ActualResumeWriter
Alabama,#2Consumer Suggestion
Sun, September 20, 2015
I went through the unnecessarily long and involved process of registering for this site just so I could respond to this review. As an independent professional resume writer not associated with JobFox, I wanted to clear up a common misunderstanding about what a professional resume service is all about.
People, the original commenter included, have this idea that a professionally-written resume is the golden ticket to getting hired. Many unethical companies use this type of marketing promise to lure prospects in, but it needs to be clarified that having your resume professionally-written is only effective if you really are qualified for the position and if that resume gets read. Blasting your resume to job boards is a sure way to make certain it doesn't. The major job boards are notorious for producing dismal results for both employers and job seekers, so it's no wonder no one responded to your resume.
In the article I linked to above, headhunter Nick Corcodilos reports that job boards have an egregiously poor success rate of around 6.5%! That means an overwhelming 93.5% of applicants who apply to jobs through these boards don't even get a response! It's no wonder you didn't hear anything back.
I don't deny that JobFox was likely a scam that ripped you off for charging you money for value you did not receive, but you also need to understand that the method you used to find work was very ineffective to say the least. A "TERRIFIC" resume will not yield results sitting on CareerBuilder's data server. You need to be actively networking and making direct contact with companies in order to make it work, not idly blasting it out on the Internet. Getting your resume professionally written can be a very worthwhile investment, but you also need to know what to do with it once you get it - and no one can control what you do with it except you.