Although the economy is improving, many of the jobs are hidden from plain view. Abby Kohut – known on the web as Absolutely Abby –will demonstrate how easy it really is to uncover the hidden job market on Wednesday, August 20, from 9:30 am to noon at the Parsippany-Troy Hills Library.

You will learn why the job market is hidden in the first place; how to hobnob with CTOs, CFOs and other C-suite members; how working for free can be the best idea you ever had and three ways to use social media to generate opportunities you didn’t know existed.

Abby Kohut is the President of Staffing Symphony LLC and the author of Absolutely Abby’s 101 Job Search Secrets. In the past 18 years, Abby has held positions including Senior Director of Recruiting for Kaplan, Interim Director of Recruiting for Continuum Health Partners, and Manager of Global Recruiting for Alpharma. 

Her website, www.AbsolutelyAbby.com, was selected as one of the “Top 100 Websites for Your Career” by Forbes magazine in 2013, teaches candidates secrets the absolute truth about the job search process that other recruiters won't tell you. She is one of the “Top 100 Influential People Online” according to Fast Company Magazine. In 2014, CEOWORLD Magazine rated Abby one of the Top 25 Women for your Job Search. 

Since 2010, Abby has been on a mission to help one million job seekers and is currently on a nationwide tour to accomplish that goal.

Photo courtesy of Abby Kohut