Robert Segel, Director of Corporate Training
Highland Park, IL 60035 (847) 433-7631

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From: RDTodd1237@cs.com
To: Writers@BakosGroup.com
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999, 8:07 PM
Subject: My Job Search
Gentlemen:

I wanted to thank you for the marvelous job. It was four and a half weeks from the day that I first contacted you that I found a new position. I owe it all to your ability to wrap up my work in a nice shiny package. I mailed out my 125 resumes on a Wed. and by Friday I had my first response. A week and a half later I am employed. I knew if I could get the right interviews, I could get the right job. I will recommend your service to anyone. If you have a valuable commodity to market, yourself, hire the right people. Please remind your clients to buy that extra list of prospects. It"s only a slight investment and you will reap great rewards.

Thanks Again,

Robert D. Todd

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RENE B. ROY
164 Spruce Court
Annville, Pennsylvania 17003
Home: (717) 838-2299 / Fax: (717) 838-2167
Email: RBROY@hotmail.com or rbroy@BakosGroup.com
http://www.BakosGroup.com/resumes/rbroy.htm

Bakos Group
260 Worthington Street. Suite 302
Springfield, MA 01103-1275

Dear Jack:

Thank you for assisting me in making a successful career and industry change. I recently secured an employment offer as a Pharmacia & Upjohn Pharmaceutical Sales Representative on September 10, 1998 within 10 working days of receipt of my BAKOSresume and customized cover letter. The 60 BAKOSresumes I sent out generated an astonishing 31% response rate.

I learned that my BAKOSresume surfaced to the top among 7,500 resumes that was narrowed to 16 top candidates. Once I got my foot in the door, I was able to sell myself, even over individuals that had specific industry experience. Also, the entire package was an improvement in compensation by $10,000. You can easily see how your career management services have been invaluable to me. For that I am grateful.

I am now prepared to take on new challenges with my transferable skills and to make an immediate and sustained position contribution to Pharmacia & Upjohn. I am grateful for your assistance and look forward to a long term career relationship at my new firm. Feel free to use my name and web site as a testimonial to your company and services.

Sincerely,

Rene B. Roy

Rene B. Roy

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Jack: I can't believe the number of positive responses I received this week from various recruiters who received my revised resume that I had "zapped". I currently have 4 possible interviews lined up, and 2 are here in the New Orleans area that won't require a move and at double the pay I'm currently making. I had no idea how much difference you could make but I can promise that spending $200 with your company was the best investment I've ever made. And all the letters you're sending out will be icing on the cake. Thank you so very much. Bob

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Bakos,

I have used your services in the past to develop my current resume which was targeted specifically for a Pharmaceutical Sales position. At the time, I did not have any experience in pharmaceutical sales and assigned you the task of making a former teacher's credentials to appear qualified for such a position. Needless to say, your quality work certainly contributed to my eventual hiring with one of several pharmaceutical companies who were interested. I have gone on to refer your services to several individuals who have been interested in entering the field, but appear to have very weak resumes.

Please contact me to discuss updating my resume for another job search.

Trey Felton

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Thursday, September 02, 1999, 12:20 AM
To the Staff at Bakos, especially the writers:

You have all worked a miracle! Today I received the distribution list for my customized target mailing. The most amazing thing is that today I also received four offers to interview from companies on the list!

I have already contacted a graphic arts and marketing firm. I will interview with them tomorrow for an Administrative Assistant position. I also heard from a financial services firm where my background in investment banking would definitely be an asset. I am so energized by these initial contacts that I want to say to heaven "Thank you! You really did hear and send someone to answer my prayer."

For the past six months I have been pursuing a barren and frustrating job search through Internet postings, agencies and networking. I have met some very bright and enthusiastic placement specialists who have given me their best efforts. But nothing came up that was even remotely suitable. The usual type of position put before me was titled "Administrative Assistant" but consisted of a high degree of personal work for an executive (and sometimes the family, too!) and a lot of what support staff members call "go-fer work". Or I was offered positions where one of the main responsibilities involved "organizing" a busy executive and keeping them "on schedule". Clearly not the thing I had in mind when I left a good paying job at a prestigious private investment bank in order to pursue further software and web research training. It was at this low point that I contacted Bakos last month. Your writers and advisors considered my goals and listened attentively to what I was seeking to express on the resume: my desire to take the Administrative Assistant position beyond the support level and become a truly indispensable team member, a partner to my boss, and a true professional contributing to the profitability of the enterprise.

In one day you have shown me the power of the proper words and the overall impact a Bakos presentation makes. It's really true that you shall know the tree by the fruit it bears. After six frustrating months a little sunshine came today and it looks like the tree will indeed blossom after all.

I'll keep you posted.

Emily Ann May
emay@BakosGroup.com

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Dear Jack,

Bakos Group developed a resume for me about a year ago. It was only days that I was receiving calls to come in for interviews. It was not until recently, at an interview, that I was complimented for having such an excellent resume and I how I should be proud of such. Their comment went like this "Your resume is excellent, we have been talking about it for days!" They complimented me and I in return compliment you for helping me in my search for the career I have been waiting for.

Thank you,

Gary M. Klimeck

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"In the spring of 1995, I contacted Bakos Group to develop a resume. Accustomed to working with captains of industry and world-famous celebrities, I needed a resume that would give me an edge with hard-to-impress employers. The well developed BAKOSresume was a success! Not only did dozens of my friends, colleagues and headhunters remark that it was 'the best resume they have ever seen' but it landed a job with the first resume sent. I referred another friend to Bakos Group who also experienced immediate success.