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Find My Profession

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Find My Profession Reviews Summary

Find My Profession has garnered a strong reputation for delivering high-quality resume writing and personalized career support, with customers frequently praising the professionalism, responsiveness, and expertise of their team. The tailored approach to understanding individual client needs stands out as a significant strength, leading to high levels of customer satisfaction and successful job placements. However, some clients noted a lack of comprehensive career coaching to help refine job titles, indicating an area for potential improvement. Overall, the company is viewed positively, with many customers recommending their services for job seekers looking to enhance their career prospects.

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District of Columbia
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Excellent Service
November 30, 2020

I had some trepidation using a Service for my resume. However, I have to say it turned out to be a great experience, and my resume is nothing short of AWESOME! I highly recommend them!

Date of experience: November 30, 2020
Krisanne T. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review, David! We're thrilled to know you're so satisfied with your resume. We wish you well with your job search.

AE
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The write was amazing, took the time to understand my background and went through several revisions of my cv. I had it viewed by several executes and they feel it was improved from my original one by %100

Date of experience: November 28, 2020
Illinois
1 review
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Worth the investment
November 28, 2020

The process helps you understand your own skills & experience which builds a very specific resume. The effort put into the LinkedIn profile gets you noticed

Date of experience: November 25, 2020
Virginia
1 review
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Fantasic
November 2, 2020

I had not updated my resume in many years. Pam was fantastic and made the process very easy, The finished product exceeded my expectations.

Date of experience: November 2, 2020
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Great stuff!
October 4, 2020

The final product looks great. I was allowed to review and provide feedback in order to help customize my resume to my set of skills and experience. The resume writer I worked with was very professional.

Date of experience: October 4, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Excellent job
September 25, 2020

Lindsay is a terrific writer. She took my mediocre resume and transformed it into a document I am proud to send to employers. Thank you Lindsay!

Date of experience: September 25, 2020
Washington
1 review
8 helpful votes
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A company that cares about feedback...
September 23, 2020

This is a team with a very capable and extremely impressive resume writing staff with leadership that cares about customer satisfaction. I would highly recommend this team to help craft some of the most critical documents you'll need to find that perfect opportunity.

Thanks to Mike, Bruce... and team.

Date of experience: September 23, 2020
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Resume and LinkedIn Profile update.
August 25, 2020

Greg did a wonderful job working with me to provide me with a very professional resume. I look forward to getting results from the solutions that he put together for me.

Date of experience: August 18, 2020
California
1 review
470 helpful votes
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A promotional opportunity arose at the organization where I am employed. I feel strongly that I am qualified for the position but felt my resume was lacking in many ways. It was not an executive quality resume. I decided that a professional re-write of my resume would be a good investment and I was not disappointed.

This service is not cheap by any means, although it is also not anywhere near the most expensive. I could have easily gone to one of the services that provides a resume rewrite at half the price or less. But I also believe in paying for quality and the ratings for Find My Profession were very good. The reviews spoke highly of the process and although I had trepidations about spending that amount of money, I went ahead and purchased the service.

Within a day of placing my order, I was contacted by Find My Profession and assigned a writer who would work with me named Rebecca S. Rebecca was very responsive to my needs and walked me through getting the information together that she needed. Part of this effort was to schedule a short call to discuss what I am looking for and get any missing details. Rebecca took the time on the call to get all the information she needed to write up an impressive resume. Once I received the draft of the resume, I was blown away. I don't think I am a bad resume writer by any means, but she is a resume artist. She took many of the projects I have led that seem mundane and boring to me and made them sound exciting and impressive.

I don't know how the interview for the position will go. But if I don't get the job, it won't be because of the resume. Thank you, Rebecca and Find My Profession, for a job well done. I appreciate the hard work and attention to detail. I appreciate your ability to turn me into an IT superhero.

If you are hedging on investing in a professional resume, it can be well worth the investment. I would recommend Find My Profession for anyone looking to upgrade their position.

Date of experience: July 23, 2020
New York
1 review
428 helpful votes
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Highly recommend
July 5, 2019
Updated review

I had an issue with my original draft and Mike Pedesto, the owner, reached out to me himself and made it his mission to resolve the situation. My resume, cover letter, and linkedin profile came out great. Highly recommend.

Date of experience: July 3, 2019

Botched resume
June 11, 2019
Previous review

On April 2, 2019, Mike Pedesto (The owner of Find My Profession) was sued in federal court for fake negative reviews he put on other resume writing company websites to deter potential customers and also suspected of putting fake positive reviews on his own business websites (not my words, read the article). I can only imagine how many of these reviews are fake. As Mike Pedesto has said in a response to a negative review from a customer, "Please take reviews that you read online with a grain of salt. It is not uncommon for competitors to write fake reviews on other successful companies." .....I couldn't agree more. Or post positive reviews for your own company I guess as suspected...

((((((UPDATE)))))))) I wrote a complaint on Better Business Bureau and got a response from the business. I just wanted to follow up on here so people reading this can see the type of quality you'll be getting..

The business wrote back to BBB "[customer name] background is a bank teller and a server...Given that she has no HR experience, the resume is not the problem" ....So much for attention to detail and highlighting my background skills to help me enter into a new career, huh?

I have 2 years of experience as an assistant manager and 2 years of experience as a general manager. In both positions I did job postings, sourced candidates, screened resumes, interviewed potential candidates, hired team members, processed hire paperwork, and took them through the entire on-boarding process. In addition to this, I was responsible for the payroll of 17 employees.

I have applied to entry level HR positions (specifying no experience OR degree whatsoever) exclusively, all within these qualifications given my very relevant transferrable background and a business degree. The business can keep making excuses every time a customer complains about their work but if you can't live up to a guarantee, don't make one.

By the way, I did end up going to another resume writer who charged just short of $100 (compared to the $1000 I spend with Find My Profession) and he worked WITH me to produce a resume I really liked. He acknowledged that I don't have direct experience in HR and used my background of relevant skills to highlight my ability to be able to work in HR in an entry level position. 6 days after I worked with him, I got a really nice resume.

A job I applied for a month ago with the resume I got from Find My Profession, re-posted the same position. I applied for it again with my new resume, had a phone interview the following day, and now I have an interview next Thursday. So this particular excuse the company is using "job searching takes time for the most qualified candidates, but when changing industries it can take even longer" isn't really valid because a different resume that highlighted my prime skills for this type of position got an interview almost immediately compared to no response from the same company a month ago with the other resume.

(((((((PREVIOUS REVIEW))))))))
I was promised a professional resume that guarantee's an interview within 90 days... this did not happen. I applied to 60+ places and didn't get one interview. Mind you, I spent close to $1000 on the services. When I contacted the writer explaining my issue, I was reached out to by another person named Lindsay. She had me prove I was applying to placed within my qualifications so after I sent screenshots and when she realized I actually was applying to various places all within my qualifications, she said she'd offer a re-write. So 60+ places I already applied to with my $1000 resume don't mean anything? I wanted a refund. When I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere with the woman I was speaking with, I called the customer service number and spoke with someone named Jen who said she'd submit my request and issues to someone named Michael. Not even 10 minutes later, I got an email from the same woman I was speaking with before saying "Also, inquiries through Jen (client success manager - you just called her) are sent directly to me." I specifically told Jen I had already been speaking with Lindsay and wanted it to be dealt with by another person now, as I felt she was rude. So when there is an issue with your purchase, just know you can only get into contact with one person and your request will go nowhere. So I caved and said that I'd try again and accept a re-done resume. 5 days go by and she never gets back to me. I had to reach out to her again asking what was going on and if she was going to start my re-write process.

Date of experience: June 10, 2019
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
352 helpful votes
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I purchased an executive resume rewrite. They couldn't even get my title right. I am SO angry at being scammed by these bums. What a waste of my time. My next stop is the Better Business Bureau. Take my advice. LOOK ELSEWHERE.

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Date of experience: June 11, 2019
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thank you for your review Matt. We appreciate the feedback.

Matt contacted me on LinkedIn stating..." I am requesting a refund and cancelation of your service before I head over to the BBB."

We happily refunded Matt the entire amount of his service, after receiving a now completely free new resume.

Just a month or two after utilizing our resume writing service, Matt received a CIO job offer which he accepted and is now working in.

Wisconsin
1 review
390 helpful votes
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What a Scam
May 8, 2019

I paid $1295 for a package to include a resume, cover letter and linkedin profile update. They guaranteed a resume draft in 7 days. The first resume draft I received was at the 7 day limit (came late on a Friday night no less) and the quality presented me as a college grad, not a seasoned executive - * was the writer. I am an established exec and sent them examples of cover letters, resumes, and my LinkedIn Profile content, which I have maintained over the course of my career - * had plenty to work with, yet she somehow managed to diminish it all. I was re-assigned a resume writer, *, when I requested a refund. I received a barely edited version of my existing resume... after 2+ weeks... clock still ticking. I had to follow-up with * to remind her that she needed to complete a cover letter (yet another week until delivered..."I usually only work on resumes" was her excuse) and yet another week with my prompting until * delivered a linked in profile that was no more than the exact restatement of the poor quality resume they produced. It took well over 30 days - a full month... so much for 7 days - to receive all of the deliverables... none of which are usable. Absolutely horrible experience. What a scam. $1295 down the drain - a complete waste, and the 3 jobs I had hoped to apply for using a professional tune-up were lost - postings pulled, not surprising after 30 days have passed. Look elsewhere, or dig into your updates yourself - you'll be better off.

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Date of experience: May 7, 2019
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Dawn. We are sorry to hear that you were not completely satisfied with your experience. It's our goal to ensure that all clients receive a positive experience using our services, which is why we have more than 150 5-star reviews and less than 3 1-star reviews after 5+ years in business. We have attempted to contact you on multiple occasions. We provided a 100% refund for the services that you purchased. We have not received a response from you after several attempts to resolve your concerns whether warranted or not. You are more than welcome to email [email protected] or call 831-888-0967 at any time.

Illinois
1 review
392 helpful votes
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I've really paused about writing this review as I am sure * will know who I am. However, my experience with this company is far and away not what everyone else has experienced. I put in the work, filled out the questionnaire, gave them examples of what kind of job I'm interested in etc. Talked to the "resume writer" about my resume and he spent 5 minutes talking to me and that was that. A week later I get a phone call from * saying he wasn't happy with he draft and wants to work on it directly with me. Apparently his resume writer he was using was over burdened and didn't do a good job. So * said he would fix it himself.

So I work with him in two sessions and it was obvious he had no idea about my industry or how to word anything to showcase my skills/abilities. He's asking me to give him the language when I am assuming that is what he is providing the expertise in. I'm giving him the examples and he turns it into resume magic. Needless to say this resume has gone no where. I'm back to having to find another writer who won't rip me off and spend more than twenty minutes wanting to make things right.

The kicker was he didn't even offer to give me any of my money back even though he ADMITTED that this issue was his own doing. So my advice is. Be careful for what you ask for and ask * how many people he uses because I get the feeling there is more smoke than substance behind his company.

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Date of experience: March 26, 2019
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Sarah. We are sorry to hear that you were not completely satisfied with your experience. It's our goal to ensure that all clients receive a positive experience using our services, which is why we have more than 150 5-star reviews and less than 3 1-star reviews after 5+ years in business. We have attempted to contact you on multiple occasions. We provided a 100% refund for the services that you purchased despite spending more than 15 hours working on your project, speaking with you for hours over weekends, and more. We have not received a response from you after several attempts to resolve your concerns whether warranted or not. You are more than welcome to email [email protected] or call 831-888-0967 at any time.

California
1 review
129 helpful votes
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Valuable Service
January 26, 2019

What I loved about working with Mike at Find My Profession was that networking just works differently when someone else does it for you.

If you're reaching out to a company and saying "hey, I'm interested in this job and think I'd be a great fit", the natural response is something along the lines of "of course you'd say that -- you want the job."

But when someone else reaches out for you and says that you'd be a great fit, and they don't have any obvious skin in the game, it has a much bigger impact. People are more inclined to take it at face value, and then you have your foot in the door at the company.

Also, money spent on getting a professionally prepared resume is just a good investment. Every mediocre or crappy resume that you send out is a waste of time and burns another opportunity.

Date of experience: January 24, 2019
Colorado
1 review
38 helpful votes
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There when you really need it...
December 7, 2018

I had lost my job. I was going through a difficult time finding a job. I used another resume service and did not get any hits. I felt like my resume was generic. I reached out to Find My Profession for help. Within a few interactions I knew I made the right choice. FMP took time to get to know, provided consultation, and made my resume standout. I started getting calls after applying for jobs and eventually landed an amazing job. I would recommend FMP to anyone looking to make a career change.

Date of experience: December 6, 2018
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thanks so much for the kind words Robert! It was a pleasure working with you and I look forward to more Broncos games! :)

Virginia
1 review
515 helpful votes
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I had the pleasure of collaborating directly with Mike Podesto on the rewrite of my resume. Mike is highly skilled, communicates effectively, works quickly, and displays a fantastic attention to detail. If you are struggling with finding employment and/or need a true professional to revamp your resume, do yourself a favor and contact Find My Profession. You'll definitely be glad you did!

Date of experience: October 11, 2018
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thanks so much for the kind words Brett. We had a great time working with you. Don't forget, returning customers get 10% off. We look forward to working with you in the future!

Pennsylvania
1 review
528 helpful votes
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I highly recommend the team at Find My Profession led by Mike Podesto! I used their executive resume makeover service and loved the product. I had previously utilized other resume makeover services and the results from FMP were far superior! The new resume absolutely helped me properly display my background and experience and land my dream job. Thanks so much! 5+ stars.

Date of experience: September 21, 2018
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thank you Matt. We had a lovely time working with you. Don't forget, returning resume customers get 10% off. We look forward to working with you in the future!

New York
1 review
533 helpful votes
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I had multiple versions of my resume and none of them produced expected results. After I spoke with Jerome and received my first draft, I realised why - the new resume was professionally written and most important well formatted... it had the Wow factor to it. No hard feelings when asked to do few minor adjustments. I also worked with Mike on my LinkedIn and cover letter and again, response right on time, you can ask questions as many times as you want etc. To sum it up - very professional service, pleasure to work with and highly recommended.

Date of experience: August 28, 2018
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thanks so much for the kind words Marta. We had a great time working with you. Don't forget, returning customers get 10% off. We look forward to working with you in the future!

Colorado
1 review
502 helpful votes
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Seriously, if you are looking for a résumé that will land you a job and you need it to be done in a reasonable amount of time (7-10 business days), jump on this service. By far it is worth every penny.

Date of experience: August 3, 2018
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thank you very much for the review David.

Argentina
1 review
503 helpful votes
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The hardest thing about seeking help from companies to rewrite my resume was getting over the truth that my current resume sucked. I was more angry with the fact I paid so much for a resume writer on LinkedIn. *sigh*

Going forward, I will trust the services of find my profession. Best wishes always.

Date of experience: July 23, 2018
Mike P. Find My Profession Rep
over a year old

Thanks so much for the kind words Victor. We are happy to hear that you have found a service you enjoyed and trust. :)

From the business

Find My Profession is an elite career services provider founded in 2015. Our passion is helping job seekers find the career of their dreams. We do this through two main offerings:

1. Reverse Recruiting: Managed Job Search
We make your life easier with our fully managed job search services. Your dedicated reverse recruiter will apply to jobs for you, network on LinkedIn to find you interviews, and provide job interview preparation to help you land your dream career.

2. Resume, LinkedIn, Cover Letter, and More
100% Professional Resume Writers (PRWs). We pride ourselves on the fact that we only hire elite writers who provide the highest quality service in the industry. Our resume writers have experience in 85+ different career types and we match you with a writer based on relevant experience.

Learn more at www.findmyprofession.com


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