Jamie Grant

Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad

Jamie Grant (C’98, GEd’99), Senior Associate Director, supports undergraduates and undergraduate alumni from Penn Engineering.  Jamie joined Penn Career Services in 2009, bringing advising expertise that spans a wide variety of industries and academic paths as well as a depth of experience supporting international and first-generation/low income students.

A native of the greater Philadelphia area, Jamie earned both a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Science in Education in Psychological Services from the University of Pennsylvania (Go Quakers!).  Outside of the office, Jamie explores the world as often as possible with her two children and enjoys music, sports, baking, reading, and trivia of all kinds.

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Your Successful Career, Brought to you by the Letter “T”….

by Jamie Grant, C’98 GEd’99

…..Thanks to our friends at Sesame Street for the inspiration for today’s blog! And, it gives me a great way to introduce a career success theory that may be helpful for you no matter your …

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Data Analyst Case Study Interview (2026 Guide)

Major tech companies like Shopify, Capital One, Uber, and Dropbox use take-home case studies to evaluate data analyst candidates.

If you’ve made it to this stage, you’re close to an offer. But this round often separates good candidates from great …

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So you’ve got an interview…..

By Jamie Grant, C’98 GEd’99
Senior Associate Director for SEAS, Career Services

Congrats! All your effort with online applications, networking and self-assessment have paid off – you’ve got an invitation to interview! As you begin preparing for whatever the process …

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Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad
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Feeling the headwinds of “Chilly Hiring Projections” in your job search? Let’s tackle them together.

Today the WSJ published “The Class of 2025 Tries to Crack a Chilly Job Market for College Grads.” A validating headline, if like many soon-to-be graduates across the U.S. you are finding the job search challenging and just

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Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad
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What kind of a leader -are- you?

By Jamie Grant, C’98 GEd’99, Senior Associate Director, Career Services

There are probably shelves as long as an airplane’s runway of “leadership” books in Van Pelt, each holding different theories of what makes a “good,” or even great, leader. In …

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Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad
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Self-care is the basis of it all

Jamie Grant, C’98 GEd’99
Senior Associate Director, Career Services

Being tied to an academic calendar, I’ve always found May to be a uniquely peculiar time.

Outside, flowers and trees are blooming, birds are chirping and humans are making more vitamin …

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Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad
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Class of 2024 – Do you know your salary range?

A 2-step process and some what-ifs

By: Jamie Grant, C’98 GEd’99

Whether you’ve recently started your full-time job search, or you are looking at roles in an industry that hires later in the year…..you’ll want to know your expected salary …

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Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad
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Exponent-ial Benefit! Preparing for Technical Interviews

For any student looking to prepare for interviews in the technical space – Product Managers, Software Engineering, UI/UX/Product Design, Data Science, and more – Exponent is the tool you need!

Exponent is a learning platform that helps you prepare for …

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Stop reading this …

I’m guessing the title caught your eye, haha.  I’ll make this quick.  For the first time this summer, I took a week away – and during that week, did NOT check my work email, Teams channels, group texts, calendar or …

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Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad
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It’s never too late to apply…

Almost every student I’ve met with in the past few months asks the question “Is it too late?!”
Is it too late to apply for an internship, or a full-time job?  Is there some date that all the opportunities available …

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Jamie Grant Senior Associate Director, Engineering Undergrad
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