Mercy University - Career and Professional Development

Great persuaders have the edge in the age of ideas.  Soft skills are always in high demand.  In a recent LinkedIn analysis, “persuasion” was one of the top skills “most worth learning” in 2019. “Strengthening a soft skill …

Contrary to what you might think, hiring doesn’t stop during the holiday season.  The holidays may present the perfect time for employers to be in a hiring mode.  Here are some good reasons for ramping up your job/internship search during …

Health Professions Week is a virtual career exploration tool that is especially designed for students. There are week long activities to help you to learn more about health related professions. Consider using this event as a networking tool to meet …

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 …

It’s National Rehabilitation Awareness Week! For those seeking to become occupational or physical therapist, this is the week to celebrate the profession and dig a little deeper to consider the values of rehabilitation on those who need it. The National …

You did it! You finally found a great internship or job that you’ll be applying for, and you want to make the best possible impression on the potential employer.

Well, the impression you create begins with the very first communication.  …

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 …

My internship at Marks Paneth, an Accounting, Audit, Tax and Advisory firm, has provided me with first hand experience in the accounting industry. It has helped me establish new relationships with coworkers and successful professionals in the field.

At the …

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 …

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 …