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Abby Kohut, who is known on the web as Absolutely Abby, has held positions from recruiter to Senior Director of Recruiting. Her website www.AbsolutelyAbby.com, her speeches, and her books teach candidates secrets about the job search process that other recruiters simply won't tell you. Abby has provided job search tips on Fox 5 Business News, NBC, CBS, ABC, LinkedIn, Forbes, USA Today, Monster, Careerbuilder, TheLadders, and on Bloomberg Radio. Abby was selected as one of "The Monster 11 for 2011: Career Experts Who Can Help Your Job Search" and is one of the “Top 100 Influential People Online” according to Fast Company Magazine. Since 2010, Abby has been on a mission to educate one million job seekers, and is currently driving around the USA speaking at job search groups, in order to accomplish that goal, which you can learn more about at www.AbbyAcrossAmerica.com.

Josh Weiss-Roessler is a professional resume writer who has written hundreds of resumes, cover letters, and thank you letters for candidates, including those seeking jobs in the public sector. He lives and works in Austin, TX, with his wife, son, and two adorably destructive dogs.

Logan Harper is the community manager for the George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services' online MPH@GW program — an innovative Master of Public Health degree designed to help public health professionals become leaders in the field.

Christie Mims is a professional career coach and the founder of The Revolutionary Club [http://therevolutionaryclub.com], a Forbes Top 100 website for your career. She's on a mission to help you find Career Happiness, because frankly, you deserve it. Got some fears about making a change or need help finding your passion? Get free career help right over here: www.therevolutionaryclub.com.

Neil Reichenberg is the former executive director of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR). He worked for IPMA-HR, for almost four decades until his retirement in June 2020. He is an adjunct instructor at George Mason University teaching a graduate public human resource management class, writes a twice monthly public policy/legal column for the Human Resource Certification Institute, and speaks on human resource issues. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and New York Law School and has been admitted to the Bar in New York and the District of Columbia.

Anna Runyan is a Career Coach, Career Development Expert, Professor of Career Development and founder of Classycareergirl.com(http://www.classycareergirl.com ). Anna is the voice for women who want to find careers they love and get ahead. Since getting her own career unstuck, Anna has helped hundreds of professional women find meaningful and purposeful careers. Anna started her blog, ClassyCareerGirl.com, in March 2010 to document what she was learning during business school at UCSD and at her full-time consulting job at Booz Allen Hamilton. After just a few months, Classy Career Girl was named one of “The Top 50 Up and Coming HR Blogs for Career Development” and Anna quickly discovered her “passion project.” Recently, Anna’s site was picked as one of “Forbes Top 100 Websites For Your Career” and her career and office fashion advice was featured in People Stylewatch magazine. Anna is also a featured guest expert on Fox 5 New San Diego and San Diego 6 News. Anna is also a professor of Career Development, Journalism and Management at DeVry University, and the creator of popular programs like the Get Unstuck Bootcamp (http://www.loveyourcareerformula.com/ ) and the Get Ahead Club (http://getunstuck.classycareergirl.com/classy-career-girls-get-ahead-club/ ). For more about Anna Runyan and some photos, you can go to http://www.classycareergirl.com/media/

Danita Dyess started writing in 1992 when she landed a job at Creative Services, Inc., an advertising agency in Atlanta, Georgia. She worked with the director of communications and was introduced to the “Associated Press Stylebook.” She learned how to write proposals, press releases, correspondence and various documents for Fortune 500 companies in a fast-paced environment. In 1995, she started volunteering for two nonprofit organizations. As the English instructor for the Burma Students' Association, she edited term papers and theses for college students. She also co-wrote correspondence proposing conflict resolution in war-torn countries for professors. As the online course developer for the National Council for Support of Disability, she researched topics, interviewed experts and wrote online courses for a global audience. Improving the content led to increased enrollment. In 2010, her passion for writing resulted in working as a freelance writer. She has written thousands of articles, interviews, blog posts, career guides and online courses. Her byline has appeared in SZ Magazine, Houston Chronicle, etc. She is a ghostwriter for C-suite executives and her work has appeared on numerous career websites. She has served as a recruiter for various corporations. She is a volunteer writer for Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project. She will earn her bachelor’s degrees in communications with a certificate in journalism and psychology from the University of Phoenix in 2016. Since 2011, she has been the careers examiner for Examiner.com. She is the founder of Align Career Strategies and specializes in writing about human resources and career development.

John Eldridge was a member of the Vancouver Police Department for twenty-six years. He followed that with an eleven-year second career at WorkSafeBC (the Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia) where he led a team investigating fatal accidents in the workplace.  He wrote Second Careers for Street Cops as a guide for law enforcement officers looking for a second career. Through his job search and transition into a career after policing, John realized the lack of second career information available specifically for police officers. Second Careers for Street Cops is his down-to-earth, practical advice for street cops who want to move on to a new work life after their law enforcement careers. John lives in Vancouver and can be contacted through his website, http://secondcareersforstreetcops.com/ or follow him on Twitter @copsecondcareer.

Kelly Barcelos is a progressive digital marketing manager for Jobsoid – Applicant Tracking System. She is responsible for leading the content and social media teams at work. Her expertise and experience in the field of HR enable her to create value-driven content for her readers – both on Jobsoid’s blog and other guest blogs where she publishes content regularly.

Laura Fields is an educational writer who tries to give high-quality resource material to teachers and students alike. She deems it important to try and improve the ways of studying and teaching in order to reach a higher level of comprehension and understanding among students.

Sabrina spent the last seven years of her corporate HR experience in a performance marketing company. She started as a Human Resource Manager in a call center in a small town and was soon promoted to Director overseeing seven call centers. A truly strategic generalist role, each day brought something new. During her tenure as Director, the company decided to branch out overseas. Sabrina was the lead human resource liaison to all international endeavors. In addition, Sabrina was responsible for all recruitment, training and development, succession planning (workforce management) and outplacement activities for each of the centers she managed. In 2011, Sabrina founded Acacia HR Solutions in an effort to help businesses with human resources and recruiting efforts. Most of her clients are small businesses who have no need for full time HR support or larger businesses who need to supplement the skillset of their current HR staff.

Rachel Beohm has worked for over ten years in the communications field. She trains executives, HR professionals, speakers, and job seekers to present themselves powerfully through the use of nonverbal communication skills so they can achieve their goals. She coaches clients one-on-one in downtown Portland, OR, provides blogs and other resources online, and delivers workshops and keynotes across the country. Rachel is active on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Medium. She also blogs regularly at her website: www.rachelbeohm.com.