The Resume Builder Reviews

Editor's Star Ratings:

Costs:

• Annual subscription: $14.95
• Free trial! This lasts 14 days and allows you to try out creating a resume for free, but you need the paid subscription to be able to use it and publish it online.
  

Features:

• Online resume: Your resume is hosted online, thus significantly increasing the number and scope of viewers - it can be accessed by anyone in the world at any time.
• Secure: Your information will not be shared with any third parties. In addition the site is protected by McAfee and verified by Paypal.
• Step-by-step resume building: You are taken through each individual section of your resume-writing, allowing quick access to whichever part you wish to focus on at one time.
• Work saved: Information you enter in is automatically saved so that you can work on your resume, log out and return later.
• Opportunity to edit: You can keep editing your resume when it is posted online, to keep it up-to-date.
• Choice of designs: There are 6 possible styles you can choose for your resume layout; once you have entered the information you can change between these with just one click to find the most appropriate for each occasion.
• Spell Check: There is an opportunity to run a spell check on your work, which is essential as any mistake will immediately discredit your resume.
• Constant Access: You can access and change your resume at any time and from any computer.
• Advice at each step: For each section of your resume there are discrete tips offered to help you get started and make sure you don't miss out anything important.
• Sample resume: A simple and 'ideal' resume is provided to give you some idea as to what the finished article should resemble.
• Good presentation: The site is nicely laid out and well-organised, so that you can complete your resume as and when you wish, with the minimum of effort.
• Short articles on associated topics: for example, the importance of a resume for the intern, or the value of a good cover letter.
• Links:
  • To articles: These include essential things to include in a resume and tips for effective writing.
  • To outside sites: These are helpful and relevant, such as advice on cover letters and interviews.
• Career Page: This is set out to help you search directly for available jobs, and spans from professional recruitment agencies to mystery shopping!
• FAQs: A list of possible problems and their solutions, as well as a direct email contact, should you have further issues.
  

Editor's Verdict:

The Resume Builder doesn't cover quite the range of services offered by our top two resume-building software, but is still an excellent site for somebody wanting just a simple guide to writing a resume. It also offers the invaluable opportunity to publish your resume online, which is a chance to be seized, as this immediately opens up possible doors worldwide, rather than just confining your career-search to the few companies you post your resume to. Whilst its free trial will only last you a fortnight, at $14.95 a year, it won't break the bank should you decide to continue using its service!

The Resume Builder prefers to focus mainly on resume-building, rather than spending an excess of time on the accompanying topics of cover letters and interviews; for these latter, it chooses rather to provide links to other sites which cover the topics more extensively. However, its advice on writing your resume is sound, useful and does not overwhelm; at each stage there are handy and concise tips to tell you what essential components to include, which we found more useful than one block of information, as it allows you to have the advice fresh in your mind when writing.

We were particularly impressed by the design and layout of the site, partially due to its fun and attractive design, but also because it has a section for each part of your resume, so that you can quickly and easily access the part you wish to work on. As it also saves each section automatically, this is really a far more sensible method of organisation than writing your entire resume in one go. Once your resume is published online, you can keep coming back to it to edit and add, so that its readers are kept up-to-date on your latest achievements, and it will always reflect your current situation.

Its extra features have undoubtedly less importance accorded to them, but are still worth mentioning. A 'careers page' is provided, a useful starting point if you want to make direct applications for jobs; it offers several links covering a range of job-types. The sample resume is a useful way of ensuring you're on the right track, and there are an impressive range of designs for your resume, which you can switch between in the blink of an eye as the mood takes you!

Whilst The Resume Builder lacks a little of the polish of our top two resume-writing softwares, it is still a good choice for those who simply need an easy and well-organised method of creating an impressive resume; it offers professional advice, is inexpensive and increases your opportunities by offering to publish your resume online so that it may be read by employers worldwide. Its fortnight-long free trial offers ample opportunity of deciding as to whether it agrees with you, so you don't need to make a hasty commitment. Its excellent organisation is a definite attraction to those with little time to spare, so why not sign up for the free trial today  - simply click below to visit the site!

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