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Each year, Career Directors International hosts the TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) international awards competition. This year, Career Solvers received five nominations and three 2nd place awards in the following categories:

• Best Executive Resume
• Best Creative Resume
• Best Cover Letter

Career Solvers will be presenting three resume workshops for the National Society for Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) at Columbia University on Saturday, September 13, 2008 to help prepare participants for the association’s national conference in Atlanta in October. Over 300 companies will be interviewing at the national conference and New York area participants will have the opportunity to brush up on their resume writing, networking, and interview skills at the New York event. Click here to learn more about the event and register.

Career Solvers’ article 15 Tips For Your Resume to Do List, recently received praise on The Riley Guide, as a marvelous list of short but great suggestions for creating a more user-friendly resume. Since 1994, the Riley Guide has been providing excellent career and job search information and we are proud to be mentioned among their resources. To download your free copy, follow the link at the bottom of our home page.

September is a time of new beginnings. The kids go back to school, Fall begins, and many companies start aggressively recruiting after the slower-paced summer months. September is the perfect time to update your resume. Here are a few points to consider if you plan on updating your resume in the coming month.

1. What successes have you achieved since you last updated your resume? Have you worked on specific projects that have helped the company make money, save money, save time, grow the business or keep the business? Have you completed mission-critical projects ahead of schedule or under budget?
2. Have you recently completed a degree or certification program or taken classes that better position you as a subject matter expert in your field?
3. Have you taken on any new leadership roles through professional/volunteer organizations?
4. Have you authored any books or articles, or presented at any industry events?

In honor of Update Your Resume Month, Career Solvers is offering all previous resume clients a complimentary reference dossier with any resume update during the month of September when you mention this blog post. If you haven’t worked with Career Solvers before, but would like to know if your resume is strong enough to get you an interview, check out our free resume assessment service here.

Career Solvers’ advice on salary negotiations was recently published in Job Search Bloopers: Every Mistake You Can Make on the Road to Career Suicide…and How to Avoid Them by Laura DeCarlo and Susan Guarneri. The book also features advice from leading career professionals on resumes, cover letters, networking, interviewing, and job references. It is designed to help job seekers learn from other people’s mistakes in an informative and fun way. Avoid the “oops, I did it again” syndrome and get your hands on this book today! 

Each year, Career Directors International, a leading organization for career professionals, hosts the TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry) to acknowledge the best work of resume writers around the world. This year, Career Solvers received 5 nominations in the following categories:

• Best Executive Resume
• Best Technical Resume
• Best Creative Resume
• Best International Resume
• Best Cover Letter

Career Solvers is honored to be part of this prestigious competition. The winners will be announced at the annual convention in October.