JOBSEARCH: High-End Help for Job Hunters: Does It Pay?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123118267978154615.html?mod=rss_Careers

High-End Help for Job Hunters: Does It Pay?

   * MANAGING YOUR CAREER
   * JANUARY 5, 2009, 11:35 P.M. ET
   * Joann S. Lublin at joann.lublin@wsj.com
   * Wall Street Journal Online

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Reach recently launched a free “Career Bailout” program — in which 13 certified strategists provide services such as a résumé review and online identity evaluation. Yet few victims are using the limited assistance. “We have not spent enough time making the program visible,” Mr. Arruda says.

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Bottom line: Even though the WSJ was to PC to say it. Doesn’t sound like it pays.

I have three objections: no objective results; pay upfront; and it’s like a black box.

But, I’m going to try the free service.

:-)

Free is the right price for any seeker!

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