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Career Coaching, After Graduation

Congratulations — graduates! We look forward to helping guide you through a lifetime of career transitions. Recent graduates often don’t realize that they can still benefit from the Career Center. Alumni...

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9th Annual Students and Alumni Networking Mixer

Need Career Advice, or want to share yours? Register today to share your story, or get career advice. Join us for an evening of networking with alumni and friends! There will be approximately 20 tables representing...

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Chris Vaccaro ’11: Where Is He Now?

Bio: Serving as Vice President of Digital News for Altice USA, Chris Vaccaro ‘11 oversees the digital platforms for News 12, i24, News 12 Varsity and other media properties. He is also an adjunct journalism professor at...

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Practicing Gratitude Enriches Your Life and Career

As we approach the holiday season, thankful feelings are starting to fill our minds — for our families, friends, and if we’re lucky, our jobs, co-workers and bosses. During this time of year, in sort of a...

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Lessons from the ‘Mosh Pit of Doom’

How I Survived This Year’s Student-Alumni Networking Mixer By Taylor Ha ’18, BA in Journalism There’s nothing wrong with networking. It’s a fabulous opportunity – you meet people who might become mentors...

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Your Career Matters: Networking Myths Debunked

Since roughly 85 percent of jobs are obtained through personal contacts, more time should be spent on crafting the core messages you’d like to send to your network, while building and maintaining authentic relationships...

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Your Career Matters: Mindfulness Leads to a Successful Job Search

We are living in a fast-paced world, with a strong need for immediate gratification. External expectations to achieve career success are high and your available energy for remaining focused and motivated is often low...

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Monica Myers ’08 | Where Is She Now?

Monica is a Business Development Manager at Google where she leads merchant partnerships for Android Pay. She has launched numerous integrations with national brands including Panera Bread, Dunkin’ Donuts and...

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The New Alumni Career Services Website

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Introducing SBU Campus Tap!

Introducing SBU Campus Tap! The Stony Brook University community is rich with talent and stewardship. With over 180,000 alumni, we are represented in all career fields and have a wealth of career knowledge to offer...

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Yes, Actually, You Are in Control

In the career world, we have to make choices and decisions every day — some big and some small. Finding the right job and company where we can thrive can be more challenging if we choose to create that reality. We can...

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Finding your Inner Mentor

Throughout our journey of career exploration and development, there tends to be a collective emphasis on traditional methods that are meant to help us achieve a sense of career direction. During the beginning stages of...

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Focusing on Character Strengths

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.” —Gautama Buddha For decades professionals have placed a heavy emphasis on trying to improve weaknesses with the hope that these weaknesses would become strengths...

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Practice Mindfulness to Enhance Your Career

Mindfulness is being aware in the present moment and being able to react without judgment. This can be difficult when we lead busy lives and are constantly distracted by our past and future. However, when you focus on...

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Your Career Matters: Feeling Stuck?

As a career counselor, I often hear, “I feel lost and I don’t know where to begin.” No matter what stage of career development, this continues to be the sentiment when people have trouble finding the right career fit...

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Your Career Matters: Mastering the Art of Choosing

The average person makes about 70 decisions a day, according to Columbia University Professor Sheena Iyengar. She asks compelling questions: Is the desire for choice innate or created by culture? How much control do we...

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Your Career Matters: The Art of Networking

Since roughly 85% of jobs are obtained through personal contact, it seems your “resume” doesn’t deserve as much attention as it often gets. Rather, more time should be spent on crafting the core message you’d like...

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Category - Your Career Matters

Career Coaching, After Graduation

9th Annual Students and Alumni Networking Mixer

Practicing Gratitude Enriches Your Life and Career

Lessons from the ‘Mosh Pit of Doom’

Your Career Matters: Networking Myths Debunked

Your Career Matters: Mindfulness Leads to a Successful Job Search

The New Alumni Career Services Website

Introducing SBU Campus Tap!

Yes, Actually, You Are in Control

Finding your Inner Mentor

Focusing on Character Strengths

Practice Mindfulness to Enhance Your Career

Your Career Matters: Feeling Stuck?

Your Career Matters: Mastering the Art of Choosing

Your Career Matters: The Art of Networking

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