Adapting to a Virtual World – From a College Student’s Perspective

The announcement of the lock down in March was shocking at the time. It was abnormal to think that we would need to adapt to a remote way of socializing and working. For us college students, this included moving towards …

By Cindy Cheng
Cindy Cheng
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Why joining a virtual info session can change your career

Why joining a virtual info session can change your career In the midst of a pandemic, typical ways of meeting recruiters and expanding connections through means such as career fairs have been put on hold. Information sessions that students and …

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Tips to Prepare for a Virtual Career Fair

In this new, virtually all virtual world, it helps to have a few pointers on how to conduct yourself in a professional setting.  Career Fairs are a great way to meet employers, find out about opportunities, learn about industries and …

By Sara Shepherd
Sara Shepherd Director, Employer Relations
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A Go-To Guide To Growing Your Career This Summer Without An Internship

For students, summer is a time of relaxation and reflection. It’s also a great opportunity to build on their education with experiences they may not have had time for during the school year. For many, this experience is provided by …

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What’s in Your Cover Letter?

  With New York’s phased re-openings underway, many of you may be starting to think about applying to jobs. With those applications however, employers may ask that you write a cover letter. This is a great time for you to showcase …

By Joi Sampson
Joi Sampson Associate Director of Career and Professional Development
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Career Plans Changed? Here’s the Good News!

Although your plans may seem up in the air now and you are wondering why you spent so much time planning for things may not be possible for now, you are actually lucky! Let me tell you why. You already …

By Mariana Ayerbe
Mariana Ayerbe Deputy Director, Career Education
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Be an Obstacle Champion

With the beautiful gift of time bestowed upon us, I’ve taken it upon myself to do the one thing that’s always managed to escape me: READ BOOKS!

One that I’ve been particularly eager to get my hands on is the …

By Samantha Karpiloff
Samantha Karpiloff Associate Director
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Jobs Open RIGHT NOW!

Hello there!

I’m here to share a very special resource the Career Development team has been working on since the quarantine began.  We realized that students may have lost their jobs and wanted to put together a list of jobs …

By Sara Shepherd
Sara Shepherd Director, Employer Relations
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Apply for the Internship Grant Today

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I want to let you know that the application for the Fall 2020 Internship Grant is now open. This provides a $1500 grant for your unpaid, for-credit internship. The grant is a great opportunity since many internships in the …

By Allen Rossetti
Allen Rossetti Senior Career Coach
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Dressing for Interviews and Beyond

Much has been written about dressing for success and dressing for the job you want.  So what’s new here…maybe nothing or maybe you have just become aware of how important dressing is in job search and in job success.  So …

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