[Completely OT] ... job hunters, what would you pay for ...

Well, I got a lot of feedback from my job hunt that my cover letter
was absolutely excellent. More than one person said I had the best
cover letter they'd ever seen.

I've also helped a few people recently, and they all said that I had a
real knack for it.

How much would you pay to have someone spell and grammar check your
cover letter and resume?

How much would you pay for a half-hour evaluation of your cover
letter? How about for a more detailed consultation?

I'm also thinking of offering a discount for people who were laid off;
they could provide me with a copy of their lay-off letter as proof.
Thoughts on whether or not that's a good idea?

Thanks in advance to anyone who's willing to answer this. If you'd
rather not answer it publicly, the email address I'm using is valid;
you can just reply.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, I got a lot of feedback from my job hunt that my cover letter
was absolutely excellent. More than one person said I had the best
cover letter they'd ever seen.

Brag brag brag.

Praise Monique!

Put this idle talk aside and BOW BEFORE ME!

On 2005-07-10, whitershadeofpale penned:


Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, I got a lot of feedback from my job hunt that my cover letter
was absolutely excellent. More than one person said I had the best
cover letter they'd ever seen.

Brag brag brag.

Praise Monique!

Put this idle talk aside and BOW BEFORE ME!

Thanks for missing the point.

Do you have difficulty emphasizing your strengths? Perhaps you'd like
a consultation to help you with your cover letter? Of course, there's
a surcharge for smartasses.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2005-07-10, whitershadeofpale penned:


Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, I got a lot of feedback from my job hunt that my cover letter
was absolutely excellent. More than one person said I had the best
cover letter they'd ever seen.

Brag brag brag.

Praise Monique!

Put this idle talk aside and BOW BEFORE ME!

Thanks for missing the point.

Do you have difficulty emphasizing your strengths? Perhaps you'd like
a consultation to help you with your cover letter? Of course, there's
a surcharge for smartasses.


SILENCE, COVER LETTER TYPER! NEVER REPLY TO ME UNLESS I REQEUST IT!

NOW KNEEEOL BEFORE ME, Before I change my mind!

Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
On 2005-07-10, whitershadeofpale penned:


Monique Y. Mudama wrote:
Well, I got a lot of feedback from my job hunt that my cover letter
was absolutely excellent. More than one person said I had the best
cover letter they'd ever seen.

Brag brag brag.

Praise Monique!

Put this idle talk aside and BOW BEFORE ME!

Thanks for missing the point.

Do you have difficulty emphasizing your strengths? Perhaps you'd like
a consultation to help you with your cover letter? Of course, there's
a surcharge for smartasses.


SILENCE, COVER LETTER TYPER! NEVER REPLY TO ME UNLESS I REQEUST IT!

NOW KNEEEOL BEFORE ME, Before I change my mind!

On 2005-07-10 14:44:02 -0700, "Monique Y. Mudama" said:

Thanks for missing the point.

Do you have difficulty emphasizing your strengths? Perhaps you'd like
a consultation to help you with your cover letter? Of course, there's
a surcharge for smartasses.

There are others out there who are offering this kind of service. You
might want to look into what they charge and how they structure their
business. Assuming you're asking the question in hopes of setting up a
business of your own, here's some other things you'll want to think
about.

Look hard at what your costs are to do this and what, minimum, you need
to make to break even. This includes supplies, phone, electricity, as
well as computer software. Depending on what fields your target market
is in, you'll want a website and that means a domain name and hosting.
If you're doing this out of your home I'd suggest either a business
cell phone or a second phone line. Those 4 am calls from customers
really suck. Don't forget insurance costs. And marketing, you'll need
to do some marketing.

You'll also want to talk to a lawyer and get a contract that makes it
clear you're not responsible if they don't get a job. Setting customer
expectations is really important for any sort of consultant.

Don't forget to check with your county about zoning laws, although if
you're not having a huge amount of foot traffic they tend not to care.

From what I remember, cover letters should be customized per
application, so in terms of pricing you might want to do some packages
where you do a flat rate for up to 4 or 6 re-writes of the letter. If
they get a job sooner, that's your profit margin.

How many customers can you handle in a day? A week? How much money do
you need to make a day or a week? Divide the two and that's what you
need to charge each customer. If that's a number higher than the market
will bear, you either need to cut costs or market yourself as something
special.

Good luck. Starting your own business is really hard, but it's quite cool, too.

b

On 2005-07-10, Biskybabe penned:

[snip]

Good luck. Starting your own business is really hard, but it's quite
cool, too.

Thanks for all the tips!

I have a solid full-time job, so this would really just be some spare
change and some experience in running my own business ... I would be
happily surprised at two clients a week. But I figure, as long as I'm
thinking about doing this, I might want to think about where it could
lead, too ...

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca

On 2005-07-10 15:24:42 -0700, "Monique Y. Mudama" said:

On 2005-07-10, Biskybabe penned:

[snip]

Good luck. Starting your own business is really hard, but it's quite
cool, too.

Thanks for all the tips!

I have a solid full-time job, so this would really just be some spare
change and some experience in running my own business ... I would be
happily surprised at two clients a week. But I figure, as long as I'm
thinking about doing this, I might want to think about where it could
lead, too ...

Yeah, that makes a huge difference. When I started consulting hubby had
a job that paid enough to support us and so it was all a bit random. 4
months later he was laid off and we had to make some decisions.

If you're just moonlighting, a bunch of what I suggested isn't
relevant. I would recommend the lawyer for contracts and CYA stuff and
talk with a good tax accountant.

bisky

Biskybabe wrote:


You'll also want to talk to a lawyer and get a contract that makes it
clear you're not responsible if they don't get a job. Setting customer
expectations is really important for any sort of consultant.

Oh good grief. To write cover letters or resumes? You're joking, right?
Our society hasn't become *that* ligitious, has it??

Sherry

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wrote:

Biskybabe wrote:


You'll also want to talk to a lawyer and get a contract that makes it
clear you're not responsible if they don't get a job. Setting customer
expectations is really important for any sort of consultant.

Oh good grief. To write cover letters or resumes? You're joking, right?
Our society hasn't become *that* ligitious, has it??

Yes.