Resume Writer

Startup Costs: Under $2,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Franchises Available? No
Online Operation? Yes

What's the first thing a person needs (besides persistence and thick skin) when they go job-hunting? A really good resume. According to the job search site Glassdoor, the average recruiter or hiring manager spends 6 seconds on each resume. Unfortunately, most people have no idea how to write a winning resume. If you have a flair for the written word and a way with people, you can come to the rescue with a resume service. You'll interview your clients to find out where they've been, what they've done and where their talents lie, then design and write a resume that showcases them from both business and personal viewpoints. In addition to resume writing, you can add other services like writing cover letters, providing career counseling or interview rehearsals. The advantages to this business are that you can work at home, you can start part time, you meet lots of interesting people in all avenues of life, and you get the satisfaction of helping people better themselves and their lives. You'll need a solid knowledge of what makes a good resume in terms of both format and content--and then a copywriter's creativity for making each one stand out from the crowd. You must have excellent grammar, punctuation and spelling skills and tiptop people talents. (One reason people have a hard time writing their own resumes is that they can't see what's special in their own backgrounds--drawing this out will be your job.) Understand that you'll have your clients' career and financial future, at least in part, in your hands; with this business comes a lot of responsibility.

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