Absolutely Abby

Abby Kohut, a brave Human Resources professional, has stepped forward to share the secrets of her industry with job seekers and to inspire those that are out of work to not lose faith that they will find a job. Abby, who is known as “Absolutely Abby” because she tells job seekers the absolute truth, has held positions from corporate recruiter to Senior Director of Recruiting over the past 18 years. In 2009, Abby shifted her focus to concentrate on helping candidates land their dream jobs and has spoken to over 300 job search groups. In 2013, Abby launched a 62 city cross country self-funded speaking tour to fulfill her mission to educate 1 million job seekers. You can learn more about the tour at Abby has gained much media attention since she wrote the book “Absolutely Abby’s 101 Job Search Secrets”. She was selected as one of the top 100 influential people online according to Fast Company Magazine and was named as one of "The Monster 11 for 2011: Career Experts Who Can Help Your Job Search". She has been featured on several dozen television news and radio segments, including Fox News & Fox News Radio, Good Morning Connecticut, and Bloomberg Radio. Her advice has also been featured in newspapers such as the NJ Star Ledger, The Daily News, Inc. Magazine, Urban Male Magazine, and LA Weekly and on top career sites such as Forbes, LinkedIn, Monster, CareerBuilder, HotJobs, WorkChic, and The Ladders.