MaryEllen Ryan

Senior Associate Director, Undergraduate Career Development, Pulsifer Career Development Center

MaryEllen Ryan is a Senior Associate Director of Undergraduate Career Development in the Pulsifer Career Development Center and the dedicated Career Coach for Finance and Corporate Finance & Accounting (Finance-Focus) Majors.

Ryan has over 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining the Undergraduate Career Development team, she was a Private Client Relationship Advisor with Brown Advisory, an independent investment management firm.  She has extensive experience working with multi-generational families to address a wide variety of wealth management needs.

Ryan has a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and MBA from Boston College. She enjoys combining her financial services experience with her commitment to education to help students evaluate their skills sets and interests and find a rewarding career path.

Career Coach for the following majors:

  • Finance
  • Corporate Finance and Accounting (Finance-Focus)

Fun fact: MaryEllen loves to travel and has visited 24 states and 15 countries and look forward to adding to the list.

Favorite part about the office: When students come in to share great news about internship/full-time offers!

Junior & Senior Appointments:

Please schedule an appointment via Handshake (Career Center > Appointments > Schedule a New Appointment > follow remaining prompts).

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Trading Room Fireside Chats on 4/20 and 4/23 | Don’t miss these great events!

The Trading Room continues bring you impressive guest speakers and opportunities for professional development!  Check out these two great upcoming events…

The Hughey Center for Financial Services presents: FIRESIDE CHATS | Connecting you with Industry Experts.

On Monday, April 20, hear from Paul Gray ’85, Managing Director at Jefferies.  Mr. Gray will talk about his 34 year career with Jefferies, the investment banking industry, and his outlook for the future.  See below for additional details.

On Thursday, April 23, hear from

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8 Tips For 2020 Graduates on Navigating the Job and Internship Scene Right Now

Good article with some helpful and realistic tips for navigating the job and internship search during this unprecedented time.

Please make special note of the first tip:  Tap Into Your School’s Resources!  Although the Career Development Center staff is working remotely for the remainder of the academic year, we are fully up and running and we are here for you!  As a reminder, our office is open Monday – Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm EST.  All coaches have increased appointment availability in lieu …

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Trading Room Fireside Chats | Dr. Richard Sandor, Chairman & CEO of American Financial Exchange and Alex Fopiano ’09 & ’10, Treasury Manager at Brookline Bancorp

The Trading Room continues to offer great opportunities for you to continue your professional development remotely!  See below for information on the next exciting event, and stay tuned for future events!

The Hughey Center for Financial Services presents: FIRESIDE CHATS | Connecting you with industry experts.

On Wednesday, April 15, hear from Dr. Richard Sandor, Chairman and CEO of American Financial Exchange (AFX) and Alex Fopiano ’09 & ’10, Treasury Manager at Brookline Bancorp.

TOPIC: LIBOR is being phased out by the …

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Companies Are Still Hiring During COVID-19—Here Are 43 That Want Your Applications Now

With all of the uncertainty around work right now with the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s encouraging to know that a lot of companies are still hiring.  To learn more, check out this helpful article, updated by The Muse as of April 2, 2020.

 

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If You’re Missing College Right Now Because of Campus Shutdowns, Here Are 7 Tips For How to Cope

Read this article recently and thought some of you might find the tips helpful…

When I recently sat down on my bedroom floor and began my first online class, reality set in that I would not be returning to my college campus for the rest of my senior year. The news had spread that many college campuses all over the country would be transitioning to online courses in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and mine was one of them. …

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Containing the Crisis: A CEO Discusses the Economic Impact of COVID-19 [Part 2]

Congress just passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill to aid those affected by COVID-19. We continue our interview with Institute for Workplace Skills & Innovation CEO Nicholas Wyman on the bill and the pandemic’s economic fallout. Read more…

To unlock everything that Vault has to offer, access Vault through the Resources tab in CareerEdge and a create FREE account with your @bentley.edu email address.

 

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Trading Room Fireside Chats | Patrick Temple-West | Financial Times Moral Money Team

Another great opportunity to stay engaged and continue your professional development remotely!

The Hughey Center for Financial Services & Bentley Sustainable Investing Group present: FIRESIDE CHATS | Connecting you with industry experts.

On Monday, March 30, hear from Patrick Temple-West, of the Financial Times’ Moral Money Team.  Patrick will address trends in ESG investing, including which asset managers and businesses are serious about ESG issues, and he will answer questions relating to media coverage of ESG.

Join the Zoom session: https://bentley.zoom.us/my/tradingroomfiresidechat

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4 Tips for Setting Up a Virtual Study Group

School is a lot different now in this age of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean everything has to stop. Check out our tips on starting up a virtual study group with your classmates!

To unlock everything that Vault has to offer, access Vault through the Resources tab in CareerEdge and a create FREE account with your @bentley.edu email address.

 

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Containing the Crisis: A CEO Discusses the Economic Impact of COVID-19 [Part 1]

As Congress gets closer to enacting a stimulus bill to help those affected by COVID-19, we spoke with Nicholas Wyman, the CEO of the Institute for Workplace Skills & Innovation. We asked Wyman who the bill is likely to benefit and how, and which industries will be hit the hardest by the pandemic. Read more…

To unlock everything that Vault has to offer, access Vault through the Resources tab in CareerEdge and a create FREE account with your @bentley.edu email …

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How to Boost Your Career While You Shelter in Place

These days, it’s hard to look away from the news. But when you let yourself get swept away by the constant barrage of updates on the spread of coronavirus, you miss the opportunity to focus on things that can greatly benefit you later. So instead of focusing on what you can’t control, concentrate on what you can.

Here are four actions you can take while you’re stuck at home now that will help boost your career later.

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