Unemployed- Resume help?

[audrabolster]

My entire department was laid off in September. I've been looking for a new job, with no luck. I know I need to perk up my resume, and my skills are lacking.

Has anyone here ever used a resume writing service? Do you have one to recommend? One to stay away from? I don't even know what I should look for!

Thanks!

 

[mickeymedic]

Are you a college grad? If so, your alumni office might be able to help you out at no cost to you. They would also have a job board for you to search for employment leads.

Since you were laid off, did you get any state unemployment benefits or services? I was unemployed for a couple months this year and had access to a whole bunch of services through the NY state unemployment office. It inlcuded resume help, job leads, access to training, etc. Again, this was all available at no cost.

Another no-cost idea is to utilize the resume links on careerbuilder.com. They offer all kinds of ideas for beefing up a resume.

Good luck!

 

[nannerbadnanner]

Check your local career center. I used to work at one, and we offered resume classes and help for free. As far as resume services, some are good and some are bad. I always recommended that people try to do their own because they should know how to best sell their skills. Your local library should have resume books you can check out to get an idea of what a good resume looks like. Please remember that there is no "one size fits all" resume. When I was job hunting, I tweaked each resume for the job I was applying.

Please let me know if you need any help!