CS Radio – Episode 233: Using AI in Your Job Search

Michael and Natty discuss a recent article published on The Muse about how you should and shouldn’t use AI in your job application materials. 

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Our theme music is “The Strip” by Mala, used under a Creative …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Josue Medor 

Hosted by Veeva Systems

This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with advanced …

By Alison Howard
Alison Howard Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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When Cancer Sleeps: A Summer Researching Breast Cancer Dormancy

Uzair Bilal, COL ’27, Edinburg, TX

This summer, I had the amazing opportunity to conduct breast cancer research in Dr. Lewis Chodosh’s lab at Penn Medicine under the guidance of Hamza T. My project focused on breast cancer dormancy, a …

By Career Services
Career Services
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Movement, Menstruation, and Mentorship: A Summer at the Intersection of Research and Rehabilitation

Chantal Ameh, COL ’27, Liverpool, United Kingdom

This summer, I had the privilege of working alongside physiotherapist Dr. Ann Nwabuebo at Body Connect Physical Therapy in Bethesda, Maryland, as well as researcher Dr. Jaclyn Hadfield on a project exploring the …

By Career Services
Career Services
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How to Find and Use Campus Resources 

Starting college at Penn can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re navigating it as the first in your family to do so. The good news: Penn has a wide range of resources designed to support your academic journey—you just need to …

By Laura Brasch
Laura Brasch Associate Director, The College
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CS Radio – Episode 232: Career Fairs, Networking, Ice Cream

We’re back for the start of a new school year and our eleventh season on the air! This week, Natty and Michael welcome back Lorna from her time in Washington, D.C., look back at the career fairs and networking events …

By Michael DeAngelis
Michael DeAngelis Senior Associate Director, Communications & Technology
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Sophie Silver 

Hosted by the Franklin Institute

This fall, we will be featuring blog posts written by PhD students who participated in Career Services’ Career Exploration Fellowship (CEF), a program that helps doctoral candidates explore their career interests through networking opportunities with …

By Alison Howard
Alison Howard Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Navigating Global Compliance in Manhattan

Xiyuan Lin, COL ’27, Fuzhou, China, & Hartford, CT

As I sat on the Greyhound to Midtown Manhattan, I gazed out my window, trying to imagine what compliance actually entailed. I was first introduced to the idea of compliance as …

By Career Services
Career Services
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A Summer in Biotech VC

Brian Cheng, COL & WH ’27, Rockledge, FL

After my tennis coach passed away from the rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, I was left with many questions about why patients with rare conditions often have limited treatment options and face so many …

By Career Services
Career Services
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Finding Your Shine: How to Own Your Strengths as a First Gen Student

As a first gen student, there are many qualities that you can leverage as you move forward in your career planning.  Yet, taking inventory of your strengths may be a challenge for several reasons.

The busyness of life.  As …

By Sharon Fleshman
Sharon Fleshman Senior Associate Director, Nursing, Education, Social Policy & Practice
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