Welcome to your virtual hub for School of Arts and Sciences career resources! Here you will find relevant career information for arts and sciences students, including featured jobs and internships, success stories from students like you, opportunities for networking, and so much more.  

If you have any questions at any step in your career journey, make an appointment with your Career Advisor, Stephanie Sartori, or email the O’Brien Center at obriencenter@merrimack.edu.

Scoops Up – Interviews & Power Moves

I want you to think of a time when you felt truly confident: in yourself, your abilities and your skills. What was happening at that moment? Who was around you? What made you feel prepared?

Here’s one of mine: I …

By Shannon Zelek
Shannon Zelek Senior Director of Career Development
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Scoops Up – Career Exploration

If you’ve ever been to an ice cream shop, you know there’s one important question to ask: “Can I try a sample?”

That’s what career exploration is all about—sampling flavors before you commit to a full scoop.

Whether you’re 18 …

By Shannon Zelek
Shannon Zelek Senior Director of Career Development
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Career Resources

Practicing & Preparing for Interviews

Think you know all of the questions an interviewer will ask during your upcoming interview? Maybe you do – or …

Resumes: Create and Update

 

Do you want to create or update your resume? Use the resources below to learn how to define a resume …

Building Your Network & Using LinkedIn

The best way to explore potential career choices is by speaking and networking with individuals who work in the field. …

Dress for Success

Your attire serves as a powerful tool in shaping first impressions during interviews, networking events and professional experiences such as …

Using AI for Career Development

This information is being provided to support students in ethically utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to increase efficiency in their …

Additional Learning

Producing Professional Audio and Video Podcasts

Taught by Richard Harrington
Learn how to start your own podcast. Podcasting is a cost-effective way to connect with targeted audiences and even extend…

Leading Quality in Patient Safety: Systems Thinking and Design

Taught by Hometown Health University
What does it take for rural healthcare organizations to achieve an environment in which reliable processes exist with a culture…

Leonardo AI: Tips and Techniques for Generating Images

Taught by Nick Harauz
This course is designed to unleash your creativity with Leonardo AI. Instructor Nick Harauz starts by explaining how text-to-image prompts…

Learning Graphic Design: Core Principles for Visual Design

Taught by Skillshare
Cracking the code to great design is much easier with a solid foundation of core principles. In this course, designers…

Beyond Basic PowerPoint Slides: Adding Visual Variety

Taught by Julie Terberg
Did you know that you can create more visual excitement and design more interesting slides that capture an audience’s attention…

Midjourney: Quick Start

Taught by Nick Harauz
In this course, educator Nick Harauz guides you through Midjourney essentials, starting with signing up and creating stunning images using…

Leveraging AI in Adobe Premiere Pro

Taught by Nick Harauz
This course explains how to optimize your video editing workflow using AI-powered tools and features. Instructor Nick Harauz shows you…

Enhancing Excel with Generative AI Tools

Taught by George Mount
Unlock the potential of Microsoft Excel with cutting-edge, free generative AI tools. Follow along with Excel MVP George Mount in…

AI Foundations: Ideating and Prototyping

Taught by Isil Berkun
In this course, Dr. Isil Berkun—a former staff AI software development engineer at Intel and currently the founder of DigiFab.ai—provides…

Learning ComfyUI for Stable Diffusion

Taught by Aaron F. Ross
ComfyUI is a free, open source application designed for AI image generation. Its node-based interface provides a procedural framework for…

Generative AI for Continuous Improvement

Taught by Vincent Mirabelli
In this course, Vincent Mirabelli—a keynote speaker, trainer, and author—dives into how generative AI can transform your approach to continuous…

Generative AI at the Edge: Design, Deploy, and Optimize Generative AI Models

Taught by Karl Obinna Amalu
In this course, tech leaders Karl Obinna Amalu and Kesha Williams present a hands-on learning experience, exploring the integration of…

Interior Design with Blender: Build an Advanced 3D Scene

Taught by Skillshare
When 3D designer and animator Derek Elliott began exploring Blender, he didn’t realize it would transform his entire career. Learning…

The Business of Graphic Design: Protect and Perfect Your Passion

Taught by Aaron Draplin
When you start making money from your creative passion, it’s easy to get caught up in your craft and ignore…

Programming Generative AI: From Variational Autoencoders to Stable Diffusion with PyTorch and Hugging Face

Taught by Jonathan Dinu
In this course, Jonathan Dinu—a dedicated educator, author, and speaker—presents an interactive tour of deep generative modeling. Learn how to…

Learning SketchUp Free

Taught by George Maestri
SketchUp Free is a browser-based 3D modeling and visualization tool from Trimble. It contains an online-only subset of the tools…

FigJam for Design Thinking and Collaboration

Taught by Joseph Labrecque
In this course, learn how to use FigJam, a streamlined collaboration and brainstorming tool that sits alongside Figma to help…

Generative AI-Powered Strategic Business Analysis

Taught by Vincent Mirabelli
Strategy is no longer a monolithic, multiyear planning exercise. Today’s business analysts need to be more responsive and more resilient,…

Creating AI-Generated Videos with Sora

Taught by Ashley Kennedy
Unlock the power of Sora and transform your ideas into stunning videos! In this course, you’ll learn everything you need…

Hiding in Plain Sight: Revit Secrets You Always Wanted to Know

Taught by Rina Sahay
If you’re already familiar with the Revit, take a deeper dive into the Revit UI to learn some lesser-known and…

Student Spotlights

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Katelyn Bennett ’24

Student Spotlights
  • Naval Research Enterprise Program Intern in the Naval Medical Research Unit
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Alex Conte ’24

Student Spotlights
  • Communication Intern with Merrimack College Athletics
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Emily Federici ’26

Student Spotlights
  • Traveled to Honduras on a service trip through Campus Ministry
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Sedona Gillard ’24

Student Spotlights
  • Giant Ocean Tank Intern at the New England Aquarium
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Victoria Klimek ’24

Student Spotlights
  • Co-Director of the Campus Ambassador Program at Buddi
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Erin Lincoln ’24

Student Spotlights
  • Analytical Research and Development Intern at Pfizer
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