Alumni Associations

The rules of job searching are not the same as they were even five short years ago. College grads need to develop new strategies in order to truly compete in this market. Learn the secrets from Abby Kohut, a Human Resources recruiter who has seen it all and now who tells it all as “Absolutely Abby”. Abby will teach your alumni secrets about how and why recruiters make the decisions that they do, many of which will surprise you. Being open to all possibilities is paramount to a job seeker’s success in 2014. Learn the game (and the Absolute truth) from an expert recruiter once and for all!

The rules of job searching are not the same as they were even five short years ago. This presentation will teach you several effective strategies for improving the networking skills of your participants which include personal marketing, social media and “outside the box” marketing techniques utilizing technology. Learn the game (and the Absolute truth) from an expert recruiter once and for all!

When you graduate from college, your ultimate goal is to find a good job in a growing industry with a competitive starting salary. However, in order to develop a career that will allow you to thrive, you must cultivate strong references and a keen awareness of when and how to ask people for help. This program will discuss the importance of networking with fellow alumni, and how to identify a mentor. Topics include:

Are you an entrepreneur who would like to reach audiences on a larger scale? Join Absolutely Abby as she teaches you how to showcase your expertise in cities far beyond your zipcode. Learn how to become a media magnet in your industry with much less effort than you thought possible. Your sphere of influence can be as vast as you wish it to be with some simple and inexpensive tweaks. Walk away from the program with advice and tips on launching your own unique initiative as well as planning and promotional tactics to set your ideas in motion.

There are now more than 300 million people who consider LinkedIn to be the pre-eminent business networking platform online. LinkedIn is a key place online where professionals have the ability to connect, develop their sales and market themselves, their skills, services and products. This workshop is designed for anyone looking to ensure that they are best placed to use the power and opportunities of LinkedIn. Learn how to market yourself, increase your visibility & reputation and, most importantly, develop new opportunities. Stand out from the crowd, get more quality leads, and stay top of mind with the decision makers by learning how to use LinkedIn correctly & strategically. In this interactive workshop, you will learn:

You’re experienced storms of many kinds while serving our country, but now it’s about taking your job search by storm! Nowadays there are far more candidates applying for the same positions, so you have to differentiate yourself. You will learn what to write in your cover letter, why keywords really matter and how to choose them, secrets about thank you letters, and what to say during an interview to get a “yes”. Understanding how to master each of these job search components is the key to your success in 2015! Abby, a seasoned recruiter, will take you behind the scenes and provide you with secret insights into the human resources and recruiting process.

If even thinking about attending a networking event makes you want to stay home and watch TV or curl up with a good book, you’re not alone. But, you ARE probably an introvert. To advance in your career, you need to network just as much, or perhaps even more than your extraverted friends. In this interactive workshop, your audience will learn:

Many seasoned job seekers find themselves being called overqualified because they have more years of experience than the job description calls for. Learn powerful strategies to overcome your interviewer’s misconceptions about you. It’s impossible to BE overqualified unless YOU believe you ARE overqualified. In this seminar, you will learn:

Although the economy is improving – this still isn’t your Grandma’s job market! Many of the jobs are hidden from plain view and unless you learn about the new way to job hunt, you’ll be left out in the cold. Absolutely Abby will teach you how easy it really is to uncover the hidden job market. You will learn:

When you are searching for a job, the goal is not just to BE better than your competition. Instead, you goal should be to THINK differently than your competition. Job boards and headhunters are not the only viable options anymore. The job market doesn’t have to be hidden once you learn to search using “out of this world” techniques. Learn how to see the light when there doesn’t appear to be any and how to turn misfortune into opportunity. Differentiate yourself now and win the race to the finish line!

During this presentation, you will gain insight into what HR recruiters look for when they are evaluating your qualifications. In 2014, you must do more than applying on job boards. There are far more candidates applying for the same positions, so you have to differentiate yourself. You will learn what to write in your cover letter, why keywords really matter and how to choose them, secrets about thank you letters, and what to say during a phone screen to get a “yes”. Understanding how to master each of these job search components is the key to your success in 2014!

This presentation offers a compilation of proactive strategies that human resource professionals can put into place to make sure they retain their top employees as other companies start trying to lure them away. Learn easy-to-implement tips and techniques you can use to guard your key employees and deflect aggressive poaching of these individuals, as when the economy turns around it is widely anticipated there will be aggressive pursuing of top talent in the marketplace. You will learn proactive perks, bonuses and other techniques for locking in your key employees and using these incentives as a way to hit certain milestones and keep them at the company. Finally, you will hear case studies of what other HR executives are doing right now to retain and lock in key employees, based on the widely anticipated viewpoint that there will be aggressive poaching of top talent in the marketplace once the economy starts to improve.

Learn to effectively market your business in 140 character sentences. Develop improved client communications, improve customer service response time, increase sales and web traffic and develop a brand that can go viral. Jump on the Twitter bandwagon! During this interactive workshop, your team will learn: