Customer Reviews

ResumeMaker Deluxe 7.0

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I wanted to write this review because I think people need more information on a product before deciding to make a purchase. I bought it because I read a review on resume books and software and I decided this was the best one out of all of them. This was based on the fact that it includes 250 career-specific sample designs for resume layout, 12,000 prewritten phrases, 3,600 action word thesaurus, 10 elegant professional fonts, AND MOST OF ALL, 500 practical questions that you are likely to encounter in real face-to-face interviews.

OK. I don't normally waste my time writing these reviews, but ResumeMaker deserves some of my time. I am a general sales manager for a techology company and I already had a resume before I purchased this software (I wanted to take advantage of the Internet job search features) but I was shocked that it helped me improve my resume as much as it did. Last week I had to choose from 5 job offers - I'm happy. I rated this software with 5 stars, it helped me a ton.

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This program is an exercise in frustration. Once you get past installation problems and run time errors, there is not much to be rewarded with. The format is awkward and difficult to understand. After spending the time to make the resume look just as you'd like it, you find that it will only look that way if you print it from ResumeMaker. Forget about sending it by email. Nobody out there has ResumeMaker to open your file with and converting the resume to a common file type mangles the look you spent so much time to create. Despite the informative content, this program lacks a lot. The Resume Caster and Job Finder take too much time for the poor results they produce and there is a lack of example resumes for common professions. For the quality you get, this program should be shareware. Anything over $10 for this product is too much. And it's a good thing Individual Software's tech support is toll-free because their knowledge and service leave much to be desired.

After reading the reviews on this website I purchased Resume Maker 7.0 and installed the program on a Windows2K computer. The installation of the program is the only thing that has not given me problems. Though the program has many excellant features, getting them to work properly has been an exercise in patience. Even after getting the upgrades to V7.3 the program still constantly crashes or changes the spacing/formatting of the document I am working on. Text is dropped out of description cards with out me knowing it, spaces and/or lines are inserted at the end of description cards for no reason, and I could go on. This software has the potential to be a great program, but in my opinion it is not quite ready for prime time.

I purchased this program and have had nothing but problems from the start. It installs, loads and opens fine but thats where it ends. The program is dead slow in operation. Changing the format of a Resume can take up to three minutes to happen. Just opening the dialog button to make a change, any change is drastically slow. You are much better off using word. After e-mailing their Technical Support staff I can see why the product does not work. They are all totally ignorant of their own product and how to fix any problems. You would have better luck clicking your heels together and "wishing" it were fixed. The company policy states a full refund from the manufacturer if not completely satisfied, FORGET IT. Upon asking for a refund after many attempts to get help, I was told that they would only exchange the product for another. What a Crock. I have since purchased another product that works just fine. It is Nova's Win Way Resume and it is just great. If you need a Resume software program go with them and stay away, far away from anything that Individual Software produces, they are a rip off.

The program does not allow you to easily reuse previously entered data. Most of the time I would like to reuse the entered data for different resume types. But the program does not allow you to choose to use previoulsy entered data and makes you enter it again each time. So you must enter your employment history over and over.

I had many problems with version 7.0 of this product. However, after acquiring version 7.3, we have a winner. All the printing problems are gone and all the errors have ceased. The video's are helpful, the resume wizard is great, and the online search is fantastic. My favorite thing is the amount of resume styles you can choose from. I highly recommend Resume Maker Deluxe 7.3.

The program asks for the same information over and over. Each time you change the resume format it ask for you employment history and education. This information is usually the same. The program should give you the option of reuse of previously entered information. Other users also mentioned a version 7.3. Yet when I called customer support and asked where to get the upgrade they either had no idea or said the program would automatically update during registration. Well the program does not self upgrade and the current 7.0 version has problems.

The video and instruction is good, but you cannot print any ofthe resume's you create. Some lines don't space evenly or are right ontop of each other, making it unpresentable to a potential employer. You can export the resume to another program... END

I rate job hunting up there with getting your teeth pulled. This program made the process much easier. Making resumes was a snap. Cover letters were also very easy. There is also a lot about this program I liked but there was also a few rough edges that could be ironed out.

For example, I did like the Contact Manager feature which helps you keep track of all the places you've applied to or are investigating. Its looks like a dumb-down version of Filemaker Pro crossed a little bit of MS Outlook. Unfortunately, It could use some features such as reminder feature that lets you know you should follow up on something as soon as you boot up your computer (Outlook does this).

There are also other things I wish ResumeMaker could do like convert resumes to MS Word format. The job hunting feature is good but a bit slower than using your regular internet browser.

Like I said, there are lots of rough spots- too numerous to list. Still I recommend this program for making a (pontentially) painful process much easier. So the good outweighs the bad...