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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

12 Constructive Things To Do While You Are Unemployed (And Social Distancing)

Work out regularly. If you have free time on your hands, spend it walking or try a new workout video. As you shape up your body, you'll also find that exercise is a safe way to deal with the stress that comes with being

2022-10-15T04:41:51+00:00April 29th, 2020|Career Management|

Working With a Job Search Coach: Why Going Solo Is A Silly Strategy

  It's no secret that most people view looking for work as one of life's necessary evils. Can you relate? Most of us have had to do it at some point, but few of us have ever enjoyed the process. Finding a job is often

2023-10-23T17:01:54+00:00March 30th, 2020|Career Management|

Working With Recruiters: 7 Insider Secrets That You Must Know During Your Job Search

For most job seekers, conducting a comprehensive job search includes—at least to some degree—interfacing / working with recruiters (a.k.a., headhunters). But, for many people, this is also one of the most misunderstood aspects of a job search. Here are some quick tips and “must-knows”

2023-10-23T17:05:45+00:00February 24th, 2020|Job Search Advice|

12 Easy Steps to Acing Any Telephone Screening Job Interview

The first hurdle to overcome in getting that new job is often a telephone screening job interview. Recruiters and HR people use it as an initial device to pare down a list of job applicants. Their intended outcome is to find reasons to cut

2022-10-15T12:52:57+00:00February 24th, 2020|Job Search Interviewing|

How To Organize Your Job Search: 10 Tips You Can Use Today

Looking for a job?  Not much fun, is it?  Job hunting usually doesn't rank high on anyone's top-ten list of "things I like to do." Conducting a job search can be highly stressful and disorganization can make it even more so. There are so

2022-10-15T04:39:48+00:00January 30th, 2020|Job Search Advice|

The Ultimate Guide to Personal Branding and Your Job Search

    Branding.  Long a buzzword used to describe the marketing of products, services, and organizations, "branding" is now applicable to the individual as well, in what has become known as your "personal brand." "Your premium brand had better be delivering something special,

2022-10-15T12:58:04+00:00January 11th, 2020|Personal Branding, Personal Marketing|

9 Keys to Lifelong Job Search and Career Success

No matter what the job market is like...no matter how high or low unemployment is...there are always people who struggle to find a rewarding job while others have remarkable success, conducting fast, effective job searches that result in long-term career success. These former job

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