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CPResumes (the CP = Careers Plus), scored relatively well in
our rankings for three reasons in particular: they lead in
affordability, their writers have solid credentials, and
their guarantee is one of the strongest we've seen in the
industry.
Affordability is evident from a glance at their
pricing. The writers are all CPRWs (Certified Professional
Resume Writers), as well as former hiring officials. That's
a powerful combination to have working on your
resume. And regarding the guarantee: they
offer unlimited revisions for a full 90 days, and a
partial refund if you don't land an interview
within those 90 days.
The Step-By-Step:
Determine whether you need their entry level resume, or
professional (if you're mid-career or mid-level management), or
executive resume. There's a page for each, with upfront pricing
and packages.
Place your order and complete their online
questionnaire. Upload/fax an existing resume, if you
have one. At that point you'll be assigned a resume
writer who specializes most closely in your
particular profession or discipline.
You'll be contacted by your writer, who will arrange a
one-on-one phone consultation to gather more information. You
can do that chat via email if you prefer (Note: we advise going
with the phone interview).
Your documents will be crafted and you'll receive a first
draft via email within 24-48 hours. If everything is good,
download the attachments (Word, PDF and ASCII file formats) and
save them to your computer. If revisions are needed, you've got
90 days of free editing.
Here's what we liked:
- The writers have hiring experience. Each
writer has relevant certification, as you would expect with
service of this caliber. But each also has a background
that included executive-level hiring. That's a good insight
to have when you're writing a client's resume.
- Personalized service. We like the fact that a
one-on-one phone consultation with your writer is a
given.
- Multiple file formats at no extra charge. Your
finished resume comes to you in Word Document, PDF and
ASCII file formats.
- Extensive list of sample resumes are made
available on the web site to give you an idea of quality of
writing you can expect. We liked what we saw.
- Unlimited resume edits for a full 90
days. And if you haven't landed an interview in that
time, get some money back AND a rewrite.
- Pricing is some of the best we've seen for the
quality.
Here's what we didn't like:
The Better Business Bureau notes a "pattern
of complaints" for this company ranging from
inattentive customer service to resumes not being delivered
within the specified time frames. In fairness, one has
to take into account a company's size and volume of
transactions when considering customer complaints, and this
is a sizable company that writes a lot of resumes. It's
also worth noting that management has made
overtures toward establishing procedures to more
effectively resolve customer issues -- also reported by the
BBB. That said, we remain concerned.
In summary, CPResumes has some attractive features going for
it: from an easy-to-navigate website to one of the
best guarantees in the industry. And pricing is some of the
most reasonable we've seen, given the quality of the product
(as evidenced by their posted samples).
Given our concerns over the BBB report, we
would advise prospective customers to balance the pros and
cons to their own satisfaction. And if need be, consider other
companies we've reviewed -- including our Top Ranked company
ResumeWriters.com, our
review of which can be found HERE.
Otherwise...

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