National
Resume Writers' Association names author of "101 Before and
After Resume Examples" to Board of Directors as Experienced
Business Owners Representative.
Somersworth,
NH, USA (April 29, 2014) -- Distinctive
Career Services LLC, career and resume consultants
for professionals and executives for nearly 20 years, today announced
that the firm's founder, Michelle Dumas, has been named to the Board
of Directors of the National Resume Writer's Association (NRWA) as
Experienced Business Owners Representative.
Dumas
received the appointment after being voted in as Experienced Business
Owners Representative by the NRWA membership. Dumas has been an
active member of the NRWA since 1997, speaking at NRWA conferences
and serving as a member of the NRWA Certification Advisory Board.
The
NRWA is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the support of
professional resume writers. The Association is responsible for
increasing market visibility for resume writers, promoting standards
of excellence and best practices, and providing peer marketing,
training, and certification. The NRWA also offers a series of online
training programs and teleseminars for professional development, and
sponsors an annual conference for members.
"Being
named to serve the business owners who make up the NRWA gives me an
opportunity to give back to the organization that has helped me build
my own business, Distinctive Career Services," said Dumas. "The
role of the professional resume writer has changed in the last
decade, and to continue to thrive, resume professionals will have to
adapt their businesses to meet changing job candidate needs. By
working as part of the NRWA Board I will be able to share my
experience and help small business owners identify new opportunities,
develop new tools, and build their own operations."
Dumas
and the team of career professionals at Distinctive Career Services
offer a range of career support services, including resume writing,
cover letter writing, Linkedin profile writing, job search
assistance, personal branding strategies, and more. All the firm's
services are tailored to each job seeker's needs and are highly
customized.
In
addition to founding Distinctive Career Services, Dumas is the author
of "101 Before and After Resume Examples" and "Secrets
of a Successful Job Search," and a contributor to more than a
dozen books on resume writing and job search. Dumas also works
personally with executive clients through her exclusive career
marketing program, http://www.100kcareermarketing.com.
Dumas
is one of a handful of professional resume writers to hold both a
Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Nationally Certified
Resume Writer (NCRW) credentials. Dumas also is a trained career
coach and a Certified Personal Branding Strategist (CPBS) with
credentials as a Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP)
and a Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC). She holds a degree
from the University of New Hampshire.
About
Distinctive Career Services
Founded
in 1996, Distinctive Career Services, LLC (formerly Distinctive
Documents) offers professional resume writing and consultation,
design, and distribution services to job hunters worldwide. Using a
proprietary methodology, Distinctive Career Services provides its
clients with all the tools necessary to promote and market
themselves, and shows them how to open new doors to reach their
highest career aspirations. The firm's clients include thousands of
job seekers at all professional levels to the highest C-level
executives. Clients come from all industries and includes working
professionals looking to advance or change their careers as well as
under- and unemployed workers looking to shorten their job search.
For
more information, visit Distinctive Career Services online at
http://www.distinctiveweb.com.
Contact:
Michelle
Dumas
Founder
and Executive Director
Distinctive
Career Services, LLC
(800)
644-9694
