Is Résumé Writing and Career Coaching Worth it?

What do you do if your job hunt isn't moving as well as you'd like? Who do you turn to?

Should you automatically assume that the difficulties you’re experiencing is because of the poor economy?

Maybe, you assume that the competition is tough, so you just keep sending applications until someone replies.

Hiring a career coach or résumé writer might be just what your professional life needs.

Read the success stories we have gathered, these people had no success finding a good job, until they hired a résumé writer that is.

Alex*, a lawyer in his late thirties hated his occupation as a corporate lawyer in New York. He quit his high-paying job to work at a lesser-paying job, which he thought he would like. Six months in, he’s still unfulfilled, and this time he wasn’t even earning as much as he used to.

The problem is he couldn’t go back to his old firm because the recession just hit. He had trouble finding a new job, too because companies were downsizing. After months of failing to get a new job, he decided to hire a career coach that specialized in helping people find a job that matches their passion.

Alex was given personality quizzes and thorough analysis of weak and strong points in mock interviews. After spending close to $2,000 on her services, he was rewarded with a well-paying legal position at a firm in Texas, which is one of his dream locations. Today Edward acknowledges that without the help of a career coach, he wouldn't have been able to find his dream job.

The investment may seem high, but people like Alex serve as living proof that its money well spent and there is an incredible ROI.

When you’re unemployed, it’s easy to assume that a résumé writing service is an unnecessary, luxurious expense. However, this is not a cost.  It is an investment.

Consider the other side of the coin:

Every month you’re unemployed, you’re losing $2000-$4000 worth of salary. That doesn’t even include the money you’re spending on rent, gas and other daily living expenses.

The one-off expense of a professionally written résumé, which ranges from $600 to $3,000 is chump change compared to three to six months of unemployment.

Wouldn’t you willingly trade off the “expense” of hiring a career coach or résumé writer if that could help you land a better job, a higher pay or even a paying job sooner?

*Name changed to protect individual’s identity. Interview source, TheWeek

Michelle A. Riklan, ACRW, CPRW, CEIC
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