Eye tracking study shows recruiters look at resumes for 7 seconds

Career Coaches often stress the importance of having a well organized and targeted resume prepared for your job search.

The reasons include the fact that the resume is your marketing piece and your opportunity to showcase your skills, professional experiences …

By Shannon Hargrove
Shannon Hargrove Director, Career Education & Operations
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State of the Art Interview Rooms at the Career Hub

Greetings all,

An unintentionally well-kept secret at Career and Professional Development may be the two state of art interview rooms available for your use.  Equipped with web cams, large screen TVs, phones and laptops, you can practice interviewing using Big …

By Marguerite Busetti
Marguerite Busetti Associate Director of Career and Professional Development, Dobbs Ferry Campus
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Accounting, Finance, and Business Career Community presents: Career Community Conversations

 

Have you been looking for a way to make meaningful connections to help your career in your field of study? Accounting, Finance, and Business Career Community has a great event that will help you do just that! On Tuesday, …

By Hadley McKnight
Hadley McKnight Event Chair
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Mercy Mavericks Meet with the CFO of the NY Times

It’s not every day that a group of business school freshmen get to spend one hour asking questions of the CFO of the New York Times in the Boardroom.

There we were!  Our students had been prepared for weeks, and …

By Julia Wexler
Julia Wexler Director of Employer Relations
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Spring 2020 Internship Grant is Now Open!!!

When it comes to internship experience, employers are more likely to hire students who have experience in the field. They want candidates who know what it is like to do the work in practice and not just in theory. Additionally, …

By Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Are You Ready for the Manhattan Career Fair on November 6th?

Ok so there was a big Career Connections Day in Dobbs Ferry and maybe you couldn’t make it. No need to worry – there are 14 employers coming to Manhattan on Wednesday November 6th from 1-3pm to meet you!
Our second …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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“Your First Internship” is this Tuesday!

Hello Everyone,

“You First Internship”  is coming up on October 15, from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm in MH 382. Come learn about the importance of internships and how to find an internship. Hear from faculty, CPD and students about …

By Allen Rossetti
Allen Rossetti Senior Career Coach
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Maximize Your Handshake Experience

For this new school year Mercy University’s Career and Professional Development team has launched a partnership with Handshake, an online job board that allows students and alumni to get connected with employers that have internship and job opportunities. Handshake is …

By Lauren Teixeira
Lauren Teixeira Senior Student Advisor
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BEAT THE BURNOUT @ The Wellness Initiative Fair

On Thursday, October 3rd, Mercy University’s Wellness Initiative will host its annual Wellness Initiative Fair. This year’s theme is Beat the Burnout. If you are a student you may be familiar with the concept of Burnout. According to the National …

By Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Let’s Talk About Internships

Greetings all,  now that the Fall semester is in full swing and our events and workshops are up and running, I thought this would be a good time to remind all of you of the importance of internships as you …

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