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Photos: Career Services Event at Murphy (3/8)

On March 8th, The Murphy Institute hosted “What’s Next?”, a career networking event for students and alumni.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the majority-female networkers from CWA, 32BJ, AFSCME, Retail Action Project, New Guild, NYCHA and NYSNA, along with an SPS Career Services advisor, met with students and alumni. The networkers and students had informal conversations about how to improve their careers within the various fields represented.

Donald LaHuffman, an alum from the class of 2015, summed up his experience of the night:

“I learned the real professions that people are doing from Urban Studies. They are making a difference in the city, the community, the nation.”

Other attendees expressed enthusiasm about talking with people from different employment sectors. Overall, the evening was a smashing success. We look forward to organizing more events like this in the future.

If you would like to make an appointment with the SPS career services you can do so here.

And if you want some tips about how to research your network, you can find them here.

Career Services Event Helps Students Find Their Paths

On October 22nd, Murphy Institute students and alumni convened for Making Your Degree Work for You: Careers in Labor and Community Sectors.

There, participants discussed career-building strategies with practitioners in the Labor and Community fields and career advisors from the School of Professional Studies.

Check out some of the great insights from our speakers below. In addition, take a look at our regularly-updated listings of labor and community jobs.

Kelsey Richardson, Career Advisor at the CUNY School of Professional Studies, gives general advice for job-hunters:

Michael G. Johnson,the Director of Customer Operations at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), talks about career highs and lows and finding the right professional fit:

Patricia Campos-Mendina, former National Political Director for Workers United, SEIU, describes the importance of internships, and how one thing leads to the next:

Check out the full forum here:

Featured image created by Gerald Wildmoser for the Noun Project.