PSA: That $500 'LinkedIn Profile Makeover' I bought was a total scam

I was stuck in a job hunt for months, so I paid a guy $500 to rewrite my LinkedIn profile and make it 'stand out'. He promised more recruiter views and better job leads. What I got was a bunch of fancy words that didn't sound like me at all, and he even added skills I don't have. My profile looked fake and I actually got fewer messages after the change. I had to spend a whole weekend fixing it back to something real. It felt like I paid to make my job search harder. Has anyone found a legit and cheap way to get a good profile review?

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the_noah1mo ago

My cousin paid for a similar service last year and it actually worked for her. She got a profile that was way more professional and started getting real interviews within a month. The key was finding someone with good reviews who did a video call first to understand her actual experience. A bad service doesn't mean they're all scams, you just have to be careful who you pick. I'd look for freelancers who show real before and after examples.

bethperez29d ago

Wait, didn't I see a whole thread about this on reddit? People were saying the video call thing is a good filter, but you gotta ask the right questions. Like, make them explain their process.

skyler1901mo ago

Seriously? So we're trusting random freelancers now? That video call could just be a sales pitch.