Professional Guidance

Soft Skills: what are they and do they matter in job search…..?

You have probably heard at one of our Career Academy workshops that hard skills are easy to quantify, or to measure —like a certain degree or fluency in a foreign language, for example.  Soft skills are much harder to assess …

By Marguerite Busetti
Marguerite Busetti Associate Director of Career and Professional Development, Dobbs Ferry Campus
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NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY- April 24

NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS’ DAY

National Administrative Professionals’ Day, also known as Secretaries Day or Admin Day,  is observed on the Wednesday of the last full week in April of each year.  It is a day to recognize the work of …

By Shannon Hargrove
Shannon Hargrove Director, Career Education & Operations
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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 …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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Caring Can Have a Big Payoff

With summer just around the corner and the end of the semester approaching quickly, consider using your summer to care for your community. Ways you can care for your community include finding an organization in which you can connect with. …

By Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Find Your Path: Women’s Panel

As young adults, we enter the college scene in hopes of obtaining a degree which will ultimately help us find our way in the job market, right? So how do we know which path is the right one? As a …

By Ashley Dieudonne
Ashley Dieudonne Event Chair
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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 …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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 5 Tips for Effective Networking

 5 Tips for Effective Networking*

When attending a Career Fair or unstructured networking event, do you move toward people you know or those you do not know?

These 5 tips for structured and unstructured gatherings will aid you to overcome …

By Marguerite Busetti
Marguerite Busetti Associate Director of Career and Professional Development, Dobbs Ferry Campus
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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 …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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New Careers Advancing Healthcare

The healthcare industry is continuously evolving as the needs of patients change. As new healthcare professionals, it is important to stay abreast of the changes happening in your industry. Here are two careers within the healthcare industry that, according to …

By Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Teacher Interviews 1.0

Many people who are in the education field will tell you the interview process can be long and tedious. When compared to interviews in other industries, education interviews are often longer and include different questions. This blog post discusses parts …

By Allen Rossetti
Allen Rossetti Senior Career Coach
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