Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) Resume Award Nominees for 2015

Each year, CDI hosts the resume writing industry’s most prestigious Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) resume writing competition.

As with last year, it was again evident how much having the TORI competition has helped raise the bar on professional resume writing for our industry. The entries demonstrated outstanding quality, creativity, and writing skills. Our judges stated that this was by far the hardest judging they faced because the quality across the board was so high!

This is a tribute to the growth and strength of the industry’s resume writing community!

Thus, congratulations are due to all the resume writers who entered this year!

Winner announcements will take place via email just prior to CDI’s Entrepreneurial Success Secrets Live for resume and career pros event Oct 14-17. Winners and nominees present at the event will be recognized in our awards ceremony at the Friday evening banquet. Those unable to attend will receive them by mail in November. Nominees and winners will also receive badges for their websites and marketing materials.

2015 TORI Award Nominees

The following information is also available on CDI’s Resume Award Winners page.

In no particular order:

Best Accounting & Finance Resume

Victoria McLean – City CV Ltd.
Jewel Bracy DeMaio – Perfect10Resumes.com
Gayle Howard – Top Margin Career Marketing
Kimberly Robb Baker – Movin’ On Up Resumes
Mary Elizabeth Bradford – Career Artisan

Best Cover Letter

Maureen Farmer – Word Right Career & HR Consulting
Rosa Vargas – Career Steering
Barbara Safani – Career Solvers
Kimberly Robb Baker – Movin’ On Up Resumes
Mary Elizabeth Bradford – Career Artisan

Best Executive Resume

Gayle Howard – Top Margin Career Marketing
Ken Docherty – Docherty Career Management
Laura Smith-Proulx – An Expert Resume
Kimberly Robb Baker – Movin’ On Up Resumes
Mary Elizabeth Bradford – Career Artisan

Best Healthcare/Medical Resume

Rosa Vargas – Career Steering
Michelle Dumas – Distinctive Career Services, LLC
Sandra Ingemansen – Résumé Strategies
Sharon Williams – JobRockit
Kimberly Robb Baker – Movin’ On Up Resumes

Best Hospitality Resume

Skye Berry-Berke – Skye is the Limit Resume & Career Solutions
Victoria McLean – City CV Ltd.
Donald Burns – Donald Burns’ Career Defense
Mary Elizabeth Bradford – Career Artisan
Laura Smith-Proulx – An Expert Resume

Best Information Technology Resume

Maureen Farmer – Word Right Career & HR Consulting
Amanda Andrews – ProResumesNow
Adrienne Tom – Career Impressions
Barbara Safani – Career Solvers
Donald Burns – Donald Burns’ Career Defense

Best International Resume

Rosa Vargas – Career Steering
Adrienne Tom – Career Impressions
Barbara Safani – Career Solvers
Sandra Ingemansen – Résumé Strategies
Kimberly Robb Baker – Movin’ On Up Resumes

Best New Graduate Resume

Amanda Andrews – ProResumesNow
Laura Gonzalez – Masterwork Resumes
Gayle Howard – Top Margin Career Marketing
Freddie Rohner – iHire, LLC
Fatemah Mirza – CareerTuners

Best Sales Resume

Melanie Lenci – Résumé Relief
Donald Burns – Donald Burns’ Career Defense
Sandra Ingemansen – Résumé Strategies
Sharon Williams – JobRockit
Kimberly Robb Baker – Movin’ On Up Resumes

Special Thanks to 2015 Judges and Award Director:

Award Director:

Director of Awards – Robin Schlinger – Robin’s Resumes

Judges: 

Annemarie Cross – Advanced Employment Concepts
Laurie Berenson – Sterling Career Concepts, LLC
Erin Kennedy – Professional Resume Services
Jeri Hird Dutcher – Workwrite LLC
Audrey Prenzel – Resume Resources
Grant Cooper – CareerPro of New Orleans / Strategic Resumes
Susan Guarneri – AssessmentGoddess.com
Barb Poole – Hire Imaging, LLC
Laura Labovich – The Career Strategy Group
Marty Weitzman – Gilbert Resumes
Darlene Dassy – Dynamic Résumé Solutions
Jill Kelly – Outplacement Australia / Career Edge
Melissa Cooley – The Job Quest, LLC
Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter – Career Trend
Amy Adler – Five Strengths Career Transition Experts

All judges and the award director will be recognized at Entrepreneurial Success Secrets Live as well. They will also receive judge badges for their websites and marketing materials.