Our career experts hold the highest credentials in the industry for resume writing, career coaching, career transition and career management.

  • Master Career Director (MCD)

  • Credentialed Career Master (CCM)

  • Certified Employment Interview Consultant (CEIC)

  • Certified Job and Career Transition Coach (JCTC)

  • Certified Expert Resume Writer (CERW), Certified Advanced Resume Writer (CARW) and former Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW expired due to membership non-renewal)

  • Master Resume Writer Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Certified Electronic Career Coach (CECC)

  • Certified Career Management Coach (CCMC)

  • Certified Career Research Expert (CCRE)

  • Certified Web Portfolio Practitioner (CWPP)

  • Reach 360 Branding Assessment Certified

  • MA Candidate, Human Resources; Graduate studies in Counseling & Career Development; BA in Technical and Creative Writing

  • Resume Expert for 54 national and international professional associations such as PMI, ASAE, AMA, ASCE, AVMA, and ASQ.

  • Elected President of the Professional Resume Writing and Research Association now Career Directors International.

  • Master Resume Writer Lifetime Achievement Award, CDI.

  • Master Career Professional Lifetime Achievement Award, CDI.

  • Elected Vice President of Awards & Presentations for the Professional Resume Writing and Research Association (PRWRA) to spearhead the development of resume standards and to direct the international Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) competition.

  • "Most Visually Distinctive Resume," 1st Place National Conference Award
    Professional Association of Resume Writers (PARW)

  • "Best Resume Format," 1st Place Annual Award, PRWRA

  • "Most Creative Resume," 1st Place Annual Award, PRWRA

  • "Best Resume Content," 2nd Place Annual Award, PRWRA

  • "Best Functional Resume," 2nd Place Annual Award, PRWRA

  • "Employment Recognition Awards for Job Placement Levels,"
    Herzing Colleges - Annually

  • "Graduate Employment Awards for Job Placement Levels,"
    Business Training Institute

Author:

  • Interviewing: The Gold Standard

  • Interview Pocket RX

  • Job Search Bloopers: Every Mistake You Can Make on the Road to Career Suicide and How to Avoid Them (co-author) - Career Press

Contributor of resumes and cover letters to J.I.S.T. Works and Impact Publications.

  • "America's Top Resumes for America's Top Jobs," 1st & 2nd Editions

  • "Expert Resumes for Managers and Executives"

  • "Professional Resumes for Executives, Managers, and Other Administrators "

  • "Professional Resumes for Tax and Accounting Occupations"

  • "Professional Resumes for Accounting, Tax, Finance and Law"

  • "Resume Winners from the Pros"

  • "Cover Letter Magic," 1st & 2nd Editions

  • "Gallery of Best Resumes," 2nd Edition

  • "Expert Resumes for Computer and Web Jobs"

  • "Expert Resumes for Educators and Teachers"

  • "Expert Resumes for Health Care Careers"

  • "Expert Resumes for People Returning to Work"

Monthly Employment Guest Columnist – The Florida Today Newspaper – 2 years

  • Interviewed and quoted in, "Tailoring Your Resume"
    by Chris Warren for IMPRESS a FORBES special interest publication.

  • Interviewed for Working Mother magazine.

  • Interviewed and quoted in more than 50 newspaper and on-line articles including The Wall Street Journal.

  • Creator - Certified Web Portfolio Practitioner program and Certified Employment Interview Consultant program - Career Directors International.

  • President, Career Directors International (CDI) formerly Professional Resume Writing and Research Association (PRWRA) - 2004 to Present

  • VP of Marketing & Education, Power Talent Network, Inc. - 2003 to 2005

  • VP of Awards and Presentations, PRWRA - 2002 to 2004

  • VP of Public Relations, PRWRA - 2001 to 2002

  • Board Member & Southern U.S. Representative, National Resume Writers' Association - 1997 to 1999

  • Director of Career Planning & Professional Development, Herzing College - 1994 to 1998; Program Consultant / Career Planning Instructor - 1998 to 2003

  • Advisory Board, WENDI (When Entering New Directions), Brevard Community College - 1998 to Present

  • Advisory Committee, Women Off to Work (WOW) Program, The Women's Center of Brevard - 1996

  • Career Directors International, National Conference Presenter - 2007 & 2008

  • American Society of Association Executives, National Summit Presenter - 2006; resume critique specialist - 2005-2006

  • CoreNet Global, International Summit Presenter - Philadelphia, PA, Orlando, FL &  Las Vegas, NV - 2005-2006

  • Professional Resume Writing & Research Association, National Conference Presenter, Atlanta, GA - 2002; New Orleans, LA - 2003

  • Career Masters Institute, National Conference Presenter, San Diego, CA - 2002

  • National Resume Writers' Association, National Conference Presenter, Chicago, IL - 1998

  • Miami Herald Job Fair & Florida Today Job Fair - multiple

  • Military Transition Assistance Program (TAP), U.S. Air Force - multiple

  • Talk City's Virtual Career Fair - 1998 & 1999

  • Professional Employment Network (PEN) / Professional Placement Network (PPN) - multiple

  • America's Promise - multiple high schools

  • University of Central Florida, Webster University, Brevard Community College and others

  • Member, Career Directors International formerly Professional Resume Writing and Research Association

  • Member, Career Masters Institute

  • Member, Association for Job Search Training

  • Member, International Association of Career Management Professionals

  • Member, National Career Development Association

  • Member, The Five O'Clock Club

  • Member, South Brevard Society for Human Resource Management, A Division of SHRM

    
     
   
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