2009 Competition Nominees & Winners

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

The number and caliber of the entries in this annual competition proved quite a challenge for our esteemed judge's panel. To that end, we ended up doing something we have never done before -- having as many as 7 nominees in a category. This was necessary because multiple voting rounds could not produce a tie breaker between three entries in a category for the final nominee slot!

Congratulations are due to all the resume writers who entered this year -- the quality was truly impressive!

2009 TORI Nominees and Winners:

Best International Resume

Susan Kelly Easton - Competitive Edge Career Services

Laura Labovich - A & E Consulting, LLC

Kathleen Alexander - Clever Fox

Jennifer Rushton - Keraijen

Tamara Dowling - SeekingSuccess.com

Winners:

- 1st Place - Jennifer Rushton

- 2nd Place - Kathleen Alexander

- 3rd Place - Tamara Dowling

Best New Graduate Resume

Peter Hill - P.H.I. Consulting

Jennifer Rushton - Keraijen

Gayle Howard - Top Margin Career Marketing

Barb Poole - Hire Imaging

August Cohen - GetHiredStayHired, LLC   

Winners:

- 1st Place - Peter Hill

- 2nd Place - Barb Poole

- 3rd Place - Gayle Howard

Best Creative Resume

Norine Dagliano - ekm Inspirations

Kris Plantrich - Resume Wonders Writing and Career Coaching Services

Cliff Flamer - BrightSide Resumes

Tamara Dowling - SeekingSuccess.com

Gayle Howard - Top Margin Career Marketing

Barbara Safani - Career Solvers

Winners:

- 1st Place - Tamara Dowling

- 2nd Place - Cliff Flamer

- 3rd Place - Gayle Howard

Best Resume for Career Change

Erin Kennedy - Professional Resume Services

Kris Plantrich - Resume Wonders Writing and Career Coaching Services

Holly Reslink - Leadership Resumes / Career Biography

Laura Smith-Proulx - An Expert Resume

Jennifer Rushton - Keraijen

Billie Jordan - Advantage Resumes and Career Services

Winners:

- 1st Place - Jennifer Rushton

- 2nd Place - Kris Plantrich

- 3rd Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

Best Technical Resume

Cliff Flamer - BrightSide Resumes

Laura Smith-Proulx - An Expert Resume

Jennifer Rushton - Keraijen

Gayle Howard - Top Margin Career Marketing

Barbara Safani - Career Solvers

Winners:

- 1st Place - Barbara Safani

- 2nd Place - Cliff Flamer

- 3rd Place - Jennifer Rushton

Best Executive Resume

Peter Hill - P.H.I. Consulting

Gillian Kelly - Career Edge

Barb Poole - Hire Imaging

August Cohen - GetHiredStayHired, LLC

Gayle Howard - Top Margin Career Marketing

Laura Smith-Proulx - An Expert Resume

Barbara Safani - Career Solvers

Winners:

- 1st Place - Peter Hill

- 2nd Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

- 3rd Place - Gillian Kelly

Best Sales and Marketing Resume

Laura Smith-Proulx - An Expert Resume

Gillian Kelly - Career Edge

Kathleen Alexander - Clever Fox

Jennifer Rushton - Keraijen

Barbara Safani - Career Solvers

Winners:

- 1st Place - Barbara Safani

- 2nd Place - Jennifer Rushton

- 3rd Place - Kathleen Alexander

Best Military Conversion Resume

Lee Kelley - CareerPro Global, Inc.

Fran Sheridan - CareerPro Global, Inc.

Annemarie Cross - Advanced Employment Concepts

Kris Plantrich - Resume Wonders Writing and Career Coaching Services

Gillian Kelly - Career Edge

Michael Kranes - Resume Slayer

Winners:

- 1st Place - Michael Kranes

- 2nd Place - Gillian Kelly

- 3rd Place - Annemarie Cross

Best Cover Letter

August Cohen - GetHiredStayHired, LLC

Barbara Safani - Career Solvers

Debra Mills - Pro-CV Writing Services

Gillian Kelly - Career Edge

Laura Smith-Proulx - An Expert Resume

Winners:

- 1st Place - August Cohen

- 2nd Place - Debra Mills

- 3rd Place - Barbara Safani

Award Announcements & Recognition at Conference

TORI Nominees and Winners were recognized with a certificate at our  awards ceremony at our 8th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on  Saturday, October 17, 2009. Those not in attendance will be mailed.

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 conference will have their award medals mailed to them. Logos will be sent to winners as well.

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:

• Marty Weitzman, Gilbert Resumes

• Darlene Dassy, Dynamic Resume Solutions

• Robin Schlinger, Robin's Resumes

• Cheryl L. Simpson, Executive Resume Rescue

• Laura Drew, Carolina Career Coach

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

• Susan Guarneri - Career Assessment Goddess

• Don Skipper - Career Beginnings, Inc.

• Tony Deblauwe - HR4Careers

• Louise Kursmark - Best Impression Career Services, Inc.

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