Are you innocently collecting and posting testimonials to your website that don't sell for you? Done right, your client testimonials should get prospects excited and convinced to buy before they ever speak to you. Even better, you can train your clients to excitedly share with you their hard-hitting testimonials without Read More >
Newsletters are Dead – Do This Instead to Fill Your Pipeline (Video Tip)
Yes, that's right: It is time to stop beating yourself up for not finding the time to send your print or e-newsletters! But you've just got to leverage those lists of clients and prospects to create a pipeline of new sales as these are your low-hanging fruit! What's fantastic is that Read More >
Schedule Resume & Coaching Clients Without Sacrificing Time (Video Tip)
We always want to provide great customer service but this doesn't mean we have to make personal sacrifices to be at the beck-and-call of our clients during nights, weekends, or any other time slots we simply don't want to consult. It's OK if you have daddy daughter time, and shouldn't Read More >
Easy Steps for Entrepreneurs to Meet Big Goals (Video Tip)
We've all got something we yearn to do but keep putting off.... It could be starting a diet or publishing a book, reading a book or creating an evergreen (sales-while-you-sleep) product. I bet you resume writers want to enter the TORIs! What if I told you that I made $300,000 Read More >
Industry Contributions to Resume Writing & Career Coaching (Infographic)
We are excited to share with you the many contributions that CDI has made to resume writers and career coaches during our 19-year of providing membership, certification, education, networking, and support with the careers industry. CDI offers all of the benefits of a professional association with none of the problems Read More >
Ultimate CDI Success Guide for Resume Writers & Career Coaches
What keeps you up at night? That was the key question in a recent short member survey that you hopefully participated in. Many did, which led to my being able to create this webinar, CDI website benefit tour, a beautiful 14-page e-book of member resources, and links to the mostly Read More >
Master the Secrets to a Successful Business – Join CDI Live
Want to MASTER the secrets to a successful, rewarding, and profitable resume writing and career coaching business? Sick of waiting and ready to see your business take off? THEN DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! Is your business more of a hobby that you never quite get off the ground? Are you Read More >
Announcing CDI’s New Career Superhero Theme Song
Wow, that was a lot of fun and it was exciting to see the creativity in identifying the best CDI career superhero theme song! There were so many good entries, I have no idea how a winner was ultimately selected, but you voted and here it is! As part of Read More >
What’s on your tombstone?
Envisioning now what is on your tombstone might seem ghoulish and negative, but if addressed as a future vision and goal setting exercise, it can be powerfully motivating! So, imagine this: Your a ghost err guest at your future funeral. What did those who love you and respect you put Read More >
CDI’s Superhero Origin Story
Ever wonder why CDI's logo shows superheroes? Why fellow CDI members address their posts to discussion lists as Dear Career Superheroes? There's a message and a story to it that plays a BIG part in what CDI stands for (hint - empowering career professionals to success). While we've Read More >
