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Resume Writer
Matthew Greene In 2012, Writing Your Own Resume and Cover Letter May Cost You Jobs!— A "basic" or weak resume may be costing you a ton! (Reprinted from Career
News)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The average job
search lasts 18 weeks, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor
Statistics. And given that the typical American worker takes home
$34,020 in salary, those 18 weeks between jobs add up to a stunning
$11,776 in lost paychecks, according to the same
data. You are
losing income each day that you remain out of
work. It's
costing you $ $ $
to be earning less than you ought to be
getting. You are
missing out on job opportunities that are advertised You're
paying a high price psychologically if you hate your
How can
you explore what's out there without a resume that opens doors
for you? Using a weak or self-written resume is costing you much more
than printing and postage. It is costing you valuable time and
thousands of $ $ $. To invest $100 or $150 or $200 or more in
your own career is a very SMALL price to pay.
Can you survive without a professionally-written resume in today's
competitive job market? We are in the Recession of 2012. Bob V., a sales
representative ordered TWO resumes – to use in
applying for Sales/Marketing positions in the same drug
manufacturing company for whom he had worked for 10 years.
Crazy? No, very smart! "When I attend those meetings in my
$600 suit, I also need a resume that looks professional. It's
a very important part of my interview presentation." The
strategy worked. Bob was hired as National Sales Manager at a salary
of $100,000 plus bonus, plus car, plus.... Winners like Bob know their own worth and invest in
themselves. I have seen this hundreds of times over the past 16
years. But many job seekers still use a typing or printing
service. To pay $50 for a good-looking but useless resume is
truly a waste of money in 2012. Typists or printers can't turn yours
into a winning resume. Only an experienced resume-writing
professional can do this.
Austin Kiplinger, publisher of the Kiplinger Magazine, agrees about the importance of making an investment in your own career : "Look at your career as your primary investment. Keep your earning power at its highest level. The money you spend doing this will return more to you than all other investments you're likely to make. You are your own best investment!"
mattgreene@aol.com
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