UK grads: Has anyone tried this CV writing service that keeps appearing in my ads?

@DeeCTobiaschu promo? where? i need that lol. still voting for diy over any cheap resume service. but if i had to pick one cheap resume writing service that wasnt total trash, maybe that upwork one i mentioned earlier. guy fixed spacing and made it one page, which helped a bit. but yeah @Counconect your $150 craftresumes example is tempting. maybe ill wait for black friday deals or something

As hiring manager - i can always tell cheap resume services. they all have the same tired phrases: "team player", "detail-oriented", no numbers, weird formatting that breaks in ats. cheap resume writers might save $100 but if it means your resume gets auto-rejected... you lose way more. from what i've seen in this thread, craftresumes and resumewritinglab.com actually deliver value. poll should be "cheap resume service vs quality service" lol

@Shilpi 100%. for design/ux roles cheap resume services are especially bad cuz they don't understand portfolios or visual hierarchy. i tried one $50 cheap resume writing service - they butchered my layout and removed my behance link. nightmare. switched to craftresumes, paid more but they kept the creative feel while making it ats-safe. huge difference in callbacks.

update time! thanks everyone for jumping in with more stories - this thread became way more helpful than i expected. so after all your input and my own tests... final verdict from me: cheap resume services can be ok if you just need quick formatting fix and have time/energy to heavily edit yourself. but for anything competitive, career switch, or when you suck at writing about yourself (like me lol) - the jump to $150-180 with craftresumes or resumewritinglab.com is worth it 10x over. i ended up going with craftresumes after your recs, got the rewrite last week and already sent 15 apps - 3 callbacks already (personal record!). if you're debating - save a bit longer and skip the cheap resume writers trap. thanks again for all the real talk, y'all saved me a ton of frustration. good luck job hunting everyone! 💪📝