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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
by Nathan Parcells (COL ’09) Nathan is a former founder and current executive coach at Sharpend Coaching. Nathan focuses on “Co-Founder Communication” and works with startup founders backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Learn Capital, Struck Capital, and more. Outside of work, …
by Leslie Reyes, WH MBA ’08
“Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” – Dr. Seuss
I could never have imagined the experiences that would shape me into the professional that I am today. From the excitement of my first business trip …
