Sandy drove home the importance of the 5 P's - be prepared, patient, personal, positive and prudent – and the need to develop partnerships with others. All of these qualities help survive a storm but they also help during job search.

Abby Kohut, who is known on the web as Absolutely Abby, is the President of Staffing Symphony, LLC and the author of Absolutely Abby’s 101 Job Search Secrets. Her website, AbsolutelyAbby.com, was selected as one of the “Top 100 Websites for Your Career” by Forbes in 2013, and Abby was honored as one of the “Top 100 Influential People Online” by Fast Company Magazine. Since 2010, Abby has been on a mission to help one million job seekers and is currently driving around the USA on a nationwide tour to accomplish that goal which you can learn more about at www.AbbyAcrossAmerica.com.