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RESUME WRITING FEES:
Hi, I'm Regina Pontow. As a Professional Resume Writer I've authored
13 resume/career
books and 15,000+ resumes for job seekers in the $20,000 to
$200,000+ range. My
fee for resumes containing 4-5 jobs/ job titles
is $250. Resumes with more than 5 jobs/job titles may take
me more time to complete and therefore I may need to charge more
than $250. If your resume contains more than 5 jobs you can
send your resume to me at r.pontow@provenresumes.com
with 2-3 lines about your job and salary goals and I will let you
know what the fee will be or if I can stay within the 2.5 hours or
$250 charge.
FEES FOR COVER
LETTERS & ASCII RESUME CONVERSION:
Cover letters are $50. Resume conversion to ASCII format is $75.
The
vast majority, or about 95% of my clients, write their own cover
letters once they learn the 7 critical steps outlined on my home
page and by using the cover letter chapter of my book, which is
provided FREE with my Master Resume Writing Service.
If you've come to this page directly and not
read the testimonials on my home page that speak of
$25K-$50K
SALARY INCREASES
as a result of my Master Resume Writing
Service, then you might want to read 4 of them below, or jump past
them to continue learning more about how I work with resume
clients. Obviously, not everyone is going to achieve these
types of salary increases ... but it is very encouraging to know
that my skills and strategies have consistently resulted in salary
increases whether it was $200 more per month or over $50,000 more
... as well as consistently generating double, triple and even
100% interview rates ... and all documented by hundreds of other
career professionals who have seen similar client successes!
| Regina's
master resume writing service ... "rocketed my salary
more than $50,000+ and well over the $100K mark ... now
I'm looking at moving into the $180K range." Jeff
Cross, General Manager / Business Development Manager |
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Regina, the resume you wrote caught the attention of the
world's leading software manufacturer. Thanks for helping
inspire me through your thoughtful questions and objective
interpretation of my work history. I'm sure it made a big difference
in my ability to be recognized in a competitive environment and
cross the $100,000 threshold. By the way, the offer I accepted
was an increase of $25K annually (21% increase).
Senior
Sales Account Executive / Operations Manager, Rachel Pizarro |
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an Executive managing sales operations generating over $230 million
in annual sales, I hired Regina to rewrite my resume. First
she asked me dozens of questions by email and then rewrote my entire
resume ... I'm once again employed as a General Sales Manager for a
28-office operation. My new resume was instrumental in landing
the position at a salary that was very close to what I had been
making in my previous position, and with the incentives we built in,
can end up being significantly more! So many thanks to her ...
and I've been referring people to her site constantly since she
wrote my resume! General
Sales Manager, Gary Large. |
| The headings you suggested for my resume worked wonders.
I applied with a leading Northwest software company and was 1 of
only 3 people interviewed out of 400 applicants. I went on to land a position at a 10% salary increase with another firm but
both experiences speak highly of the success of the ProvenResumes
system! Mikel Schutz,
Materials Manager |
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DOES
YOUR RESUME HAVE ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS? |
| -It doesn't create an image that matches the salary/job level you want |
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-It doesn't provide a short, comprehensive summary of your top 4-5 skill areas |
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-It doesn't use $, # and % extensively to drive home your key achievements |
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-It doesn't market your bottom line achievements, making you highly attractive to
potential employers |
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-It doesn't effectively market your transferable skills |
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-It doesn't use layout that directs the reader's eye to your top skills in seconds |
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-It doesn't replace your weak, unrelated job titles with skill headings that
match the jobs you want |
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-It doesn't use subheads that grab attention and drive the reader through
your resume |
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-It doesn't omit work history dates that make you appear too old |
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-It doesn't convince employers that you are well qualified and a top
candidate |
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-It doesn't capitalize on most your relevant experience, even if it's short |
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-It doesn't prioritize your most important skills for maximum impact |
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-It doesn't create an image of your skills strong enough to drive the interview forward |
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-It doesn't market you strongly enough to offset an employer's risk in
hiring you |
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-It doesn't effectively market your lower level jobs if you are a recent graduate |
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-It doesn't de-emphasize your short or erratic work history |
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PROBLEMS YOU MAY BE FACING
You may also be experiencing one or several of the following problems. |
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-You've sent out hundreds of resumes but only landed 1-2 interviews |
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-You are landing interviews but getting terrible salary offers |
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-You get 2nd & 3rd interviews but don't get hired |
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-You are trying to make a career change but can't get interviews |
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-You need a higher salary but you don't look qualified |
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-You want management, have the skills but not the titles |
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-You are a recent graduate, but can't get interviews for better jobs |
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-You have skills for a better job but can't land interviews |
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-You are in a highly competitive field and need a very strong resume |
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-You are re-entering the workforce after an absence and can't get any
interviews |
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-Interviewers tell you, 'You are overqualified.' |
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-Interviewers tell you, 'You are underqualified.' |
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-You are an executive with a limited pool of jobs you can apply for,
therefore your resume must maximize each contact and generate interviews at
every possible turn |
If you identified with any of these statements, rest assured that I have
dealt successfully with all of these issues teaching hundreds of resume
workshops and being a Master Resume/Job Search Trainer for Employment
Security and Workforce Programs, Universities, Municipalities and
Corporations. Click
here for more testimonials.
WHAT I OFFER YOU AS A PROFESSIONAL RESUME WRITER
My
forte in creating resumes is: First,
truly caring about the work I do. I realize that resumes impact how my clients feel about themselves and their
skills. Resumes also have a dramatic impact on our standard of living based on the
salaries we generate or loss of income we experience due to a weak resume
that generates few or no interviews, or an extended job search--often
without a paycheck.
Second,
I love marketing. I have studied and integrated proven
advertising techniques (how to direct and control the eye path, how to create
content that sells) into the creation of resumes that really do stand out!
Clients
report that their resumes get selected out of 400 to 2000+ resumes--and that
they not
only land the interview--they get hired! Now that's a real feat!
Third,
I approach resume writing much differently than larger services that tend to
crank out the resumes or hire the writing out to a staff of writers.
As a result, I apply the 20 years of experience I have writing 15,000
resumes, teaching hundreds of resume workshops and training professionals in
this field ... from this experience I know critical questions to ask you in
order to elevate and control your image ... and take it to a level that
matches the jobs and salary you want.
Below, you'll see how dramatically my key questions along with your answers can
change your resume. Here's an excellent example of a dramatic change in one
client's resume ... Her
old resume had this statement buried in a block of other
uninteresting statements:
| BEFORE
STATEMENT: |
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Provide
pre and post sales support for global accounts.
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MY
KEY QUESTION:
"What is the level of revenue generated from such accounts? How many projects
do you manage annually?"
HER
ANSWER: "I manage the XXX account with a current annual
revenue plan of $84 million. As
the Global Service Installation Lead, last year I managed 525 projects; 200
new installations and 325 maintenance projects."
Compare the statement above to her new one below, along with the
bolded subhead I
used to start that section:
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NEW
STATEMENT AFTER ANSWERING MY KEY QUESTION |
| Direct
Global Service
Installations for $72 Million Account - Lead the Global Service Installation Team in
management of the X account with current annual revenue plan of $84
million; held responsibility for managing 200 new installations and
325 maintenance projects in 2001. |
I'm
sure you'll agree the new statement would certainly be more likely
to generate higher salary offers and for jobs requiring this level
of experience ... more interviews!
By
knowing what questions to ask and then writing powerful content using my
client's answers I am able to achieve a dramatic transformation between
before and after resumes. Asking
questions is probably the most important thing I do for clients ... since
most of us feel stonewalled when it comes to writing our own resumes.
I bring a skilled, fresh perspective to the resume and combine it
with strategies proven to grab attention, sell the person at their highest
level, and insert key achievements that are unique to each
client so that they shine ... the vast majority of resumes do none
of this!
Understanding how to direct and control the employer's/recruiter's eye path,
I very carefully set up job titles and skill headings so that they stand out
and quickly grab attention. Once
the entire resume is re-written I then go through it and pick out the most
powerful statements in the resume that convey skills in 3-5 major areas
(those employers will be most interested in based on each person's specific
career goals) and use that to write the objective and summary of
qualifications section. I
also like clients to send 2-3 job ads representing of the range of jobs they
want and have clients underline all the skills in the ads they possess and
select and combine key skills from the ads with what I've selected
from the body of the resume in order to create a TRULY POWER
OBJECTIVE & SUMMARY SECTION for the top of the resume!
Having
created skill headings and subheadings for thousands of resumes, my skill in
this area is very strong. For example,
I
taught a resume workshop for a City of Seattle Human Resources
Management group wanting to help staff apply for internal job positions. I
asked the group to underline skills in an Administrative Assistant ad, place
all related skills together, and then create skill headings for each set of
skills. It was evident how much better I was at this than the
average HR person. Their skill headings were generic and weak.
For example, one of the skills requested in
the ad was Create and Maintain PC Databases. They came up with Computer
Skills as a skill heading. My skill heading was PC/Database
Administration. Which skill heading conveys
a stronger image and ability to work at a higher level as an Administrative
Assistant? Which heading makes this person sound like
he/she is worth a higher salary?
Working
with this same group we analyzed an ad for a CEO/General
Manager.
It listed these skills:
JOB
AD: Human resources management, labor laws and union
contract negotiation.
Oversee facility and employee expansion programs. Supervising up to 200 staff in multi-site locations.
WHICH
HEADING IS
STRONGER & MORE LIKELY TO GENERATE MORE $$ &
INTERVIEWS?
HR
MANAGEMENT
.... OR ...
MULTI-DIVISION HR MANAGEMENT / LEADER CORPORATE
EXPANSION
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The class came up with headings like
HR Management.
My skill heading was: Multi-Division
HR Management & Leader Corporate Expansion.
Which heading will be most effective in grabbing this
particular employer's attention? Landing more interviews? Landing a
higher salary?
Click
here to see full example of before & resumes that I've
written when apply all the strategies I just described and resulted in pay increases
ranging from $2K to $30K more and doubled or tripled interview
rates!
Lastly, when you've ordered my MASTER RESUME WRITING SERVICE you'll receive my Proven
Resumes Book free of charge ... clients find through the process of my
writing their resume with them ... that they learn a tremendous amount about
how to create a resume that elevates their image, ability to land more
interviews and negotiate higher salaries. This knowledge combined with
the 350+pages of my book, results in clients telling me that they have
gained far more than the $250 spent for a new resume. Clients report they now understand how to control not only their current job
search but future job searches ... how to successfully apply for a greater
range of jobs ... make a career move ... and market themselves more
effectively on the job to achieve accelerated career growth and promotions.
Once
clients understand the strategies I've used to improve their resume ... the
are able to combine and strengthen this knowledge by reading the Cover Letter
portion of the free Proven Resumes series ... and create
cover letters that increase interview rates 200% to 300% or more. Clients report a similar response when needing to
convert their resumes to electronic format. By using the electronic resume section of my book ... many have
reported generating a 200% to 500% increase in online hits to their resumes
... they feel like they finally know what they are doing online in their electronic job search. Helping clients achieve this sense of
personal power is
always my goal and is what gives me renewed career satisfaction and success.
How
Quickly I Can Complete Your Resume
Generally, I like to have 5 to 8 business days to complete your resume
(see next paragraph if you need your resume more quickly). That includes sending your information to me and the first day my reviewing it and
sending you initial questions. I usually put you back on my schedule
the day after you return answers. Then I revise the first job in your
resume and send it to you for review. You return it and I put you back
on my schedule the next day. I then revise the rest of the body of
your resume and send it to you for review. You return your comments or
changes and I put you back on my schedule for the next day. Then I
write the objective and summary section and send it to you as a final
draft. In this way we actively work together and you are able to let me know what you like or if there is some
additional area of expertise you would like included or
emphasized.
If You Need Your Resume More Quickly
If you need your resume sooner than 5-8 business days, send me a note with your
resume and let me check my schedule to see if I can fit you in. I
don't take rush jobs that I charge additional fees for because I won't bump
existing clients who have already paid. I
don't feel it's fair or professional for me to put off a prior client's work
for a day or two so that I can complete a job that I will be paid more
for. However, if you need the work done more quickly and I have time
to do so without bumping anyone else, then I will let you know if I can meet
your timeline.
How
I Write Your Resume With You Via E-Mail
Before I began writing resumes via the internet and e-mail, I spent 10 years
writing resumes with clients in person asking dozens of questions and then
rewriting the entire resume with them. Working on time-pressure I learned
how to create powerful resumes in an average of 2.5 hours. From those years
of experience, I have developed a keen ability to quickly analyze the top
skills needed for particular industries and
market each individual's strongest traits and achievements to match the jobs
and salary desired. I now apply the same skills working with resume clients
by email.
Once I receive the 4 items listed below, I read through all of the
information and then send you dozens of questions, some generic
but many very specific to your situation. At some point, I
will also ask you to read through the ads you send and underline
all skills in them that you possess (one reason I like to receive
fairly meaty, descriptive job ads rather than ones that are only
3-4 lines).
Once you return your answers, I then revise the first job/job
title in your resume and send it to you for review. You
review it and make comments (most clients write back and say it
looks great! can't wait to see the rest!). But this way we
make sure we're heading in the right direction before I write the
entire resume. I then write the rest of the body of your
resume and send it to you for review. You make any needed
changes and return it. Then I create the objective and
summary section by pulling out key achievements from the body of
the resume and also pulling key skills from the ads I had you read
through and underline. In this way we actively work together
via email to write your entire resume.
I've used this system online with clients since 1997 and this
PROVEN, MASTER RESUME WRITING SYSTEM is a key contributing factor
to the testimonials I've receive from my resume clients ... like
the one from Jeff Cross at the very top of this page ... and a
$50,000 job increase definitely speaks of the power of the PROVEN
RESUMES SYSTEM!
Once I receive your order, I'll send you FREE LINKS to my book,
Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased Salaries with
recommended reading of the first and cover letter chapters (if
you'll be posting online then it's also good to read the
electronic resume chapter). If you're having confidence
issues then it's a good idea to read the Success Imagery chapter
and if you are worried about interviewing then you may also want
to read that chapter as well.
| What I Need From You |
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1)
Click Here To Order
Online
for
the ...$250 Resume Consultation ...or
call Regina
at 1-425-398-7378
and provide your credit card information by phone (but I do like to let
clients know I process your order online using the same
page as provided here in my site ... your information is
input over a secure connection to the Yahoo!
Store/shopping cart system which is owned and operated by
Yahoo! ... a million dollar system that is highly
encrypted and secure). |
| 2)
e-mail
me your resume as a Word attachment in .doc or .rtf format to r.pontow@provenresumes.com
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| 3)
e-mail me 2-3 paragraphs describing the types of positions you want along
with a short description of your career and salary goals to r.pontow@provenresumes.com
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| 4)
e-mail 2-3 ads for the types of positions you want (if in higher income
brackets where positions aren't typically advertised please provide a
recruiter's job description or an overview of what you feel employers will
be looking for when hiring for the jobs you want).
Please copy and paste the information from the ads into the body of
your email or into a Word document and email the ads to r.pontow@provenresumes.com |
| 5)
read the credit card authorization form
and type in your name,
address, city, state, zip and your email address certifying that you
authorize the charge to your credit card, then save the file and attach it
to an email to me at r.pontow@provenresumes.com.
If someone else is letting you use their card and it will be charged under
their name, please have them read the credit card authorization and fill out
the requested information and then send the
file to me from their email address so that their email address is verified
and associated with the approval. |
NOTE:
If at any time
you send me information and I don't respond back to you within 2
days (except weekends or a major holiday), please be sure to
follow up with me as there can often be email, Internet, or
computer mishaps that cause emails to be lost out in the Internet
Ozone!!!
The Process I Go Through to Write
Resumes is Very Individualized
And Much Different That What Most Services Provide!
Many
online resume services have you fill out a form and then write your resume
based on that information. The
form is a list of generic questions that are not based on your particular
career, salary goals, work history, education or special achievements.
Personally, I don't see how anyone could create the strongest resume
possible without first reviewing this information and then beginning to ask
specific questions. That's why I like to
receive your resume, 2-3 paragraphs describing your career and salary goals
and 2-3 job ads that are representative of the types of jobs you want ... so
that I can review this information ... and based on all of it ... begin
asking you questions.
Some
large resume
writing services charge $95. That
sounds like a great buy ... but if you've considered such a service--keep in
mind that a good resume takes me a minimum of 2.5 hours and
I have over 20 years experience which has enabled me to work quickly and I
also type at 80-100 wpm. Services
charging $95 either have to be putting in only 30 minutes on each resume or
they've hired writers that they pay $10 an hour ... many such writers have never written
resumes or worked with job seekers---their primary qualification being a
degree in journalism (I know because many have contacted me to see if I will
hire them).
I do encourage you to check out other services, find out how many
resumes each writer has written and ask for testimonials like those at the
top of this site ... also ask for endorsements of that person's work from
other career professionals ... if you click here you'll find lots of
testimonials about the success of my strategies used by College Deans,
Employment Security and Workforce Programs as well as what the Executive
Director of the
Professional Association of Resume Writers had to say after reading my book.
You Receive Your Resume By E-Mail and You Keep The Master File
Your completed resume will be sent to you as an email
attachment that you can save to your hard disk or on a floppy disk which allows
you to produce as many copies as you like.
Cover Letters and Electronic Resumes
Cover
letters generally take me an additional 30 to 45 minutes to write (additional
fee of $50 to $75). As already mentioned,
most clients find that after working with me on their resume and reading the
cover letter portion of my Proven Resumes series that they are able to write
powerful cover letters.
Some
clients wish to have their resume converted into an electronic, plain text,
ASCII format. Generally it takes me 45 minutes to 60 minutes (additional fee of
$75 to $100) to convert the resume into an electronic format and to compile a
comprehensive keyword summary list for the top and body of the resume. However,
many clients find that by applying the strategies in the electronic resume section of
my book, that they are able to successfully convert their own resumes to ASCII
format!
I
look forward to working with you and helping you improve your resume! Regina Pontow,
Master Resume Writer & Author of
Proven Resumes: Strategies That Have Increased
Salaries & Changed Lives!
If you have any questions about my service please write me at r.pontow@provenresumes.com
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