• Over 5000 satisfied customers
• All professions and styles
• Qualified consultants with corporate hiring experience
• Member of the Association of Professional Résumé Writers
• See page 766 of Victoria's 1997 Yellow Pages

Welcome to the Résumés PLUS website. Résumés PLUS is recognized as Victoria's best résumé and career assistance service. We are proud of our stellar 10-year record with the Better Business Bureau and continue to build on our reputation for producing Victoria's most successful résumés.

Résumés PLUS can help you with all your employment needs whether it be résumés, career counselling or starting/running a small business. We offer high quality service at value based prices and are always pleased to answer any questions.

Résumés PLUS is conveniently located in downtown Victoria near several major bus routes.

Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with our services and products.

The owner of Résumés Plus, Scott MacKenzie:

• Over 12 years experience in this field
• Senior manager at Procter & Gamble, HJ Heinz and General Foods
• Interviewed over 2500 applicants and hired more than 500 employees
• Solid knowledge of job search, hiring and self-marketing techniques
• Holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science
• Author of the Job Search Workbook

Services Offered

Résumé Service

• All Styles and Professions
• Polishing, Fine-tuning, Restructuring or Complete Composition
• Creative Wording and Professional Layout
• Electronic, E-mail, Scannable or Internet Résumés
• Updates, Cover Letter Composition
• Personalized Stationary
• Free Estimate by Fax, Mail, Phone, E-mail

Please note that all projects are completely confidential. Projects are stored at no charge for 5 years.

Sample Résumé Packages

Prices are set to be affordable while at the same time allowing for professional service and a resulting high quality product. The hourly consultation rate is $50.00 and estimates are given free of charge. The following are some sample packages that may be of interest. Each can be completed in one of the three classic styles Reverse Chronological, Functional or Summary. Feel free to call or e-mail with any questions.

Basic Package: $ 80

- Complete composition of a 1-page résumé based on the information provided in the completed questionnaire provided to you. Additional pages are $40 each. Price includes basic wording, layout, word-processing and 5 laser printed masters on bond paper. Just the facts, but perfect for summer jobs, part-time work and entry level positions

Standard Package: $ 110

- Complete composition of a 1-page résumé. Additional pages are $50 each. Price includes consultation, word-processing, Job Search Tips & Traps sheet and 10 laser printed masters on bond paper. Similar to the Basic Package but with more consultation time, customization and detail. Short and sweet but just the thing for recent graduates or those looking to step up from entry-level employment.

Intermediate Package: $ 150

- Creative composition of a targeted, customized 1-2 page résumé. Additional pages $70 each. Price includes consultation, wording, layout, word-processing, Job Search Tips & Traps sheet, 20 laser printed masters on bond paper and 1 free update. A little more time and effort is provided for candidates in middle management, professionals, skilled trades or those with 5+ years experience. An investment in your future if you are looking for a serious career!

Executive Package: $ 195

- Detailed composition of a targeted, customized 1-2 page résumé for the more experienced candidate. Additional pages $ 90. Price includes in-depth consultation, wording, layout, word-processing, Job Search Tips & Traps sheet, 30 laser printed masters on bond paper and 2 free updates. Perfect for the discerning client who will benefit from a more polished look. This résumé is in a class by itself. Not overly fancy but very professional and complete. Great for executives, senior managers, consultants, professionals and business owners.

Scannable or Internet Résumés: $ 30 - $70

- These versions are specially developed to be easily scanned into employers data bases for easy retrieval.

Cover Letters: $ 30 - $ 60

- Customized letters written to work as a descriptive selling tool in conjunction with your résumé. This important document is not always read by the employer, but when it is it has to grab their attention.

Additional Items:

- We have a variety of related products so please call for more information on personalized stationary, follow-up letters, folders, reference sheets, mail-out campaigns and much more.

Employment/Career Counseling

A great way to get a competitive advantage for your search. Learn from the professionals either in person or by phone. We offer counseling at $50/hr in the following areas:

Career Options

What's out there for me? Where can I make the most money?

Job Search

Where are the best jobs and how do I get one?

Interview Skills

How do I excell in this stressful situation? What do they want?

Salary & Benefit Negotiation

How do I get what I deserve?

Success on the Job

How do I get noticed and promoted?

Video Tapes: $19

Résumés PLUS has the following four video tapes available for purchase:

• Dialing For Jobs
• The Tough New Labour Market
• Tips for Successful Interviews
• The Very Quick Job Search

Details on the content of these video tapes can be viewed here: Video Tapes

Testimonials

"After trying for months to get a job using my own résumé, I phoned Résumés PLUS. Scott was friendly, understanding and very helpful. The end result was almost immediate employment!"
S. Hamilton, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

"I credit Scott's help for getting a great new job. My employer said my résumé was the best he'd seen in a long time. Thanks Scott!"
R. Vachon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

"Do yourself a favor and call Résumés PLUS today! The fact that Scott is an MBA with a solid hiring background in the corporate world was invaluable. I shopped around and picked him because he knew the little things and his competitors didn't."
S. Scott, Chicago, Illinois, USA

"I knew I could do my own résumé but I figured if it was even just a little bit better I'd get more interviews. I was very pleased with the ease of using this service. By the way, I started my new job within 2 weeks.
A perfect 10!"
J. Greenberg, Orlando, Florida, USA

"6 interviews, 4 offers, big salary increase, enough said. No, wait - thanks Scott."
B. Marcoux, New York, New York, USA

Jobs-Jobs-Jobs!!!

The 90's are one of this century's most difficult periods to find employment. Corporate "downsizing", computerization and foreign competition all contribute to this situation. Good jobs are out there and past clients call every day to tell me about their new jobs. The trick to getting these good jobs is being better prepared than the other applicants. It takes more than the traditional job search where a résumé was quickly thrown together and mailed to the addresses listed in the classified ads. Today's job market is far more competitive and therefore requires additional effort to separate your résumé from those of the rest of the applicants. Better résumés get better jobs! It's that simple. Why not call for a free estimate session to see what Résumés PLUS can do to give you a competitive advantage. The effort spent maximizing your career satisfaction is the best investment you will ever make.

The Victoria Job Market

Victoria is a wonderful city to live in but the job market is somewhat challenging. The trick is knowing where the good jobs are and how to get one. At Résumés PLUS we understand the anxiety and confusion associated with searching for employment because we have successfully guided thousands of people through this process.

Victoria's major employers are government and the service/tourist industries including hotels, retailers, etc. The recent down-sizing of both federal and provincial governments has added to the supply of workers searching for "non-government" jobs. Statistically, the applicants who are properly prepared for their search are the ones that succeed, even though the competition is fierce.

There are a wide variety of services to assist you ranging in levels of qualifications from professional résumé services to secretarial services to home-typing services. Make sure you understand the "cost vs quality" trade-off with each of these options and select the one that best serves your needs. This is an important step so it's a good idea to know the levels of qualifications of your service provider before the project is started. Good Luck!

Tips and Traps

1. Start with the best possible résumé. It's a competitive market out there. Make sure your résumé is not outdated. If it is it will probably get lost in the pile. 80% of résumés are either outdated or presented in the incorrect style.

2. Plan your search. Find out where the good jobs are and concentrate on them.

3. Don't use mail-outs and newspaper ads as your only leads. They produce the lowest percentage of jobs (<15%). Seek out the other sources of jobs (The Hidden Market).

4. Negotiate properly for salary/benefits. Know what to ask for, it's your future!

5. Beware of unqualified advice. Family and friends try to help but fail to realize that the type of résumé they produce is no better than the résumé produced by the family and friends of other applicants. Unfortunately, it often gets lost in the pile. Know when it is cost effective to bring in professionals such as Résumés PLUS.

6. When in doubt, call a professional.

Consulting Services for
Small Business

The PLUS in Résumés PLUS is the consulting service offered to assist you with securing an income. We can help with regular employment (covered earlier) or starting a business. Scott is a qualified consultant who teaches Entrepreneurship at several Canadian universities. He holds a Master of Business Administration and has served as a senior manager at Procter & Gamble, HJ Heinz and General Foods.

Sessions are customized to your needs so you can cover one topic in depth or a number of topics with less detail.

• How to start/buy a business. Which businesses do best. What to stay away from. Common errors. To franchise or not to franchise.
• How to prepare a solid business plan.
• How to operate a profitable business including sales, marketing, advertising, staffing, finances, computers and more.
• Successful strategies and more.

Sessions are $50/hr ($30/hr for students) and are customized to your needs so you can cover one topic in depth or a number of topics in less detail.

Please call (250) 388-4452 for more information or to book your free "no hassle" consultation session. We can look over your old résumé and show you some samples from our résumé catalogue. You are under no obligation so why not call today?

If you have comments or questions you can also e-mail Résumés Plus at: