Abby Locke

MBA, Nationally Certified Resume Writer, Master Resume Writer, Personal Brand Strategist

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Executive Career Architect | Executive Resume Writer | Personal Brand Coach Expert

Abby Locke

Abby Locke Quick Facts

Main Areas
Executive Resume Writing, Executive Career Communications, Personal Branding, Interview Coaching, Career Management Coaching
Career Focus
Executive Career Consultant, Personal Branding Strategist, Career Management Coach, Executive Job Search Coach
Affiliation
Reach Branding Club, Career Management Alliance, National Resume Writers Association,

Delivering Career Acceleration Advantage and Salary-Boosting Value To Senior Executives & Corporate Leaders

Abby M. Locke is the mastermind and founder of Premier Writing Solutions and Beyond Glass Ceilings. She is a career marketing architect, master resume writer and brand leadership coach who partners with senior executives and professional MBA women to help them discover brand distinction, overcome job search obstacles and achieve career mastery in highly competitive, crowded marketplaces.

A global résumé writer and executive brand expert, Abby use excerpts and insightful nuggets of information—drawn from intense branding sessions—as the underlying foundation for creating compelling, razor-sharp executive career communications that validate her clients’ market value, differentiate them from their colleagues, and position them for long-term career growth.


THOUGHT LEADERSHIP & MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS


She has been featured and quoted in Essence Magazine, Black Enterprise, Washington Post, Washington Post Express, Wall Street Jou al, KISS 105.9, ABCnews.com and CEO Update.

Today, she is profiled contributor on the Career Thought Leaders blog, Excelle.com, Careerealism.com, The Ladders.com, MORE.com and Localcaree etwork.com and more recently served as the Seattle Resumes Examiner at Examiner.com and the Regional Career Expert for National Career Fairs.


CAREER SERVICES INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION


At true believe in ongoing self-marketing and professional development, Abby has gained some of the top certification in the careers industry and is one of a handful of career experts who hold the following highly coveted and respected certifications:


Master Resume Writer

Nationally Certified Resume Writer

Academy Certified Resume Writer

Certified Personal Brand Strategist

Certified 360 Reach Brand Assessment Coach

Certified Online Identity Strategist

Certified Job Search Strategist

Certified Career Management Coach

Certificate in Executive Career Coaching

Certified MBTI Administrator

Abby is also a graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts where she earned a bachelor's degree in Business Management and holds a MBA degree from Boston University.

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You wouldn’t create a gourmet meal and serve it on dirty dishes, right? So why would you engage in a Job Search 2.0 campaign using an executive resume with outdated, ineffective strategies? If you have been conducting a targeted job search that is not generating any interviews or netting you zero results, it may be time to take a close look at the document you are marketing to recruiters and employers.

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If your job search campaign keeps hitting a brick wall, your existing resume is getting you no results, and you have been trying every method you know about including online postings, recruiters, social networks, in-person networking), maybe what you are feeding the masses is not the right tool. Your executive resume must be a strategic marketing document not a career obituary or a string of job descriptions. After all, the only way you can attract attention is to be unique and differentiate yourself from the competition.

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Changes, changes, changes. Just when you get used to a new resume format, a new resume strategy or a new resume concept, poof - more changes show up. So what significant changes have occurred in the past five years that now make your executive resume look outdated today? Are companies really looking for different executive leadership skills and competencies today versus five years ago?

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Why are 40-plus professionals plagued by common stereotypes like having less energy, demand high health and life insurance costs, and are unwilling to learn new technology.

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Contacting Abby Locke

Phone: 202-706-5719

Fax: 888-350-4220

Email: alocke@premierwriting.com

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