Past Speaking Engagements

• Interviewed on Valerie's New York on WOR 710AM
  

• Interviewed on the Joe Franklin Show on Bloomberg Radio WBBR

• Interviewed on 103.5 WKTU for KTU Cares

• Interviewed on Good Morning Connecticut on WTNH Channel 8, an ABC Affiliate

• Guest on the Career Catalyst talk show on Blog Talk Radio

• Interviewed on Career Corner on SOMA TV in Maplewood, NJ

• Taped the premiere episode of Public Voice Salon, a brand new citizen dialogue on Hudson County Cable

• Recorded a segment for a pilot for Service Electric TV in Allentown, PA

• Selected by the speaker board of ExecSense to lead a webinar on "What HR Managers Need to Do Now to Keep Their Best Employees From Leaving Once the Economy Turns Around" – View the Press Release.

• Moderated a panel for "Recruiter's Night Out" in Rochelle Park, NJ for MIS Network Associates (MNA), IT–Networking, the ETP Network, TENG, The Breakfast Club of NJ, Monmouth Networking, and Careers In Transition (CIT)

• Moderated "Hear It From the Source: A Panel of Professional Recruiters" at
  • Project Ezra Career Event in Teaneck, NJ

• Presented "Using Twitter to Become a Thought Leader in Your Market" at Somerset County Business Partnership in Bridgewater, NJ

• Presented "Don't Just Think Outside the Box – Think Out of This World" at El Rio Grande Restaurant in NYC

• Presented "Using Social Media to Help You Win the Gold" at
  • The Breakfast Club - East Brunswick, NJ
  • Schmoozer's Job Network/Jewish Employment Transition Services (JETS) - West Hartford, CT
  • Lehigh Valley Professionals Group - Allentown, PA
  • Senior Executive's Networking Group (SENG) - Paramus, NJ
  • Department of Labor Professional Services Group (PSG) - Dover & Somerville, NJ
  • Career Networking Group in the Bernardsville Library – Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Association for Operations Management (APICS) PRSJ Chapter - Cranbury, NJ
  • Russell Library Job Group - Middletown, CT
  • Temple Community Network at Barnert Temple - Franklin Lakes, NJ
  • The Financial Executive's Networking Group (FENG) Paramus, NJ
  • St. Mary's Job Networking Group Middleton, NJ

• Presented "An Introduction to LinkedIn" for
  • The Mid-NJ ASTD's Social Media Workshop in Princeton, NJ
  • Several recruiting & training companies in the NY metropolitan area

• Social media panel member for
  • Social Media Conference – Somerset County Business Partnership in Basking Ridge, NJ
  • "Creating Your Online Presence Using Social Media" at Mid-NJ ASTD in Princeton, NJ

• Presented on "Recruiting and Motivating Volunteers" for the SHRM Garden State Council in New Brunswick, NJ

• Presented on "Social Media Networking Strategies for Success" at
  • Ultimate Warrior Career Workshops and Job Fair in Fort Dix, NJ

• Presented on "Networking for Recruiting Success – Live and Online Solutions" at
  • Continuum Health Partners Recruiting Department in New York, NY
  • Advantage Human Resourcing in New York, NY
  • Resources Global Professionals in New York, NY
  • Shearman & Sterling, LLP in New York, NY

• Presented "Networking to Win the Gold" at
  • The Hope Program in Brooklyn, NY

• Presented "Job Searching – How to Play & Beat the Odds" at
  • Our Lady of the Mount Neighbor to Neighbor Employment Network - Warren, NJ
  • Job Search Work Team at Border's - Princeton, NJ
  • Computer Insight Learning Center's Work Readiness Program - Eatontown, NJ
  • Pennsylvania School of Business - Allentown, PA
  • UJA Federation of NY's Connect to Care at WJCS - White Plains, NY
  • JobShop teleconference, part of PM Lessons Learned
  • Monday at Seven Networking Group at The Darien Library - Darien, CT
  • Ridge Diner Job Seeker's Group - Suffern, NY
  • Trinity Church JobSeekers Group - Princeton NJ
  • The Church of the Immaculate Conception's Employment Ministry - Somerville, NY
  • Westchester Project Managers Job Club – White Plains, NY
  • Job Seekers of Montclair – Montclair, NJ
  • Financial Executive's Networking Group (FENG) in Paramus, NJ
  • Lehigh Valley SHRM Career Connections Group in Bethlehem, PA
  • Lehigh Valley Professionals Group in Allentown, PA
  • Princeton HRMA – SHRM Job Search Group in Princeton, NJ
  • Sussex Warren HR In–Transition Group in Mount Olive, NJ
  • Cornerstone Career Network in Wyckoff, NJ
  • St. Mary's Church In–Transition Network in New Monmouth, NJ
  • Department of Labor Professional Services Groups (PSG) in New Brunswick and Trenton, NJ
  • Department of Labor Professional Services Groups (PSG) in Somerville, Dover, and Neptune, NJ
  • Marathi Vishwa Networking Group in Lawrence Harbor, NJ
  • Senior Executive's Networking Group (SENG) in Paramus, NJ

• Speaker on "Jobs For Candidates over 50" at
  • Job1usa.com on WTOD Radio Station in Toledo, OH

• Speaker on "A Recruiter's Guide to Finding and Landing the Right Job" at
  • Career Networking Group in Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Trinity Church Job Seekers Group in Princeton, NJ
  • The Breakfast Club Networking Group in East Brunswick, NJ
  • Drake Beam Morin Senior Networking Group in New York, NY
  • Department of Labor Professional Services Groups (PSG) in New Brunswick, Westampton, & Dover, NJ
  • Financial Executive Networking Group in Northern, NJ
  • Career Forum Networking Group in Somerset, NJ
  • ChemPharma Networking Group in Morristown, NJ
  • MIS Networking Group in Totowa, NJ
  • Columbia University, NYU & SUNY Old Westbury

• Speaker on "Creative Campaigning – How To Outsmart Your Competition" at
  • "Your Career Campaign – 2009" Workshop in New York, NY
  • Israeli Career Network in New York, NY
  • Dor Chadash, affiliate of the Jewish Federation of North America in New York, NY

• Speaker on "Discovering Your Career Personality Using the Myers–Briggs" at
  • Central Jersey SHRM's Job Search Group in Somerset, NJ
  • Career Networking Group in Basking Ridge, NJ
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals in Parsippany, NJ

• Corporate Recruiting Panel Member for
  • Career Transition 2010: New Strategies for the New Search for Thunderbird Alumni
  • Parsippany Chamber of Commerce Career Coaching Panel in Randolph, NJ
  • HR & Social Media: Insights & Advice for Social Media Club of North Jersey
  • Project Management Institute's Networking Group in Basking Ridge, NJ
  • MIS Networking Group in Rochelle Park, NJ
  • Marketing MBA graduating class at Baruch's Zicklin School of Business in New York, NY
  • Hope Program in Brooklyn, NY

Publications

• Author of "Absolutely Abby's 101 Job Search Secrets" (January 2010)
• Author of "Absolutely Abby's Top 12 Interview Questions Exposed" (May 2010)
• Contributor to "The Twitter Job Search Guide" (JIST March 2010)
• Author of "Operation Job Search: Inside Secrets from a Corporate Recruiter" (January 2009)
• Author of 126 articles on AbsolutelyAbby.com
• Edited the career chapters of "Fabulous At Fifty", a book for baby boomers (July 2005)
• Developed a career tips section for the Kaplan/Dress for Success website

Volunteer and Leadership Activities

• Career Services Advisory Board Member for Pennsylvania School of Business
• Developed and implemented "Your Career Campaign 2009", a conference in NYC attended by 200 job seekers
• Host of free twice-monthly question and answer conference call for job seekers: CareerWakeupCalls.com
• Volunteer at The United Way's Workforce Development Career Fair & Workshop – Bridgewater, NJ
• Critiqued resumes at the National Career Fair - NYC, NJ & Pittsburgh, PA - 2010
• Critiqued resumes at the Southern New England Chapter of PMI Career Fair - 2010
• Alumni Mentor at the University of Rochester's Student–Alumni Networking Night – 2009 & 2010
• Manhattan Networking Leader & Strategic Growth Advisor – HR Whine & Dine Networking Group
• Student Advisor for University of Rochester Student–Alumni Career Networking Reception – 2009
• Volunteer Mock Interviewer for The Hope Program in Brooklyn, NY – 2008
• Participated in the "Walk to Cure Psoriasis" - 2010
• Volunteer Career Coach at Parsippany Chamber of Commerce Career Fair - 2010
• Attended the Brooklyn ½ Marathon for HOPE Event - 2010