This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with advanced degree …
By Alison Howard
Alison HowardAssociate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
Emilia Caya Blonkenfeld, COL ’25, San Francisco, CA
This summer I had the privilege of continuing my project in the Warren Lab out of CHOP’s Center for Pediatric Comprehensive Bone Marrow Failure. With the help and generosity of Career Services …
This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to conduct research under Professor Benjamin Lee at Penn. I’m extremely grateful for the 2024 Career Services Summer Funding Grant for allowing me to pursue this …
Canceling an interview doesn’t have to mean closing a door forever—when done right, it can even leave a positive impression. For anyone wondering how to cancel an interview, this article will show you how to bow out gracefully while keeping …
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at NASA in the Ground and Flight Software Development branch, where the primary focus is on telecommunications—developing telemetry and telecommand applications to communicate with and …
This summer, I had the opportunity of interning at the Mount Sinai Hospital Main Campus in the Upper East Side of Manhattan as a part of the Medical Intensive Care Unit team. As someone …
In 2015, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) launched its Career Readiness Initiative, with the goal of providing a shared, foundational understanding of what is needed to begin and develop a successful career. What emerged were eight career …
In this episode of the Upenn Career Services podcast, we dive into Resume Jumpscare, tackling the most common (and easily avoidable) mistakes that can make or break your resume. Joining us is Lisa Giang, an experienced Career Services staffer, who …
By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelisSenior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
Hosted by the City of Philadelphia – Innovation and Technology
This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests …
By Alison Howard
Alison HowardAssociate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
Maya Kfir, SEAS ’27, Ganei Yehuda (Savyon), Israel
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to work as a software engineer intern at StemRad, a start-up company that develops cutting-edge protective equipment to shield astronauts from ionizing radiation in space. …