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Resume Power Review

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Cost

• The fee depends on your personal career history; we asked for a quote for someone who had no experience, but had just graduated, and were offered the following:
  
  • Standard package: basic resume - $279
    
  • Deluxe package: includes cover letter-writing - $379
    
  • Premium package: More cover-letter options, plus opportunity to create a list of references and convert your portfolio to an ASCII format (for emailing) - $649
    
  • Job Search Survival Kit: All of the above plus ongoing career coaching, email marketing,  web-branding and other career-related extras - No quote given; would be more than the Premium package.
    

Features:

Website Features:

• Choice of various products: You write to the company to explain your career background and they will recommend a product, or even customize a product to suit you.
• Assignment to a client services director: Personal service is provided and you are invited to work with and ask questions of the company's client services director, who will assist at all stages of the resume-writing.
• Sample Resumes: Sample resumes are provided for a good range of careers to suit all users. A few matching cover letters are also available.
• Career Articles: A large number of articles are available to read for free on their website, covering various topics concerning submitting resumes.
• Resume Makeover: An example of how to transform a dull or muddled resume.
• Top Resume FAQs: A free guide to solving common problems when writing a resume.
• Quick fix guide: A free guide to some quick methods to give your resume a makeover.
• Newsletter: Sign up for free and receive monthly newsletters with a few career tips.
• Career resources: Links to their top recommended sites.
  

• No templates: You start with a blank sheet to make sure your resume is completely unique and personal to you.
• Carefully-crafted resumes: Your resume will be put together to ensure your main assets and achievements are fully emphasized, and that it includes important keywords that employers will pick up on when searching a database.
• Questionnaire: A series of questions are used to ascertain your career history and qualifications, and form the basis of your resume.
• Career objective: Resumes are structured so that they best suit your career objective.
• Various formats: You can save your resume in either Microsoft Word or as a pdf document.
• Guarantee: If you are not satisfied with the product, ResumePower promise to revise the package at no extra cost; there is also an assurance that personal information will not be shared.
• Cover Letter: (not available with standard package) A chance to write a professional cover letter for various occasions, in particular for job applications.
• Reference List: (Premium package and Job-search survival kit only) Opportunity to create a professional list of references.
• Networking Resume: (Job-search kit only) A shorter version of your resume for networking purposes.
• Online resume and blog: (Job-search kit only) Up to ten pages online to showcase your resume and portfolio, plus a blog to increase your contacts and controls what information is visible.
• Log: (Job-search kit only) A log to track your job-application process and prevent missed appointments.
  

Editor's Verdict:

Undoubtedly ResumePower's main asset is its provision of personal assistance from its team of professional creators when building your resume; the client services director, Reese Bellamy, will then work with you personally to create your unique resume, presenting your assets and achievements to their best possible advantage, and including important keywords to ensure your resume will come up when employers perform certain database searches.

When purchasing the software, you apply for an individual quote. This reflects your career history and so will differ for each, but our quote for a newly-qualified graduate was several hundreds of dollars, even for the standard package! This is a large financial commitment and, unless you specifically wish for one-to-one assistance when writing your resume, is probably not worth it, given the range of other products on the market for lower prices.

All software includes the basic resume-writing package, but if you wish for such extras as help writing cover letters, you will need to opt for one of the more expensive pieces of software. Indeed, even the Deluxe package only contains one cover letter template - to receive three you will need to purchase the Premium package. When other software are offering a far more impressive range of letter templates as standard, it is debatable whether the extra cost is really worth it in this case.

Other features offered by the more expensive packages include the creation of a list of references, which is useful to have prepared in advance so that it is simply to hand when required, and, for the Job-search survival kit, the opportunity to publish your resume online and to track appointments and applications with the log. With the most expensive package, you can also write a 'networking resume', which is a shorter and more concise version of your main resume to give to contacts when networking.

The Website itself is certainly worth a visit, as it offers plenty of free advice, including sample resumes and cover letters which are always helpful for ideas and structure. As there are resumes to match a range of different careers, you can ascertain which style best suits your particular vocation. The career articles available to read on the website are also meritorious and cover several major factors in resume-writing, such as ensuring your resume is read and how to sell yourself despite lack of experience. The resume makeover could be a useful port of call for those unsure of how to improve their existing resume in both style and the way information is presented, to make it more eye-catching and impressive. There are also a couple of free guides to common issues faced when writing a resume, and a free monthly newsletter with extra tips.

ResumePower is likely to be chosen by those who wish to have personal attention and someone on hand to ask when questions arise. The features available in its software are somewhat depleted compared to those of rival softwares, and the value for money is very poor, although there is no harm in getting a personal quote. We found that the very lack of price-guides was something of an irritation, as it is nice to consider a product without having to make contact and thus share your details. (However, do note that the company does not share details with third parties.) The website is, nevertheless, excellently constructed, with a wealth of free advice; the articles covering various career-related topics are especially helpful and relevant.

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