Distinctive Career Services Founder Michelle Dumas Named to NRWA Board of Directors

National Resume Writers' Association names author of "101 Before and After Resume Examples" to Board of Directors as Experienced Business Owners Representati e! Somersworth, NH, USA A!ril "#, "$%&' -- 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 oard of Directors of the !ational "esume #riter's $ssociation %!"#$& as 'xperienced usiness ()ners "epresentative* Dumas received the appointment after bein+ voted in as 'xperienced usiness ()ners "epresentative by the !"#$ membership* Dumas has been an active member of the !"#$ since ,--., spea/in+ at !"#$ conferences and servin+ as a member of the !"#$ Certification $dvisory oard* 0he !"#$ is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to the support of professional resume )riters* 0he $ssociation is responsible for increasin+ mar/et visibility for resume )riters, promotin+ standards of excellence and best practices, and providin+ peer mar/etin+, trainin+, and certification* 0he !"#$ also offers a series of online trainin+ pro+rams and teleseminars for professional development, and sponsors an annual conference for members* 1 ein+ named to serve the business o)ners )ho ma/e up the !"#$ +ives me an opportunity to +ive bac/ to the or+ani2ation that has helped me build my o)n business, Distinctive Career Services,1 said Dumas* 10he role of the professional resume )riter has chan+ed in the last decade, and to continue to thrive, resume professionals )ill have to adapt their businesses to meet chan+in+ 3ob candidate needs* y )or/in+ as part of the !"#$ oard 4 )ill be able to share my experience and help small business o)ners identify ne) opportunities, develop ne) tools, and build their o)n operations*1 Dumas and the team of career professionals at Distinctive Career Services offer a ran+e of career support services, includin+ resume )ritin+, cover letter )ritin+, Lin/edin profile )ritin+, 3ob search assistance, personal brandin+ strate+ies, and more* $ll the firm's services are tailored to each 3ob see/er's needs and are hi+hly customi2ed* 4n addition to foundin+ Distinctive Career Services, Dumas is the author of 1,0, efore

and $fter "esume 'xamples1 and 1Secrets of a Successful 5ob Search,1 and a contributor to more than a do2en boo/s on resume )ritin+ and 3ob search* Dumas also )or/s personally )ith executive clients throu+h her exclusive career mar/etin+ pro+ram, http677)))*,00/careermar/etin+*com* Dumas is one of a handful of professional resume )riters to hold both a Certified 8rofessional "esume #riter %C8"#& and !ationally Certified "esume #riter %!C"#& credentials* Dumas also is a trained career coach and a Certified 8ersonal randin+ Strate+ist %C8 S& )ith credentials as a Certified 'mployment 4ntervie) 8rofessional %C'48& and a 5ob 9 Career 0ransition Coach %5C0C&* She holds a de+ree from the :niversity of !e) ;ampshire* A(out Distinctive Career Services <ounded in ,--=, Distinctive Career Services, LLC %formerly Distinctive Documents& offers professional resume )ritin+ and consultation, desi+n, and distribution services to 3ob hunters )orld)ide* :sin+ a proprietary methodolo+y, Distinctive Career Services provides its clients )ith all the tools necessary to promote and mar/et themselves, and sho)s them ho) to open ne) doors to reach their hi+hest career aspirations* 0he firm's clients include thousands of 3ob see/ers at all professional levels to the hi+hest C-level executives* Clients come from all industries and includes )or/in+ professionals loo/in+ to advance or chan+e their careers as )ell as under- and unemployed )or/ers loo/in+ to shorten their 3ob search* <or more information, visit Distinctive Career Services online at http677)))*distinctive)eb*com* Contact) Michelle Dumas <ounder and 'xecutive Director Distinctive Career Services, LLC %>00& =??--=-? mdumas@distinctive)eb*com http677)))*distinctive)eb*com