I paid extra for the "professional package" and added their LinkedIn resume service at the end of…read moreMay, aiming to complete a refresh of my 16+ year resume. About a week later, I was put in touch with one of their "senior-level writers" who called me for a brief interview. Although I had shared both a long-form and short form version of my current resume in addition to my LinkedIn profile, it was clear that my resume writer had not reviewed anything at all before our conversation. While she was very personable, she struggled to understand basic technical terms and concepts and could not offer any appreciable advice on what she expected to improve, but I decided to try and trust the process. About 15 days after paying for services, I received my first draft which was simply a typographical reformat of my existing resume riddled with broken English, misspelled words, and poor grammar. The writer had simply cut and pasted the bullets I'd written together, while attempting to cut out random words to make sentences shorter. The resulting product was nonsensical, shoddy, and embarrassing in every sense of the word. I took a few days to reflect on the best path forward, then contacted the company to explain that it was clear they were not headed in the right direction. I explained that I thought it would be fair to offer partial payment for time already expended, but did not wish to continue with my writer. I was immediately put in contact with the company president Jeremy who spent the next month exchanging emails with me about all the things he was doing to fix the situation, going as far as to personally rewrite my resume himself. Over the 12 emails we exchanged during that month, I continuously asked to see the file he was creating, but he continued to brush me off and produced excuse after excuse. Finally, after receiving no files, no drafts, not even a snipped of text from Jeremy, he told me to keep in touch on my results and stopped responding entirely. Literally. Never. Received. A Resume. I have now contacted the company dozens of times requesting status updates, asking about my LinkedIn review, and literally begging for anyone to explain or engage about actually delivering on any of the things I paid for. I have lost 50 days of my time trying to get the service I paid for, and now I am being completely ghosted, and have resorted to writing my resume myself. Avoid this company like the plague, check the other reviews here on yelp, don't get scammed.

I paid for the professional package. I had a 30-minute consultative call to discuss my existing…read moreresume and received a (very) rough first draft 3 days later. The first draft wasn't what I expected and I could tell that Executive Drafts and I were not aligned in terms of my expectations and what they could reasonably deliver. Yes, it's an iterative process, but the language, style, and substance of the resume was so far off from what I expected that I didn't necessarily want to proceed any further. I reached out to inquire about *potential* refund options. I was not expecting a full refund nor did I feel entitled to one, but I was curious what kind of refund options were available to me since services were only partially rendered. I reached out and no response. I followed up again the next day- no response. I had to send 3 follow-up emails over the course of 3 days and only then did I receive an acknowledgement of my initial inquiry. Definitely professionals at work here. The owner responded with a VERY lengthy e-mail and rather than acknowledge that Executive Drafts may not be a good fit for everyone's needs, he instead challenged my judgement of what a resume should and shouldn't be. He continued to say that most of the work was done and complete.. but then mid-way through the e-mail said that the first draft was only 50% complete and there was still work to be done to arrive at a fine-tuned final product. So... which is it? I responded, and guess what? No response. If you're looking for any semblance of professionalism, I would suggest you look elsewhere.

I highly recommend working with Samantha Stevens and First Job Austin. I was looking to get back…read moreinto the workforce after some time away and found the prospect daunting. After trying on my own for a while with little success, I reached out to Samantha and within a few months I received an ideal offer that I was thrilled to accept. Samantha held my hand through the whole process, and I can honestly say that I could not have done it without her help. If you are looking to get back into the job hunt or are a first-time job seeker, do yourself a favor and reach out to First Job Austin.

Lyndsey was absolutely instrumental in finding my new job! I had been searching and applying for…read moremonths with no luck until a friend recommended Lyndsey to me. She was amazing from helping me identify the right roles to helping revamp my resume and cover letters. What really stood out was how she reached out to potential employers to advocate on my behalf and provided incredible interview coaching that took my skills to the next level. During the interview process she encouraged me to text her and call her with any questions or updates and that support was huge. Lyndsey is an amazing job coach and person and I highly recommend working with her!!

Service was more expensive than others, thought this might indicate a better experience but it did…read morenot. The resume was worse than something I could have wrote myself. The only benefit I've seen from this is the formatting. Basically had to rewrite most of it, some of which was unintelligible. Before I did that, I did try using the resume with minimal edits to see if it was a good tool for just getting past algorithms, but I haven't received a single call back when using the lightly edited version. I will take some of the blame for this, I started looking into a new job when I signed up for this service & had already found a new job before they even contacted me because their service was so backed up. Because of this, I didn't thoroughly read the draft resumes when approving them (was busy with my new role), but I assumed there would at least be a baseline of professionalism I could build off of when I had to update it to reflect my new position. To be fair to me as well, they were supposed to have a follow up meeting with me to verify that I was satisfied with their service and that never happened. If you have decent writing skills, just do it yourself. If you really need help, don't use let's eat grandma.

After 10 years and three jobs with the same company, I really needed an outside view and feedback…read moreon my resume. Working with Hamza, he really helped me understand how to adjust the content of my resume and LinkedIn profile to 'sell' all the experience and skills I have to offer. You do get out what you put in - the more they have to work with, the better your resume will be! I started sending out resumes on Monday and already have two screenings lined up. I did have to take away one star because there were some formatting issues in my final documents - mostly words that did not have spaces in between them. There were enough that I wonder if there is a boarder issue is how they are finalizing and/or saving documents. I will share that when I circled back with Hamza (10 days after receiving the 'final' versions) he quickly sent me new, clean versions of all 8 documents.

Dan was recommended by a good friend and has done an AMAZING JOB with my resume'! It has been a…read morenightmare for me trying to pull all my info together (some of it VERY technical) and present it in a professional, coherent manner. Dan is an excellent writer, listener and distiller of random information. He knows what information should be in a great resume' and how to format it. I could go on and on about the quality of his work, the timeliness, the ease of working with him etc. but I will summarize by saying USE WORDSMITH OF AUSTIN!!! You will not be disappointed!!!

Mr. Smith is very knowledgable, very efficient and really nice to work with! I would recommend his…read moreservice to anyone who needs help on technical writings.

I have been very impressed with Career Creators. Amber has been my coach now for the past couple of…read moreyears and I have watched as my business has grown leaps and bounds. I find that the systems and processes she has are very effective and I don't think I could have done what I've done alone. specifically her experience and background in HR has helped me since I've had no prior experience with that. She has helped me a lot with hiring the right people and putting processes in place to on-board employees and putting systems in place for employees.

I was anxiously searching for a firm that could solve my biggest conundrum. Amber and her staff…read morehelped lead a pretty solid effort to employ one of my auto techs. The entire staff showed that diligence does pay off and although the investment financially is significant, Amber sought out my advice, posted the job description for a mid-level tech appropriately and kept me in the loop. In the future, I'd like to see more outreach regarding candidates we've already targeted and more face-to-face communication about what is going on.

I had a great experience working with Otto Resumes in Austin. The process was thoughtful,…read moreprofessional, and highly personalized, and it was clear that a lot of care went into understanding my background and goals. My resume now feels polished, confident, and truly reflective of my experience, and I am already seeing better responses from employers. I would absolutely recommend Otto Resumes to anyone in Austin looking for high-quality, bespoke resume support.

Filled out their contact form and Rike emailed me fairly quickly and asked that I forward him a…read morecopy of most recent resume, which I did. I told him I was looking to apply for a couple of new roles in the next week or so and I'd be happy to schedule a meeting with him to go over my current role and what I'd like to have added to my updated resume. 2 additional emails have been unanswered and I've already got another company working on it. In short, I do not recommend this company.

Genevieve's eye for detail and careful consideration of my career goals have played a large role in…read moremy success. I went to her with a resume that I thought was as good as it could get. It turned out, I was missing quite a few important details. She also helped me with formatting and design, which my resume desperately needed. If you are struggling with finding/qualifying for the right job or feel stuck, I'd highly recommend getting in touch with Genevieve.

Genevieve is an awesome and knowledgeable coach who helped me through the hurdles of job hunting…read more She had a way to help ease my mind when I interviewed in the past and was great with giving me her feedback. Definitely reach out to her in the near future as I navigate different employment situations! Highly recommend her services!

Karen Wrigley is who I found when I went looking for a resume writer. She was FANTASTIC!! She sat…read morewith me for 2 hours to get to know me and looked over jobs I wanted to apply to. I was insecure about my qualifications, but after talking with her I realized I had a lot more to offer and add to my resume that I ever thought. I really thought she did a bang up job organizing everything and making it look sharp. As the first thing that most employers or head hunters look at, I thought it was a great representation of what I could offer. She was always available to answer my questions even after the resume was written. I really appreciated that after services care she offered. Not only did she write my resume (for a competitive cost I might add) but she also gave me so many tips for my job search. As someone who was laid off and had no idea what the current work force was like, I found Karen to be invaluable and completely worth every penny. I highly recommend her to anyone who needs a resume writer, or someone who can prep you for an interview.

Best Resume writer you have to know. After you meet with America Most Wanted…read moreresume service you will leave with an educated approach to YOUR Resume. You will see that your on line resume needs to be different then the resume you hand to your prospective employer when you walk in the front door. You will be so pumped up with all the information you receive that you know you are lined up for success. I am surprised I am saying this but they needed to charge me more. I called many many times and had more than one meeting with them. I almost felt too needy and still received a small bill compared to the resources I used. Please call AMW next time you need an professional resume written for you or your family, friends. You will not be disappointed.