Abby Kohut


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AK_HeadshotAbby has worked in Human Resources for over 15 years. She started her career as a recruiter and grew into the role of Senior Director of Recruiting and Career Development for Kaplan, Inc., a world leader in educational services. Following that, Abby managed several human resources projects for Alpharma, Inc., and then filled the role of  Interim Director of Recruiting for Beth Israel Medical center and St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital where she created written documentation around their processes and procedures.

Abby volunteers as the Strategic Growth Advisor and Manhattan Networking Leader of Whine & Dine, a social networking group for Human Resources professionals. She has been a member of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) for many years and recently won a Pinnacle Award , one of the highest honors offered by SHRM.

Abby graduated cum laude with a BA in Psychology with honors from the University of Rochester. Abby and her husband reside in Springfield, NJ.

Abby enjoys consulting for a variety of clients and solving their Human Resources and staffing challenges. Her goal is to provide clients with customized solutions to their problems. In that vein, Abby will work with you to define your needs and offer specific suggestions to enhance the agility of your organization. A subset of her services include:

  •         HR function outsourcing, interim solutions, or set-up
  •         Recruitment policy & process design/re-design & training
  •         Implementation of on-boarding programs
  •         Employee Performance Management
  •         Documentation of policies & procedures
  •         Employee Handbooks and Policies
  •         Company expansions of staff
  •         Compensation analysis
  •         Staffing services & Metrics Analysis
  •         Outplacement programs
  •         Internship/College Recruiting/Referral Program Design
  •         Branding & recruiting using social media
  •         Applicant tracking selection & roll out
  •         Employer collateral creation/branding
  •         HR Vendor analysis, negotiation, & ongoing mgmt.
  •         Team building Myers-Briggs workshops
  •         HR Hotline
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What is a Rainmaker

“American Indian tradition exalts the Rainmaker. The Rainmaker used magical powers to bring the rain to nourish the crops to feed the people. Without the rain, the people would weaken, die, or have to move elsewhere.

“Today, a Rainmaker is a person who brings revenue into an organization, be it profit or not-for-profit. That revenue comes from customers and donors. That revenue is the aqua viva – the lifeblood – of the organization. Without it the organization will die.

“Customers’ money is the rain.

The term Rainmaker is more commonly used in such professional service industries as legal, accounting, consulting, investment banking, advertising, and architecture. In these industries, Rainmakers are the two or so people in the firm who are responsible for generating most of the new customers, the new business.”

-- Jeffrey J. Fox, How to Become a Rainmaker