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As a consumer, one counts on the fact that effective advertising should in fact also reveal the quality of the product. So when I see commentary such as the following: “I get that. It’s not your fault they are suckers.” being dribbled about, I question the writers ability to judge anything….I utilized their services…I ...
I know you really either don’t care of won’t believe me, but “sucker” is one of the few terms that cannot be used to describe me.
You could call me “nonconformist”, “cynic”, “skeptic”, or maybe even “contemptuous”, and even though most people may consider those terms negative, I will proudly wear those labels.
That saying used to really annoy me, but now as an educated consumer and a very skeptical adult, I get it and I love him for it!
I learned as a child that if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Trust and respect must be earned, not spontaneous.
No matter what you’re shopping for — whether it’s a TV or a professional resume writer — you should ALWAYS ask questions.
— How long has the company been in business?
— What do their customers say about them?
— Do they have references?
I do not advocate going into anything blindly especially when it concerns your career! I don’t care how many fancy buttons, images, or flash gizmos are displayed on the website either. That stuff should make you more skeptical.
Whatever the investment is, you should always do your due diligence. If you don’t, and you feel scammed or taken advantage of, it’s your own fault.
First, you are correct, there are many resume writers claiming to be professionals. However, saying that “resume writers are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get” is true only if a person doesn’t do their due diligence.
With a box of chocolates, you get pieces of candy with fancy designs, but absolutely no way to tell what is contained within the chocolate coating. So, you have to investigate.
4. You can buy chocolate that has a complete description of what you are buying on the package so you can make an informed decision.
Frankly, I think option 4, combined with option 2 is how consumers, whether they are buying a car or retaining the services of a resume writer, should approach their purchases.
There are many things that differentiate resume writers. Level of service provided (personal consult, IMHO, is always better than having a job seeker fill out a form without any human contact), experience not only in resume writing, but hiring candidates, credible certifications earned by the writer, and a commitment t...
Further, they surround themselves with a “board of directors” within the employment industry, including recruiters and HR Managers to ensure they keep abreast of trends.
As for other resume writers “bashing” The Ladders to “highlight their own companies,” I am going to disagree with you. The Ladders model of writing canned critiques and producing poorly composed resumes has put them in a position of garnering criticism.
However, unless you actually speak to the potential client, assess his / her goals, and determine the most effective strategy to help the candidate win interviews, backed up by solid experience and knowledge, there is no way to know the best way to present that client to a potential employer.
Great resume writers aren’t inexpensive. Neither is The Ladders. Job seekers beware – make sure you know the name and credentials of the person writing your resume before you hand over your credit card number.
Do your research, make inquiry calls, and Google the person’s name and their company name. Are they quoted by the media as an expert? Do they have clients complaining about them or complimenting them?
Knowledge is power – make an informed decision before hiring anyone to perform a service.
I understand that people are pushing their resume services here, however, it has to be said that theresumechick, or Karen Flowers, the first person posting above, is a scam service.
She charges $50 to copy and paste information you provide her into another resume, and then stops responding to emails asking for a second draft or explanation.
Kudos to the rest of you for providing a decent service…it’s scams like theresumechick that give mom & pop resume rewriters likeyourselves a bad name.
How much time/effort would you put into something for $50?
Resume writing is something that requires a lot of time and a lot of effort and expecting something drastic from a $50 investment seems unrealistic to me — especially when it comes to your entire career.
Again, I’m not defending Karen. I don’t even know Karen…I’m just pointing out what’s obvious to me. She may be a scammer, but she might just be someone who offers something that’s worth $50.
Here’s an example of something that happened to me.
I let a friend try to bleach my hair once because I was being cheap. After I bought the supplies, I spent maybe $10-$12 total. We had to bleach it FOUR times and then it still looked banana yellow and my skin was damaged. It was awful!
Well, a few years later, I wanted my hair bleached again so I dropped $90 for a bleach job at the salon to avoid what had happened before. And guess what? It was done right. The first time. And in only 30 minutes.
I tipped her an extra $20 because I was so grateful!
Anyway, to mirror what Kathy said, you should make an informed decision before hiring ANYONE to perform a service, no matter what it is (a resume service, an electrician, a dentist, a lawyer, whatever).
You can be cheap when it comes to tee shirts, but when it comes to the things that have an influence on your quality of life, I don’t suggest shopping for the cheapest price.
Live and learn right? At least you didn’t lose hundreds of dollars!
We’re not here pushing our services. I do know Kathy and I know me and we are very passionate about what we do. We come here to inform and educate consumers.
I don’t always agree with Nick (Ask the Headhunter) but I have been following him for several years because he offers a really great point of view that comes from a lot of experience.
We (the resume writers) don’t always comment on the other blog topics, but we are here reading and learning and we take opportunities to share what we know when we can.
And we don’t always agree either!
However, what we do agree on is that we don’t like the business practices that The Ladders uses so we come here and comment on that as much as possible because it brings us all down and tarnishes the resume writing / career coaching industry.
I’ve never made a single sale here and that’s not why I’m here. I’m here defending what we (the “mom & pop” writers) do each day.
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Latrikunda United and PSV Wellingara have clasped vital victories in the 2017-2018 Gambia Football Federation second division after defeating Lions of Banjul and Young Africans respectively in the week-nineteen fixture played on Wednesday.
Latrikunda United beat Lions of Banjul 3-2 at the Serrekunda East Mini Stadium but remained unsafe in the second tier despite their hard fought win.
The Banjul-based football academy team is one place above safety and need to win their remaining league matches to improve their chances of staying in the second tier for another season and avoid relegation to the third tier.
PSV Wellingara defeated Young Africans 1-0 at the Independence Stadium in Bakau to level points with Samger on top of the second division league standings. Hawks also thrashed Brufut United 3-1 to keep their top-flight promotion aspirations alive.
PSV Wellingara and Samger have now clinched 32 points each after nineteen matches. Red Hawks and Brufut United have collected 25 points in nineteen league matches.
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Remember this guy? I mentioned Rob Spence in this post a while back; he’s now working on several film projects around his own and others’ prosthetic gear. Lots to think about here, in the ways he frames the possibilities and discussion.
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The BC Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) is a provincial umbrella organization providing support and training to over 125 Transition, Second and Third Stage Houses, Safe Homes, and over 86 PEACE programs and Violence is Preventable programs across BC.
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Replacing ‘spouse’ and ‘common-law partner’ to the more inclusive term ‘intimate partner’ and broadening it to include past partners.
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The Packers are a perennial contender. The Browns are the most ridiculed team in the league. But take away Aaron Rodgers and how different are they?
In the last 2½ seasons, the Cleveland Browns are 4-35.
That’s right. Four wins and 35 losses, a .102 winning percentage. They’ve won one of their last 27 games and are winless (0-7) this season.
The Green Bay Packers, on the other hand, have played in the NFC Championship game twice in the last three years. Just two weeks ago, they were 4-1 and had the second-best odds (9-to-2) to win the Super Bowl, according to Bovada.lv.
To do so, I consulted a high-ranking executive for an NFL team who took time from his busy schedule to go through the rosters position by position and discuss the implications.
The gist of our conversation was this: The Packers have better players, but not by all that much. Yet they’re a perennial title contender, whereas the Browns are the NFL’s laughingstock.
Accompanying this column is a synopsis of the scout’s breakdown. The conversation was last week, before Brett Hundley’s first start as the Packers’ quarterback, and before Browns tackle Joe Thomas sustained a season-ending torn triceps.
For brevity, here we’ll include only the scout’s bottom line. Each position was judged as a big edge, medium edge, small edge or push.
The Packers had two big edges (receiver and safety) to the Browns’ one (running back).
Each team had one medium edge: the Packers’ defensive front (their outside linebackers included), the Browns’ linebackers.
Each had a small edge: the Packers’ offensive line, the Browns’ tight ends.
And two positions were a push: cornerback and specialists.
The Packers come out ahead, no question. But the difference is hardly overwhelming.
Another way to compare is by the color-coded ratings for each roster. That tells you which team has more difference makers and good players. Those are the guys that win games.
Packers: Mike Daniels, Nick Perry (minus), Clay Matthews (minus).
Packers: David Bakhtiari (plus), Bryan Bulaga, Jordy Nelson, Davante Adams, Randall Cobb, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Morgan Burnett, Mason Crosby.
Browns: Joel Bitonio, Kevin Zeitler, Christian Kirksey, Jason McCourty.
Look at the blues. Those are the guys who change games. None for either team without Rodgers.
The Packers have three reds to the Browns’ one, and eight golds to the Browns’ five.
So the Packers again come out ahead. But it doesn’t come close to accounting for the difference between these two teams.
Some undoubtedly will see this as an indictment of Ted Thompson, the Packers’ general manager. His roster, with the exception of the quarterback, isn’t that much better than the league’s worst team’s.
Thompson’s first five drafts were outstanding (Rodgers, Nick Collins, Greg Jennings, Matthews, Nelson, Jermichael Finley, Josh Sitton, T.J. Lang). He signed a franchise-changing free agent (Charles Woodson) early in his tenure as well.
Since then? Painfully few big hits in the draft, especially on the defensive side of the ball. And he was much too slow to see that there’s such a thing as strategic free-agent signings. He deserves to be dinged for both.
But there’s a larger truth here as well. Namely, that not all that much separates most NFL teams, except for the quarterbacks.
Think about it. You swap quarterbacks between most teams in this league, and the franchises’ fortunes swap with them.
Put Aaron Rodgers on the Bengals and Andy Dalton on the Packers, and the Packers become the Bengals, and the Bengals become the Packers. Same with Rodgers and Philip Rivers, or Joe Flacco, or Eli Manning, Jacoby Brissett or Carson Palmer. You can go on.
Of course there are exceptions. Most years one or two defenses are a cut above. Seattle has been there for several seasons, though now the Seahawks are starting to decline. Same for Denver. The Jaguars are knocking on that door.
And Kansas City might have the best overall roster in the league. If you put Rodgers or Tom Brady on the Chiefs or Seahawks or Broncos or Jaguars, you’d have not just a contender but the Super Bowl favorite.
But those are the exceptions, and maintaining that caliber of a defense for more than a couple years is almost impossible. The draft, salary cap and free agency see to that.
Then look at what Carson Wentz has done for Philadelphia in only his second NFL season. The Eagles suddenly are as good as anybody, and it’s because of him. To think the Browns passed on drafting that guy. Wow.