A Summer in Life Sciences Consulting

Elizabeth Basilious, COL ’25, Los Angeles, CA

This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at Guidehouse as a life sciences consulting intern in New York, NY. The experience was both challenging and rewarding, offering me a deep dive …

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Career Insights Series on Consulting Next Week!

Are you interested in learning more about consulting as a career? Do you want advice on how you can pursue careers in this field? Join us for our upcoming alumni panel, case interviewing workshop, and webinar about the Management Consulted platform. …

By Marianne Lipa
Marianne Lipa Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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My Nonprofit Consulting Summer Internship with Charity Brands

Chaily Derecskey, COL ’25, Wilmington, DE

This summer, my Penn Career Services funding award allowed me to complete an internship at Charity Brands, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit fundraising.  During my internship, I gained valuable entry-level experience in the …

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Boot Camp Series for Current & Incoming Master’s Students – How Hiring Works in North America

Are you a current or incoming master’s student ready to plan for the upcoming year? Are you already thinking about internships and full-time jobs and how to stand out in a competitive job market?

If so, this boot camp series …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Consulting for the Public Sector

Olivia Lee, COL ’25, Boston, MA

This summer, I had the privilege of working on a variety of projects in both the public and private sector through my internship at Zilo International Group. As a PPE major with a concentration …

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Consulting advice for PhDs from PhD alums!

As a part of Career Services’ Doctoral Career Development Camp in June 2023, Career Services hosted a panel of PhD alumni who are now working in consulting.  They offered excellent advice and recommendations to current PhD students who have an …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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A Neuroscience Major Learns about Consulting

Jamaal Spence, COL ’24, Rosedale, NY

I’m confident that Penn students have heard the phrase “consulting” mentioned more times around campus than they can possibly count. Each fall, recruiting season rallies students from a variety of majors, challenging them to …

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Summer Internship at Monarch Capital Group

Sameer Jain, WH ’25, Naperville, IL

This summer, I worked as an intern at Monarch Capital Group, a long/short equities fund and investment bank based in New York. The firm’s strategy targets small-cap companies which operate in the technology, healthcare, …

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Exploring STEM internships for PhD students

Over the summer, the graduate student and postdoc team at Career Services hosted a virtual panel, Exploring STEM doctoral student internships, for PhD students interested in learning more about internship opportunities.  PhD alumni and students who had worked for the …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Exploring Social Impact and Entrepreneurship

This is part of a series of posts by recipients of the 2021 Career Services Summer Funding Grant. We’ve asked funding recipients to reflect on their summer experiences and talk about the industries in which they spent their summer. You …

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