Former Amazon employee Tejal Rives turned her side hustle into a full-time venture after being laid off in October 2025. Rives and her husband bought career-coaching and résumé-writing company Do My Resume LLC in 2024, preparing it as a financial safety net.
Amazon Layoff Pushes Woman to Focus on Résumé-Writing Business
While working in product marketing at Amazon, she managed the business by dedicating fixed evening and weekend hours to it and keeping it separate from her day job. After losing her role, she focused fully on the company while becoming the primary caregiver to her child. Rives now shares recruitment and job-seeking advice online, using her experience to grow the business further.
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