Erin Kennedy, MCD, CMRW, CPRW, BS/HR, is a Certified Professional Resume Writer/Career Consultant, and the President of Professional Resume Services. She is a nationally published writer and contributor of 12 best-selling career books. She has achieved international recognition following yearly nominations of the prestigious T.O.R.I. (Toast of the Resume Industry) Award. She is also one of only a few professionals worldwide to achieve the coveted “Certified Expert Resume Writer” distinction. With over 13 years of writing experience behind her, Erin has written thousands of resumes for every career level and every industry.

**This year alone, 7 members of Erin’s resume writing team were nominated for the T.O.R.I. awards–the first company ever to have this many writers be nominated for an award! 3 writers received the award, while the other 4 were runners up!

A note from Erin:

Hello! As writers, presenters, contributors, coaches, and blog authors, our mission is to craft an authentic, branded, and confident resume for every executive and professional (you!) that will land you where you want to be (and have fun while doing it!).

We want you to GET EXCITED about your future! We’ll motivate and encourage you along the way while gently poking and prodding with targeted questions, all as part of my *unique* data mining process that helps me to create the show-stopping resume you need to win over the reader.

We’re so confident in our abilities, that we guarantee we will get you to the interview!

Why would we make such a bold claim?

Because our clients have been calling and emailing us for 13 years with great news and positive feedback. We see them get hired, in the jobs they want, again and again!

Because our writers are the “best of the best”. Award winners, nationally published authors, speakers, presenters, and TV and radio guests.

Because we have been trained by the pioneers of the resume writing industry and we continually seek out more training to stay on top of trends, strategies, and news.

Because our goal is to make sure you LOVE your resume. If you aren’t happy, we aren’t happy.

Let’s begin a collaborative, positive and fun journey. By the time we finish your project, you’ll be excited, hopeful and confident again. We promise.

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Erin’s Credentials include:

- Master Career Director (MCD)
- Certified Master Resume Writer (CMRW)
- Certified Expert Resume Writer (CERW)
- Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW)
- Authorized D.I.S.C. Assessment Administrator (DISC)
- Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Development (BS/HR)
- Minor degree in Labor Relations

Contributions:

- Radio Guest, “Secrets of the Job Hunt” (podcast available on iTunes)

- Marketing & Sales Job Search Expert, Job-Hunt.org

- Committee Member, Resume Certification/Credentialing Committee, Career Directors International (CDI)

- Contributing Member/Blogger, Career Collective (follow #careercollective on Twitter)

- Expert Author, EzineArticles.com

- Michigan Career Coach Examiner, Examiner.com

- Featured writer, Alltop blogs

- Mentor, Career Director International’s Member Mentorship Program

- Featured Blogger, HealthcareITCentral.com

- Resume Writing Partner of an internationally recognized publication

- Resume Writing Partner of 6Figurejobs.com

- Resume Writing Partner and Industry Expert to over 850 professional associations

Accolades:

Nominated by Career Directors International (CDI) for the Toast of the Resume Industry (T.O.R.I.) awards each year entered: 2007/2008/2009/2010 out of hundreds of writers and thousands of resumes. In 2010, Erin won an award for “Best Executive Resume”.

**Internationally recognized work as “Best of the Best” by peers and clients**

Member of:

Career Directors International (CDI)

Professional Association of Resume Writers (PARW)

Association of Online Resume & Career Professionals (AORCP)

National Resume Writers Association (NRWA)

Career Thought Leaders (CTL)

 

Published in:

“Cracking the Code to Pharmaceutical Sales (2nd Edition)”, Teena Rose, 2011

“Social Networking for Career Success”, Miriam Salpeter, Learning Express, 2011

“Designing a Cover Letter to ‘Wow’ Hiring Personnel”, Teena Rose, 2010

“The Twitter Job Search Guide”, Jist Publishing, 2010

“Cover Letters for Dummies, 3rd Edition”, John Wiley Publications, 2009

“Expert Resumes for Engineering Professionals”, Jist Publishing, 2008

“Resumes for the Rest of Us: Secrets from the Pros for Job Seekers with Unconventional Career Paths”, Career Press Publishing, 2008

“Directory of Professional Resume Writers: How to Find and Work with a Pro to Accelerate Your Search”, Jist Publishing, 2008

“The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book, Fourth Edition”, Jist Publishing, 2007

“Military-to-Civilian Resumes and Letters”, Impact Publications, 2007

“No-Nonsense Resumes”, Career Press, 2006

“No-Nonsense Cover Letters”, Career Press, 2006