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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

The Ultimate List of Core Values and Personal Brand Attributes

A successful personal brand is authentic. It reflects your unique personal attributes. Uncovering your personal brand requires self-evaluation to identify your passions, values, and aspects of your personality. Review the following list of more than 325 core values and personality traits. Narrow the list

2022-10-15T12:59:29+00:00May 24th, 2019|Personal Branding, Personal Marketing|

Michelle Dumas Earns the Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE) Credential

(January 31, 2019) - Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services, LLC (https://www.distinctiveweb.com and https://www.executiveresumewriting.services), career and resume consultants for professionals and executives for more than 20 years, recently announced that she has earned the Nationally Certified Online Profile Expert (NCOPE) credential after completing the

2022-10-15T01:00:43+00:00January 31st, 2019|Company News|

Michelle Dumas, LinkedIn Profinder’s “Best of 2017” in Resume Writing

Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services LLC, has been awarded Best of 2017 from LinkedIn ProFinder. An exclusive group of professionals is chosen by LinkedIn each year for displaying top-level expertise in their field. Michelle has been recognized as best in class for resume

2021-03-03T15:30:08+00:00March 29th, 2018|Company News|

Michelle Dumas Wins First Place TORI Award in International Best Resume Writing Competition

CDI Recognizes Distinctive Career Services Founder With 1st-Place TORI Award for Best Information Technology Resume, 2017 Career Directors International (CDI) has recognized Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services LLC (https://www.distinctiveweb.com), career and resume consultants for professionals and executives for more than 20 years, with

2022-10-15T04:37:30+00:00November 18th, 2017|Company News|

Michelle Dumas TORI Resume Writing Awards Nominee, 2017

Distinctive Career Services Founder Recognized for Resume Writing Expertise in Categories of Information Technology (IT) and International Executives (October 5, 2017) – Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services LLC (https://www.distinctiveweb.com), career and resume consultants for professionals and executives for more than 20 years, has been nominated

2022-10-15T04:39:29+00:00October 10th, 2017|Company News|

The Definitive Guide to Giving and Getting LinkedIn Recommendations

With all the changes to LinkedIn, one thing that never goes out of style is having people say nice things about you on your LinkedIn profile — even if LinkedIn puts different emphasis on the role of LinkedIn Recommendations in the profile. For recruiters

How to Use the Decision Quadrant to Help with Career Decision Making

As I described in a recent Forbes article, the career decision making quadrant can be a valuable tool for almost every decision you have to make regarding your career. You’ve come to a point in your life where you’ve got several paths from which to

2022-10-15T04:37:46+00:00July 12th, 2017|Career Management|

8 Expert Tips for How To Write a Cover Letter That Stands Out

As the old saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. Many job seekers find the question of how to write a cover letter a vexing one.  But it is also an important one! A cover letter is your introduction

2022-10-15T04:37:44+00:00June 12th, 2017|Cover Letter Writing|

How To Improve Your Resume: 5 Changes You Can Make Today

Whether you are entering the job market for the first time or looking to re-enter it once again, your resume says a lot about you. A good one can mean the difference between landing the job and getting passed over. How to improve your

2023-10-23T17:01:07+00:00April 24th, 2017|Resume Writing Tips|

How To Land Your Dream Job: Take Proactive Control

You're having that dream again. You know, the one where you forgot about your dream job interview and you're not prepared in the slightest. You've shown up wearing faded pajamas and fuzzy slippers, and to your horror, your resume is written in purple crayon.

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