FedEx Office

FedEx Office (formerly FedEx Kinko’s), an operating company of FedEx Corp. is offering its printing services in an effort to help job seekers across the nation. FedEx Office cites the unemployment climb of the past six months for the special promotion. The company will host “FedEx Office Free Resume Printing Day” on Tuesday March 10, 2009, offering to print up to 25 copies of each customer’s resume for free. 

As reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent and the number of unemployed persons increased to 11.6 million in January 2009.  With so many people looking to get their printed resumes in the hands of recruiters and hiring managers, FedEx Office is prepared to help.

The company invites customers to take advantage of this one-day event by visiting any of its 1,600+ FedEx Office Print and Ship Centers in the United States during regular business hours.  This offer is good for 25 black-and-white resume copies per customer and is only valid for orders placed and picked up in-store.  Customers may place orders by submitting their resume in printed format or as a digital file, and the copies will be printed single-sided on resume-quality paper.

Philips, who said hard copy resumes have not fallen out of favor despite the growth of online job search sites, admitted that there is nothing to stop a job hunter from getting free resumes at more than one of its stores. “We weren’t worried so much about people going to multiple stores and gaming the system. We just want to make sure people have access to this service in a time of need.”

Some FedEx employees may also be in line for the free printing services.  FedEx Freight, a unit of FedEx Corp, last month announced it was cutting 900 jobs at 130 locations. In December, the corporation said it was suspending its 401(k) match and forcing its salaried workers to take at least a 5 percent pay cut.

To find the nearest FedEx Office Print and Ship Center, visit http://www.fedex.com or call 1-800-Go-FedEx (1-800-463-3339).