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Developers get enough job spam, and it's annoying. Our plan is to create something that users control - don't contact me unless it's above this title, or above this $, or includes these technologies. Or, simply don't contact me at all.

From our research, devs aren't looking for another LinkedIn spam machine, so we're going to build something better than that. Our thought is that if we do that well, and we update users' resumes for them each year, then it will work out well. If we do that poorly, then we can't update users' resumes annually, and it won't work.

But it is free, no hidden cost, no hidden spam. And if we aren't adding value to your career, then it's easy for you to simply opt out permanently.

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This seems like a great approach! I'm glad you're aiming for something better, and I hope you're successful.

Thanks so much lasfter! If you have any ideas ever, please let me know, I'm myfirstname at leetresumes dot com. I really appreciate your comments.

We're tired of free products. Charge us transparently upfront.

If someone is searching for a job it’s probable he needs money in the first place.

That couldn't be further from the truth. Lots of people are looking for new careers because they may want to move, want to leave their current situation, may have moved as high up as possible in their current company, etc...

I know a number of people looking for new jobs that are currently employed. Not a matter of needing the money; more wanting a better work environment.

Exactly right, Michael.

In this market? Not at all. We are living in a historically unparalleled employment market for technology professionals. In no other market in history have a special category of 20-somethings by the tens of thousands been paid 5 times the average compensation of the average citizen of the world's richest country.

The demand for tech professionals is extraordinarily high, and sharp career-minded technologists know that keeping in touch with the market can lead to dramatic increases in their cash compensation.

Great resumes can be purchased for $200 - $300 in many places. Only 6% of customers purchase, though, even though 97-98% really have the need for a better resume. I've run the largest paid resume writing business in the US previously, so I've been through this ringer.

That 94% of people who would use a bad resume through their interviews and job search really bugged me though. Hence… Leet Resumes. I'd prefer to see 100% of people with a great resume, as it makes such a difference.

Is the goal to make the process more efficient/fair, or to give advantage to the users?

If 100% of people have a great resume, then everybody all of a sudden has an average resume, right?

Or the content becomes the differentiator rather than the presentation.

Exactly right mprev!

But the whole point of Leet Resumes is that they provide you both great content and presentation, or I misunderstood something?

I really need to improve my resume. However, I feel that if I spent $200 or $300 on my resume, it would not increase my job chances nor salary significantly, and at the end, would be a waste of money. If such resume writing services offered a money back guarantee (say, a job making at least x within 6 months), I'd jump on it in a second.

Of course, resume writers can't guarantee that, and I am in a position that spending $200 or $300 on something that won't return isn't worth it.

okay, Max, sign up for ours - it's free, as in beer.

I may be missing part of the pitch, but I'm open to targeted emails as long as it's done well. It's frustrating to be sent an email for an opportunity that is barely relevant.

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