2011 Competition Nominees & Winners

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

This year it was 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. Literally, we feel that the resumes that were entered this year which did not attain nomination were of the quality that they could easily have been winners last year. It was exceedingly impressive!

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

Winner announcements, along with conveyance of medals and certificates, will take place at CDI's award ceremony at our 2011 Career Empowerment Summit this October.

2011 TORI Nominees and Winners:

Best International Resume

Barbara Safani, Career Solvers

Donald Burns, DonaldBurns.com

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Sandra Ingemansen, Résumé Strategies

Maureen McCann, ProMotion Career Solutions

Winners:

- 1st Place - Donald Burns

- 2nd Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

- 3rd Place - Sandra Ingemansen

Best New Graduate Resume

Ginger Korljan, Take Charge Coaching

Rosa Elizabeth Vargas, Career Steering

Cheryl Simpson, Executive Resume Rescue

Kevin R. Morris, CareerMobile

Surranna Sandy, Surcorp Resume Solutions, Resume Solutions

Winners:

- 1st Place - Cheryl Simpson

- 2nd Place - Surranna Sandy

- 3rd Place - Rosa E. Vargas

Best Creative Resume

Rosa Elizabeth Vargas, Career Steering

Michelle Riklan, Riklan Resources

Tina Nicolai, Resume Writers' Ink, LLC®

Cheryl Simpson, Executive Resume Rescue

Brenda Bernstein, The Essay Expert LLC

Winners:

- 1st Place - Cheryl Simpson

- 2nd Place - Michelle Riklan

- 3rd Place - Rosa E. Vargas

Best LinkedIn Profile

Karen Siwak, Resume Confidential

Donald Burns, DonaldBurns.com

Maureen McCann, ProMotion Career Solutions

Melanie Lenci, Résumé Relief

Cheryl Simpson, Executive Resume Rescue

Winners:

- 1st Place - Donald Burns

- 2nd Place - Melanie Lenci

- 3rd Place - Cheryl Simpson

Best Technical Resume

Leeza Byers, Byers Workforce Solutions

Alexander Kofman, Resume Pros for Less

Kevin R. Morris, CareerMobile

Jennifer Hay, IT Resume Service

Donald Burns, DonaldBurns.com

Winners:

- 1st Place - Kevin R. Morris

- 2nd Place - Jennifer Hay

- 3rd Place - Donald Burns

Best Executive Resume

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Holly S. Reslink, EmpowerLink, LLC

Cheryl Simpson, Executive Resume Rescue

Surranna Sandy, Surcorp Resume Solutions, Resume Solutions

Michael Kranes, Resume Slayer

Winners:

- 1st Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

- 2nd Place - Surranna Sandy

- 3rd Place - Cheryl Simpson

Best Sales and Marketing Resume

Surranna Sandy, Surcorp Resume Solutions, Resume Solutions

Rosa Elizabeth Vargas, Career Steering

Gayle Howard, Top Margin Career Marketing

Sharon Williams, JobRockit

Victoria McLean, City CV Ltd.

Sandra Ingemansen, Résumé Strategies

Winners:

- 1st Place - Surranna Sandy

- 2nd Place - Rosa E. Vargas

- 3rd Place - Gayle Howard

Best Military Conversion Resume

Lee Kelley, CareerPro Global, Inc.

Jennifer Rushton, Keraijen

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Nancy Segal, Solutions for the Workplace, LLC

Joseph L. Tatner, CareerPro Global, Inc.

Fran Sheridan, CareerPro Global, Inc.

Winners:

- 1st Place - Lee Kelley

- 2nd Place - Jennifer Rushton

- 3rd Place - Laura Smith-Proulx

Best Cover Letter

Kevin R. Morris, CareerMobile

Maureen McCann, ProMotion Career Solutions

Laura Smith-Proulx, An Expert Resume

Gayle Howard, Top Margin Career Marketing

Rosa Elizabeth Vargas, Career Steering

Winners:

- 1st Place - Kevin R. Morris

- 2nd Place - Gayle Howard

- 3rd Place - Maureen McCann

Award Announcements & Recognition at Conference

TORI Nominees and Winners were recognized with a certificate at our  awards ceremony at our 10th Annual Summit in Savannah, Georgia, on  Saturday, October 22, 2011. 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:

Robin Schlinger, Robin's Resumes

Judges:

Barb Poole, Hire Imaging, LLC

Darlene Dassy, Dynamic Résumé Solutions

Laura Labovich, Aspire! Empower! Career Strategy Group

August Cohen, Get Hired StayHired, LLC

Annemarie Cross, Advanced Employment Concepts

Jill Kelly, Career Edge

Susan Guarneri, AssessmentGoddess.com

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