Review of Resume Distributors...
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From posting your resume to 85 job banks in the blink of an eye, to emailing your qualifications
to thousands of recruiters, a good resume distributor can save time, money and hassle. Former
recruiter David Alan Carter reviews the leading resume distribution services.
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Overview... |
Pricing... |
ResumeRabbit.com
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100,000 pretty much says it all. That's the number of customers the Rabbit has helped find a
job. The oldest and largest online resume distributor with over 5 million submissions...
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$59.95 to post your resume on up to 85 different job
posting sites. Be seen by up to 1.5 million employers and recruiters daily.
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ResumeZapper.Com
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1000's of America's top recruitment firms (hint: HeadHunters) are targeted by this very
efficient service. Your resume is sent straight to the inbox of their email. With superior industry
targeting...
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$49.99 to zap your resume to both general recruiters as
well as those in 3 industries of your choosing.
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EmailMyResume.com
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Sophisticated distribution software sends your resume to 1000's of recruiters
and employers. With industry targeting, confidential delivery and a free listing of
firms receiving your resume...
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$49.99 for the basic service. Includes free listing
of all companies receiving your resume. |
Employment911.com
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Post your resume on 80 top job sites... or email blast your resume to a select list
of 1000's of employers and recruiters, with a guarantee to be seen by up to 1000
companies....
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$59.95 to post to 80 job sites, or...
$49.95 to blast your resume to both employers and
recruiters.
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About Our Ratings...
The lure of the company offering resume distribution services is
the old adage: time is money. Nobody with access to a computer really needs a resume distribution service. That's because anybody with a computer can
perform the same task as the resume distributor--it's not rocket science. The problem becomes... at what pace
and at what cost.
For example, the resume distributor ResumeRabbit.com offers to distribute your resume on up to 85 job sites for just under
$60 bucks. Now, you could do that yourself. But by our calculation, we're talking an estimated 60+ hours to get your resume 'out there' in these kind of numbers (setting up
accounts, learning each site's system, uploading data). If you were paying yourself for this job, you'd
be laboring over the computer for $1.00 per hour.
ResumeZapper.com will send your resume out to more than 1000
recruiters for less than $50 bucks. Punch that out on the calculator--assuming you could even find the email
addresses of that many recruiters--and you're working for pennies. Is that what your time
is worth? If so, then resume distributors are a waste of money. If your time is more valuable than that, resume
distributors are certainly worth a look.
We looked. And here's what we
considered...
Quality Of Service
You were persnickety (and rightfully so) about the writing of
your resume--professional looking layout, polished presentation, phrasing that would make an adman proud. You
know that packaging counts. By the same token, you don't want a resume distributor who manhandles
(figuratively) your paperwork and leaves it dog-eared and mustard stained. So we looked for services
that were attentive and precise and focused on customer needs. Telltale signs included:
- Longevity. We valued those resume
distributors that have been in business for years.
- Accessible. We liked to see a customer service phone
number posted prominently (and answered by an actual human being).
- Testimonies. We liked to see testimonials from
customers identified by first and last names.
- Transparency. Extra points went to those services
most open about their business methodology and distribution lists.
Reasonable Pricing
Resume distributors are quite aware of their competition, and
prices for the most part were very reasonable. Especially for the biggest and most competitive players
reviewed above.
Guarantee
We like a good guarantee. Who doesn't? It also lends credibility
to the service offered, and the company standing behind the service.
Ease of Use
Everything's a hassle. Ever notice that? And just when you really, really need things to go
right--like when you're out of work or can't take another day under the oppressive thumb of Vlad the
Impaler, the bakery supervisor at Wisecracker Saltines--well, forget it. Hence, we put a good deal of stock in the resume
distributor whose website navigated smoothly. Where information was readily available. Where pricing was up
front and clear. In short, we valued resume distributors who were easy to work
with.
Look over our reviews. Consider our
ratings and how we got to those ratings. And finally, choose a resume distribution
service that feels comfortable, and get on with the task at
hand--getting your resume out there for the world to see. Or at least for
the right employers to
see.
We wish you the best.
-- David Alan Carter
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