[Cialug] resume assistance

[Kenneth Younger]

"... and I have yet to find anybody in the Des Moines area who offers, and
delivers that."

There are plenty of people who do this kind of thing. They are called
copywriters, and they work for most creative agencies. Even though most work
on products/services, a lot of them do work for celebrities and executives.
A consultant wouldn't be much of a stretch for them.

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Tim Champion <timchampion at gmail.com>wrote:

> > I personally am opposed to the idea of "a" cover letter and resume. I
> > think that a resume is a sales brochure and assuming you're picking a
> > handful of organizations you're serious about, it should be customized
> > for each.
>
> In my instance, I was trying to create a custom cover letter for "a"
> specific job opening at "a" specific company.  I never use the same cover
> letter twice.  I also have a template resume that I use as a starting point,
> and then customize the resume for the job description. The reason I was
> looking for someone to write "a" cover letter, was because I was looking to
> apply for "a" open position.  I am willing to pay a person to write "a"
> quality cover letter for each and every specific job opening for which I am
> applying.  But, if I'm going to pay someone, it needs to be a superbly high
> quality cover letter, and I have yet to find anybody in the Des Moines area
> who offers, and delivers that.
>
>
> Tim Champion
> timchampion at gmail.com
>
>
>
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