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Writing a resume can be a tricky task for many students. A Google search will yield several different templates. Here in the Career Professional Development office, our suggested format was developed using feedback that we received from both employers and …

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 …

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 …

Recruiters look for many qualities in their candidates including hard skills – computer and language skills as well as the soft skills – communication and interpersonal skills. Yet no matter how qualified a candidate is for a position, if the …

Happy Summer!  This is a great time of the year to job search: no heavy outerwear…just your really cool interview outfit, portfolio with some copies of your professional looking resume and your bright, positive Mercy “can do attitude”!

Tips to …

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 Accounting, Finance, and Business (AFB) Student Advisory Board was established two semesters ago with the mission to increase awareness and educate business students with Career and Professional Development resources and knowledge to help accelerate their careers and encourage career …

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 …

NATIONAL RECEPTIONISTS’ DAY

Each year National Receptionists’ Day is observed on the second Wednesday in May. National Receptionists’ Day was created to give recognition to receptionists and the valuable contributions they make to the companies they work.

Receptionists are responsible for providing …

NATIONAL NURSES DAY

National Nurses Day is observed annually on May 6.  On this day, we raise awareness of all nurse contributions and commitments and acknowledge the vital role nurses play in society.  This day is also the first day of National Nurses …