We’re in the phase of the year where students bring me back down to earth. Despite being excited to hear about all the incredible companies, cities, industries, and opportunities that students will explore this summer, I also have the bittersweet …
Natty Leach
Senior Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad / Co-host, CS Radio
I was talking to a friend yesterday about his relatively new Software Engineering job. He’s been with his current company for a few months now but was reviewing with me how the work life balance was better, there was less …
Congratulations to the official last day of the Spring semester! First order of business is to relax and celebrate the conclusion of a long Spring semester. After that, many will be looking ahead to summer plans, internships, part-time jobs, research, …
As the semester winds down and people’s schedules free up, we get a lot of students asking what they can do over winter break to stay productive for their internship or job search. Here are some of our common suggestions:
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Penn students have tons of career development opportunities. Handshake is Penn Career Services’ platform that helps you combine those opportunities including access to employers, job and internship postings, events and workshops, network with peers, or appointments with a career advisor …
I stumbled across a study recently that spoke to a point I often try to emphasize when talking about the importance of networking – we often underestimate how caring and interested strangers are in our own stories.
As the summer approaches, …
Now’s a great time to be looking for your next job or internship! The search process can be overwhelming without a strategy so let’s break down one way you can organize your search. I like to break things down into …
In recognition of Pride Month, here are some resources to help ensure that your future employer is committed to workplace equality:
Human Rights Campaign – Corporate Equality Index 2021
The Human Rights Campaign puts together an index of top companies …
Career Fairs are right around the corner!
Our first major fair of the year will be on Wednesday, February 10th. The Spring Career & Internship Fair has a broad range of employers from tech, consulting, finance, non-profits, healthcare, and more. …
Almost all of my appointments for the past few weeks have been mock interviews or about prepping for an upcoming interview. A lot of that is timing of industries like Finance, Consulting, and Technology who have been interviewing for the …
