There are many true Career Innovators in our midst! Each year CDI receives extremely innovative submissions in the pursuit of a Career Innovator Award.
2018 Award Winners
In no particular order:
Carolyn Smith of My Career Groove Pty Ltd. – https://mycareergroove.com job board (2-sided market for highly skilled talent seeking to find their career pathway and employers wanting to attract and secure top talent)
Lotte Struwing of Lasting Solutions HR Consulting & Coaching – Lasting Solutions Career Management Program via http://www.hrcareertransition.com/ (‘turn-key’ program that gives career strategists instant access to high-paying corporate clients with the ability to provide best-in-class, career transition services)
Janet Wall of CEUonestop.com – www.CEUonestop.com website (provides various professional development opportunities to career development professionals through live and virtual venues)
Evelyn Salvador of Creative Image Builders.com – Resume ClipBullets For All Professions™ at http://www.careercatapult.com/CareerCatapult.com/Resume_ClipBullets.html (significantly cuts down resume writing time and makes writing expert resumes a breeze because most all the resume bullets you will need for a particular position are already written out for you)
Virginia Franco of Virginia Franco Resumes – https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/resume-storyteller-with-virginia-franco/ podcast (features a mix of career experts and real life job seekers who have tested the job search waters and lived to tell the tale)
2018 Honorable Mentions
Skye Berry-Burke of Skye Is The Limit Resume and Career Solutions – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsM6odIH00g “Staying Current with Resume Design Trends” presentation (empower other like-minded Canadian resume writers and career professionals to design career marketing documents that are in alignment with more modern and effective job search strategies)
Lori Jazvac of Creative Horizons Communications – Resumes – https://www.creativeresumestrategist.com/ Creative Horizons Communications Strategy (offers jobseekers a holistic, creative, “whole-person”, and intuitive approach that guides and empowers them to navigate challenging career transitions)
Special thanks to 2018 Judges:
- Posey Salem, Radiant Resume Career Services
- Laura Labovich, The Career Strategy Group
- Rachel Vander Pol, RVP Career Services
- Tiffany Hardy, Top1Resumes
- Lucie Yeomans, Your Career Ally/Sick Resumes
- Marie Plett, Aspirations Career Services, Inc
- Kimberly Robb Baker, This Little Brand
2012 Award Winners
Jennifer Hay of IT Resume Service – Twitteresume: The Twitter-Enabled Real-Time Resume
Laura Labovich of The Career Strategy Group and Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers – 100 Conversations for Career Success: Learn to Network, Cold Call, and Tweet Your Way to Your Dream Job
Murray A. Mann and Rose Mary Bombela-Tobias of Global Diversity Solutions Group LLC – Multicultural Career Management Program (MCMP)
Pat Schuler of The Gemini Resources Group and Susan Whitcomb of The Academies, Inc. – Serious Revenue: Landing 4- and 5-Figure Clients … with Integrity and Heart
Barbara Safani of Career Solvers – Job Search Mobile Phone and iPad App
Chip Cohan of Preptel Corporation – Preptel’s solution to optimize resumes-based computational linguistics
Special Thanks to 2012 Judges:
- Director of Awards (non-judge) – Robin Schlinger, Robin’s Resumes®
- Mary Elizabeth Bradford, The Career Artisan
- Janine Moon, Career Ownership
- Susan Guarneri, AssessmentGoddess.com
- Susan P. Joyce, Job-Hunt.org
- Aricia LaFrance
2011 Award Winners
Jennifer Rolles of IntRvue, Inc. – www.intrvue.com – a powerful platform for capturing, developing and presenting professional stories online.
Mary Elizabeth Bradford of Career Artisan – The Job Search Success System – www.job-searchsystem.com
Camille Roberts of CC Career Services – Free e-book: Create an Effective Federal Résumé with the USAJOBS.gov Online Resume Builder (http://www.job-hunt.org/guides/Job-Hunt-USAJOBS-resume.pdf)
Barbara Adams of CareerPro Global Inc. – Introduction of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to the Resume Writing/Career Services industry and bringing quality assurance and accountability to the forefront of the careers industry. (www.careerproplus.com)
Janine Moon of Career Ownership – Book: Career Ownership: Creating ‘Job Security’ in Any Economy CareerOwners.com)
Special Thanks to 2011 Judges:
- Director of Awards (non-judge) – Robin Schlinger, Robin’s Resumes®
- Val Matta, CareerShift, LLC
- Joan Murrin, University of Iowa, Dual Career Network
- Robert Shindell, ILostMyJob.com LLC
- Chandlee Bryan, Best Fit Forward
- Laura Labovich, Aspire! Empower! Career Strategy Group
- Susan P. Joyce, Job-Hunt.org
- Aricia LaFrance, www.aricialafrance.com
2010 Nominees and Award Winners
Nominees
Presented in no particular order:
Robert Shindell of ILostMyJob.com, LLC – ILostMyJob.com – www.ilostmyjob.com
Barbara Bruno of Good as Gold Training – Candidate Next Step (CNS) – www.candidatenextstep.com
Carole Martin of The Interview Coach – Job Interview Brand (AKA Job Winning Interview Brand) – www.jobinterviewbrand.com
Deb Dib of Executive Power Brand, Susan Whitcomb of The Academies, and Chandlee Bryan of Best Fit Forward – The Twitter Job Search Guide – Amazon page: http://tinyurl.com/236daua / Book website: www.TwitterJobSearchGuide.com
Evelyn Salvador of Creative Image Builders.com – Career Worksheets for All Professions – www.CareerCatapult.com click on “Career Worksheets” in right side bar
Winners
1st Place – Deb Dib of Executive Power Brand, Susan Whitcomb of The Academies, and Chandlee Bryan of Best Fit Forward – The Twitter Job Search Guide – Amazon page: http://tinyurl.com/236daua / Book website: www.TwitterJobSearchGuide.com
2nd Place – Evelyn Salvador of Creative Image Builders.com – Career Worksheets for All Professions – www.CareerCatapult.com click on “Career Worksheets” in right side bar
3rd Place – Robert Shindell of ILostMyJob.com, LLC – ILostMyJob.com – www.ilostmyjob.com
Special Thanks to 2010 Judges:
- Director of Awards (non-judge) – John Donovan
- Robin Schlinger, Robin’s Resumes®
- Susan Guarneri – Career Assessment Goddess
- Tony Deblauwe – HR4Careers
- Laura Drew – Carolina Career Coach
- Laura Labovich, Aspire! Empower! Career Strategy Group
- Susan P. Joyce, Job-Hunt.org
- Cheryl L. Simpson, Executive Resume Rescue
2009 Nominees and Award Winners
Nominees
Presented in no particular order:
Val Matta of CareerShift – CareerShift – www.careershift.com
Michael Queally of Resume Partners Pty Ltd – iResume & iCoverLetter – www.resumepartners.com.au/iresume/
Evelyn Salvador of Creative Image Builders.com – Resume Writer System-in-a-Box™ – www.CareerCatapult.com click on “Resume Writer System in-a-Box” in right side bar
Joan Murrin of University of Iowa – Dual Career Network (DCN) program – www.uiowa.edu/~dcn
Jane Roqueplot of JaneCo’s Sensible Solutions – ProfilingPro.com – www.profilingpro.com
Evelyn Salvador of Creative Image Builders.com – Career Worksheets for All Professions – www.CareerCatapult.com click on “Career Worksheets” in right side bar
Winners
1st Place – Val Matta of CareerShift – CareerShift – www.careershift.com
2nd Place – Evelyn Salvador of Creative Image Builders.com – Resume Writer System-in-a-Box™ – www.CareerCatapult.com click on “Resume Writer System in-a-Box” in right side bar
3rd Place – Joan Murrin of University of Iowa – Dual Career Network (DCN) program – www.uiowa.edu/~dcn
Special Thanks to 2009 Judges:
- Director of Awards (non-judge) – John Donovan
- Robin Schlinger, Robin’s Resumes®
- Malloy Lacktman – Sage Resumes
- Susan Guarneri – Career Assessment Goddess
- Tony Deblauwe – HR4Careers
- Laura Drew – Carolina Career Coach
