The True Cost of Using Online Resume Samples

Monday, December 24, 2007

The True Cost of Using Online Resume Samples by August Mac

Wouldn't it be great if you could search for a resume sample online and find an example of a resume that had everything you have done in your career just the way we would have written it?

Okay, so you're not that unrealistic. You know we're not living in a perfect world. All you really want is some inspiration and to find a few good sentences to borrow to make your life easier.

Ten years ago, the prospect of finding a good resume sample online was a daunting task, and too a large extent still is with the exception of a few. Many of the websites offering resume samples charged a non-refundable fee for the privilege before seeing the product. These sites are still around, but have some stiff competition - free resume sample sites such as http://www.sampleresumetemplates.com offering hundreds of free resume samples for many job titles. When you think about it, why would anyone pay for 250 resume samples when they only need a few good ones? This is obviously a better resource for a resume writer than it is for a job seeker.

The good news is that the dozens of free resume samples and resume templates sites on the Internet provide a good selection of sample resumes for many occupational titles that you can view, take or leave. Some are certainly better than others. Some are in plain text so you can copy and paste the resume sample directly into your word processor. Other samples are in image format, allowing you to view only and require that you retype the information if you can use it. Other free resume samples sites go as far as offering a built-in program that allows you to upload the sample right into MS Word, formatted and all!

Why are these free resume samples sites giving the store away? In a word, Google Ads (okay, two words). This is a win-win situation for job seekers and publishers (the site offering free resume samples that you visited). The idea is that upon visiting, you will click on a Google Ad so the publisher gets paid for their overhead expenses in maintaining a quality website that is constantly being improved and hosted each month. Some free web sites of all types actually go as far as asking for a donation to kept the site running. It costs money to purchase a domain, develop a website, ad fresh content daily, correct problems, handle the marketing so people can find the website in the first place, and host it on a server so it is actually up and running on the world wide web.

So what's in it for you if you click on a Google Ad, you might ask? More resume samples! You see, each Google Ad is targeted to the visitor and the subject of the content on the page. If you were on a page that contains a resume sample, there is a strong likelihood that the Google Ads on that particular page will be about resumes and resume samples!

To keep the love going the next time you visit a free resume samples site, take a moment to visit their advertisers (those boxes of text or text listings that have Google Ads right next to them or at the bottom). You do not need to buy anything. The simple act of clicking on the ad will compensate the publisher. At the same time, you might just get lucky and find the perfect resume sample!

August Mac is the manager of http://www.sampleresumetemplates.com - a rich online resource of free resume samples for many job titles including finance, sales, marketing, nursing, drivers, engineers, scientists, teachers, and many more. The site also has a directory of professional resume writers at http://www.sampleresumetemplates.com/careerlinks.html as well as career articles.

About the Author
August Mac is the manager of http://www.sampleresumetemplates.com - a rich online resource of free resume samples for many job titles including finance, sales, marketing, nursing, drivers, engineers, scientists, teachers, and many more. The site also has a directory of professional resume writers at http://www.sampleresumetemplates.com/careerlinks.html as well as career articles.

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