Clever Resume Pro Reviews

Editor's Star Ratings:

Costs:

• $14.99 (discount fee - usually $19.99 - check website for latest prices.)
  

Features:

• Software features:
  • Different formats available: The software will advise you on which type of resume to chose - chronological or functional.
  • Template resumes: A selection of resumes to get you started, all customizable.
  • Tailored resume: Each section can be individually tailored to a specific profession or vocation.
  • Help with wording: Key phrases and action words written or selected by professionals are available.
  • Sample resumes: To give you an idea of the appropriate style for various professions, sample resumes are provided.
  • Clever cover letter package included: Their cover letter software is also included in the above price.
  • Template cover letters: A selection of cover letters for varying positions and organizations are available to be altered to suit your specific purpose.
  • Sample cover letters: To help you get an idea of style and content, sample letters, including applications and follow-up letters, are included.
  • Strategies: These are written to help you identify what a particular organization is seeking, and tailor your resume and cover letter to suit.
  • Compatible with Microsoft Word: All your documents created using the software are in Microsoft Word format.
    
• Website features:
  • Interview tips: A brief look into some basic preparation and presentation necessities when being interviewed.
  • Interview Questions: A list of 50 common interview questions are listed for you to practice.
  • Resources: This section includes advice on how to obtain valuable insider information, as well as links to important and informative websites.

Editor's Verdict:

Clever Resume has an impressive, attractive and well-organized website, and the software has clearly been created by experienced professionals, so that you can be sure the product is both trustworthy and capable of guiding you through all the steps necessary for writing a powerful resume that is tailored to your individual needs. The writers of the software stress the importance of a resume that is immaculately presented as well as being extremely convincing in content; in today's society employees need to sell themselves, and the most persuasive advertisement will be the most likely to attract the employer's attention and secure an interview.

Included in the package is software for writing effective cover letters - Clever Cover letters (spot the alliteration!) - which supplies a number of template cover letters to customize to your purposes. There are samples for a range of occasions; in addition to the usual application letters, there are also thank-you and follow-up letters, which can be equally as important. A feature that particularly impressed us was the use of strategies, both for cover letters and resumes, which try to get you thinking about the mind of the employer - what they're looking for and how to tailor your application accordingly.

The website has a few pages that are worth glancing at, including interview tips and questions. These are fairly basic and probably rather obvious, but might be useful as a checklist if you have an approaching interview. The resources page is quite interesting as it gives tips on how to gain invaluable insider information by using contacts and the business's own publications. It also emphasizes the value of a good attitude when job-seeking, and how to use this in interview situations.

Clever Resume is certainly cheaper than many of its competitors in the resume-writing software category, but it is rather lacking in features; if all you seek is an easily-downloadable package to help you quickly assemble a resume that is professional and does not lack any essential components, this is an adequate choice, but we felt it lacked the details that elevate some of its rivals.

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