RESUME PREPARATION, CAREER COUNSELING & COACHING RESUME PREPARATION In today's competitive job market, a skillfully crafted and compelling resume is essential to your success. You have about 10 seconds to make a powerful first impression and be selected for that job. At SESCD all of our documents are personally and individually written. You can feel confident knowing that your resume is the best it can be with SESCD. SESCD is different from most other resume writing services. With many years of real world experience in sourcing, screening, interviewing, evaluating, and hiring candidates, you can get expert counseling from top professionals. We will revise information obtained from you from our web site forms, via telephone consultations, faxes, or email acquisitions, and integrate this information into a high impact professional resume designed to yield outstanding results. Custom Written Documents:  At SESCD all of our documents are personally strategized and individually written. Time and in-depth thought and consideration, evaluation, strategy planning is put into each individual resume to help you look your best. Careful wording and structure of the resume is correlated for professionalism. Superior Process: At SESCD we deliver in the critical areas of: (A) Key information gathering. (B) Personalized resume strategy development. (C) High impact wording and design. Our primary goal is to deliver exceptional results. Your success is our success! SESCD understands what hiring managers look for in potential employees and collaborate with you to draw out your most impressive skills and accomplishments through our personalized interviews. Writing Process and Quality: We will write your resume and cover letter in an effective, concise, and easy to read style. Your resume will be formatted for scan ability (on a computer monitor or printed on paper) and readability. We will format your resume to answer important questions and include industry related key words. Formats Provided: We provide your resume in formats that are appropriate for your needs: Email, Paper, CD ROM or Floppy disk, in a variety of formats. How do I provide you with the information you need to write my resume? Can I just send you a copy of my existing resume? You have three options. You can complete our online form in this web page, and copy and paste your resume there. The form is easy to understand and provides us with your basic background, we need to start with. If you have an existing resume and you have all the foundation information available, you can simply email it to us. Last but not least, if you do not have an existing resume and don't have the time to complete the online form, then you can call us at (864) 322-0005. What do you do that is different? I don't want my resume being a carbon copy of the one I have! The difference between SESCD and other firms is in the detail. When your information is received, we scrutinize it carefully. We drill down into the core of what you are saying, question your background experience in light of your desired career path, and quiz the end results of your achievements. Through this intensive investigative session we formulate a list of customized questions about your experience, actions you took, and results you achieved to help refine perfection. Most people don't tell the whole story in their existing resumes and provide open-ended information that leaves the reader or employer puzzled. Our probing set of questions will stamp your resume with the individuality that is vital for standing out in a crowd……assuring nobody else can look or sound like you. This part of the process serves a dual purpose. First to allow us to get the best information from you to prepare your career marketing tools and secondly to help prepare you for those tough interviews. Our intensive information gathering is what sets SESCD apart from competitors. We spend the time to get to know you through your responses, so we can maximize your presentation and assure your resume is unique. Just like you. Do I get to look at my resume before it is finished? Yes. As soon as we have created your documents we send you a review draft by email. Substantial thought and preparation has gone into the placement of text, wording, and formatting by this stage, and the first draft is usually close to the final presentation. We work with you. We welcome your suggestions and feedback, but hope to maintain the integrity and professionalism as originally conveyed. You can be assured that if your suggestions or changes are solid and worthwhile, they'll be implemented. If they reflect poorly on you, we'll tell you why they should not be included. We are committed to maximizing your chances for an interview and it is a journey we are taking together. How long does the process take? This varies depending upon how quickly you send us the information we need and how quickly you respond back to us after you receive your review draft. For the average person, a resume and cover letter development from receipt of order to final delivery is around 5 business days. If resume is strictly send by email time can be is just hours or a few days, depending on package ordered. Some of the SESCD’s packages have a lot of different components and services and the delivery time on these is typically longer due to the sheer amount of hard work that is dedicated to them.  We carefully and painstakingly create an individual package for each person. We won't compromise ourselves or you, in giving you anything second rate on rushing a resume that is not complete. Will you keep my personal information and my order confidential? Yes. Any information you provide will be used only for the purpose of creating your resume and will not be used for any other purpose. How do I receive my new resume? Your new resume will be emailed to you in Microsoft Word .doc format. You can purchase your resume on a CD in MS Word Format for an extra fee with your original order. Your resume on the CD is yours to keep and can be edited or changed as needed, by you.  You would need to have the MS Word software program to make any changes, have computer and software knowledge, and editing knowledge to make changes to your resume on the CD. Am I at risk of being accused of plagiarism for buying my resume from you? No. Your new resume will be a completely original document made fresh and using your personal data, work experiences and other personal and unique input. How much do you charge for your resume service? Please view our price list for this information. How do I get started? You can either fill out our online form, contact us by email, or call us at (864) 322-0005. How does your service work step-by-step? Step 1. Your choice 1. You complete the online form to provide us with the basics or... 2. You Email your existing resume to us, or… 3. Call us at 864-322-0005 Step 2. Making Payment As a service-based business, we request payment next. We will generate an invoice and forward to you for immediate payment. Your resume is fully customized to you and your needs, so we need to ensure you are as serious about the process as we are. Once receiving your online form or existing resume, plus payment has been received, step 3 begins. Step 3. Behind the Scenes/Timelines 1. Your custom file is created. 2. We contact you, during business hours, to arrange telephone or in-person face-to-face consulting (based on preference and location). 3. Once payment is received, we commence writing, once consultant is complete. The first draft will be delivered via email within 5 business days. You must provide SESCD with a personal working e-mail address. 4. You are given 48 hours to review documents for accuracy and content, and you are afforded two separate opportunities to make changes. 5. Upon receipt of the final release form, your package will be printed, packaged, and mailed to you.  If you are local you will come in for consulting, reviewing of draft, and final resume conformation. How and when do I pay for my resume? Can I send a check or money order? We start creating your resume upon receipt of your payment in full. SESCD only accepts Bank or US Postal Service Money Orders made out to SE School for Career Development. We accept Visa, MasterCard, or Discover Credit Cards. Your name must be on the charge card to be accepted. Personal or business checks are no longer accepted. Do you give refunds? We are not selling a  TV, refrigerator, or washing machine. We are developing documents specifically for you, based on your experience, training, and career desires. We cannot "resell" this service to anyone else if you change your mind. Because we are providing a service and not a product, we have a policy of "no refunds". What we will do is ensure you are entirely happy with the document and you will be asked to "sign off" on the document(s) when complete and you are satisfied.   If I sent you my current resume, would you provide a critique of it and give me some recommendations? Yes, we do provide a resume critique service. We review your current resume and send you a report detailing our professional opinion on such areas as format, overall presentation, grammatical or spelling issues, and areas that may raise "red flags" to an astute observer of human resources. We will also give you advice on overcoming these problems.  Because time is spent critiquing your resume, there is a charge. Call for prices on critique your resume.  Price will vary. I have a CD or Floppy Disk with my resume on it.  Will you install this on your computer and update it for me? Because of computer viruses we will not install or load any CD(s) or Floppy Disk on our computers from outside sources.  You will need to email us your resume, mail, or fill out our forms in this web page.  You can cut, copy, and paste information from one place to another.

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CREATE YOUR RESUME DRAFT To create a resume fill in your details below. You will notice that we have included some examples of possible answers to assist you. Please feel free to delete and change these to your own words. Personal Information Name: First/ MI./ Last Name: Complete Address with Suite or Apt. #: City: State: Zip Code: Home Phone #, with Area Code: Email Address: Type Objective information below: Your objective tells your potential employer what you are looking for in a job. It is a good area to point out some of your strengths. Type your information here. Ex:To find a position that allows me to utilize my creative and leadership skills. Erase this information to type your information. Type Educational information below: Most resumes are in reverse chronological order. Start with your most recent education. School Name, Graduation Date, College, Dates, Other Certificate Programs, Accomplishment: Erase this information to type your own words. Type Experience information below:  List your most recent jobs. Here again, include the city in which each job was located, the titles of your various positions, and the dates during which you were employed. Please also describe your key job duties and any successes, awards, or commendations received. Don't worry about whether or not any particular piece of information might be relevant to your objective. We'll help you to decide what to include as we work on your new resume! Type Computer Skills: Type any computer skills you might have below.  Examples: MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Word Perfect, Quicken, Accounting Software Programs, Graphic Design, etc., and applications. This may or may not be used in your resume. Type Reference information below:  List any references you would like in your resume. If space is an option this may or may not appear on your resume. Type other information you may want in your resume: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Only one free draft per person is allowed to be entered into SESCD system for evaluation. Proof read and make sure all is accurate before you submit your information. SE School for Career Development, will evaluate your information, and contact you about type and price of resume you will need. You will be emailed an invoice or form to be completed and signed. Payment must be made in full before we start the resume process.