<p>I'm a graduating senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering from a large northeastern private university. I have average GPA and good internships/projects in years past. I'm very intersted in apply to positions in management consulting/boutique consulting firms as a consultant/analyst. However, I heard that these firms usually require very good gpa and great resume + cover letter.</p>
<p>Then I began looking on internet for good resume services. I tried to user ResumeEdge, but their writers are average at best. Then I looked at a website that claimed to be focused on management consulting resume/cover letters:</p>
<p>They charge quite a bit for editing services, so I was wondering if anyone in CC have used their services before and could give me some advice on whether I should use any of these resume editing services.</p>
<p>A lot of schools offer free resume editing and resume services. You do not need to pay hundreds of dollars just so someone can customize your resume. You aren’t going to be applying to only one job for the rest of your life so you might as well learn how to properly detail resumes for specific positions and learn how to do it yourself. There are plenty of references you can use online. No matter how well written a cover letter is, if the content is garbage, then the cover letter is garbage. Its more about what the company needs and what you can provide to match their needs and each company you apply to will have different needs. If you are not confident in your writing skills, I am sure you have plenty of friends who can edit your writing after you produce the content.</p>
<p>I’ve seen the dubious output from a lot of resume services myself. There are points of style and structure one can argue and then there are those that are just plain bad.</p>
<p>I agree with the notion that ultimately you need to be able to do your own. But that is then, this is now. </p>
<p>I agree with CC’s general approach. Assemble all your content. Analyze for relevance and interest to potential employer.</p>
<p>There are probably some decent books on resume writing. Find one that seems to click. As a recent grad, a simple one-page chronological resume (there are other types) will be the most appropriate. A general flow of contact info/job experience/education/other is probably good. I am of strong opinion on the theological question of whether or not you put an objective between the contact info and experience: Don’t. If necessary, tailor such a statement for the cover letter. You should sweat the cover letter almost as much as you sweat the resume.</p>
<p>You get the job by selling yourself in the interview. You get the interview by sufficiently selling yourself in your resume…the <em>sole</em> purpose of the resume is to get the interview. The cover letter can heighten interest and predisposed the reader in your direction before he or she even begins to read it.</p>
<p>Can anyone recommend a resume-writing book? There is lots of advice out there, but I’m finding it hard to distinguish good advice from bad advice (or just mediocre advice).</p>
<p>I don’t know of one off the top of my head. I could tell you which I thought were worthwhile if I spend 20 minutes flipping through some at the local Borders but that’s the only way I could tell.</p>
<p>You’re quite right about good/bad/mediocre advice.</p>
<p>the site you mentioned is very good and they have a solid reputation. resume edge and career services are crap, and most resume books are too general and dont focus on a particular industry.</p>
<p>I’ll review your resume for free… I’ve gotten my fair share of FT consulting offers, so I would argue that I’m actually qualified to review someone’s resume. You should also have your school’s career services review the resume before submitting it to companies. Same deal with cover letters, though the cover letter is not as important as the resume.</p>