Resume Writing Advice » Professional Resume Writing

Are there any professional medical resume writing companies?

Michelle — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:22:08 +0000

I need a great resume but I don’t know where to start. I’m ready to jump in my field and become certified but I don’t have a professional resume that’s targeted torward my career. I did my internship for 5 months as a surgical tech and I don’t really have too much to put on it. It’s basically start from blank but I need a strong basic resume that will help me land a job.

Monster.com has a résumé writing service.

Please suggest me some good professional resume writing services.?

Michelle — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:36:30 +0000

If you are interested in a professional resume writing service you should look for a company that can write a resume that you can use as a self-promotional marketing document that gets you the job interview.

Try Crux Resume Writing they offer a free detailed consultation, in which they actually take the time to learn your background, your goals and your industry and then they create a custom resume. Plus they give you the results of the resume critique for free! http://www.cruxresumes.com

Good Luck!

professional resume writing services?

Michelle — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:13:51 +0000

I’m a recent college grad and have been struggling to get a job for over a year now… I feel I’m getting close so I’m utilizing every resource I can.
Has anyone ever used professional resume writing/editing services? If possible I would like to find someone personally within the Baltimore/DC metro area but I realize most of this is probably done online. Does anyone know any good websites that aren’t a ripoff? Are these services even helpful? Thank you!

A lot of Universities in DC will provide resume/writing services. Try American University’s writing lab, you may have to claim you were a student or they could just take you as a walk-in and have no problem. They’ll really help you get off the ground.

What is the best resume writing service?

Michelle — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:43:54 +0000

I’ve been unemployed for over a year now and I can’t understand why. I have a PhD from Harvard, 10 years of working experience yet employers don’t seem to want to interview me. My only conclusion is that my resume must be abysmal (i.e. terrible, sucky, below par). Has anyone tried out a professional resume writing service? If so, what were the results? How much did it cost you?

I used ResumeGuru.US
They were extremely professional and got me a fully rewritten resume and cover letter within 4 days. I had been unemployed for over 18 months, so I understand how frustrated you must feel. They basically hand-held me through the whole process. They asked me tons of detailed questions to truly dig into my work experience and ultimately gave me a brand spanking new document that really shone through and through. I used it to apply to 6 jobs. A week later, I got my first interview since being unemployed. It’s true, having a great resume really helps you get through to hiring managers. The cost? 75$ all inclusive. They even gave me a free Interview Tips guide and a detailed evaluation that really opened my eyes to all my mistakes in my resume. I can’t recommend this service enough. You can submit your resume for a FREE evaluation when you visit their site. Last time I followed them on twitter, I used the eval request code TWTTEVL. They also post free tips and job news on Facebook. Good luck!

Is this a strongly written professional resume? any feedback is fine?

Michelle — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:22:49 +0000

Rebekkah

Dedicated customer focused administrative professional offering significant experience in self-directed position requiring effective support, secretarial, and administrative abilities. Proven interpersonal, communications, and multi-tasking skills. Adaptable team player recognized for willingness to learn and teach newly acquired skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•3 yrs. of administrative experience in a health care setting, handling multi-faceted clerical tasks .
•Exceptional ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, and public.
•Ability to translate from English to Spanish.
•Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
•First Aid/CPR certified from American Red Cross

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s of Arts- Psychology California State University Dominguez Hills
Concentration Courses: Behavior Modification, Abnormal Psychology, Case Management Functions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Residential Treatment Facility, Bayfront Youth and Family Services
Administrative Secretary, 2006- Present
•Provided administrative support to all departments. Maintained department calendar.
•Compiled statistical data for monthly and quarterly reports.
•Managed legal and medical documents and billing for CEO/Administrator.
•Audited charts for the unit. Attended Utilization review meetings.

Accomplishments: Created and organized an information center for our department. Results: Better
access to information, and less time searching for it. Employee of the Month- June.
2008, Nov. 2009. Commended for being a team player in intiating a team effort
to help resolve a work unit crisis with our clients.

Psychiatric Hospital, Kedren Community Mental Health Center
Case Manager- Children’s Outpatient, 2005-2006
•Worked with at-risk youth and their families to help minimize their defiant behavior youth were exhibiting.
•Translated for Spanish speaking clients. Maintained progress notes in clients charts.
•Provided referrals to clients in housing, education, mental health, and medication services.
•Handled and resolved more than 20 cases of families in providing family stabilization and re-unification.

Accomplishments: Provided outstanding services to both clients and departments during our Audit Survey.

Level 14 Group Home H.V. Group Home, Inc.
Youth Counselor, 2004-2005
•Counseled juveniles with behavior problems and promoted the safety and well being of adolescents.
•Taught groups on life skills, anger management, and positive self-image.
•Charted and filed notes for social workers and probation department.

Accomplishments: Received “Employee of the Month” for taking on more responsibilities of other
employees and intervening in a crisis situation with a client. Received high
performance evaluations from supervisors for exhibiting leadership and excellent work
ethic.

I see some minor grammatical things in here but overall it’s pretty good if you’re wanting a job as a medical office secretary or in administration in a hospital/mental health facility.

I’d move the experience entries to the top so that they’re highlighted. I’d also kill that "3 years experience" comment, you have 6 years total here fairly related to each other "in health care settings".

Clarify that MS Office skill level with some validation. MCAS certification might be a major advantage here. Also clarify which levels of Red Cross certification – some employers in that setting will require CPR at the professional rescuer level or with AED. Consider getting your CPR from AHA instead – it’s the same material but many health folks lean toward that one.

Consider getting some training in computerized accounting systems such as QuickBooks or Peachtree – it could boost your computer skills section considerably.

I’d drop the employee of the month references – if it were "employee of the month for 24 consecutive months…" that might help but with only a couple references, it’s not helping at all.

You mention that Word, Excel, and Translation skill but don’t show us in your experience where you’ve used it. Elaborate on that.

Your specialization in the BA (write that as "Bachelor of Arts in Psychology" – no apostrophe there and no dash) doesn’t really matter here unless you’re applying for positions in client care, in that case your initial statement is wrong – it tells us you want to be an administrator.

Run this through spell-check and pay attention to where you’ve put some commas – they don’t all go where you have them.

It looks like you’re leaning into a career that will go into health administration or will stagnate as "administrative assistant" or "secretary". You might want to look into going back to school for an MHA (Master of Health Administration) or an MBA. If you don’t have any supervisory experience (I don’t see any mentioned here) then get some.

Add: I don’t agree that it looks like a professional resume writer wrote that – at least not a good one. It has too many errors in it to be professional and doesn’t include the expected template-based "buzz words". The most glaring indicator that a professional didn’t write it is that the premises set forth in that paragraph are not supported in the body of the resume. A secretary probably wrote this and not too bad of a secretary/admin asst.

HR people usually ignore that paragraph by the way – it’s always BS that says little more than "I’d like a job please". We jump straight into the meat of the resume and make our own conclusions.

Is this a strongly written professional resume? What do you think? I spent a lot of time writing my resume.?

Michelle — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:44:15 +0000

Rebekkah

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s of Arts- Psychology California State University Dominguez Hills
Concentration Courses: Behavior Modification, Abnormal Psychology, Case Management Functions.

Accomplishments: Provided outstanding services to both clients and departments during our Audit Survey.

Accomplishments: Received “Employee of the Month” for taking on more responsibilities of other
employees and intervening in a crisis situation with a client. Received high
performance evaluations from supervisors for exhibiting leadership and excellent work
ethic.

I think this is an excellent resume! The idea is to pack as much information you can into the smallest space possible, and you have done this very well. Recruiters tend to get glazed eyes when faced with a four or five page resume. Yours seems just about right!!

Is this a strongly written professional resume? I have spent a lot of time writing my resume?

Michelle — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:32:51 +0000

Rebecca

EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s of Arts- Psychology California State University Dominguez Hills
Concentration Courses: Behavior Modification, Abnormal Psychology, Case Management Functions.

Accomplishments: Provided outstanding services to both clients and departments during our Audit Survey.

Help me on MY RESUME? writing it on a professional way?

Michelle — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:31:54 +0000

i did an internship over the summer…& this are what i did but how do i write them on a more professional way on my resume?
1.Answering phone calls from residents and future residents
2.Assisting Residents who come to the rental office.
3.Making Posters for upcoming events in the community.
4.Making Flyers for upcoming programs to the community.
5.Delivering Mails to the residents.
6.Assisted a Yard Sale event in the community.
7.Straighten files and closets
8.Writing letters for residents,
9.Writing Monthly News Paper.
10.Coping and Faxing letters to companys and residents.

How should I write my resume?

Michelle — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:07:42 +0000

I’m 14 yrs old and I’m happy to start my new job soon as a counselor at a day camp. I’m gonna have an interview and everything. I know how to write a professional resume, since I used to help my mom with hers, but I’m not sure what I should exactly have for a resume, especially when this is my first job and I hav no experience. Plss also tell me how the format should be…thanks soo much. Yahoo answer ppl r alwasy so helpful ^_^

Besides setting all margins to 1", the most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips:

1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc.
2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer;
3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned;
4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.;
5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left;
6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly;
7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues;
8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase;
9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc.

In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. If the original resume was created in Word, WordPerfect or Mac Appleworks, it can be Saved As a PDF file which then can be saved as an email attachment. Otherwise, you can simply use a scanner and scan a hard copy of the resume and then save as a PDF file.

Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries.

Good luck!

Can anyone recommend a good Resume Writing Service???

Michelle — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:41:39 +0000

I am a Marketing/Administrative Management professional in need of a professional resume. I have not been successful on my own and just don’t know which services are good services.

I recently had my resume and cover letter written by Resume Rebuilders. Their website is www.resumerebuilders.com

I am an Administrative professional who has been in professional Sales/Marketing for 8 years now. I was recommended to them by a friend and they did an awesome job! If you tell them that you were referred by a “past client”, they will even give you a 50% off discount-no questions! I think I paid $90.00 for a resume, cover letter and follow-up thank you letter in regards to interviews. Most other companies I contacted wanted $300 or more which I thought was way to expensive! I ended up getting tons of interviews including the job I wanted and everyone always commented on how professional my resume was.

I was completely happy with their professionalism and work! I definitely recommend them and ask for Lance if you can!

Good luck!

~Alexis