We’ve been hearing a lot from incoming Penn students – undergrads, grad students, and transfer students alike! We share your enthusiasm and we look forward to meeting and working with you in the fall!
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This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Initiative (CEI), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with advanced …
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By Jim Stroud
Jake Moore built a woman out of software.
She had a LinkedIn profile, a resume, a passport, and an Instagram feed with beach photos of her husband and dog. Her name was Jackie Morris. She applied for …
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This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Initiative (CEI), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …
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Dorothy Asiedu, COL ’26, Philadelphia, PA
This past summer, I had the privilege of continuing my work at CHOP in the Leavens Lab. When I first joined the lab last spring, I often felt uncertain and hesitant—juggling coursework while trying …
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Navigating competing priorities often leads many professionals to deprioritize their career growth. When you focus on meeting deadlines and fixing sudden problems, you might have no energy left for your long-term goals.
Career growth depends on more than getting through …
Fall recruiting can feel like a sprint before it even begins. Deadlines stack up, networking events fill your calendar, and the pressure to land the “right” offer can weigh heavily. But your wellbeing isn’t something to put on hold until …
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Frema Boateng, COL ’27, Accra, Ghana
This summer, I got the chance to step into the corporate world, something I had been wanting to experience for a long time. I was curious about what it would actually feel like to …
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Interested in making a difference through your work, but not sure what that could look like? Public service careers extend far beyond the traditional image of working in federal or state government. From communications and public health to international affairs, …
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This summer, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Initiative (CEI), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …
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Cillaty Elias, NUR, ’26, North Plainfield, NJ
Due to the summer funding I received from Career Services, I was fortunate enough to spend ten weeks as a nurse extern at the University of Chicago Medicine on an adult general medical-surgical …
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