Review of Pongo Resume

With more than 4 million registered users generating over 100,000 resumes every month, Pongo has become a premier online resource for serious job seekers. The foundation for that success? A resume builder that is feature-packed, intuitive to use, and capable of generating professional-looking resumes in just minutes.

With Pongo, you can create one resume or a hundred, making it a breeze to fine-tune a resume to better match a particular job opening. And their Cover Letter Builder works side-by-side at no extra charge.

There's More, Much More

Because your resumes and cover letters reside on the company's server, Pongo is able to offer a wide variety of options for delivering those documents to your intended target. Download them to your computer where you can print hard copies at will. Or email a resume and cover letter directly from Pongo in PDF or plain text format to a job board or in response to an online classified ad. Or fax it straight from Pongo's site to an employer -- no fax machine needed.

Need more options? With Pongo, you can set up a resume Web page, a professional HTML web page with a unique URL; send a link to a prospective employer, and they can see your resume online.

How It Works:

Decide right off the bat whether you want the annual subscription ($59.95), the monthly subscription ($9.95), or the FREE trial, which lets you create a resume at no cost and pay only when and if you think the product is worth it. Hint: Go with the free trial!

Once logged in, the software evaluates your unique occupational status and creates an individualized template specific to your career stage--from entry level to seasoned pro. That said, the template remains fully customizable by you (add or remove headings, select different headings, etc.).

Step-by-step, the system prompts you for information needed for each section. Your unique profile determines what information you're prompted for next. An experienced professional, for example, will be prompted for different information than a student. And by the way, if you've got employment gaps, if you're light on experience, if your skills come from a variety of sources, you don't need to worry which format (chronological, functional or hybrid) will best present your credentials. Pongo's software figures that out for you.

Once a resume is completed, subscribers can download and print the document, or email or fax their resumes directly from the company's online application to job board or prospective employers.  

Here's What We Liked:

• Each resume created is a unique template--though fully customizable by you.
• Formatting is automatic. Pongo's software decides if you are best served with a chronological format, a functional format, or a hybrid of the two.
• Create as many variations of your resume as you need. And keep track of them easily.  
• Subscription includes cover letter. And the sample cover letter template contains pre-written text to help you get started.
• Employers receive both text-only and formatted versions of your resume (Word, HTML or PDF) when you email directly from the application.
• Fax directly from Pongo's website. All subscriptions include 20 free faxes per month.
• Tracker feature keeps track of all the "who, what, when and where" of resume submissions.
• Excellent customer service: telephone and get a real person.
• It's free to try. If you're happy with the resume you create, and want to be able to print, email, fax, download and track your documents, simply upgrade to a monthly or annual subscription anytime.

The Wrap Up: 

In summary, PongoResume.com offers a lot of bang for the buck. Whether you spend just $10 bucks to build and download the resume you need, or sign up for a year's worth of activity tracking and job search tools, a Pongo resume is easy to create and will make you look professional -- while remaining uniquely you.

With no charge to create a resume, you can look at the finished product before you buy. That makes Pongo an easy call.

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