Is an Experienced CV Writer Worth the Investment?

When you are sharing your story with a stranger, every word matters. Hiring managers have not met you before, so they have no context for what they are reading. They judge you purely on your words and frame your stories from their unique perspective. Your career story alone will often not be enough to secure an interview – it needs to match the requirements of each role and the employer’s culture. Many candidates will call upon external assistance, but is a CV writer worth it?

Writing a CV by themselves is a tall order for a candidate who doesn’t write much in their daily life.

The art of storytelling has been utterly lost in the brevity of WhatsApp messages and the simplicity of emoji-speak. Filling one or two pages of a CV will seem daunting to most of us. How do we start conversations that might eventually lead to us getting the job?

Investing time and finances in the right CV writer to hold your hand is a great choice.

If they are an experienced writer, qualified in your industry and have a process that allows you to get deep and personal with them and come up with a fully bespoke career story, then there are multiple reasons why a CV writer is worth their weight in gold.

Firstly, the perspective you will receive from working through their process will help you refine your priorities and view your candidature through a different lens. You will have to invest significant time in filling in (yes, writing) various forms to detail your experience and achievements, but it will be worth it. These thoughts will go to the next level after you have talked the CV writer through your career.

Why is a CV writer worth it?

They will pick out your best bits and convey them in a professional (and humble) tone.

Secondly, the CV writer will not only create high-quality content, but the CV will also reflect the language of the industry in question. CV writers measure their success by the number of interviews their CVs generate. You can be confident that it will be keyword-optimised to pass the ATS test and contain all the behavioural attributes that the HR teams look for. Trust experienced CV writers – they know what works.

The structure, language and visual look of your resume will be improved.

Spending between $200 and $500 on a CV might seem excessive to many of us. The investment is minimal when your future career is riding on it. Having the confidence in a solid CV you can then tweak for every individual role will give you one less thing to worry about. That confidence cannot be underestimated.

The alternative is waking up every morning with an empty email inbox. Then feeling compelled to constantly tinker with your CV when your thoughts should be on more important things.

All your competition will be doing it. Why give them that competitive advantage?

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Written by former recruitment ghostwriter Paul Drury (not AI).