Question about a $200 resume writing service I tried last month

So I've been trying to move from my landscaping business into a more stable project manager role at a bigger company. I figured my resume was the weak link, so I bit the bullet and paid a service called 'CareerCraft' about $200 to rewrite it. They gave me a fancy two-page layout with a lot of buzzwords, but honestly, it just didn't sound like me at all. I've sent it out for maybe 15 jobs over the last few weeks and haven't gotten a single call back, which is worse than my old homemade version was doing. I feel like they just used a template and didn't get my hands-on experience with crews and budgets. Has anyone else had a similar experience with a professional resume writer? Should I just take their version and try to rework it myself into something simpler?

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the_richard4d ago

That sounds about right for a two hundred dollar template. Those services often miss the real story you need to tell. I'd definitely take your own experience and simplify their version back down to earth.

hart.sage3d ago

Oh perfect, a two hundred dollar lesson in how to delete someone else's fancy words. My favorite part is always trying to figure out what "synergize your core narratives" even means in real life.

the_jennifer3d ago

Sometimes a fresh template can help you see your own story more clearly, you know?