CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, ASSOCIATIONS, EDUCATION, PUBLICATIONS, COMMUNITY SERVICE...
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CERTIFICATIONS assure you that we are have the specialized career industry and career marketing knowledge, writing expertise, and time-tested experience needed to deliver the highest quality career marketing services in the most ethical and professional manner.
Does a certification or number of certifications always indicate a good writer? Well, not necessarily. As with all purchases, caveat emptor (Let the Buyer Beware) applies. Some enterprises have no certifications but claim to have the knowledge and experience it takes to write interview-winning, professional resumes. Some establishments employ 1 certified writer or coach to manage a large stable of uncertified writers, which is not necessarily bad if the writers are mentored expertly. Also, some business display the association logos without having earned the right. So you must do your homework to assure you get the real deal by checking out the writer's credentials at the association web sites and see their resume samples, book titles, web sites where their articles and resumes may be published, testimonials, endorsements, and personal web pages. Other questions to ask should be: How long have you been writing? Have you written this type of resume before? How will you overcome my age, career transition needs, employment gaps?
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The Certified Professional Resume Writer (CPRW) is granted by the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC) the first and oldest resume writing association. An applicant must be able to prove they have been employed as a professional writer for at least 2 years. After completing a workbook course covering English grammar, spelling, writing techniques, and business ethics, the applicant has 3-days to submit resume strategy, resume, and cover letter for a pre-determined, fictional client. The examination is rated by a team of top PARW/CC resume writers who are at least CPRW's.
To provide our clients further assurance of our career coaching expertise, the following year, we added the Certified Employment Interview Professional (CEIP) certification to our professional portfolio. The CEIP designation is granted by PARWCC. The course was developed and is taught by Jay Block of The Jay Block Companies, Inc., through active participation at a 2-day, on-site seminar. Topics include client pre-interview strategies, beginning with a resume development technique that accurately identifies and assesses the client's strengths, then builds a winning value proposition that attracts top employers. The exam consists of a live, instructor-evaluated, video-taped interview session.
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LICENSING: Wordbusters holds a current City of Fillmore (State of California) Business License, renewed yearly for the past 15 years.
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ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP allows career industry professionals access to the latest tools of the trade as well as leadership and expert advice and original thought from senior membership and professional colleagues. Also, association membership comes with the condition that we exhibit ethical conduct in all our business dealings. Wordbusters is a member in good standing of the following organizations: Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches (PARWCC), Career Masters Alliance (CMA), Career Directors International (CDI), and the National Resume Writers Association (NRWA)
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CONTINUING EDUCATION: In spite of 15 total years in business, we do not rest on our laurels but constantly challenge ourselves with on-line courses and reading in career industry writing, career coaching, career marketing techniques, and cross-functional topics (IT, Graphic Arts, Logistics). These classes are presented by the leading career industry associations, including Resume Writing Academy (RWA), PARWCC, CMA, CDI, and NRWA. Some of the more recent on-line courses and seminars are: Master Class In Resume Writing; Writing LinkedIn Resumes; and Writing Executive Resumes.
Our education also involves participation in Career Industry Forums on-line. We prove our expertise by publicly fielding difficult questions from colleagues and job seekers on Yahoo Group's CMA and PARWCC E-Lists and in LinkedIn Groups such as Protean Careers, Career Thought Leaders Consortium, Resume Experts, Society of Human Resources Management, and Federal Recruitment, Talent Management, and HR; and, finally, Google Groups such as CDI-Recruitment, CDI-ResumeExperts, and CDI-Chat.
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PUBLICATIONS: Every year, career industry publishers invite certified resume writers to contribute our best resume and cover letters to favorite books such as JIST's Expert Resumes and Best Resume series. Hundreds of resumes and cover letters are submitted but not all selected. The best writers are honored internationally with their work in print. Wordbusters currently has resumes and cover letters appearing in 10 best-selling resume books. Wordbusters has been interviewed and quoted in Monster.com and U.S. News and World Report/Money career articles. You will find many other references and original writing selections by Wordbusters across the Web, including 3 client web pages.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE: Wordbusters helps the world community by volunteering free resume critiques and coaching services through PARWCC and CMA Volunteers for Careers during times of national emergencies such as the Columbine, Colorado tragedy and Hurricane Katrina. In addition, we have performed free resume critiques for job seekers at the Career Builder Los Angeles Career Expo and at the National Hispanic MBA Association Convention and free career advice to high school students and educators through America's Promise-The Alliance for Youth.
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