originally published on Forage
Written byZoe Kaplan
Edited by Emily Courtney
Updated on March 15, 2024
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We’ve been hearing a lot from incoming Penn students – undergrads, grad students, and transfer students alike! We share your enthusiasm and we look forward to meeting and working with you in the fall!
Incoming students served by our office …
In recent years, more and more institutions of higher education are requesting applicants to graduate programs to write a statement of diversity. A diversity statement, also sometimes referred to as a personal history statement, is used by these institutions to …
If you’ve ever used a resume template you might have noticed a section for “extracurricular activities” or “hobbies and interests.” Today we’re going to talk about how to use this to your advantage, as well as what to avoid.
A …
Like many other international students, I was very focused on the academic part of student life when I arrived in the U.S. In my junior year of college, I suddenly felt this job-seeking urgency. I was only a couple of …
Season Eight! Michael and Natty catch up on new developments in Career Services since our last episode.
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Our theme music is “The Strip” by Mala, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
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Career outcomes are one the most requested and valuable resources from our office. We collect data from our graduating students to capture not just where they are working, but what industry they’re in, the salaries they’re taking in, the timeline …
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 …
Dear Ask Alexis,
Over the last few years, I’ve been doing quite a bit of volunteering. I’m concerned, however, that some of my stints may be just a little controversial depending on the organization I’m applying to work for now …
In our last post, we talked about why it’s important to follow up with the person who introduced you to someone else (after your call with the person you were introduced to). There was a common theme throughout that post: …
