Lefty Resume
| Role | Resume Writer & Consultant |
| Type | Freelance |
| Period | Jul 2009 – Present |
Background
After spending enough time at EmploymentScape writing resumes for $10 an hour, I did the math and decided the math was bad. I knew what the work was worth. I knew I could do it. The only thing EmploymentScape was providing at that point was the client pipeline, and I had a theory about replacing that with Craigslist and KSL classifieds.
The theory worked. Lefty Resume started as a side hustle--posting ads on public classifieds, fielding inquiries, and writing resumes in the evenings. It worked well enough that I eventually had the opposite problem: too many clients, not enough hours in the day. I already had a full-time job, so the volume ceiling was real.
I stopped advertising and switched to word-of-mouth referrals exclusively. That turned out to be the better model anyway. The workload is steady, the clients arrive pre-vetted by someone who already trusts the work, and I get to meet people from every conceivable professional background. CEOs, attorneys, warehouse managers, public relations directors, engineers. Everyone needs a resume at some point, and almost nobody enjoys writing their own.
The service covers everything from free initial critiques to full resume-and-cover-letter packages built from scratch through questionnaires and phone interviews. I've also done informational interviews with hiring managers and executives to bring real-world hiring perspective into the documents I produce. The goal isn't just a polished resume. It's a resume that actually sounds like the person handing it to a recruiter.
What I Did
- Founded and operated an independent resume writing and consultation service, serving clients across all professional disciplines.
- Drafted resumes and cover letters from scratch through detailed client questionnaires, phone interviews, and independent research into industry-specific hiring norms.
- Provided free resume critiques and professional consultation to prospective clients on document structure, positioning, and strategy.
- Proofread and copyedited client-provided resumes and cover letters for professionalism, consistency in tone and style, and grammatical correctness.
- Conducted informational interviews with company executives and hiring managers to gather real-world insights on resume evaluation criteria.
- Planned and executed online marketing strategies through service listings, PPC advertising, and social media to generate leads.
- Produced resumes for clients at all career levels, including C-suite executives (CEO, CFO, COO), senior management, attorneys, engineers, educators, and public relations professionals.
Key Skills
Resume Writing · Cover Letter Writing · Executive Resume · Career Services · Career Coaching · ATS Optimization · Copyediting · Proofreading · Editing · SME Interview · Research · Keyword Analysis · Collaboration · Task Management · Managing Deadlines · Microsoft Word · Adobe Acrobat · Process Improvement · Document Templates · Workflow Processes · Social Media · Web Content · LinkedIn Optimization · Microsoft Office · Remote Work