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Old 01-06-2009, 12:12 PM
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I have been using the same resume for a long time. It has been successful in the past, but I have been through a couple of jobs and added some new credentials and it just doesn't seem to work anymore. If I were to get it don professional what should be in my list of expectations, and how much is a reasonable amount to pay. I do not want to pay a professional just to take my credentials and put it into their standard format. I want it to stand out from the stack, and get me looked at.

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Old 01-21-2009, 02:16 PM
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Just send it to me and I'll re-do it. If you're not getting bites right now it isn't because of a lack of form on your resume but more so because yours was the 387th they received that week.

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Old 02-12-2009, 07:18 AM
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Unless your resume reads like a paragraph, that probably isn't it.

"Standing out" is fast becoming completely obsolete with online applications. Plus, when recruiters sift through resumes they don't look for the ones that stand out, they literally go through each one as it sits in the "stack" and pick out the relevant information. It's important to note that they typically spend only about 10 seconds scanning for this information. So you must structure your resume so that it is easy for them to find this stuff. If your resume is obnoxious, with the intent on standing out, they may ignore it altogether because it's too 'hard on their eyes' or 'too difficult to find the information.'

There are resume preparation services out there that charge several hundred dollars. This, in my opinion, for a pilot resume is astronomical. Pilot resumes are NOT like the rest of the world. It must be short and sweet and to the point. If you were in the finance world then I would probably recommend one of these companies...not for a pilot.

The other question I have is who are you applying to? If it's an airline, take a number and get in line. If it's a corporate job, start networking like crazy.

I hope this helps!
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