Mariana Ayerbe

Deputy Director, Career Education

As the Deputy Director, Career Education Mariana is responsible for career curriculum development for course offerings, programmatic and resource development, and implementation and assessment. Mariana acts as a project manager for Mercy University’s EPIC career in curriculum program, ensuring smooth implementation and operation each semester. She also drives the collection and analysis of data every year to understand where Mercy graduates go within six months of graduating from the university.

Previous to her current role, Mariana’s main responsibility was to assist in the development and delivery of career programming and career resources for the Manhattan students. She also led the Career Explorer Career Community and was in charge of data collection and analysis for the department, including the First Destination Survey. Mariana has 13 years of experience in career and professional development and 4 years of experience in campus recruiting.

Mariana holds a Master’s degree from NYU in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, a Certificate in Career Planning and Development and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Pace University.

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Attention International and Bilingual Students – Recruiting Event for YOU in the Manhattan Campus!

Hongkun USA will be in the Manhattan Campus on Thursday, September 26th from 4-5pm in room 403A to discuss internships and job opportunities – and they are looking for international and bilingual students!

There are opportunities in marketing, social media, graphic …

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Back to School Tips!

You know the feeling – the days are not as hot anymore, the sun is rising later, it’s almost time to come back to school. I am sure you want this to be your best semester – best year – yet so here …

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What are you doing this summer? You still have time to make it count!

In the ideal world you are reading this on your lunch break at your amazing, career-related internship where you are spending the majority of your summer. If that is not you, don’t despair, we have some great ideas to make …

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You already have many skills employers want! Let’s identify which….

You may not realize it but you already have a lot of skills that can help you get you hired! 🚀

Have you ever read a job posting and thought, “I have the skills, I just haven’t done the exact job”.

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The Secret is Out Part 8: What Employers Looking for – Leadership

This is the last part of a series of blogs: #8 of 8! If you missed the first ones, you can read them here.

Onto the final secret of what employers are looking: Leadership. According to NACE, it is how …

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The Secret is Out Part 7: What Employers Look for – Global/Intercultural Fluency

 

This is part of a series of blogs: #7 of 8! If you missed the first ones, you can read them here.

Onto the next secret of what employers are looking: Global/Intercultural Fluency. According to NACE, it is how …

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The Secret is Out Part 6: What Employers Look for – Career Management

This is part of a series of blogs: #6 of 8! If you missed the first ones, you can read them here.

Onto the next secret of what employers are looking: Career Management. According to NACE, it’s the ability to …

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The Secret is Out Part 5: What Employers Look for – Digital Technology

This is part of a series of blogs: #5 of 8! If you missed the first ones, you can read them here.

Onto the next secret of what employers are looking: Digital Technology. According to NACE, it’s the ability to …

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The Secret is Out Part 4: What Employers Look for – Teamwork/Collaboration

This is part of a series of blogs: #4 of 8! If you missed the first ones, you can read them here.

Onto the next secret of what employers are looking: Teamwork and Collaboration. I am pretty sure you have …

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The Secret is Out Part 3: What Employers Look for – Oral/ Written Communications

This is part of a series of blogs: #3 of 8! If you missed the first ones, you can read them here.

Onto the next secret of what employers are looking: Oral and Written Communication Skills. The majority of the …

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