2010 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!

2010 TORI Nominees and Winners:

Best International Resume

Beverley Neil, d'Scriptive Words

Debra Mills, Pro-CV Writing Services

Kim Mohiuddin, Movin' On Up Resumes

August Cohen, Get Hired Stay Hired, LLC

Peter Hill, P.H.I. Consulting

Winners:

- 1st Place - Debra Mills

- 2nd Place - Peter Hill

- 3rd Place - August Cohen

Best New Graduate Resume

Ginger Korljan, Take Charge Coaching

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

August Cohen, Get Hired Stay Hired, LLC

Barb Poole, Hire Imaging, LLC   

Winners:

- 1st Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

- 2nd Place - August Cohen

- 3rd Place - Jennifer Rushton

Best Creative Resume

Rosa Vargas, Creating Prints

August Cohen, Get Hired Stay Hired, LLC

Jeri Hird Dutcher, Workwrite

Kris Plantrich, ResumeWonders Writing and Career Coaching Services

Michelle Riklan, Riklan Resources

Winners:

- 1st Place - Jeri Hird Dutcher

- 2nd Place - August Cohen

- 3rd Place - Michelle Riklan

Best Career Change Resume

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Mary DeLuca, Preferred Résumé® Group, LLC

Maureen McCann, ProMotion Career Solutions

Wayne Pagani, W.P. Consulting & Associates

August Cohen, Get Hired Stay Hired, LLC

Winners:

- 1st Place - Maureen McCann

- 2nd Place - August Cohen

- 3rd Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

Best Technical Resume

Cheryl Milmoe, Career Management Solutions

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

August Cohen, Get Hired Stay Hired, LLC

Alexander Kofman, Resume Pros 4 Less

Winners:

- 1st Place - Jennifer Rushton

- 2nd Place - August Cohen

- 3rd Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

Best Executive Resume

Alexander Kofman, Resume Pros 4 Less

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Rosa Vargas, Creating Prints

August Cohen, Get Hired Stay Hired, LLC

Erin Kennedy, Professional Resume Services

Holly Reslink, EmpowerLink, LLC

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Winners:

- 1st Place - Jennifer Rushton

- 2nd Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

- 3rd Place - Erin Kennedy

Best Sales and Marketing Resume

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Surranna Sandy, Resume Solutions

Karen D'Anna, Write On Resume Services

Holly Reslink, EmpowerLink, LLC

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Winners:

- 1st Place - Holly Reslink

- 2nd Place - Surranna Sandy

- 3rd Place - Jennifer Rushton

Best Military Conversion Resume

Mark Holmes, CareerPro Global, Inc.

Michael Kranes, Resume Slayer

Terrie Osborn, Resumes Etc.

Camille Roberts, CC Career Services

Debra Mills, Pro-CV Writing Services

Fran Sheridan, CareerPro Global, Inc.

Winners:

- 1st Place - Terrie Osborn

- 2nd Place - Camille Roberts

- 3rd Place - Mark Holmes

Best Cover Letter

Holly Reslink, EmpowerLink, LLC

Karen Bartell, Best-in-Class Resumes

Patricia Duckers, CareerPro Global Inc.

Surranna Sandy, Resume Solutions

Camille Roberts, CC Career Services

Doug Morrison, Career Power

Winners:

- 1st Place - Patricia Duckers

- 2nd Place - Camille Roberts

- 3rd Place - Surranna Sandy

Award Announcements & Recognition at Conference

TORI Nominees and Winners were recognized with a certificate at our  awards ceremony at our 9th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on  Saturday, October 16, 2010. 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. Nominees who did not attend will also be mailed their certificates.

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. 

Director of the TORI Awards:

Gayle Howard, Top Margin Career Marketing

First Tier Judges:

Cheryl Lynch Simpson, Executive Resume Rescue

Robin Schlinger, Robin's Resumes

Tamara Dowling, SeekingSuccess.com

Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

Second Tier Judges:

Susan Guarneri, AssessmentGoddess.com

Tony Deblauwe, HR4Change

Susan Joyce, Job-Hunt.org

Marty Weitzman, Gilbert Resumes

Sharon Williams, JobRockit

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