2008 Competition Nominees & Winners

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

The judges tell us that the resume and cover letter submissions this year were so strong that selecting nominees and winners was a challenge. Competitors really raised the bar for professional resume writing this year and should be commended for their efforts. If you were not nominated, please do not be discouraged! As always, we wish we could recognize everyone!

2008 TORI Nominees & Winners:

* Please keep in mind that our nominees and winners span the globe and may not always reflect a US format, wording, or content selection. Winning resumes and letters may have been formatted in international A4 size, so they may appear differently when you view them.

Best International Resume

Gillian Kelly, Career Edge

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Cheryl Harland, Resumes by Design

Beverley Neil, d'Scriptive Words

Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

        The winners are:

• First Place: Gillian Kelly - Australia

• Second Place: Beverley Neil - Australia

• Third Place: Jennifer Rushton - Australia

Best New Graduate Resume

Roland Coombes, Itouch Professional Resume Writing

Norine Dagliano, ekm Inspirations

Erin Kennedy, Professional Resume Services

Gillian Kelly, Career Edge

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen       

The winners are:

• First Place: Jennifer Rushton - Australia

• Second Place: Gillian Kelly - Australia

• Third Place: Roland Coombes - Australia

Best Creative Resume

Tamara Dowling, SeekingSuccess.com

Michael Kranes, Resume Slayer

Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

Norine Dagliano, ekm Inspirations

Roland Coombes, Itouch Professional Resume Writing

        The winners are:

• First Place: Roland Coombes - Australia

• Second Place: Barbara Safani - US

• Third Place: Norine Dagliano - US

Best Resume for Career Re-Entry (2nd Career)

Gayle Howard, Top Margin Career Marketing

Freddie Cheek, Cheek & Associates, LLC

Tamara Dowling, SeekingSuccess.com

Norine Dagliano, ekm Inspirations

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

        The winners are:

• First Place: Norine Dagliano - US

• Second Place: Gayle Howard - Australia

• Third Place: Jennifer Rushton - Australia

Best Technical Resume

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Michael Kranes, Resume Slayer

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Gayle Howard, Top Margin Career Marketing

Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

        The winners are:

• First Place: Jennifer Rushton - Australia

• Second Place: Michael Kranes - US

• Third Place: Gayle Howard - Australia

Best Executive Resume

Sharon Williams, JobRockit.com

Laura Labovich, A & E Consulting, LLC

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

        The winners are:

• First Place: Sharon Williams - US

• Second Place: Barbara Safani - US

• Third Place: Laura Labovich - US

Best Sales and Marketing Resume

Barb Poole, Hire Imaging

Debra Mills, Pro-CV Writing Services

Illona Vanderwoude, Career Branches

Laura Labovich, A & E Consulting, LLC

Gillian Kelly, Career Edge

        The winners are:

• First Place: Barb Poole - US

• Second Place: Gillian Kelly - Australia

• Third Place: Debra Mills - Scotland (UK)

Best Military Conversion Resume

Audrey Field Prenzel, Resume Resources

Annemarie Cross, Advanced Employment Concepts

Angela Jones, Resume Rescue of San Diego

Jan Leary, CareerPro Global, Inc.

Gayle Howard, Top Margin Career Marketing

        The winners are:

• First Place: Annemarie Cross - Australia

• Second Place: Angela Jones - US

• Third Place: Audrey Prenzel - Canada

Best Cover Letter

Sharon Williams, JobRockit.com

Tamara Dowling, SeekingSuccess.com

Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

Debra Mills, Pro-CV Writing Services

Beverley Neil, d-Scriptive Words

        The winners are:

• First Place: Sharon Williams - US

• Second Place: Barbara Safani - US

• Third Place: Beverley Neil - Australia

Award Announcements & Recognition at Conference

TORI Nominees and Winners were recognized with a certificate at our closing banquet and awards ceremony at our 7th Annual Conference in Downtown Seattle, Washington on Saturday, October 18, 2008.

Nominees received nomination logos and a sample press release to be used in print and web promotions.

Winners who were not able to attend the convention will have their awards mailed to them. Logos will be sent to winners following the convention.

Learn more about the TORIs. Members can also login for details on entry.

Special thanks to our judges, Awards committee members, and Director of Awards for their efforts so far. Nominee selections were coordinated by John Donovan, Director of Awards, and included judges:

• Louise Kursmark, Best Impression Career Services, Inc.

• Marty Weitzman, Gilbert Resumes

• Darlene Dassy, Dynamic Resume Solutions

• Robin Schlinger, Robin's Resumes

TORI Winners will be selected from the nominees by CDI's Board of Directors, excluding John Donovan and Laura DeCarlo:

• Malloy Lacktman - Sage Resumes

• Susan Guarneri - Career Assessment Goddess

• Don Skipper - Career Beginnings, Inc.

• Tony Deblauwe - HR4Careers

• Jane Roqueplot - Jane Co's Sensible Solutions

Judges will be recognized with special logos and will be presented with certificates at Conference.