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About Michelle Dumas

Michelle Dumas is the founder and CEO of Distinctive Career Services, one of the internet's longest-standing and most respected professional resume writing firms. Michelle is a 6X certified and 7X award-winning resume writer and career consultant. To learn more about the services offered by Distinctive Career Services visit https://www.distinctiveweb.com

Resume Keywords: Tips For Keyword-Optimizing Your Resume for ATS

We've long been told technology simplifies our lives. While this may be true in some instances, in others it is most definitely not! Job searching provides a perfect example of this apparent contradiction. In general, technology has made the search part of job search

2023-10-23T17:01:14+00:00January 27th, 2021|Resume Writing Tips|

12 Ways To Make Yourself More Visible To Recruiters On LinkedIn

Once upon a time, you could reasonably expect to find decent job opportunities by searching through the classified ads of your city's daily newspaper (yes, people did that).  Today, not so much. Competition for jobs is fierce and access to information about specific employment opportunities

2023-10-23T17:02:03+00:00January 27th, 2021|Job Search Networking, Online Job Searching|

How To Focus Your Resume (and why focusing your resume is so important!)

How do you know if your resume needs work? It’s simple. Ask yourself two questions. 1) Do you feel your resume accurately portrays you, your achievements, and the value you have to offer your next employer? Do you feel confident about your resume and

2022-11-16T18:17:16+00:00January 15th, 2021|Resume Writing Tips|

Job Search Organization Tips for Even the Most Disorganized Job Hunter

Clutter, clutter everywhere! If you struggle with organization and are conducting a job search, you know that clutter and disorganization are productivity killers. A cluttered workspace can increase stress and frustration which are already at all-time highs with most job hunters. Even worse, disorganization

2023-10-23T17:09:22+00:00January 11th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice|

7 Job Search Confidence Hacks You Can Implement Today

Building your courage and increasing your self-confidence is an important topic and something everyone can benefit from, not just job seekers. But, there is no doubt that searching for a new job requires a high level of confidence, resilience, and yes, even courage. It

Questions To Ask Yourself Before Quitting Your Job

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a 50-year low of 3.7% in September 2018, making qualified candidates more desirable than ever. This remained somewhat steady until February of 2020 when it stood at 3.5%. Then coronavirus struck and in April 2020 we had the

2023-10-23T17:09:43+00:00December 5th, 2020|Career Management, Job Search Advice|

12 Small Things You Can Do Today To Improve Your Career & Life

Living your best life means something different to every single person. For some people, success is defined by their financial wealth and fancy lifestyle. For others, success means working as few hours as possible and spending all their free time with

2023-10-23T17:08:40+00:00November 17th, 2020|Career Management, Job Search Advice|
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