Your Clients Have Hero Stories to Share Through You With Their Resumes. Your TORI Entries Can Tell Them + Gain Reach to Help Many! We thank Marie Plett for creating this message to share with resume writers worldwide. I hope you will take a moment to read it and become Read More >
CDI’s 2020 Career Innovator Award Winners & Honorable Mentions
We are so excited to announce the winners and honorable mentions of CDI's 2020 Career Innovator awards! Every two years CDI hosts the competition, which draws innovative entries from resume writers, career coaches, outplacement professionals, trainers, and authors for consideration. This year was harder than many with such a Read More >
Use Storytelling to Transform Job Descriptions in Resume Writing (Video Tip)
Storytelling isn't new to the resume writing scene, but it's often wrongfully underplayed when writing job descriptions. With effective questioning technique you can dig out resume writing gold by uncovering the job seeker's baseline from which all results were attained and challenges overcome. I call this the Job Position Hook. Read More >
Ten Tips for Writing TORI Award-Winning Resumes
There's no better ROI for a resume writer than winning or being nominated for a Toast of the Resume Writing (TORI) award. But there are just 37 days left to register for 2020! Ask any winner or nominee about the value, and they will then proceed to tell you Read More >
COVID-19 Support Resources for Resume Writers and Career Coaches
The last few months of this pandemic have been a numbing blur for many. Therefore, here at CDI we want to make sure that resume writers and career coaches are aware of the many support resources and strategies we've provided for navigating COVID-19 and the market boom we can expect Read More >
13 Resume Writing Video Tutorials from Winning Resume Writers
Did you know that CDI has 13 (and growing) resume writing how-to video tutorials from the industry's top TORI resume award winners? Even better, we've had at least two recent winners tell us it was those lessons, which are free to members, that gave them the ability to up their Read More >
Hiring and Recruitment Practices in Times of Crisis Such as COVID-19 (Recruiter Voice)
Recruiting and hiring practices can drastically change in times of a crisis. With the COVID-19 pandemic gripping the world, job seekers have had to adjust to abrupt changes in the job market and recruitment process. To help our clients pivot in these uncertain times, the CDI Education Committee posed this Read More >
How Resume Writers & Career Coaches Prepare for a Post-COVID-19 Market Boom (Infographic)
COVID-19 has created global unemployment levels unprecedented in our lifetime. When quarantines are lifted, the work life of millions worldwide will not return to normal as some businesses fail to reopen, priorities shift, and budgets are not available for rehiring. For resume writers, career coaches, and other career professionals, this Read More >
Resume Writers & Career Coaches: Stop Giving Away Your Expertise for Free (Video Tip)
Are you tired of selling your service, such as resume writing or interview coaching, and then ending up giving away valuable information and time on the back end? It's time to stop that cycle and start packaging and profiting from your knowledge. Chances are you get asked the same questions Read More >
Just One Today: A Proven Path to Explosive Resume Biz Growth
If you're always looking for ways to grow your resume business, but you rarely have the time, here's a winning strategy: Purchase one category entry into the TORI resume awards today. Hang with me for the ROI behind this super low-cost purchase, as it's incredibly sound! The Toast of the Read More >
