Working at Home with a Pet

Do you work from home with pets? Let us know your best tips for staying productive—while showing your pet love—in the comments!

Some things in life we all know to be true; for example, having a pet at home makes …

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The WISH List

Today we are going to be discussing job description qualifications and why they can be a little misleading. We’ve all been there, scrolling job boards, picking different positions to read through, “Oh I can do that!”, “Ehh that is a …

By Dustin Miller
Dustin Miller Associate Director, The College
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Chris LaMack

Hosted by the Penn Museum Library

This summer, 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 …

By Alison Howard
Alison Howard Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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How do I find an internship when I have no work experience? | From Dorms to Desks Podcast | ep49

On today’s From Dorms to Desks Podcast, we discuss how finding an internship or co-op role can feel like a huge hurdle, especially when you don’t have prior work experience to put on your resume. These positions are highly competitive, …

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Finding Your Path? What I Learned (and Didn’t) from Five Self-Assessments

Like several of my colleagues in Career Services, I have a non-traditional professional background. When asked the age-old question, “talk me through your resume,” I must deploy my best storytelling skills to make sense of all the seemingly meandering side …

By Hannah Smith
Hannah Smith Coordinator, Graduate Students
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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Charles Ro

Hosted by the Kislak Center, Penn Libraries

This summer, 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 …

By Alison Howard
Alison Howard Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Why Grad Students Can’t Afford to Ignore AI 

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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PhD Career Exploration Fellow Spotlight: Isaiah Rozich 

Hosted by the American Philosophical Society

This summer, 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 …

By Alison Howard
Alison Howard Associate Director, Graduate Students & Postdocs
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Why internships matter

By Toni Frana, Career Expert at Zety.com 

Internships are often the start of something that can meaningfully impact your early career path and they are certainly a building block of your career foundation. If college coursework and college clubs …

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College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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How to spot ghost jobs in your first job search and what to do instead

By Jasmine Escalera, career expert at LiveCareer

Your first job search after college should feel wildly exciting and full of opportunities. You’ve been preparing for this moment and are ready to take the corporate world by storm. But there’s a …

By College Recruiter
College Recruiter believes that every student and recent grad deserves a great career.
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