Had resume professionally done... didn't go so well.

[zinfamous]

You have been winning threads with pictures, recently. GJ.

:thumbsup:

 

[zinfamous]

Well, the resume did look good. I saw the typos and thought, this isn't good but I'll give her a chance to fix it. Now, she implied that the typo should have been caught in the final overview by the GF is absurd. What exactly am I paying her for? I shouldn't have to proofread anything. All she had to do was apologize and fix it. This resume was $160 dollars. I'm probably just a little heated right now and that's why I posted this, I was certain I would get your opinion which is probably what I need to listen to.

I understand the expectation that you get a service returned to you complete, but to simply assume that you shouldn't have to proofread anything, ...is not only naive, but rather absurd. it's your (your GF's) resume here. Why would she consider sending such a thing out, sight-unseen?


You should see the type of typos and errors that come out of publications in seemingly professional organizations.

 

[JD50]

Any idiot off the street can write a resume. To write a GOOD resume takes a lot of work and experience with them. If you pay someone for their expertise in giving you a good product and they can't master the simplest task that any novice could do, then you're not really getting any value.

That's silly. If you're going to a professional resume writer you're not going to them because you can't figure out how to correct a spelling typo. You're going to them for the content and layout of the resume. Obviously I'd be disappointed by the typos, but I'd take the 10 seconds to fix them and move on.

This is like reading a novel, finding a couple of typos, and saying that author sucks even if you enjoyed the novel.

 

[JD50]

What would you do if your editor gave you back a document with typos?

Sure it is the same, regardless of time. He paid for a professional service and got a product with novice mistakes.

Everyone makes novice mistakes, even experts.

 

[zinfamous]

What would you do if your editor gave you back a document with typos?

Sure it is the same, regardless of time. He paid for a professional service and got a product with novice mistakes.

While I would be bugged by these errors on my own, I wouldn't exactly call it novice. What you pay for is the formatting, the structure.

The resume writer is probably handling plenty of people's resumes and likely does a rather decent job proofing everything. Time constrained mostly to quick spellcheck. IF the service recommends that you check over the work for final approval, then you are expected to check it over. It's your resume, it's the your impression as an employee that's on the line; not the resume writer.

Frankly, I would never send it to someone else to do it, as it is such a simple thing, for me, anyway. Then again, I've noticed most people come out of college with the writing skills of a 3rd grader. particularly the engineers and business twerps 😀

 

[JD50]

It's a pretty big deal. What would you do if you paid me $160 to assemble your PC and didn't install your video or sound drivers?

YOU: Uh, you didn't install any drivers.

ME: Your fault for not checking.

Bad analogy. It'd be more like you not setting the monitor resolution correctly.

Also, the person didn't lay the blame on the GF, she just said that both she and the GF missed the typo.

 

[Rumpltzer]

She was a retired HR lady with ~30 years of experience. And not only that, but in the first meeting she also was asking good questions and seemed to know what she was talking about. I found her on google.

This is where you should have walked away. In my experience, people in HR are not the strongest in... anything.

Pay her, walk away, don't use her again, and write a review on Yelp if you have one in your city.

 

[Numenorean]

Wow you guys are fucking ridiculous.

Look - you paid for formatting and structure, not spelling. If there is a typo and it was fixed, what's the fucking deal?

The format and structure is the important part of a resume, as well as using the right verbs and such. Putting an instead of and and missing it? Come on. And you asked her to fix it? Was it in some encrypted format? You do realize you could have typed a "d" after the "an" in a lot less time than it took to send that email right?

 

[TheVrolok]

What would you do if your editor gave you back a document with typos?

Sure it is the same, regardless of time. He paid for a professional service and got a product with novice mistakes.

You argue that there is absolutely no degree to a mistake? Most people, most places, would disagree with that logic.

 

[silverpig]

That's silly. If you're going to a professional resume writer you're not going to them because you can't figure out how to correct a spelling typo. You're going to them for the content and layout of the resume. Obviously I'd be disappointed by the typos, but I'd take the 10 seconds to fix them and move on.

This is like reading a novel, finding a couple of typos, and saying that author sucks even if you enjoyed the novel.

You're paying them for a professional resume so you can stick it in front of someone and get a job. A resume with typos, no matter how good the content, will more often than not get thrown in the can.

 

[Vette73]

She was a retired HR lady with ~30 years of experience. And not only that, but in the first meeting she also was asking good questions and seemed to know what she was talking about. I found her on google.

Not defending her, but I do HR work and my spelling and grammar is not the best. I do know what to look for in a resume and what is junk or a killer.
I give some advice on resumes but I don't do write ups. I went through 60+ resumes today and I say maybe 20% of them were written and laid out well.

 

[silverpig]

Wow you guys are fucking ridiculous.

Look - you paid for formatting and structure, not spelling. If there is a typo and it was fixed, what's the fucking deal?

The format and structure is the important part of a resume, as well as using the right verbs and such. Putting an instead of and and missing it? Come on. And you asked her to fix it? Was it in some encrypted format? You do realize you could have typed a "d" after the "an" in a lot less time than it took to send that email right?

Girlfriend was having a hard time finding a job so I had her resume professionally done. They have their final review and my girlfriend shows me the final product.

They paid to have a resume professionally done, not to have their formatting and structure professionally done, not to have the font professionally chosen, not to have the margins professionally set. All of that stuff goes into a proper resume, along with spelling.

Mistakes happen, but the lady sucks for passing the buck.

 

[JD50]

Wow you guys are fucking ridiculous.

Look - you paid for formatting and structure, not spelling. If there is a typo and it was fixed, what's the fucking deal?

The format and structure is the important part of a resume, as well as using the right verbs and such. Putting an instead of and and missing it? Come on. And you asked her to fix it? Was it in some encrypted format? You do realize you could have typed a "d" after the "an" in a lot less time than it took to send that email right?

Haha, seriously. I can't believe he basically asked her to type a "d".

 

[silverpig]

You argue that there is absolutely no degree to a mistake? Most people, most places, would disagree with that logic.

She can make mistakes sure. Everyone does. She should own up to it when she does it though.

 

[zinfamous]

You're paying them for a professional resume so you can stick it in front of someone and get a job. A resume with typos, no matter how good the content, will more often than not get thrown in the can.

and you seem to think it's perfectly acceptable for someone to not proof their own resume before handing it over to an employer--especially if they didn't write it themselves?

As numenorian said, how hard would it be to add a "d" on his own, rather than sit down and type out a complaint email?



have we become this fucking entitled? I'm thinking more and more that the jackass OP is just looking for any reason to weasel out of paying for this woman's service.

 

[TheVrolok]

She can make mistakes sure. Everyone does. She should own up to it when she does it though.

She did own up to it, and the problems were fixed.

 

[JD50]

They paid to have a resume professionally done, not to have their formatting and structure professionally done, not to have the font professionally chosen, not to have the margins professionally set. All of that stuff goes into a proper resume, along with spelling.

Mistakes happen, but the lady sucks for passing the buck.

Again, the reason you go to someone like that is for structure and form, not because you can't figure out how to spell. Yes, they should expect to receive the resume back without any typos. No, it's really not a big deal if there was an "an" instead of an "and". Fix it and move on, don't send a word document to someone so they can type one character and then cry about it on a message board.

She gave an explanation as to why she made the mistake and she also fixed it. I don't see the problem here. It's not like she denied making a mistake and blamed it on someone else. From what she said it seems like both her and the customer is supposed to review the resume, and both of them missed the typo.

She was probably also a little defensive because the OP probably came off a little douchey.

 

[JD50]

She can make mistakes sure. Everyone does. She should own up to it when she does it though.

Why do you keep saying this? She did own up to the mistake and she fixed it.

 

[JD50]

and you seem to think it's perfectly acceptable for someone to not proof their own resume before handing it over to an employer--especially if they didn't write it themselves?

As numenorian said, how hard would it be to add a "d" on his own, rather than sit down and type out a complaint email?



have we become this fucking entitled? I'm thinking more and more that the jackass OP is just looking for any reason to weasel out of paying for this woman's service.

bingo.

 

[JD50]

You're paying them for a professional resume so you can stick it in front of someone and get a job. A resume with typos, no matter how good the content, will more often than not get thrown in the can.

I wouldn't want to work for someone that threw my resume in the trash because I had an "an" instead of an "and". If you need a professional resume writer then you're probably not applying for the big of a job anyways, so the typo would probably be ok.

Edit - Crap, typo. Can a mod please fix it? I typed "the" instead of "that". TIA

 

[thepd7]

Well, the resume did look good. I saw the typos and thought, this isn't good but I'll give her a chance to fix it. Now, she implied that the typo should have been caught in the final overview by the GF is absurd. What exactly am I paying her for? I shouldn't have to proofread anything. All she had to do was apologize and fix it. This resume was $160 dollars. I'm probably just a little heated right now and that's why I posted this, I was certain I would get your opinion which is probably what I need to listen to.

Actually "$160 dollars" is repetitive, you should use "$160" or "160 dollars".

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

I've gotta say, if you're girlfriend isn't intelligent enough to type her own resume/cover letter, an employer will pick it up pretty quickly.

CV/Resumes give a snap shot of who the candidate is, and if the person I'm interviewing doesn't match (for example: If the resume seems to be written by a person significantly more intelligent than the candidate in front of me) I automatically can them. It's deceiving.

If you are who I'm thinking of, this is hilarious.

 

[JD50]

Well, the resume did look good. I saw the typos and thought, this isn't good but I'll give her a chance to fix it. Now, she implied that the typo should have been caught in the final overview by the GF is absurd. What exactly am I paying her for? I shouldn't have to proofread anything. All she had to do was apologize and fix it. This resume was $160 dollars. I'm probably just a little heated right now and that's why I posted this, I was certain I would get your opinion which is probably what I need to listen to.

Missed this gem. She didn't imply that the typo should have been caught during the final review, she flat out said that the typo should have been caught during the final review (by her and your GF, not just your GF). What exactly do you think is the point of the final review?

 

[zinfamous]

Missed this gem. She didn't imply that the typo should have been caught during the final review, she flat out said that the typo should have been caught during the final review (by her and your GF, not just your GF). What exactly do you think is the point of the final review?

i know. I keep thinking about this point. It's somewhat obvious to me that the understood process was:

1) draft
2) review (her and client)
3) accept final resume

I'm wondering if there is a contract that the OP needs to waste even more of his precious time to scan and post for us....:hmm:

 

[JD50]

i know. I keep thinking about this point. It's somewhat obvious to me that the understood process was:

1) draft
2) review (her and client)
3) accept final resume

I'm wondering if there is a contract that the OP needs to waste even more of his precious time to scan and post for us....:hmm:

lol

 

[MrColin]

Because I'm paying for her credibility in resumes. If she can't get something as basic as spelling correct, how can I trust she is truly an expert in the field?

This is a common myth that if someone makes an error in a "basic" area they have no business doing anything else.

I have the impression that you are just digging for arguments to use on this lady to get your money back or whatever. I could tell you a couple things that would probably work. I'm not going to though.

I have noted in my experience that there are a majority of people that make a living by producing goods and selling services, and on the other hand there are a significant number of parasites that just suck the blood from everyone else. The m.o. for the latter is generally to act angry and dissatisfied with everything that is done for them and to renig on any payment they can.

Your gf missed the typos on the final review, does that mean she shouldn't really get a job because she'll screw it up anyway?