How TopResume Helped This Mom Get Back In The Workforce

When my youngest finally headed off to kindergarten, I realized it was time to think about returning to work. Both my kids had reached an age where they'd become more independent and could do basic things on their own, like get dressed and go to the bathroom without my help. I was missing my career and having the routine of a job. The idea of getting to hang out with adults from 9-5 everyday sounded luxurious, and the extra money couldn't hurt. However, taking the first steps to start the job search proved to be quite intimidating. Everything changes so fast these days and I worried that I would no longer be relevant or valued — forget about needing a new wardrobe. Also, I had no idea how to address my 7-year resume gap, even though I've worked harder than ever before the past few years. A friend of mine recommended TopResume, an amazing service that will write your resume for you.

TopResume is an online service with professional resume writers who work with you to create a strong resume that helps improve your chances of landing a job in your preferred field. They have two separate services available — a free resume critique and a paid service that creates a brand new resume for you in less than a week. Their team of professional resume writers knows what companies and hiring teams are looking for when they review resumes. With this knowledge and experience, they create a custom resume that tells your career story. This was important to me because I was unsure about how to explain the 7-year gap on my resume and was way too busy with my kids to spend hours and hours figuring it out.

I sent my existing resume for a free critique, and it was returned with a lot of helpful notes. My resume was too lengthy, a bit repetitive, and focused on the same skill set over and over, rather than illustrating my varied skills across industries. All sounded great, but I didn't have any extra time to be sitting around re-working my resume for hours on end. Through my research on improving my resume, I also learned that many companies an applicant tracking system (ATS) to scan resumes before they make it to an actual person. These machines are quickly able to eliminate 75% of the applicants — helpful for the company but not helpful for me. The professional writers at TopResume understand this system and know how to craft a resume that'll make it past this step. After all of this, I was completely sold.

I filled out a questionnaire online to provide my goals and experience along with my resume. This was helpful because my skills are varied from working in a number of industries. I was paired with a professional writer from TopResume named Cate who was able to take the information from my old resume and turn it into a new one that highlighted my experience better than I ever could have. Cate strengthened my resume while trimming down on the unnecessary length. When I started using my new resume,, the number of responses from companies doubled, and the quality of jobs that were responding to me greatly improved. I finally found a job that I'm really excited about that works with my schedule

Starting my job search after years away from the game, I knew I'd need an up-to-date resume to help me stand out, but I wasn't sure how to do that, and with two kids, it seemed impossible. With the expertise from the professional writers behind TopResume, I saved myself the time and frustration trying to figure it out. I ended up receiving three job offers, and the most time-consuming part ended up being determining the one that was right for me. TopResume helped my get back into the workforce faster and easier than I ever could've imagined.

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