Mercy University - Career and Professional Development

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 “ …

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. …

 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 …

According to the Education Advisory Board (EAB), “sophomore slump” is a real thing and accounts for six percent of students who run a higher risk of transferring during their second year. Sophomore slump is when a student loses some of …

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 …

With the Job and Internship Fair approaching on March 14, I thought I would share this great article from The Muse, which offers a simple formula to help you talk about yourself in a recruitment or networking setting.

A Simple …

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 …

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 …

Amanda Sickler received an internship at Grandstand Media in Manhattan for this upcoming semester. In the video below, Amanda describes the process of direct inquiries she used to find this internship. Not all companies or organizations will welcome direct inquiries, but there are …

This is part of a series of blogs: #3 of 8! If you missed the first ones, you can read them here.

Onto the next secret of what employers are looking: Oral and Written Communication Skills. The majority of the …