Advice

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 …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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Alumni Panel: What’s Next? | Accounting, Finance and Business Career Community Student Advisory Board

Throughout the semester, the AFB advisory board has been working closely with CPD to help promote and encourage participation in career events.  On Wednesday, December 5th we successfully executed our first alumni panel. We wanted to expose current students to some …

By Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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What Your Cover Letter Says About You

This was me, after receiving a well written, tailored cover letter:

In my ten years of experience reading and editing cover letters, I have seen the full spectrum of cover letter content.  I have read cover letters as an employer …

By Sara Shepherd
Sara Shepherd Director, Employer Relations
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The Secret is Out Part 2: What Employers Look for – Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Skills

This is part of a series of blogs: #2 of 8! If you missed the first one, you can read it here:

Onto the next secret of what employers are looking for in recent college graduates: Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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Spotlight on Court Navigator Internship

Wouldn’t it be great to have a meaningful experience at the NYC Courts that allows you to help people in need while also being a great resume builder?  (Yes?) I think so, too!

This week I’d like to discuss some …

By Sara Shepherd
Sara Shepherd Director, Employer Relations
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Where to Search for Your STEM Internship

If you are looking for your STEM internship for this upcoming semester or summer, you should be looking on multiple job boards. Below is a list of job boards I recommend to utilize as you search for your next opportunity. You …

By Liam Ross-Fitzgibbons
Liam Ross-Fitzgibbons Associate Director of Career and Professional Development, Bronx Campus
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5 Famous People Who Made Surprising (and Inspiring) Career Changes

When you look at people who’ve achieved stunning success in their fields, it’s difficult to imagine that they weren’t always hurtling down those paths. But each of these five famous figures started off doing something else.

Some spent years or …

By Shannon Hargrove
Shannon Hargrove Director, Career Education & Operations
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Why you Should Join the Human Services & Education Advisory Board!

Greetings! For those of you who don’t know, career communities have advisory boards. Advisory boards are a way for Career and Professional Development to help reach as many students as possible. Your input and feedback matters! There are a variety …

By Allen Rossetti
Allen Rossetti Senior Career Coach
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What is a Patient Advocate?

 

 

 

 

Patient Advocates plan, coordinate, and manage all aspects of a patient’s care in the most efficient and cost-effective method possible. They assess the patient’s illness or injury, organize health services needed and identify financial resources available …

By Lyn Leis
Lyn Leis Director, Career Education
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The Secret is Out Part 1: What Employers Look for – Professionalism/Work Ethic

The Secret is Out: What Employers Look for (1 of 8)

by Mariana Ayerbe

Warning: this is blog 1 of 8! So there are technically 8 “secrets” I will share with you about what employers are actually looking for in …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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