Professional resume writing service
A solo freelancer writes and tailors resumes for individual clients, often finding customers through LinkedIn or other professional networks.
The idea, in plain language
A solo freelancer writes and tailors resumes for individual clients, charging per resume. The episode follows a telecom manager who studied his LinkedIn connections to find demand and earned income writing resumes for his network. Customers are job seekers reached through existing professional contacts. Startup costs are essentially zero aside from time, and income depends on the volume of clients and per-resume pricing not specified in the episode.
Where the sources agree
- Demand is found by mining an existing LinkedIn network
- The service is one-to-one resume writing for paying clients
- Startup cost is essentially zero
What each source says
side-hustle-school#1450 - Recruiter Gives Pink Slip to Boring Resumes
A recruiter monetizes her resume-polishing skill into a paid service after helping friends with theirs.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#663 - Job Recruiter Helps LinkedIn Connections with Resumes
A full-time job recruiter helps LinkedIn connections with resumes on the side, monetizing day-job recruiting skills as a resume-writing side service.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#320 - Telecom Manager Gets Paid to Write Resumes for LinkedIn Connections
Side Hustle School frames a telecom manager who spotted a market inside his own LinkedIn connections and got paid to produce them.
Listen on Side Hustle Schoolside-hustle-school#1730 - 7th Grade Teacher Earns 2nd Income Writing Resumes
Side Hustle School features a 7th-grade English teacher who uses his writing skills on the side to craft resumes that help others land dream jobs. The segment covers productizing a day-job writing skill into a resume-writing side hustle.
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