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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How to Ace an Interview!


                       Looking for the secret formula to ace an interview? 

I wish I had the answer for you. Well…the only way to rock an interview is by practicing. Career and Professional Development provides all students with the ability to practice endlessly. …

By Meghan Mickiewicz
Meghan Mickiewicz President
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JPMorgan Chase Office Tour | March 22

“It is the people and the culture that drew me to JPMorgan Chase. It is important for me to work at a company, and with a group of people, that value integrity and a commitment to constantly learning” Meghan Mickiewicz, …

By Gina Villazhinay
Gina Villazhinay Assistant Director of Career and Professional Development
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40 Mercy Students Win Brand New Lord and Taylor Suits

This February, Career gave away 40 brand new Lord and Taylor Suits to Mercy students at the Manhattan, Bronx and Dobbs Ferry Campuses. Students also competed against each other, testing their knowledge of professional etiquette, to win a Big Suit …

By Shannon Hargrove
Shannon Hargrove Director, Career Education & Operations
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How to Work a Career Fair

The big Spring Career Fair is right around the corner!  March 14th from 1:30-3:30 in the Rotunda on the Dobbs Ferry Campus.  How ready will you be?

Attending your first career fair can be scary.  You walk into large room …

By Sara Shepherd (Employer Relations)
Sara Shepherd (Employer Relations) Director, Employer Relations
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How to Become an INROADS Intern (and more importantly, why!)

INROADS is coming to campus!

Learn how to get a PAID Internship with a very high chance of turning that into a full-time job at graduation.

INROADS will be at the Dobbs Ferry Campus on Thursday, February 21st, from 2:00-3:00 …

By Sara Shepherd (Employer Relations)
Sara Shepherd (Employer Relations) Director, Employer Relations
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Congratulations to the Fall 2018 Career Academy Cohort!

147 students participated Career Academy Fall 2018. They learned about Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviewing, Professional Communication, Internships, and Career Advancement.

48 students attended 3 or more sessions (on campus or online) and received a Professional Development Certificate. Click on the …

By Shannon Hargrove
Shannon Hargrove Director, Career Education & Operations
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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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How Career & Professional Development Helped Me Land a Job!

Megan Grullard, Class of 2018, describes how she utilized the resources in Career and Professional Development to help discover her healthcare career path and land a job!

By Liam Ross-Fitzgibbons
Liam Ross-Fitzgibbons Associate Director of Career and Professional Development, Bronx Campus
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