Career Management Alliance Honors Outstanding Careers Professionals at 2010 Annual Conference

New Orleans, LA, April 28, 2010 --(PR.com)-- At the 2010 Career Management Alliance conference, held in New Orleans, April 28-30, The Alliance Master Team recognized six notable careers professionals with the following four awards: the What Color is My Parachute Award, the Mentor Award (two), the Bridge Award (two), and the Marketing Innovator of the Year.

In honor of the founder of modern career management and author of What Color is My Parachute?, Dick Bolles, Deb Dib, Partner and Career Brand Expert, Career Thought Leaders Consortium and Owner, Executive Brand Strategist and Career Coach, Executive Power Brand was bestowed the What Color is My Parachute Award.

"It was a challenging, but rewarding task to chose the winners," said Don Orlando, a member of the Alliance’s advisory board known as the Master Team. "Challenging because so many Alliance members are distinguished leaders in our industry. Rewarding because we got a chance to recognize each winner's contribution to people's careers in every field, industry, and sector around the world."

Jason Alba, CEO, Jibber Jobber, LLC and a LinkedIn Expert at I’m on LinkedIn—Now What??? and Diane Hudson-Burns, Federal Resources Expert, Workforce50.com; Director, Certified Professional Career Coach Program, Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coach and Resume Designer, Career Marketing Techniques were honored with the Mentor Award. The Alliance recognizes each of these individuals for sharing their contemporary wisdom and generously guiding others in tradecraft, entrepreneurship, and community building.

Wendy Enelow; President, Enelow Enterprises; Co-Founder & Executive Director, Resume Writing Academy; and Founder & Executive Director, Career Thought Leaders Consortium, and Elizabeth Craig, President, ELC Global, LLC earned the Bridge Award for connecting professionals from a wide variety of sectors within the careers industry.

And a Certified Master Resume Writer, who has earned much praise from clients and colleagues alike, Jacqui Barrett Poindexter, Owner, Career Strategist and Master Resume Writer, Career Trends was named Marketing Innovator of the Year.

“We thank Deb, Jason, Diane, Wendy, Elizabeth and Jacqui for all that they have achieved and shared in the past year" Orlando continued. "While we recognize careers professionals annually, I am sure that these four individuals’ contributions will last for many years to come.”

About Career Management Alliance

Founded in 1999, Career Management Alliance (formerly Career Masters Institute) is trusted as the world’s leading professional association dedicated to linking all divisions within the careers industry.

A distinctive community that values the strength of diverse knowledge, the Alliance attracts members from assorted career backgrounds, such as resume writing, career coaching, career counseling, college and university career development, government and military career transition, outplacement, recruiting, and HR.

The Alliance mission is to bridge all sectors of the industry and provide the connections, the content, and the credibility that contribute to each of our members’ success and the overall visibility and of the careers industry as a whole.

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