• Entries must be submitted in PDF format and an original Word document.
• Only one submission per category is allowed for each contestant.
• Each entry must be one continuous document that includes the resume, followed by a page break, then a final page (or two) that includes the job description the resume is targeting and a paragraph that explains your strategy for developing the resume.
• Client names, contact information, company name, and optional description must be fictionalized.
• Entry file names must be in the following format:

By submitting entries to this contest, you agree to the following rules:

• Contestants must be NRWA members in good standing.
• Each contestant may enter one resume per category.
• Resume submissions must represent the work of the contestant. A business owner may not submit a resume on behalf of an employee or subcontracted writer. The writer must submit the resume in their name. In addition, any resumes found to contain plagiarized content will be disqualified from the competition.
• Winning resume submissions will be published at the discretion of the NRWA. They may appear on our website and social media accounts, and on display at the 2022 NRWA Annual Conference.
• Decisions of the judging committee will be final.
• Submissions received after midnight, ET, August 9, 2022 will not be accepted.

• Submit entries, with payment, via the website registration form. Cost for each submission is $25.
• If a technical issue should impede your registration, please contact [email protected]
• Failure to comply with any of the submission instructions will automatically disqualify the submission.