search like the Titanic)?
• Your resume is a career history, told in a precise
manner, that highlights your most brilliant career
achievements.
• It cannot be reduced to one page for decades of
experience and cheats the job seeker from telling a story.
• Approximately one (1) page per decade of career
experience ensures the important knowledge, skills, and
abilities are described for a headhunter.

• Are the services spelled out and explained thoroughly for
each stage or rewrite of the new resume?
• Does the resume writer try to add on other services that
have no ROI? (i.e.. there is no market today for hard
copy resumes mailed to hundreds or thousands of point
of contacts. Those services are wasted money in today’s
digital age.)
• Does the resume writing service provide social media
career management as a vital service that is well-worth
the price of Internet placement targeting your market?

• Does the resume writer charge exorbitant prices or are
they charging so little money you are not sure you will get
the quality you need or deserve?
• Many ask for payment up front because they are unable
to chase down customers – or go after customers if they
decide arbitrarily not to pay - ask for referrals (Google+
and LinkedIn are great for recommendations.)
• The more referrals posted, the more likely your resume
writer will be an experienced and trusted professional.

• A professional resume writer should charge between
$200-$300 for a resume rewrite and $600-$1,000 for an
executive or skilled professional resume and bio).
• Resume writers should be open-minded and accept ideas
and suggestions from the job seeker as they rebuild the
resume.
• Job seekers should recognize that any written or verbal
‘interview’ questions from the resume writer are to help
them rewrite the resume in the most concise and tight
manner as possible in the limited space used.

• Don’t skimp on using a professional to help you find that
next job faster. It’s not worth saving a few hundred
dollars if you can’t find a new job.
• Every week without an interview or new job is money you
are not earning.
• Resume expenses for job-hunting is tax-deductible.

These are understandings job hunters need to know
when shopping for a resume writer:
•Your resume is only as good as the likelihood of a recruiter
finding it in a mountain of competitors.
•A poorly written resume will naturally camouflage itself from
a headhunter.
•You want your resume to wear the ‘orange vest’ of key
words and terms for SEO.
•The professional you hire should have a history of
practice, experience, and a multitude of samples and
referrals from satisfied customers.

Instructor’s Qualifications
Dawn D. Boyer, Ph.D. experience:
• Written/rewritten 10,000+ resumes in 11+ years
• 22+ years in Human Resources (Sr. Manager / Director)
• 11+ years as Professional Senior Recruiter & Headhunter
• 11+ years in defense & government services
industry, retail, wholesale, transportation, warehousing, logistics,
and InfoTech
• PhD in Education - STEMPS, Occupational and Technical
Studies, Training & Development in Human Resources
• Social Media Networking (LinkedIn Subject Matter Expert)
• Published Writer (Human Resources, Reference, & Genealogy)
• University Professor (Info. Tech. & Communications)4/18/2014 21st Century Career & Job Search: D. Boyer Consulting, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 © 16

At the end of this presentation /segment
you now know what to ask professional
resume rewriters before you purchase
services or decide to write your own
resume

HIRE AN EXPERT!
Visit Now!
http://DBoyerConsulting.com
Contact me at:
Dawn.Boyer@DBoyerConsulting.com
Hire an expert to re-write your
digital resume to obtain results you are
seeking to advance your career!

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