I stumbled across this article in the Washington Post a few weeks ago, and was instantly struck by how a small act of mentoring can so greatly impact someone in the long term. To summarize, Rebecca Varney was a bug …
As you explore your career interests through jobs and internships, assessing the culture of an organization is an important part of the process. Is this a place where you can learn, grow and thrive by being yourself? Or will you …
Penn graduate students who expect to complete their degree by August, 2022 may be interested in exploring the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program. The PMF Program is a flagship leadership development program for advanced degree candidates and is focused on …
As the world begins to emerge from the COVID pandemic and we begin to see glimmers of normalcy around the bend, any student or recent graduate is thinking about their short- and long-term professional and career goals. All of us …
Are you a PhD or postdoc in the humanities and social sciences (or an alum of a PhD program!) who is interested in learning more about careers outside of academia? Then you will want to check out all of part …
Throughout April, Career Services hosted a series of online chats with graduate alumni working for the federal government. On April 15th, we heard from a master’s in geosciences graduate who is currently working as a physical scientist for the U.S. …
Throughout April, Career Services hosted a series of online chats with graduate alumni working for the federal government. On April 9th, we heard from a bioengineering PhD graduate who is working as an assistant director in the FDA’s Division of …
For the last year, most of us have spent a significant amount of time working and learning remotely. And most of us have gotten pretty good at this as online tools improve and we have gotten more comfortable with connecting …
Welcome to the third installment of our blog series, PhD Questions of the Month, where the Grad Student/Postdoc Team at Career Services answers the top 3 questions that we have been asked in our individual PhD career advising appointments. We …
Throughout September, Career Services is hosting a series of online chats with graduate alumni working in STEM fields. On September 20th, we heard from a neuroscience PhD graduate who is working as a director of scientific services at medical communications …