These High-Quality, Personalized Services
Are Designed to Help You Stand Out and Succeed
"I really like the way you transformed my resume from a timeline of the positions that I've held over the last 20 years into a succinct, eye-catching story about my achievements, skills, experiences and passions. For the first time in my career, I feel as though my resume can accurately provide a recruiter or hiring manager with deeper insights about me without even having to speak to me first."
— P.S.
At Great Impressions Resume Service, our goal is to help you secure interviews and receive job offers by convincingly presenting your qualifications, skills and experiences. Here are the services we offer:
Free initial consultation. Great Impressions Resume Service starts by getting to know you and your job/career objectives and interests. If desired, this consultation can also include an initial evaluation of your existing resume. Then we review the services and options that are available to you before you place your order.
Mobile service.* As part of our commitment to provide convenient, personalized service, Tim Solinger, owner and operator of Great Impressions Resume Service, will meet with you at your location or a mutually agreeable location to complete and expedite the information gathering process, and to further discuss your resume, job search and related objectives with you.
Prior to meeting, you will be asked to provide necessary background information by completing our brief, straightforward Resume Worksheet (most often used for creating a resume from scratch). You can complete and send this to Great Impressions Resume Service using fax, e-mail or regular mail. Having this information to review beforehand will ensure that our meeting will be more effective and productive. With all or most of the details out of the way, we will be able to spend our time on strategic aspects that will improve your resume in more substantial ways and create more value for you in general.
* Offered mainly in Portage County. For availability in other areas, contact us for more information.
Resumes. In today’s rapid-paced, highly-competitive job market, you have mere seconds to make a strong first impression with a potential employer and to show what you have to offer. Great Impressions Resume Service will help you create a first-rate, professionally written resume that "jumps" at potential employers … a resume that distinguishes you as a one-of-a-kind candidate to help you secure quality interview opportunities.
Portfolios. For executives, professionals and others who want to go beyond a resume presentation to further differentiate themselves with employers, portfolios can be an excellent tool. Portfolios can include such items as accomplishment summaries, project lists, technology skills lists, industry insight summaries and published article/book synopses.
Cover letters. An effective cover letter is a critical part of any job search. In addition, as opposed to simply repeating information indiscriminately from a resume, a good cover letter is selective and strategic. Great Impressions Resume Service will help you write a customized, high-impact cover letter that convincingly presents your key strengths … to help employers to quickly understand your suitability for a particular job and to help persuade them to contact you for an interview.
Follow-up/Thank you letters. Often ignored by job seekers, follow-up and thank you letters are critical for several reasons. First, they show good manners and enthusiasm. Second, they’re a chance for you to restate your interest in a job. Third, they are an opportunity to help you underscore or repeat certain key attributes or strengths that you feel deserve emphasis. Great Impressions Resume Service can help you write effective follow-up and thank you letters that can separate you from your competitors and help pave the way toward job offers.
Reference lists. Normally not required by employers initially, a reference list is important to prepare as soon as possible during a job search so that you are prepared once an employer does ask for this information. Your reference list should contain complete contact information (addresses and phone numbers, at a minimum) and be presented in a way that is generally consistent with your cover letter and resume approach (relative to font, paper stock, etc.).
Interview techniques. Great Impressions Resume Service can show you how to adapt information from your resume and cover letter to help you distinguish yourself in a job interview, as well as other techniques and tips.
FREE document storage. Great Impressions Resume Service will store your resume, cover letter and other job search materials indefinitely on disk at our office. As a result, we can do any future updates for you faster and more efficiently.
Group sessions. Designed for small groups of 5-10 individuals, Great Impressions Resume Service offers on-site sessions that walk participants through the essentials of effective resume and cover letter preparation and that can be tailored to address specific interests and needs. As an effective complement to outplacement or career services functions, these sessions are ideal for any organization seeking to assist individuals with job and career growth objectives.
Make your first impression a great one!