Advice
Check out this post from the Carpe Careers blog published on the Inside Higher Ed website – written by PhD/postdoc career advisors for PhD students and postdocs:
During the Pre-Health Chat: Finding Balance as a Pre-Health Student at Penn, Maya Moore CAS ’20 and Jakub Jarmula CAS ’19 shared reflections on managing competing priorities as pre-health students. Maya, a current medical school applicant, suggested tips for navigating the …
Successful networking can open doors to mentorship, professional development, friendship, and career growth.
Of course, things have been different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only are many more of us working from home, but professional and industry events of …
You spent so many months adjusting to the new COVID-19 norms that defined your work life, such as suddenly becoming a fully remote employee. But at some point, you’ll likely have to adjust to a whole new set of norms …
The last year has been characterized by upheaval. Not only have our ways of living and working changed significantly in pandemic conditions, but we’ve also witnessed more widespread (and very necessary) questioning of social norms and political institutions through the …
As we’ve passed a year of the pandemic and many people across the country are preparing to receive a vaccine, it’s an excellent time to remind yourself that if you’re reading this post, you’re fortunate enough to have survived a …
During Covid, many people have looked for new forms of entertainment and hobbies. And one form that’s both entertainment and hobby is podcasting. According to Infinite Dial, 55 percent of people in the U.S. listened to a podcast in 2020, …
Maybe this has happened to you: An important client repeatedly uses precious meeting time to catch up on the latest reality TV and the clock—and your patience—is ticking. If meetings with a coworker repeatedly run over and cause you to …
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 another installment of our blog series, PhD Questions of the Month, where the Grad Student/Postdoc Team at Career Services answers the top 2-3 questions that we have been asked in our individual PhD career advising appointments. This month, …
