Distinctive Career Services Founder Michelle Dumas Expands Resume Writing Expertise at The NRWA Conference

Training at The National Resume Writers’ Association Annual Career Conference Provides Valuable Insight into New Techniques to Ensure Job Search Success.

Somersworth, NH, USA (September 28, 2014) — Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services LLC, career and resume consultants for professionals and executives for nearly 20 years, has expanded her resume development skills at The National Resume Writers’ Association Annual Conference held in Denver earlier this month. By joining with experts in resume writing, Dumas has perfected some of the latest techniques that have been proven to be most effective for job seekers in an increasingly competitive job market.

Dumas serves clients nationwide with resume writing and career marketing services. At The NRWA conference she received advanced training in the latest techniques, issues, and technologies affecting the careers industry from recognized industry leaders. The NRWA annual conference is the leading training event for resume writers, career coaches, and educational institution placement professionals.

Training provided during the annual event includes:

• Job seeker branding strategies that distinguish candidates in resume and career documents.
• How to customize resumes for clients at various stages of their career, including career change, executive placement, job market newcomers, and military-transition clients.
• Techniques to optimize resumes for ATS (applicant tracking system) processing.
• The latest social media trends and techniques to help job seekers increase exposure.

“The career services market is not static and there are new tools and techniques being perfected continuously to address the latest changes in the job market,” said Dumas. “Training at The NRWA conference helps professionals stay current with proven resume and job search tactics so we can help shorten the job search for our clients.”

A member of The NRWA Board of Directors and The NRWA Certification Advisory Board, Dumas is one of a handful of professional resume writers who holds both a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW) credentials. Dumas is a trained career coach and a Certified Personal Branding Strategist (CPBS) with credentials as a Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP) and a Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC). Her career consultancy, Distinctive Career Services, offers a range of career support services, including resume writing, cover letter writing, LinkedIn profile writing, job search assistance, and personal branding strategies.

In addition to founding Distinctive Career Services, Dumas is the author of “101 Before and After Resume Examples” and “Secrets of a Successful Job Search,” and a contributor to more than a dozen books on resume writing and job search. Dumas also works personally with executive clients through her exclusive career marketing program, http://www.100kcareermarketing.com.

About Distinctive Career Services

Founded in 1996, Distinctive Career Services, LLC (formerly Distinctive Documents) offers professional resume writing and consultation, design, and distribution services to job hunters worldwide. Using a proprietary methodology, Distinctive Career Services provides its clients with all the tools necessary to promote and market themselves, and shows them how to open new doors to reach their highest career aspirations. The firm’s clients include thousands of job seekers at all professional levels to the highest C-level executives. Clients come from all industries and includes working professionals looking to advance or change their careers as well as under- and unemployed workers looking to shorten their job search.

For more information, visit Distinctive Career Services online at http://www.distinctiveweb.com.

Contact:
Michelle Dumas
Founder and Executive Director
Distinctive Career Services, LLC
(800) 644-9694
mdumas@distinctiveweb.com
http://www.distinctiveweb.com

Michelle Dumas Nominated in Four Award Categories for CDI’s “Toast of the Resume” Industry Award

Distinctive Career Services Founder Recognized for Her Resume Writing Prowess for Executives, Technology, Finance, and Healthcare.

Somersworth, NH, USA (September 28, 2014) — Michelle Dumas, founder of Distinctive Career Services LLC, career and resume consultants for professionals and executives for nearly 20 years, has been nominated as a finalist in four resume writing categories for the Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) competition. Hosted each year by Career Directors International (CDI), the TORI is the premier resume writing competition created to promote excellence in the professional career services industry.

Dumas has been nominated as a finalist in four different resume writing categories:

• Best Accounting and Finance Resume
• Best Information Technology (IT) Resume
• Best Executive Resume
• Best Healthcare/Medical Resume

TORI winners will be announced prior to the CDI 2014 Global Career Empowerment Summit scheduled to be held in Orlando, Florida, October 16-18.

“The career coaching and resume business has become increasingly competitive, and contests like the TORI help maintain a standard of excellence that clients have come to count on,” said Dumas. “Being nominated for any one TORI category is honor enough, but I am thrilled to have been selected for four resume writing categories. There is no reward like recognition from other professionals.”

Dumas and the team of career professionals at Distinctive Career Services offer a range of career support services, including resume writing, cover letter writing, LinkedIn profile writing, job search assistance, and personal branding strategies. Dumas is one of a handful of professional resume writers who holds both a Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) and Nationally Certified Resume Writer (NCRW) credentials. Dumas is a trained career coach and a Certified Personal Branding Strategist (CPBS) with credentials as a Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP) and a Job & Career Transition Coach (JCTC).

Dumas also is the author of “101 Before and After Resume Examples” and “Secrets of a Successful Job Search,” as well as a contributor to more than a dozen books on resume writing and job search. Dumas works personally with executive clients through her exclusive career marketing program, http://www.100kcareermarketing.com.

About Distinctive Career Services
Founded in 1996, Distinctive Career Services, LLC (formerly Distinctive Documents) offers professional resume writing and consultation, design, and distribution services to job hunters worldwide. Using a proprietary methodology, Distinctive Career Services provides its clients with all the tools necessary to promote and market themselves, and shows them how to open new doors to reach their highest career aspirations. The firm’s clients include thousands of job seekers at all professional levels to the highest C-level executives. Clients come from all industries and includes working professionals looking to advance or change their careers as well as under- and unemployed workers looking to shorten their job search.

For more information, visit Distinctive Career Services online at http://www.distinctiveweb.com.

Contact:
Michelle Dumas
Founder and Executive Director
Distinctive Career Services, LLC
(800) 644-9694
mdumas@distinctiveweb.com
http://www.distinctiveweb.com

Set Sail in Style with All-Inclusive Luxury Cruising

Vietnam’s first five-star all-inclusive cruise in Nha Trang Bay – Fit for an Emperor

Hanoi, Vietnam, September 28, 2014 – The project was started in September 2014 and the first sailing is expected to be in the summer of 2015. The participants include Luxury Travel Ltd with the high-end cruise company, Huong Hai Ha Long Ltd.

One of the 29 most beautiful bays in the world, with miles of long, beautiful white-sand beaches and warm water, year-round green tropical islands and parks, rivers, typical fishing villages, special culinary characteristics and gorgeous seafood… Just some of the highlights of Nha Trang that appeal to seasoned holidaymakers.

Indeed Nha Trang Bay is a natural world of sparkling sea, marine life and islands waiting to be explored in style. Emperor Cruises (www.emperorcruises.com) combines oriental style with contemporary luxury. Together these create the perfect recipe for exploration, luxury adventures, enchantment, relaxation and memorable experiences.

The project will create jobs, boost the region’s economy and help to position Nha Trang Bay as one of the world’s luxury tourist destinations with smart international hotels and resorts such as the Intercontinental, Six Senses, Evason and Amanoi, and the Marriott and Hyatt coming soon on Long Beach.

According to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Khanh Hoa Province, in 2013, over 3 million domestic and foreign tourists enjoyed overnight stays and sightseeing in the beach resort of Nha Trang and the surrounding attractions in the province, an increase of 29% compared to 2012. Of these, nearly 712,000 were international tourist arrivals.

Nha Trang has been the top attraction for travelers for both domestic and international tourists for many years and is also popular with day visitors because of its delightful beach, considered the most beautiful beach in Vietnam, with deep blue sea and seemingly endless white sand.

Inspiration for Emperor Cruises came from the recreational activities of Emperor Bao Dai when he used to stay in his villas in Nha Trang. He took great pleasure in sailing in Nha Trang Bay to go fishing around the offshore islands. Almost a half century later, Emperor Cruises have recreated his vessel, using inspirational designs, and still fit for an emperor.

The Emperor Cruises fleet has a junk cruise boat (from February 2015 with a capacity of 32 passengers) fit for royalty for day cruises around Nha Trang Bay as well as sunset cocktails and dinner on board.

“Emperor Cruises will also launch overnight luxury cruises in June 2015 in world-famous Nha Trang Bay, accommodating 30 people in 15 en-suite cabins, the first in a total of five cruise ships in this particular project, with each one designed to be a sanctuary where every moment counts for our guests.” said Bui Duc Long, Owner and Director of Emperor Cruises.

“With Emperor Cruises luxury doesn’t mean there won’t be adventure! You spend your time watching wildlife, scuba diving, snorkeling, boating, kayaking, embracing Mother Nature, and passing the time with your fellow passengers and crew.”

The benefit of an ultra-luxury cruise with Emperor Cruises is that, apart from being small boats with personalized service and outstanding facilities on an all-inclusive basis, often there is no bill to pay at the end whether on a one-day or two-day cruise.

The cruise fleet will accommodate up to 150 guests in five unique boats within five years in the initial stage and then the joint-venture company will develop a fleet of 10 boats carrying up to 300 to 500 passengers cruising the bay on a daily basis.

The project has chartered capital of VND250 billion and the project aims to promote Nha Trang and Vietnam as a luxury cruise destination.

For international tourists, Russia is the country that occupies first place in the number of visitors to Khanh Hoa Province with about 150,000, thanks to chartered direct flights and Vietnam Airlines’ route straight from Moscow to Nha Trang.

With significant numbers of visitors from Australia, America, France, England and Germany, Vietnam expects to receive around 8 million tourists in 2014.

Contact:
Thu Hien
Luxury Travel Ltd
05 Nguyen Truong To Street
Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi
84.4.39274120 Ext 107
http://www.luxurytravelvietnam.com

2015 Arizona Sports Fan Expo Returns For A Second Year At New Venue in Scottsdale

Arizona Welcomes Back Sports Fan Fest Featuring Theme All Sports, All Day

Scottsdale, AZ, September 28, 2014 – After hitting a homerun in the first year, the Arizona Sports Fan Expo (AZSFE) returns to bat for a second year thanks to Susan Ratliff of Susan Presents Inc., who solely planned and funded the inaugural event in 2014. The 2015 Arizona Sports Fan Expo will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., in the new North Hall at WestWorld.

The 2015 Expo will be held as a one-day event offering an expanded celebration of all things sports and fitness with the theme ‘All Sports, All Day.’ There will be fan interaction with Arizona’s professional sports teams as well as fun experiences from participating college teams, minor leagues and youth sports organizations representing baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, golf and more. Hundreds of exhibits will offer more sports-related products, team gear and fitness services to try and buy.

Susan Ratliff said, “This year the fans spoke and we listened. The 2015 Expo will include marquee player autograph sessions, more interactive experiences, sports clinics, coaching sessions, player interviews, competitions, cheerleaders, mascots and more sports memorabilia. There will also be tastier food options, additional sports products and services, bigger prize giveaways, lots of entertainment and new activities to energize the Expo! If you are a diehard sports fan, you won’t want to miss out!”

What does the Arizona Sports Fan Expo have in store for 2015?
The Celebrity and Presentation stages will host current and alumni athletes, coaches and trainers sharing stories, tips and demonstrations to entertain and educate the crowd. We are also bringing back many popular Expo destinations like the Sports Card and Memorabilia Auction, the Ultimate Fan Cave and the Tailgate Party Pavilion. Attendees can expect to see more golf and soccer highlights, as well. Returning sponsors of AZSFE include Doublewide Network, Pro Athlete Chamber of Commerce, Money Radio, KFNX Radio and Pro2U. Additional key sponsors and teams are lining up to participate with exciting announcements pending.

For additional information please visit www.AZSportsFanExpo.com or call 602-493-2032 or contact Susan Ratliff direct at 602-828-1177.

Ticket sales are available online for the best deals: $8 for adults, $20 Mother’s Day Family Four Pack, $100 Association 25 Pack, kids age 6 and under are free. Tickets will be $12 at the door. Parking is $5. Sponsorship packages are available and exhibit spaces start at $550.

About the Arizona Sports Fan Expo:
Founded in 2014, by Susan Ratliff of Susan Presents Inc., the Arizona Sports Fan Expo was created with the dream of showcasing all six of Arizona’s professional sports teams under one roof, where sports fans can show their love for Arizona’s home teams at one amazing sports lover’s shopping extravaganza, enjoy interactive team displays, meet local celebrities and players, attend team chef cooking demonstrations, coaching clinics, educational workshops, enter contests and giveaways! Take home a piece of sports history with the sports card and memorabilia auction or relax in the Ultimate Fan Cave and the Tailgate Party Pavilion. There’s so much to do! Arizona is one of the only states to boast about having all six professional sports teams, and to celebrate this privilege, Valley residents are welcome to attend the Arizona Sports Fan Expo. Come back for year two at this ultimate sports lover’s paradise packed with hundreds of exhibitors offering the best sports-related products and services!

Contact:
Scott Kelly
Black Dog Promotions
9920 S. Rural Rd., Ste 108
Tempe, AZ 85284
480-206-3435
scott@blackdogpromotions.com
http://www.AZSportsFanExpo.com