#JobSeekers, #Executives Let's talk #resume services: Once you've paid in full, your dollars are gone. And, I've rewritten a lot of resumes which were insanely expensive. In talking with people who received unsatisfactory deliverables, and polling on #Linkedin, I have crafted the following Career Services Bill of Rights. The intention is to get clarity on these 5 BEFORE turning over your hard earned money. These were crafted with input from unhappy clients of resumes writers, resume writers themselves (that was surprising!) and recruiters: THE CAREER SERVICES BILL OF RIGHTS: 1) The right to have the process outlined in writing whatever the service might be. 2) The right to know who is actually writing your resume or other services, and to have conversations with that person without an intermediary. 3) The right to samples of any deliverables, e.g., resume, #Linkedin profile, target list, Linkedin strategy document. 4) If a promise is made in any marketing materials, e.g., I'll have you find a job in x number of days or without applying, to a full refund of any monies paid if those promises are not met. 5) The right not to agree to give the service a positive review or to sign any contract which prevents you from giving a negative review of a service. There are over 1 million self-described #coaches on Linkedin, many of whom write resumes, Linkedin profiles and biographies. Deciding whom to trust is a massive task. I would suggest that when considering any career service you keep a copy of the 5 Rights with you. Ask these questions, determine the terms of service BEFORE the service. Once you click that "pay here", you've lost your leverage. I would love to see those in the resume writing industry adopt this bill of rights. (If you would like to see this happen, the 2 major organizations in career services are: #CareersDirectorsInternational and #CareerThoughtLeadersConsortium You can reach out to their leadership via Linkedin.) Just as their are bad recruiters who taint the reputation of the recruiting profession, their are bad resume writers who do the same. Adopting this or something similar as an industry standard would help identify those who taint the industry. (Tap that bell to follow me. Comments of 12 words or more increase the visibility of my posts, and get you automatic karmic points!) #RecruitingInsider, #JobSeekerGuardians, #resumes, #Linkedin, #TopVoices
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