I started going to the Career Fair the second semester of my Freshman year (Spring 2015). The only thing on my resume was my three years of camp counselor experience and one fashion show I worked backstage. I knew no one was hiring Freshmen, but I wanted to see what it was like and practice…
Marist’s American Advertising Federation (AAF) took a group of advertising students to Foote, Cone, & Belding (FCB) in New York City on March 28 to meet alumni and other employees working at the advertising agency. At FCB, students were presented with information about the different departments within the company through a series of presentations and…
Someone from the back of the room raised their hand and said, “So I have two questions! First, how soft are the dogs?” and it sent the room into a fit of laughter. Although everyone was there to hear about the experiences of working with Social Media as a profession, there was a larger question…
As a Red Fox, the opportunities are endless! There are so many helpful career service tools that Marist has to offer, including help finding an internship and job searches, resume and interview help, and much more. Marist’s Career Services held a Career Consultation Day on and a Mock Interview Day last month. Career Consultation Day…
While Marist’s rich student life makes our college a vibrant and exciting place to be, it’s important to never lose sight of why we’re at Marist: to gain the best education available in order to get a job post grad! One aspect of academics that Marist emphasizes is internships for students, allowing valuable experience in…
When people find out I’ve just returned from studying abroad (ten weeks, five days, and nineteen hours ago, to be precise) the first question they always ask is, “What was your favorite part?” They’re expecting the typical answers: weekend trips, meeting new people, or being exposed to a different culture. What they’re not expecting to…
Shannon Donohue ’17 Describes her Marist in Manhattan Internship Monday morning, 7 a.m., on a crowded subway train on my way to my first day as an intern at Switchblade Productions. I quickly realize that the subway system’s “TransitWirelessWifi” is utterly useless, and although I still have a half hour until I reach my destination, the…
