October 30, 2020
What is Parker Dewey?
Parker Dewey is a mission-oriented organization that helps connect great talent with great companies. It offers college students and recent graduates who are excited to complete short-term, paid, professional assignments opportunities to do so. While executing …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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October 23, 2020
Career Communities bring together students who are studying majors that can lead to similar career paths. Each Career Community is led by a Career Coach and is supported by an Employer Relations team member and a Student Advisory Board. As …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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April 24, 2020
Nothing can stop us…not even a pandemic (didn’t think I’d ever write that, but here we are)!
As we’re getting used to our new ‘normal’, I want to take time to keep encouraging you, students, to not lose hope. It …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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September 6, 2019
As a member of the Career and Professional Development (CPD) team at Mercy College, I have the privilege of working with some of the most hard-working, determined and ambitious students. I am a first-generation college graduate. My parents migrated to …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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July 26, 2019
As you may be wrapping up at your internship this summer, I would like to provide you with advice to maintain strong relationships with your supervisor(s) and coworkers. Connecting with them on LinkedIn is great, but there’s a little more …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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April 5, 2019
JPMorgan Chase Office Tour | March 22“It is the people and the culture that drew me to JPMorgan Chase. It is important for me to work at a company, and with a group of people, that value integrity and a commitment to constantly learning” Meghan Mickiewicz, …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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March 15, 2019
The Sophomore Slump | Spring 2019 EventsAccording to the Education Advisory Board (EAB), “sophomore slump” is a real thing and accounts for six percent of students who run a higher risk of transferring during their second year. Sophomore slump is when a student loses some of …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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March 1, 2019
Bank of America Informational Session | January 31On January 31, seventeen School of Business students attended an informational session at Bank of America. Students got the opportunity to meet and greet with Bank of America executives. They learned about training programs and job opportunities. This event …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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February 15, 2019
Accounting, Finance and Business (AFB) Student Advisory Board | Spring 2019SPRING 2019 AFB STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD:
AFB has an active student advisory board that works closely with me to help promote and encourage participation in the Career and Professional Development (CPD) office. We plan tailored events for the AFB career …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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December 21, 2018
Keyana Griffith ’20, Legal Studies major, interned at Westchester County District Attorney’s Office during the Fall 2018 semester. She gained hands-on experience in the law field by going to court with the Assistant District Attorney. Keyana helped prepare legal paperwork …
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Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay
Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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