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Advancing the careers of executives and mid-career professionals since 1987.

Noteworthy Resume & Career Services offers comprehensive career management services to enhance your continuing success over a lifetime of work. Meeting in person makes us unique in the St. Louis career services market. If you prefer face-to-face interaction over an impersonal online experience, you’ll love working one-on-one with Ellie Vargo, Master Resume Writer and Certified Career Management Coach. Our office is conveniently located 1.7 miles west of 270 and Manchester at Mason Road. Having served thousands of job seekers in St. Louis and beyond discreetly and professionally over 20 years, we are prepared to do the same for you. Ready to take charge of your career? Contact us now!

Why we do what we do:

“Because it takes more than wishes to make career dreams come true.” – Ellie Vargo, Principal

Many of today’s job seekers are totally unprepared to navigate the job search jungle to compete effectively in the Twenty-First Century employment market. Technology has complicated and depersonalized the process. Partnering with a savvy career industry professional can speed the process—and soften the landing.

We work with:

Executives (C Levels, Vice Presidents, Directors, Educational Administrators)
Career Professionals (All Industries and Disciplines, including IT)
Recent MBAs (Poised for Advancement)

Whether you are recently displaced, concerned that you may be, or happily employed but open to opportunity, we can provide value-added tools, resources and expertise to put you in charge of your career. If you are considering Board appointments to broaden your career or make retirement more interesting, we can help with that endeavor as well.

What we do:

Pricing:

Each project we accept is customized to the job seeker’s unique individual needs and optimal marketing strategy. Therefore, pricing is individual and is based on 1) level of position desired; 2) complexity of background; 3) hiring issues to overcome; 4) income desired; 5) education and experience. Our pricing starts at $350 for a resume and cover letter appropriate for an entry-level college graduate with minimal work experience. For your convenience, we accept American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa.

The following information (shared by professional colleague Grant Cooper, CARW, New Orleans, LA) may shed some light on the value of working with a credentialed career professional:

If you are trying to determine price vs. value in selecting a resume writer, here are some excellent guidelines to keep in mind:

Is your service provider a typing service or secretarial type of operation that formats your resume but offers no professional writing services? Expect to pay $29-$99 and up.
Is the writer an Internet-based “Resume Mill” cookie-cutter type of operation with minimal personal service and low level expertise? Expect to pay $49-$199 and up.
Is the writer uncertified, offering less than 3 years’ experience, an overseas writer with sketchy English, or lower skill level type of operator? Expect to pay $199-$299 and up.
Is the writer certified, offering 5+ years of experience, attending annual conferences, with a proven good reputation on LinkedIn and Google, and recent testimonials? Expect to pay $399-$599 and up.
Is the writer that develops your resume part of an upscale nationally acclaimed firm and published book author, or top-level service provider catering primarily to executives? Expect to pay $599-$999 and up.

Do your due diligence. Always verify a writer’s credentials and reputation through referrals and online reputation search. Ask to speak directly with the writer to ascertain whether or not he or she meets your needs and expectations. Best wishes in finding the best possible value in a resume writer or other career professional . . . . This could be the most important decision you’ll make this year, and one of the very few purchases you make that can more than pay for itself in a few weeks on your new job!