Guilherme de Macedo Feitosa, COL ’24, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
I honestly never saw myself working in a brewery until the summer of 2021, but it took just one email to change my mind. At the time, I was …
Before you land a job, you might spend hours learning a particular set of skills to thrive in that industry and role. Once you start your first day, however, your learning should be far from over. Upskilling is when you …
Career Services is excited to announce that we now have 3 Peer Career Advisors (PCAs) dedicated to working with master’s students. Our PCAs are master’s students at Penn who have been trained in reviewing resumes. Appointments are now available for …
As spring semester gets underway, it is easy to be excited for what’s to come next. New classes, new experiences, new clubs, new opportunities.
It is also easy to find yourself in the winter doldrums, feeling like nothing much has …
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:
You don’t need professional work experience to have a great online portfolio. If you’ve written articles for the school newspaper, conducted research for a class, developed a video game in an extracurricular, or did some graphic design on your own …
Choosing a career path can be difficult and even nerve-racking when you’re applying to jobs but don’t even know what a day in the role would look like. Externships, typically short programs where you shadow a professional, can help give …
Have you ever wanted to talk to someone in an industry of interest, but you didn’t know what to ask them? Have you wanted to connect with Penn alumni, but you’re feeling intimidated by the conversation?
Informational interviews are incredibly …
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 …
Career Fairs can be a great way to interact with a number of employers in a condensed amount of time. We hope you are as excited as we are to meet with employers, network with others, and learn about internship …
