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STEM Alumni Spotlight – OrtleyBio (now Red Nucleus)

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 …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Online Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Courses for Mission-Driven Careers

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are becoming increasingly popular for social-impact professionals. And because these courses are often free of charge, open to all and flexible enough to work with the most complicated of schedules, they also provide a prime …

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How to Use Remote Learning to Cultivate Community

Maybe you’re one of the many students who recently swapped the hustle and bustle of a physical campus for a solo room and a laptop. Or perhaps you’ve started a program without setting foot on campus at all. In either …

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STEM Alumni Spotlight – Merck

Throughout September, Career Services is hosting a series of online chats with graduate alumni working in STEM fields.  On September 22nd, we heard from a chemical sciences master’s graduate who is working as a specialist in the Global Vaccine Technical …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Acing an Interview: Greatest Hits

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 …

By Natty Leach
Natty Leach Senior Associate Director, Wharton Undergrad / Co-host, CS Radio
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National Coming Out Day

With National Coming Out Day (NCOD) right around the corner (October 11), I found this article that talks about the history behind it, the importance of it, and how you can support the LGBTQ+ community (not only on that day, …

By Kevin Haines
Kevin Haines Associate Director, Engineering
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STEM Alumni Spotlight – Pfizer

Throughout September, Career Services is hosting a series of online chats with graduate alumni working in STEM fields.  On September 18th, we heard from a chemistry PhD graduate who is working at Pfizer as a staff scientist.  Below is a …

By Dianne Hull
Dianne Hull Senior Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Whether or not to take classes pass/fail? That’s the question.

 

The decision to take courses for a grade versus pass/fail is a significant one and there may be multiple factors at play. Different circumstances will determine whether or not (and how many) P/F courses may make sense for each …

By Claire Klieger
Claire Klieger Assistant Vice President & Executive Director
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Chronically Capable | Tips for Job Hunting While Living with Chronic Illness or Disability

Chronic illness and disability are more ubiquitous than you may realize: more than 40% of the U.S. population lives with at least one chronic illness and that number is expected to increase to more than 50% this year. And 26% …

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The World Changes, and We Grow

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:

By Joseph Barber
Joseph Barber Director, Graduate Career Initiatives
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