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 Entreprenuerial | Ambitious | Confident | Intelligent

"Partnering with senior-level executives to help them discover brand distinction, overcome job search obstacles and achieve career mastery in highly competitive marketplaces gives me the greatest sense of satisfaction"

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SOURCE FOR

STRATEGIC CAREER ADVICE & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Abby M. Locke is an executive career strategist and job search specialist who has been interviewed, quoted and featured in Essence Magazine, the Washington Post, Washington Post Express, Wall Street Journal, CEO Update, Monster.com, Kiss 105.9 and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Fueled by a deep passion for helping others reach their highest potential, she engages clients through very structured, thought-provoking strategy sessions that help them uncover their personal brand and unique value proposition. Abby use excerpts and insightful nuggets of information—drawn from these sessions—as the underlying foundation for creating compelling, razor-sharp executive career communications that validate her clients’ market value, differentiate them from their colleagues, give them a competitive advantage and ultimately position them for long-term career excellence.

Clients have cited that these sessions have rewarded them with a renewed definition of personal success, a higher level of confidence, and an “eye-opening” view of their value to employers.

PUBLISHED WORK IN ELEVEN NATIONAL CAREER PUBLICATIONS

As a published author, she has distinctive executive résumé samples in national career publications including

• Top Notch Executive Résumés
• Nail the Résumé! Great Tips for Creating Dynamite Résumés
• Same-Day Résumé
• Quick Resume and Cover Letter Book
• 30-Minute Resume Makeover
• Happy About My Resume
• Sales and Marketing Resumes for $100,000 Careers
• Directory of Professional Resume Writers
• Jobseeker’s Guide for Working With Executive Recruiters.
• Expert Resumes for Military-to-Civilian Conversion
• Step By Step Resumes
• Expert Resumes for Managers and Executives
  

CAREERS INDUSTRY EXPERT

She serves as a Résumé Consultant for Women-for-Hire career fairs and is a regular contributor to The Ladders.com, Careerthoughtleaders.com, Financialbankjobsblog.com, MORE.com, and ExecutiveAgent.com, DCjobs.com, Localcareers.com, and Self-Growth.com. She recently served as the regional career expert in the Washington DC metropolitan area for the National Career Fairs firm.

EDUCATION & INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS

MBA degree in Finance, Boston University

BA - Business Management, Clark University

• Master Resume Writer - Career Management Alliance
• Nationally Certified Resume Writer - National Resume Writers Association
• Certified Personal Brand Strategist - Reach Communications Company
• Certified Online Identity Strategist - Reach Communications Company
• Certificate in Executive Coaching - Career Coach Institute
• Certified Career Management Coach - Career Coach Academy
• Certified Job Search Strategist - Job Search Academy